Northern Route Working Group
TweetDeck : David Gould It's South West shorthand for the northern route between Exeter and Plymouth. It's easier to comprehend if you don't know much about railways than 'former LSWR main line'.
Northern Route Working Group
Bio Making the case to reopen the #NorthernRoute from Plymouth to Exeter via Tavistock and Okehampton
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Northern Route Working Group
TweetDeck : Reopen Freight Operating Companies - Northern Route has real potential for freight.
Northern Route Working Group
TweetDeck : Another really important update for today. CNNCTconsultancy is taking a detailed look at potential costings of the scheme, including deviations which would make it more attractive for passengers, FOCs and residents along the line of route.
Northern Route Working Group
TweetDeck : An important update today - our infrastructure expert has delivered speed profiles for #NorthernRoute which the operating experts are now going to compare against the draft timetable. This is a major milestone and one of the last checks before we publish our proposals.
Northern Route Working Group
TweetDeck : Paul Wojtusciszyn Andy Roden Not impossible at all - if our emerging findings are right, you might be travelling on that route by the end of the decade. Or sooner.
Northern Route Working Group
TweetDeck : Reopen Ideally you'd come out the other side of the bridge, and that's the problem. Jim's Cowley Bridge chord is under consideration as it's an obvious intervention at the eastern end.
Northern Route Working Group
TweetDeck : Alex McWhirter Ian S Derbyshire National Parks UK No probs (every writer has done similar at some point... I have!) - and we'll be happy to talk to you about our reopening if ever it's of interest :-)
Northern Route Working Group
TweetDeck : Alex McWhirter Ian S Derbyshire National Parks UK Might have slightly crossed wires here - 'Northern Route' is (in the SW at least) shorthand for the former LSWR main line from Plymouth to Exeter via Tavistock, which we're trying to build a case to reopen...
Northern Route Working Group
TweetDeck : Reopen Or they could go around the triangle at Laira, or swap ends at Tavistock Junction Yard. A chord linking the route with Cornwall would be lovely - but the cost would be utterly phenomenal. We have looked at it.
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TweetDeck : this is the truman show ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ DartmoorNationalPark Dead right - and of course, HS2 benefits the SW by helping to unblock New Street for CrossCountry trains. Longer term potential for SW-NW trains to use Phase 2 as well.
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TweetDeck : Ian S Derbyshire National Parks UK Absolutely. This and some other reopenings could really enhance access to national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Andy Roden
TweetDeck : And this productivity chart from the National Infrastructure Commission really shows that the South West suffers, in part because transport links arent as good as they should be.
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TweetDeck : John Ruddy And Holsworthy, of course. At Tavistock, bus links onto Dartmoor could be a huge success too.
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TweetDeck : John Ruddy Bude via Launceston, Torrington, Wadebridge... even Padstow look potentially feasible. If that's the case, you really have got a transformed transport network that uses each mode to best effect.
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TweetDeck : John Ruddy We know those roads well John - and you're right: they aren't always good. But good express bus links into (probably) Okehampton place an even bigger area within range of the railway. It's surprising just how well placed the #NorthernRoute is.
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TweetDeck : this is the truman show ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ It's a very major consideration - if we're claiming the railway will offer reductions in pollution and more sustainable travel, Dartmoor has to be treated with huge sensitivity. DartmoorNationalPark isn't averse to the reopening - but clearly would want a strong input on it.
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TweetDeck : Just a quick reminder folks - #NorthernRoute isnt just about Tavistock, Okehampton and diversionary capacity. These circles show how much of Devon and Cornwall is within a c20 mile radius of those two stations.
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TweetDeck : Reopen Tavistock is certainly a very sensitive area and it's been a major focus of our work. As for Tamar chord, the line from Plymouth to Bere Alston goes under the Tamar bridges, so we're fine on that one.
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iPhone : Reopen Hi Jack, not yet - and weโre still finessing the detail before we go public, but happy to have a chat about what could go online. As and when we get funding weโll be full bore on communications and engagement.
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TweetDeck : Nick Gallop Railnews It seems work on the #NorthernRoute scheme was rather too advanced for the initial funding round. We'll take that as a compliment of sorts given the vast expertise involved in this.