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« on: January 12, 2009, 21:22:45 »
To wrap up all the details of the Cotsowold re-doubling, the gov have (finally Roll Eyes ) responded to the petition.

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The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR» (Office of Rail and Road formerly Office of Rail Regulation - about)) has confirmed that the scheme for the redoubling of the Cotswold Line has met its criteria for inclusion in Network Rail^s funding for 2009 to 2014. 

Further details can be found in Annex E of ORR^s Determination of Network Rail^s Outputs and Funding for 2009-14.  This was published on 30 October and is available on ORR^s web site (www.rail-reg.gov.uk).

Yes, a very short reply; obviously, the re-doubling has been on the cards for a while now, but when the petition was set up just over a year ago, the idea of a time-scale for re-doubling was a long way off! I would like to thank everybody who signed it, and all other parties/groups who campagined for the infrastructure enhancements.

Thanks also for putting up with my constant posts about the subject....... Embarrassed

So, the gov are not backing off, and let's hope it is done soon! Smiley

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« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2009, 01:45:55 »
The first definite signs of preparation work (apart from random vegetation clearance) can now be seen at Charlbury station where cable trunking is being laid in order to shift cables to the other side of the track to facilitate building of the new platform - and the increase in cabling that will be needed to provide for the end of the extended double track section.
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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2009, 22:26:52 »
How wide is the cable trunking?  If it is quite narrow, this could be the new trunking for the new radio comms system that is going in at the moment instead and not for the second platform
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« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2009, 01:16:19 »
Quote from: Don on January 13, 2009, 22:26:52
How wide is the cable trunking?  If it is quite narrow, this could be the new trunking for the new radio comms system that is going in at the moment instead and not for the second platform

Pretty wide I think. I'll have a look next time I'm in the area. Of course it could be ready to house both new and old cables?
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« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2009, 13:04:04 »
This was the first time that any petition I've signed on the Number 10 website has come back with a positive response, I hope it will be the first of many (although I won't hold my breath!)


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« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2009, 13:06:00 »
The ducts are nice and big, room for lots of cables.
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« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2009, 23:06:48 »
Quote from: Don on January 13, 2009, 22:26:52
How wide is the cable trunking?  If it is quite narrow, this could be the new trunking for the new radio comms system that is going in at the moment instead and not for the second platform

The troughing for the new fixed telecoms network was laid along the Cotswolds Line a few years ago....most of this is now having to be relocated as it was laid where the old track used to be and is therefore in the way of redoubling. Obviously it shows that even a few years ago the prospect of track reinstatement was not seen as imminent!
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« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2009, 23:26:21 »
Quote from: gwr2006 on January 14, 2009, 23:06:48
Quote from: Don on January 13, 2009, 22:26:52
How wide is the cable trunking?  If it is quite narrow, this could be the new trunking for the new radio comms system that is going in at the moment instead and not for the second platform

The troughing for the new fixed telecoms network was laid along the Cotswolds Line a few years ago....most of this is now having to be relocated as it was laid where the old track used to be and is therefore in the way of redoubling. Obviously it shows that even a few years ago the prospect of track reinstatement was not seen as imminent!

West of Moreton maybe, but east of Ascott most of it was renewed last year or perhaps the year before and apart from Charlbury station, pretty much all of it, almost as far as Hanborough, was carefully placed at the edge of the formation, so someone had their thinking caps on.
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« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2009, 01:47:56 »
Quote from: willc on January 14, 2009, 23:26:21
Quote from: gwr2006 on January 14, 2009, 23:06:48
Quote from: Don on January 13, 2009, 22:26:52
How wide is the cable trunking?  If it is quite narrow, this could be the new trunking for the new radio comms system that is going in at the moment instead and not for the second platform

The troughing for the new fixed telecoms network was laid along the Cotswolds Line a few years ago....most of this is now having to be relocated as it was laid where the old track used to be and is therefore in the way of redoubling. Obviously it shows that even a few years ago the prospect of track reinstatement was not seen as imminent!

West of Moreton maybe, but east of Ascott most of it was renewed last year or perhaps the year before and apart from Charlbury station, pretty much all of it, almost as far as Hanborough, was carefully placed at the edge of the formation, so someone had their thinking caps on.

Hmmm, I'm not sure about that. From what I've observed in most locations wherever there is currently a vehicle pathway by the track the troughs were laid at the edge of the formation, and wherever there isn't they were laid smack bang where a second line will go. The reason it might look like better planning is because there are more parts of the route with vehicle pathways on the Ascott-Wolvercote section than there are on the Evesham-Moreton section.

The whole project, which took about a year to complete, was finished in 2007. Even if the redoubling wasn't firmly on the agenda back then, it was being whispered about loudly. Heads should be banged together for not ensuring that projects like that don't hinder the potential or add unnecessarily to the cost of future work.
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« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2009, 00:42:58 »
Well, whether it was luck or design, they shouldn't need to replace much of the troughing on the Oxfordshire section of the redoubling. But knowing Network Rail, they still might, just for the hell of it...
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