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| IOS Infrastructure Scheme | Main Output
| Key Requirement | Expected Completion
|
|
| Manchester Piccadilly- New Mills Central |
Journey Time | improve journey times
| 2002 |
| Rochdale-Manchester Victoria-Wigan Wallgate-Southport (via Allerton)
| Journey Time | improve journey times
| 2002 |
| Manchester Airport-Nottingham via Stoke-on-Trent
| Capacity | regular interval service, running earlier and later
| 2002 |
| Manchester Piccadilly-Marple | Journey Time
| reduced journey time | 2002
|
| Blackburn-Manchester | Capacity
| Sunday service | 2002 |
| Manchester Victoria-Blackburn | Journey Time
| reduced journey time | 2002
|
| Olive Mount Chord | Operational Flexibility
| Re-open for freight traffic | 2002-03
|
| James Street, Liverpool | Operational Flexibility
| provide additional turnback facilities for use during disruption
| 2003 |
| Nottingham-Sheffield | Capacity
| 2 trains per hour at regular intervals |
2003-04 |
| Hazel Grove-Furness Vale | Capacity
| Additional trains to Furness Vale | 2004-05
|
| Sunderland-Middlesbrough | Capacity
| fast service achieved by extension of existing Hartlepool service to Middlesbroughy
| 2005-06 |
| Wigan Wallgate | Operational Flexibility
| Ability to turn back trains from Manchester direction without shunting
| 2005-06 |
| Carnforth-Barrow | Journey Time
| higher line speeds, giving improved journey times
| 2005-06 |
| Sheffield-York | Operational Flexibility
| upgrade the Monkhill Goods line to passenger status, allowing new through services
| 2005-06 |
| Crewe-Nottingham | Journey Time
| reduced journey time | 2006-07
|
| Newcastle-Carlisle | Capacity
| provision of a new turnback and bay platform at Hexham, and associated works to allow additional services
| 2006-07 |
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