Growing Lothians and Borders (previously Edinburgh Suburban Enhancement Programme)
Double lead junction at Portobello.
Doubling Portobello - Newcraighall including Brunstane Station
Electrifying South Suburban Line for freight and diversionary capacity
7Cities Connectivity (previously Greenhill Junction remodel and Dunblane to Perth Corridor Enhancement)
Greenhill Junction Grade Separation
Resignalling / level crossing closure / electrification from Dunblane - Perth
Perth remodelling / station rationalisation
New Perth Depot
New Double track section on Highland Mainline (Newtonmore - Kingussie / Kincraig?)
More double track on Elgin - Inverness section of A2I
Scotland East to England Connectivity (ECML corridor enhancement)
Calton North Tunnel 2 tracking
Bi directional third line through Abbeyhill
New parallel double track Prestonpans - Dunbar
Edinburgh Waverley western approach enhancements
New electrified Almond Chord with grade separation at Winchburgh and Turnhouse
East Kilbride/Barrhead corridor enhancement
Double track Busby - East Kilbride
Electrification from Muirhouse to Barrhead and East Kilbride
Far North Line corridor enhancement
Lentran Dynamic Loop
Kinbrace Passing Loop
Level Crossing / signalling enhancements
Good post.
The Almond Chord is vital to solving capacity/overcrowding issues on the E-G aswell as reducing conflicting movements at Newbridge Jn and spreading passenger use vs Park & Gateway. It would also give Croy & Falkirk High direct links to the surrounding area of Edinburgh Park. Would also allow future scope for possible 6tph on the E-G which is 100% needed, as well as possible increased frequency on the SDA whether it be via Newbridge or Gateway. I don’t think EGIP can properly be complete until the Almond Chord is built, there is still overcrowding in the peaks.
Electrification Dunblane-Perth is interesting. Given there isn’t a regular Glasgow-Dunblane local service, would this mean Edinburgh-Dunblane services would be extended to Perth? The only other services that would really benefit from that would be the LNER bi-modes which could stay pan-up until Perth. Unless it was straight through to Dundee I don’t think there are any current services that would benefit from it.