Schemes still awaiting approval
Berks and Hants
Option A12.2c: Overhead AC electrification of Newbury to Cogload Junction, following GWML electrification and cross-country electrification to Plymouth. This permits long distance West of England services from Paddington to convert to electric traction. Beyond Plymouth, the RUS assumes that through services will be maintained by attaching a diesel loco at Plymouth. Paddington to Bedwyn services are also assumed to convert to electric traction.
Positive financial case over appraisal period (Effectively infinite socio-economic BCR)
Birmingham Snow Hill Lines
Option A17.1a: Overhead AC electrification of Snow Hill lines (Hereford to Worcester, Droitwich Spa to Small Heath, and Tyseley South Junction to Stratford-Upon-Avon), following cross-country electrification to Leamington. Services assumed to convert to electric traction are Snow Hill lines services between Stratford-Upon-Avon and Dorridge (with Leamington extensions) to Stourbridge Junction, Kidderminster and Worcester, plus Hereford to Birmingham New Street services.
BCR 1.0
Basingstoke Exeter
Option A4.1b: Overhead AC electrification from Basingstoke to Exeter, following cross-country electrification to Plymouth. Option enables conversion of Waterloo to West of England services.
BCR 3.1
Cross- country
Options A13.4, A13.5b and A19.2: Overhead AC electrification of the following track sections in three phases, following GWML, North Cross-Pennine and MML electrification: Birmingham to Oxford via Solihull, Coventry to Leamington and Reading to Basingstoke, and north of Birmingham enabling access to Central Rivers depot (via Water Orton and Lichfield routes); Infilling the route between Central Rivers and the North East/ Scotland, including the route to Derby, Doncaster to Sheffield, and Moorthorpe to Swinton; Bromsgrove to Plymouth, including the short spur to Gloucester.
Option permits the following services to convert to electric traction: Cross-country long distance services to/from South Coast, South West, North West, North East and Scotland Reading to Basingstoke Oxford to Banbury Bristol Parkway/Temple Meads to Weston Super Mare/Taunton services, and reinstatement of Cardiff to Taunton services which were assumed to be split at Bristol following Great Western electrification Paignton to Exeter St. Davids Paddington to West of England services (including Weston Super Mare) which operate via Bristol Temple Meads.
BCR 5.1 (If Leeds to Colton Junction costs are also allocated to cross-country scheme: BCR 3.4)