Western Rail Link to Heathrow?

[ashsha1]

Hi All,
This guy posted another interesting proposal from network rail about a western link from the Great Western Mainline to Heathrow. Although 5 years to construct 6km is actually pathetic... Thoughts anyone?

Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport

 

[Ianno87]

Hi All,
This guy posted another interesting proposal from network rail about a western link from the Great Western Mainline to Heathrow. Although 5 years to construct 6km is actually pathetic... Thoughts anyone?

Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport

How is it pathetic? Especially given most of that 6km is in tunnel and involves a large junction to be constructed around an operational Great Western Main Line.

Please feel free to share your extensive expertise as to how it could be done faster.

 

[swt_passenger]

Why is this in speculation?

It seems to me all the youtube guy has done is document the known Western Access proposal that is already going through the normal development process?

Network Rail page is here:

Western Rail Link to Heathrow - Network Rail

A proposed new direct rail link from the West to Heathrow would improve journeys to Britain’s busiest airport, providing environmental...

www.networkrail.co.uk

I expect the DCO application was probably imminent until the Covid crisis appeared...

 

[higthomas]

Note: You may be interested in other threads on the subject

Heathrow: Western Link to GWML.

Does anyone know when we are likely to see the western link built/ operational between Heathrow and the GWML? (It would save a heck of a lot of time in getting to/from the Airport in the land of the GWR as well as the Midlands via the Banbury route). Once open, will it be served by shuttle...

www.railforums.co.uk

Western Rail Access to Heathrow delayed

Western Rail Access to Heathrow http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35458229 A delay of almost two years in building a new £500m Heathrow rail link has been criticised by businesses. The proposed link would include a 3.1 mile (5km) tunnel between the Great Western main line at Slough in...

www.railforums.co.uk

 

[ashsha1]

How is it pathetic? Especially given most of that 6km is in tunnel and involves a large junction to be constructed around an operational Great Western Main Line.

Please feel free to share your extensive expertise as to how it could be done faster.

Maybe it is just me, but having seen how fast come countries like China and Japan build their railways, especially with track laying equipment nowadays. It seems excessive in my mind, but I suppose when you take into the fact they have to test and then keep other services running, it might take a while

 

[Jorge Da Silva]

Maybe it is just me, but having seen how fast come countries like China and Japan build their railways, especially with track laying equipment nowadays. It seems excessive in my mind, but I suppose when you take into the fact they have to test and then keep other services running, it might take a while

We have a lot of regulations as well

 

[pdeaves]

We have a lot of regulations as well

... which are there for good reason.

 

[Jorge Da Silva]

... which are there for good reason.

exactly