If that is the case, compulsory purchase would be an option. Alternatively, there’s ample space for a down platform on railway land west of the road bridge.
Good news if these plans are acted on.
I assume Eggesford LC means a platform extension on one side or other would be needed to be able to run a longer train with front (or back) two for Barnstaple/Exeter only?
If it has diabolical roads there is no housing potential.
No as in capacity of the line. With the time taken to travel between Barnstaple and Eggesford (30 minutes) a second platform at Barny is pointless because by the time a unit travels up to Eggesford and the unit comes down from Eggesford you have had a unit sitting in Barnstaple for an hour, hence the need for a loop halfway between.
Sorry, I was changing the angle a bit. Rather than more trains i Was pondering running longer ones, with front (or back) coaches assigned just for passengers going the full length (to avoid intermediate platform issues), but thinking the LC at Eggesford means you can’t hang over that end and would have to extend one of the platforms (which one depending whether you had the front or back as ‘through only’)
The study commenced earlier in 2023.
I’m not aware of the scope of the Barnstaple study, though it may have included possible provision of a loop elsewhere. In conjunction with crossovers at Colebrooke, there would then be a lot of flexibility.
Not the primary purpose.
Could you enlighten us, please, then? Extension to Bideford, perhaps?
From recollection, the scope of study is for increased capacity to cater for growth but with no mention of charter services.
