The South West Main Line Route Utilisation Strategy (SWML RUS) was the first Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) to be produced under the new Network Rail regime.
As such it did not completely adhere to the format that has subsequently become 'standard', and needs to be read in conjunction with the prior Draft for Consultation.
Upgrading the route for freight from Southampton Container Terminal to Reading West to W10 loading gauge, to handle 9' 6" high by 2.5 metre shipping containers; this was passed to the Freight RUS.
Redoubling of selected stretches of this single-track line to provide an hourly service between Exeter and Waterloo and one extra train per hour between Exeter and Axminster
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