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665.  SCHEMES UNDER CONSIDERATION BY COMMITTEE BUT NOT YET SUBMITTED TO B.T.C.

1.  Marylebone Suburban Service

(a) Programme of introduction of service

Provisional programme as shown below agreed and noted that no difficulty is anticipated, departmentally, in adhering to this.

Scheme to be submitted to
 General Manager
April 20th, 1959
Scheme to be submitted to
 Area Board
May 6th, 1959
Scheme to be submitted to
 Works & Equipment Committee
May 26th, 1959
Scheme to be submitted to
 Commission
May 28th, 1959
Vehicles from Derby Works -
  Delivery commences
  Delivery completed

February, 1960
August, 1960
Maintenance facilities at
 Marylebone Carriage Shed to
 be available


February, 1960
Other works - lengthening of
 platforms, etc., to be
 completed


March, 1960
Diesel services to be
 substituted for steam on
 existing timetables as vehicles
 become available - commence
                    complete



April, 1960
June, 1960
New diesel services on the High
 Wycombe - Aylesbury line
 (via W.R.)       - commence


June, 1960
Electrification of line between
 Rickmansworth and Amersham
 and Chesham (L.T.E.) -
 anticipated date for
 completion




September, 1961
Quadrupling of line between
 Harrow and Watford South
 Junction (L.T.E.) -
 anticipated date for
 completion




June, 1962
Full new diesel services,
 including L.T.E. lines - to
 commence


June, 1962

(b) Publicity

Mr.Salmon will consider.

(c) Lengthening of platforms

Noted that no lengthening is anticipated in respect of L.M. stations, but it may be necessary for some Western Region stations, and this would be covered in the submission.