A new and completely revised 2020 edition of the Trackmaps reference work for the Eastern area. Contains very detailed diagrammatic maps of the railway network approximately comprising the former British Rail Eastern Region.
Every volume in the Trackmaps Railway Track Diagram series (formerly published by the Quail Map Company) contains a series of detailed diagrammatic maps of the British railway network. Coverage includes all Network Rail lines plus private railways, preservation sites and industrial layouts. Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern shows every railway line with track level detail presented in the familiar `Quail’ format. Includes the following:
- All track work including junctions, sidings, depots and yards
- Stations with platform layout detail
- Level crossings with type information
- Tunnels
- Signal boxes
- Other major infrastructure
Electrified lines are shown in colour and railway mileages are shown throughout for all Network Rail routes. Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern also includes extensive notation, lists of abbreviations, engineers’ line references and an extended index to stations, lines and other locations. A number of infrastructure changes, completed and planned, have been incorporated within this new edition, including:
- Gospel Oak-Barking electrification
- Felixstowe capacity enhancements
- The Sheffield Tram-Train project
- King’s Cross remodelling
- Werrington dive-under
- Ipswich Freightliner Maintenance Depot
- Leeds Platform 0
Many changes to signalling have also been included as route modernisation has lead to the closure of many traditional signal boxes and the consolidation of control across fewer control centres. Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern is an indispensable source of reference used throughout the railway industry. 72 pages.