Design speeds of single or double slip points

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Juhani Pirttilahti

Dear Network Rail Limited,

I would like to know what are the design speeds of single or double slip points on the UK railway system. Also, I would like to know whether the direction (straight or diverging) of travel makes any difference to the speed restriction? For comparison, in Finland, the maximum speed over double slip points is limited to 90 kmh on a straight route and 35 kmh on a diverging route respectively.

Yours faithfully,

Juhani Pirttilahti

FOI, Network Rail Limited

Reference number: FOI2020/00117

Dear Ms Pirttilahi

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Reference number: FOI2020/00117

Dear Juhani Pirttilahti

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.

If you have any queries please contact me.

Yours sincerely

Najea Begum | Information Officer
Freedom of Information | Legal & Corporate Services

Network Rail | 1st Floor | Willen Building | The Quadrant: MK
Elder Gate | Milton Keynes | MK9 1EN
Telephone: 01908 782405 |
Email: [Network Rail request email]
Web: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/foi/

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