Draft:Hertfordshire and Essex Rapid Transit
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Hertfordshire and Essex Rapid Transit[2] is a proposed rapid transit system in Hertfordshire and Essex. The system would run east to west from Watford and Hemel Hempstead, through St Albans and to Cheshunt and Harlow.
It is undecided what form of transport HERT would be, but it would most likely consist of a bus or tram system.[3]
History[edit]
HERT was first proposed in 2018 by Hertfordshire County Council as part of the A414 corridor strategy, a plan to support sustainable economic growth and improve urban connectivity. The council proposed that the system would be composed of multiple overlapping services or lines between "urban centres", with a 10-15 minute service interval. The service would run on a mix of dedicated tracks, but mainly would run alongside and on regular roads; they propose dual carriageway conversion to allow it to run on two of the four lanes, while regular traffic runs in the remaining two lanes. They define a Mass Rapid Transit system like the HERT as anything from a bus service running on conventional or dedicated roads, to a tram service.[1]
A public consultation was held from November 2021 into January 2022. Herts county council are currently analysing feedback from the public and plan to release these findings in spring of 2023, along with submitting a strategic outline business case for the Hertfordshire based section of the scheme to the Department of Transport.[2]
In February of 2023, the UK Government released a press release surrounding government backing of a Self-driving bus service, and in this press release they mention a feasibility study looking into the use of self driving technology in several parts of the UK, with one being the A414 corridor through Hertfordshire and Essex.[4]
Route[edit]
The proposed route would run from Watford and Hemel Hempstead, through St Albans and to Cheshunt and Harlow, with the potential for further extension into both Essex via the A414 corridor and to London Stansted Airport via Bishop's Stortford. Hertfordshire county council proposes the route would open in phases depending on funding.
Watford to St Albans potential Abbey Line conversion[edit]
The branch of the system that is proposed to run from Watford to St Albans has been discussed to run along the Abbey Line, which would increase service to its stations as it is currently a single track railway which drastically limits possible service.[2][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b https://www.hertford.net/pdf/a414_consultation_draft_detail.pdf]
- ^ a b c "Improving passenger transport - Hertfordshire Essex Rapid Transit".
- ^ "Mode of travel on Hertfordshire and Essex transport plan 'still to be decided'". BBC News. 24 June 2021.
- ^ "UK government backing helps launch world first self-driving bus". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Could Abbey Line funding failure lead to cross-Herts tram link?". Watford Observer. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-17.