New engineering base
After the possiblity of a R3 is ruled out, the most likely site for a new engineering base is actually the present T4 site; the sprawling engineering base and surface car parks to the east of Heathrow are a poor land use for a constrained airport.
On 2.8.12 at 20.55 I posted a link (page 92) to a plan published in the FT showing BAA's new "Toastrack" proposals for Heathrow; these cover the rebuilding of T1 / T2 and a major expansion of T5.
However there still remains the sprawling waste of space at the East end of Heathrow between and beyond the present main runways; the proposal for T2C is far back from here.
This leaves plenty of room for new taxiway extensions to the eastern ends of the main runways (similar to the taxiways added at the western end during the construction of T5). This would allow construction of a major new terminal and attendant satellites in the most efficient way between the runways. T3/T4 could be moved here, allowing the present engineering base to be moved to the present T4 location.
Last edited by Windsorian; 29th Aug 2012 at 06:04.