FELTHAM could be saved from gridlock as BAA has decided to review the timetabling for its proposed Airtrack rail link.
The airports operator has pledged to review how many trains will run on the new route linking Waterloo and Heathrow Terminal 5 after concerns were raised about the scheme's effect on barrier downtime at level crossings.
More than 300 people in Feltham, Bedfont and Hanworth signed a petition opposing Airtrack when they were told barriers at the Bedfont Lane level crossing - which is already closed for 36 minutes each hour - would need to be down at least three extra times an hour to accommodate the extra trains.
MP Alan Keen, who represents Feltham and Heston, has thrown his support behind the opposition to the plan and held meetings with transport minister Sadiq Khan to get his constituents concerns heard.
Bridget Rogers, of Durham Road, Feltham, said: "It would be a nightmare in Feltham if those barriers are down any longer than they already are."
Under current plans two extra trains are due to pass through Feltham in each direction every hour between Waterloo and Heathrow but it has not been made clear how many of those trains would stop at Feltham.
A public inquiry into the Airtrack scheme was due to begin in January or February but that will be delayed until work on the new timetable is done.
