Transport policy in the 1960s
On Apr 4, 12:22*pm, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Sun, 3 Apr 2011, 1506 wrote:
On Apr 3, 11:26*am, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Sun, 3 Apr 2011, 1506 wrote:
On Mar 28, 10:57 am, Robin9 wrote:
In my opinion a properly extended Chelsea/Hackney line would be far more
beneficial to London than Crossrail.
Maybe, but the perceived need, and it is a real one, is relief of the
Central Line.
Yes. I read the various east-west studies a few years ago, and the common
theme was congestion relief in the Essix [1] - City - Oxford Circus
corridor. The current plan won't do much for congestion east of Liverpool
Street, because it adds neither track nor trains (alright, it adds track
between Liverpool Street and Stratford - but is there any plan to use the
capacity released on the surface line?), but it should help enormously
between Stratford and Oxford Street.
But, if not Southwest, the route has to go somewhere.
Well, it *could* stop at a terminus under Oxford Circus. But that would be
a bit daft.
Where things are a bit woolier are what happens west of Oxford Circus.
There is a case for a link from Old Oak Common to the WCML slow AC pair..
Taking over the Western branches of the Central Line would be another
option.
Taking over the Chiltern suburban services was also suggested at one time..
Sadly, none of these plans were judged to be cost-effective.
Still, if we do eventually get Crossrail 2 / Chelsea-Hackney, then that
will presumably go in that general direction.
Chelney is a line that is always going to be built sometime in the
future.
True! Although if they build it in the future, but tunnel through to the
present, that could be quite useful.
Perhaps Doctor Emmett Brown can help us. :-)
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