On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Aidan Stanger wrote:
Tom Anderson wrote:
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Angus Bryant wrote:
"Tom Anderson" wrote...
make Goblin the primary cross-London freight line
If a way could be found to 4-track the NLL from Dalston to
Stratford, to avoid conflict with Crossrail 1 at Forest Gate and to
avoid conflict with the ELL/NLL between Camden and Dalston (i.e.
ELL/NLL running on the southern pair Dalston-Canonbury - see Mod
Rlys Dec issue - but NLL towards Hampstead leaving to the north at
Camden, therefore requiring that freight crosses the path of the NLL
passenger services), then the Goblin upgrade and the tunnel to
Primrose Hill are unnecessary.
One more thing: the four-tracking on the NLL ends at Camden Road east
junction; the Primrose Hill and Hampstead branches diverge to the west, at
what i assume is called Camden Road west junction. Thus, you'd need to
four-track between the two junctions; it's not at all far, but it is in a
heavily built-up area.
You should write to the ministry with that idea.
Have you got their contact details?
Email:
Or write to:
Enquiry Service
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
76 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DR
I've spoken to people in the LRM consortium about it, but obviously
that's not enough.
Other suspects would be the SRA (lame ducks, though) and London Rail.
You could also try your MP, who could send a written question to the
ministry.
I think the current plan, which would put more freight on the GOBLin,
would reduce its passenger service (since this is more or less impossible,
though, it might not); you could therefore try bouncing the idea off
pro-GOBLin people and bodies, such as the Barking - Gospel Oak Line Users
Group (http://www.barking-gospeloak.org.uk/) and these three MPs:
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10133 Jeremy Corbyn
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10224 Neil Gerrard
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10281 Margaret Hodge
The three of them talked about it in in 1996:
http://www.publications.parliament.u...t/60627-20.htm
As it happens, Jeremy Corbyn's my MP!
tom
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