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Old January 6th 05, 04:59 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Michael Bell Michael Bell is offline
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Default Do we need cross-river trams? (Long appendix)

In article , John Rowland
wrote:
"Boltar" wrote in message
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Michael Bell wrote:
In article .com,

Boltar
wrote:
Safety & Practicality:

Moving belts/chains have been dumped as impractical
even on reserved rights of way railways, using them in
a street setting is an absurd idea.

They obviously have to be grade-separated.


So there would be ugly elevated concrete
guideways everywhere. Yuck, even worse.


Actually, a grade separated travelator route from Waterloo Station to
Euston Station could be achieved with merely 5 short subways, and the
appropriation of the Kingsway Tram Subway. Some roads would have to be
narrowed, but the tram scheme also requires that. I can't comment on how
this would affect access to properties, though.

Thank you for that!

Michael Bell.
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