Kev wrote:
Paul Corfield wrote:
On Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:20:05 +0100, Dave Arquati
wrote:
TfL have announced their branding plans for the North London Railway
concession:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-cent...t.asp?prID=886
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5316358.stm
The hidden news in the press release (which is probably more important
than anything else) is that the onward northern extension to Highbury
has been brought forward to Phase 1 (small print at the bottom: "The
Mayor today made a commitment that Phase 1 of the East London Line
Project would be extended from Dalston Junction to Highbury & Islington,
in order to make a connection with the North London Railway").
And hooray for an outbreak of common sense. I am very pleased that the
"round the corner" link is to be part of the first phase rather than
simply being a possibility that might happen "sometime never". [1]
[1] excuse the cynicism but I think delivery of phase 2 of the ELLX is
significantly at risk due to both monetary and political pressures. I
hope it will happen but I wouldn't hold my breath.
--
Paul C
Admits to working for London Underground!
Listening to some commentary on the radio last night it was stated that
running trains from Dalston Junc to Highbury is going to cost £400M.
Bearing in mind that all that needs to be done on the face of it is
reinstate a few hundred yards of track what is going to cost half a
Wembley Stadium of half a Dome.
Not what I heard - the following parliamentary debate suggests £200m for
the northern part of (what was) Phase 2 - Dalston Junction to Caledonian
Road & Barnsbury. That includes turnback facilities at CR&B, possibly
extra tracks somewhere between there and Dalston, the reinstated curve
at Dalston, a replacement junction on the NLL (obviously the old one
isn't there any more) and probably some resignalling.
Then again, reinstating a significantly longer section of track in south
London and building a new station at Surrey Canal Road seems to cost
much less (£75m), so I'm not sure what difference is for. Is the
formation at Dalston still in Network Rail's hands?
--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London