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Old September 7th 06, 01:18 PM posted to uk.transport.london
[email protected] jonn.elledge@centaur.co.uk is offline
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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 Brixton stop, as a future upgrade, strikes me as vital: it's a key
interchange with buses and the Victoria line, and a major centre in
itself. It may be a lot of money but - unlike something like
Loughborough Junction - I think it'd be worth spending.

There are a couple of other stops I'd be keen to see as well (York
Road, North Pole/North Acton) that are less important and very possibly
not worth the money. Something that could be done relatively cheaply,
though, would be to improve signage so that other existing stations
could act as on street interchanges - Walthamstow, Hackney, Forest
Gate/Wanstead Park and Swiss Cottage/South Hampsted are all obvious
examples that it might be worth showing on the map.

Also, as a longer term idea, it strikes me that the idea some locals
have proposed for a Clapham Junction-South East London route could be a
good addition to the network. A route that ran Clapham Junction-Peckham
Rye-Lewisham-Woolwich-Abbey Wood would provide a link from Crossrail
and City Airport to south London. Be even better if they built those
extra platforms at Brockley.

Sorry, just babbling, really.

JE