Tom Anderson wrote:

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Mizter T wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Mizter T wrote:

Dave Arquati wrote:

kytelly wrote:

The only other central london extension for the DLR that has been
speculated about (Albeit mainly on here!) is an extension from Bank
station, somehow linking up with the soon to be abandoned Moorgate to
Faringdon Thameslink line.

I think that route is proposed on here for its own sake (UTLers don't
like good railway alignments to go to waste...). If a route were
actually proposed in this direction, a new tunnel would probably be
much more practical.

All the ideas I've read on here for using the Moorgate to Farringdon
alignment are pretty wacky and fantastically unlikely!

I presume you're not including my idea of running a permanent Steam On The
Met service on it in that.

Once construction is finished then it would of course them be turned
over to Steam On The Met. Only problem is I suspect every last steam
engine might have completely oxidised by then.

Nonsense - WHAT DO YOU THINK THE STRATEGIC RESERVE IS FOR?!


And people will be long extinct. Nevermind - the Crossrail tunnels will
come in handy for the new-breed of super rat to get about London
quickly.

Except that, as per one of my other far-sighted schemes, they'll have been
converted into subterranean canals.

Oh, but rats can swim, can't they? Okay, fair enough.


You're so far ahead of me Tom it's scary. Why oh why isn't Peter Hendy
banging on your door begging you to take the position of hyper-farsight
planner?