On 13 Nov 2006 11:24:56 -0800, kenxwilshire wrote:

Why have Wimbledon and the surrounding communties been forgotten when
it comes to enhancing orbital rail services around London and to
Heathrow Airport? London's rail network is about to undergo it's
biggest expansion since Thameslink and the DLR were implemented almost
20 years ago.

However, none of the planned routes to enable passengers to circle
London or go direct to Heathrow from the south include Wimbledon. This
disenfranchises a very large catchment area. Also hear about SWT's new
franchise plans.

Not sure what they've got sour grapes about - there are, inevitably,
vast areas of London that won't be visited either by Orbirail or by
Airtrack. At least Wimbledon will have decent interchange into both
projects at Clapham Junction. They're also set to benefit from
Crossrail 2. (Or at least their grandchildren are...)