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SLL extension new works by Birse Metro. The contractor's site he

http://www.overgroundextension.co.uk

includes newsletters and photos of the work so far, which may be of
interest.

Paul S

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On Jul 19, 2:00*pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote:
SLL extension new works by Birse Metro. The contractor's site he

http://www.overgroundextension.co.uk

includes newsletters and photos of the work so far, which may be of
interest.

Excellent, thank you for posting.

Do you have any idea of the timeline for this one?

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Do you have any idea of the timeline for this one?

There's a broad one at
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/proj...mes/15401.aspx (near
bottom of the page)
--
Robin
PM may be sent to rbw0{at}hotmail{dot}com

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"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
...

Excellent find - thanks for providing the link. Some of the work
seems to be moving along at a cracking pace. I am surprised that some
track laying will start in November !!

I wonder if they might deliver rails and sleepers via a newly laid Old Kent
Rd junction; on the basis that it is the more straightforward route. It
needn't be signalled initially as it could be done in a full possession. If
they used that Balfour Beatty 'New Track machine' (as seen on Airdrie to
Bathgate) they'd get the track laid in a few days...

That would also be the least disruptive to the ELL overall, as an approach
from the north would mean engineering trains shunting via Surrey Quays?

Paul S

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On Jul 19, 6:29*pm, "Robin" wrote:
Do you have any idea of the timeline for this one?

There's a broad one athttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/15401.aspx(near
bottom of the page)
--
Robin
PM may be sent to rbw0{at}hotmail{dot}com

Thank you. In eighteen months we can look forward to circumnavigating
the Capital by train.

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On Jul 19, 7:22*pm, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:00:52 +0100, "Paul Scott"

wrote:
SLL extension new works by Birse Metro. The contractor's site he

http://www.overgroundextension.co.uk

includes newsletters and photos of the work so far, which may be of
interest.

Excellent find - thanks for providing the link. *Some of the work
seems to be moving along at a cracking pace. I am surprised that some
track laying will start in November !!

Great isn't it. Perhaps, like DLR, the Overground will continue to
grow.

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On 19/07/2011 18:17, 1506 wrote:
On Jul 19, 2:00 pm, "Paul
wrote:
SLL extension new works by Birse Metro. The contractor's site he

http://www.overgroundextension.co.uk

includes newsletters and photos of the work so far, which may be of
interest.

Excellent, thank you for posting.

Do you have any idea of the timeline for this one?

I thought that it was due around mid-2012.

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1506 wrote:

On Jul 19, 6:29*pm, "Robin" wrote:
Do you have any idea of the timeline for this one?

There's a broad one athttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/15401.aspx(near
bottom of the page)
--
Robin
PM may be sent to rbw0{at}hotmail{dot}com

Thank you. In eighteen months we can look forward to circumnavigating
the Capital by train.

We can _already_ circumnavigate the capital by train. The only
difference is, in eighteen months we'll be able to do it sitting
sideways the whole way. Whether or not you look forward to that
depends on your personal tastes in the matter.

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On 19/07/2011 21:33, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:46:52 +0100, "Paul Scott"
wrote:

"Paul wrote in message
...

Excellent find - thanks for providing the link. Some of the work
seems to be moving along at a cracking pace. I am surprised that some
track laying will start in November !!

I wonder if they might deliver rails and sleepers via a newly laid Old Kent
Rd junction; on the basis that it is the more straightforward route. It
needn't be signalled initially as it could be done in a full possession. If
they used that Balfour Beatty 'New Track machine' (as seen on Airdrie to
Bathgate) they'd get the track laid in a few days...

I was quite surprised to see that Old Kent Rd junction had already
been attended to although more work is planned for October.

I'm not sure which end they will use - I suspect they might use both.
We'll have to wait and see what approach they're taking and I'm not
familiar with the machine you mention. The only downside might the
fact they've got to get the track through several old viaducts which
may restrict the use of clever track laying machines.

That would also be the least disruptive to the ELL overall, as an approach
from the north would mean engineering trains shunting via Surrey Quays?

Well one of the newsletters says that in (IIRC) September the junction
at the Surrey Quays end will be put in place. It says there will be
some possessions needed to make that happen. While I doubt great big
engineering trains will trundle through the Brunel Tunnel I'd not be
surprised if there was access via NXG at certain times.

I'm almost wondering if there is a secret "target" to see if the line
can be up and running for the Olympics rather than the December 2012
timetable change.

I thought that this section was to be up and running by the Olympics.

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On 19/07/2011 21:17, solar penguin wrote:

1506 wrote:

On Jul 19, 6:29 pm, wrote:
Do you have any idea of the timeline for this one?

There's a broad one athttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/15401.aspx(near
bottom of the page)
--
Robin
PM may be sent to rbw0{at}hotmail{dot}com

Thank you. In eighteen months we can look forward to circumnavigating
the Capital by train.

We can _already_ circumnavigate the capital by train. The only
difference is, in eighteen months we'll be able to do it sitting
sideways the whole way. Whether or not you look forward to that
depends on your personal tastes in the matter.

What is the route?