Has anybody noticed that Malden Manor & Tolworth Stations are both being
lengthened?

I dont know if the same is happening at Chessington (N & S) but it could
be interesting when they try to do Motspur Park.

On 24 Feb, 01:12, Tony Dragon wrote:
Has anybody noticed that Malden Manor & Tolworth Stations are both being
lengthened?

I dont know if the same is happening at Chessington (N & S) but it could
be interesting when they try to do Motspur Park.

A case for utilizing SDO perhaps? Back in the 1970s I stayed there
for several months. The station was not especially busy. In those
days it had a rustic feel, being almost in some folks back yards.

Chessington South could be a problem as its in a cutting. On a totally non-railway issue after looking at he station on Google Earth, can anyone tell me why there's a very wide roadbridge to the east of Tolworth station, that only acts as a access road to Knollmead Primary School? I used to visit the school occasionally when I worked for the education authority twenty years ago, but never noticed it before.

Neill

On 24/02/2013 15:28, wrote:
Chessington South could be a problem as its in a cutting. On a totally non-railway issue after looking at he station on Google Earth, can anyone tell me why there's a very wide roadbridge to the east of Tolworth station, that only acts as a access road to Knollmead Primary School? I used to visit the school occasionally when I worked for the education authority twenty years ago, but never noticed it before.

Neill

It looks from the map is if that road used to go though to Kingston Road
(A240) or at least was designed to do so, perhaps for future housing
developments. The width of the bridge is generous, but is consistent
with the rest of Knollmead (the road), laid out with grass verges at a
time when land was cheap, I guess.
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Richard J.
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On 2013-02-24, wrote:
Chessington South could be a problem as its in a cutting. On a totally
non-railway issue after looking at he station on Google Earth, can
anyone tell me why there's a very wide roadbridge to the east of Tolworth
station, that only acts as a access road to Knollmead Primary School? I
used to visit the school occasionally when I worked for the education
authority twenty years ago, but never noticed it before.

Several nearby streets are also very wide with most of the width
currently grassed, just like the bridge. I suspect there is some sort
of town-planning story to be told.

Eric
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ms fnd in a lbry

wrote in
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Chessington South could be a problem as its in a cutting. On a totally
non-railway issue after looking at he station on Google Earth, can
anyone tell me why there's a very wide roadbridge to the east of
Tolworth station, that only acts as a access road to Knollmead Primary
School? I used to visit the school occasionally when I worked for the
education authority twenty years ago, but never noticed it before.

I don't know, but I wonder if there was once a plan to extend Jubilee Way
east from where it crosses the A240? The bridge looks contemporary with
the railway, and maybe the plan then was to extend the road through what is
now the Knollmead estate to join the A3, before the Tolworth underpass was
built.

Peter

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On Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:12:00 AM UTC, Tony Dragon wrote:
Has anybody noticed that Malden Manor & Tolworth Stations are both being

lengthened?



I dont know if the same is happening at Chessington (N & S) but it could

be interesting when they try to do Motspur Park.

I am still waiting to see how they extend Feltham station. They seem to have extended all the other station platforms from Waterloo, but stopped at Feltham.
John

On Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:47:02 PM UTC, wrote:
On Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:12:00 AM UTC, Tony Dragon wrote:

Has anybody noticed that Malden Manor & Tolworth Stations are both being



lengthened?







I dont know if the same is happening at Chessington (N & S) but it could



be interesting when they try to do Motspur Park.



I am still waiting to see how they extend Feltham station. They seem to have extended all the other station platforms from Waterloo, but stopped at Feltham.

John

Feltham isn't being extended (level crossing immediately to the west, road bridge to the east) - SDO will need to be used.
~cj

wrote
On Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:12:00 AM UTC, Tony Dragon wrote:

Has anybody noticed that Malden Manor & Tolworth Stations are both
being
lengthened?

I dont know if the same is happening at Chessington (N & S) but it
could
be interesting when they try to do Motspur Park.

I am still waiting to see how they extend Feltham station. They seem
to have extended all the other station platforms from Waterloo, but
stopped at Feltham.

You mean the fast line stations.

Isleworth is still only 4 cars long.


--
Mike D

On 02/03/2013 22:34, Michael R N Dolbear wrote:
wrote
On Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:12:00 AM UTC, Tony Dragon wrote:

Has anybody noticed that Malden Manor & Tolworth Stations are both
being lengthened?

I dont know if the same is happening at Chessington (N & S) but it
could be interesting when they try to do Motspur Park.

I am still waiting to see how they extend Feltham station. They seem
to have extended all the other station platforms from Waterloo, but
stopped at Feltham.

You mean the fast line stations.

Isleworth is still only 4 cars long.

The platforms at Isleworth are 165m long, which ought to be long enough
for 8 cars of 20m. So I'm not sure why an 8-car Class 455 can't fit.

Platform lengthening would be expensive, as it would have to be done
over one of the two road bridges that are adjacent to each end of the
current platforms.
--
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)