Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 22:37:19 on Thu, 5 Feb
2015, " remarked:

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/20...bandoned-tube-
tunnels-london-underline

I know that Seattle converted at least one tunnel, which was
originally to be for a light rail line, into a dedicated bus lane.

I've not seen, however, anything like this.

The problem with a Holborn-Aldwych cycle route is that unless the
Holborn end is for Piccadilly Line passengers, the round trip
surface-tube-surface will take longer than walking. And don't let us
forget one the main reasons Aldwych closed was it was too expensive
to repair the lifts. Finally, what about the tidal flow of
Boris-bikes - what tooth fairy is going to be shuttling them back to
the other end so that more than a couple of dozen people can use the
route each morning or evening?

It's obvious - you run a train on the other track to take the bikes
back!

Peter Smyth

In message , at 23:17:16 on Fri, 6 Feb 2015,
Peter Smyth remarked:
The problem with a Holborn-Aldwych cycle route is that unless the
Holborn end is for Piccadilly Line passengers, the round trip
surface-tube-surface will take longer than walking. And don't let us
forget one the main reasons Aldwych closed was it was too expensive
to repair the lifts. Finally, what about the tidal flow of
Boris-bikes - what tooth fairy is going to be shuttling them back to
the other end so that more than a couple of dozen people can use the
route each morning or evening?

It's obvious - you run a train on the other track to take the bikes
back!

Although built for two tracks, there's only one, and also massive
restoration work would be required to bring the second platform at
either end back into use.
--
Roland Perry

On 2015\02\07 07:43, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 23:17:16 on Fri, 6 Feb 2015,
Peter Smyth remarked:
The problem with a Holborn-Aldwych cycle route is that unless the
Holborn end is for Piccadilly Line passengers, the round trip
surface-tube-surface will take longer than walking. And don't let us
forget one the main reasons Aldwych closed was it was too expensive
to repair the lifts. Finally, what about the tidal flow of
Boris-bikes - what tooth fairy is going to be shuttling them back to
the other end so that more than a couple of dozen people can use the
route each morning or evening?

It's obvious - you run a train on the other track to take the bikes
back!

Although built for two tracks, there's only one, and also massive
restoration work would be required to bring the second platform at
either end back into use.

Then that's the one the cyclists go in, silly! ;-)

In article , (Basil Jet)
wrote:

On 2015\02\07 07:43, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 23:17:16 on Fri, 6 Feb 2015,
Peter Smyth remarked:
The problem with a Holborn-Aldwych cycle route is that unless the
Holborn end is for Piccadilly Line passengers, the round trip
surface-tube-surface will take longer than walking. And don't let us
forget one the main reasons Aldwych closed was it was too expensive
to repair the lifts. Finally, what about the tidal flow of
Boris-bikes - what tooth fairy is going to be shuttling them back to
the other end so that more than a couple of dozen people can use the
route each morning or evening?

It's obvious - you run a train on the other track to take the bikes
back!

Although built for two tracks, there's only one, and also massive
restoration work would be required to bring the second platform at
either end back into use.

Then that's the one the cyclists go in, silly! ;-)

That's the bore I was referring to when I said the others were in railway
use.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 15:24:02 on Sat, 7 Feb 2015,
Basil Jet remarked:
The problem with a Holborn-Aldwych cycle route is that unless the
Holborn end is for Piccadilly Line passengers, the round trip
surface-tube-surface will take longer than walking. And don't let us
forget one the main reasons Aldwych closed was it was too expensive
to repair the lifts. Finally, what about the tidal flow of
Boris-bikes - what tooth fairy is going to be shuttling them back to
the other end so that more than a couple of dozen people can use the
route each morning or evening?

It's obvious - you run a train on the other track to take the bikes
back!

Although built for two tracks, there's only one, and also massive
restoration work would be required to bring the second platform at
either end back into use.

Then that's the one the cyclists go in, silly! ;-)

It's not just the platform, it's the whole station tunnel. Add to that
the "closed" platform-tunnel at the Holborn end is significantly less
accessible than the other (which was used until closure in the 90's)
--
Roland Perry

On 06/02/2015 21:15, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 22:37:19 on Thu, 5 Feb 2015,
" remarked:
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/20...bandoned-tube-
tunnels-london-underline

I know that Seattle converted at least one tunnel, which was
originally to be for a light rail line, into a dedicated bus lane.

I've not seen, however, anything like this.

The problem with a Holborn-Aldwych cycle route is that unless the
Holborn end is for Piccadilly Line passengers, the round trip
surface-tube-surface will take longer than walking. And don't let us
forget one the main reasons Aldwych closed was it was too expensive to
repair the lifts. Finally, what about the tidal flow of Boris-bikes -
what tooth fairy is going to be shuttling them back to the other end so
that more than a couple of dozen people can use the route each morning
or evening?

FWIW there are tooth fairies that do an amount of Boris Bike redistribution:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/twic/4887369973

I'm not going to pass comment on how this would apply to a subterranean
Holborn-Aldwych cycle route because that would involve taking the idea
seriously!