"Paul Terry" wrote in message
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able.rogers.com,
David Fairthorne writes

According to the London Development Agency (see

http://www.lda.gov.uk/mediaoffice/pr...28.asp?print=1)
,
an "Olympic Zone" is to be developed in the Lower Lea Valley, extending
from
the Thames to Stratford.

But a large number of events are also expected to take place outside
that area (Beach Volley Ball on Horse Guards Parade is one that takes my
breath away).

But the proposed East London Line extension would
not pass anywhere near the River Lea. Nor would it pass near any other
sports facilities that would be used for the Olympic Games.

I thought the National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace (ELL) was likely
to be a major Olympics venue, at least for training purposes?

"With the track, a 50m pool and an indoor sports hall, Crystal Palace could
make an ideal holding camp for any one of the 200 countries that may
complete in London in 2012." All options for training facilities for the
Games are being worked on at the moment, he added, and the bid team was
"delighted" that Crystal Palace has been confirmed as one of those options.

The above comes from the site
http://www.london2012.org/en/news/ar...2-24-12-40.htm

How many "confirmed optional" passengers are we talking about here, and over
what period?

Also, events such as Sailing (probably Weymouth), Rowing (Eton),
Shooting (Bisley) and Tennis (Wimbledon) can all be reached from Clapham
Junction (ELL) - the ELLE making the east-west journey possible without
crossing central London.

It takes you to Clapham Junction, where you can catch a train to Woking,
where you can catch a train to Weymouth!


Of course, the mystery is how well the ELLE might serve Stratford - the
Jubilee exchange at Canada Water is a cheap and cheerful answer, but I
suspect there was always a lingering hope of an eastward extension at
Dalstan for the games.

That would be more relevant, but the ELL extension is supposed to go to
Highbury!


But the real mystery goes much deeper - Stratford will almost surely
become an "international transport hub", but nobody seems very clear how
the Lea Valley, should it become the "Olympics Zone", will connect with
that international hub.

There's no shortage of railways in that general area. How close is new the
hub to Stratford station?


In such a context, the ELLE does start to seem rather small fry!
--
Paul Terry