(James) wrote in message . com...

I love it. Trams past my front door again - took me back to trolleybuses
past the door in the house I grew up in. However, some of those routes are a
trifle optimistic. I don't quite see how you'd make some of the curves on
those routes (very short trams needed!) and some roads like Ewell High
Street would present a challenge - but you get my vote!

I'm a bit mystified by all these tram routes in that none of them seem
to go to Surbiton Station itself, 5 trains an hour to Waterloo, 15
minutes at the fastest, surely must be the focus of public transport
in the Kingston area?

The 65 tram (from Ealing) went down Claremont Road, turned right at
the station then left up Brighton Road/Hook Road terminating at the
North Star. Surely if a Chessington World of Adventure/M25 Park and
Ride route is being planned that is the natural route for
Kingson/Surbiton/Chessington?

Okay the left turn outside the YMCA is a pig but couldn't it wend via
St Mary's Road/Cottage Grove or some other detour? Victoria Road would
look nice pedestrianised.

(Matthew Church) wrote in message . com...
....Surbiton Station itself, 5 trains an hour to Waterloo...

....Make that 10 trains an hour.

I love it. Trams past my front door again - took me back to trolleybuses
past the door in the house I grew up in. However, some of those routes are a
trifle optimistic. I don't quite see how you'd make some of the curves on
those routes (very short trams needed!) and some roads like Ewell High
Street would present a challenge - but you get my vote!

I'm a bit mystified by all these tram routes in that none of them seem
to go to Surbiton Station itself, 5 trains an hour to Waterloo, 15
minutes at the fastest, surely must be the focus of public transport
in the Kingston area?

The 65 tram (from Ealing) went down Claremont Road, turned right at
the station then left up Brighton Road/Hook Road terminating at the
North Star. Surely if a Chessington World of Adventure/M25 Park and
Ride route is being planned that is the natural route for
Kingson/Surbiton/Chessington?

Okay the left turn outside the YMCA is a pig but couldn't it wend via
St Mary's Road/Cottage Grove or some other detour? Victoria Road would
look nice pedestrianised.

Actually, yes, that's a good idea (I've just noticed my Epsom route
would turn into a total 406 clone). Connections from Surbiton station
to London wouldn't be too important - Kingston, Tolworth, Chessington,
Ewell, and Epsom all have perfectly good trains to London of their
own. However, the fast line platforms there would make it very useful
for connections the other way (say to Portsmouth, Southampton etc).