On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 20:53:02 +0100, "John Rowland"
wrote:


'The Mayor of London told the Association of London Government this week
that the Tramlink extension will "definitely go ahead".'

See
http://iccroydon.icnetwork.co.uk/new...name_page.html

Worth a read just to get a feel of newspaper hype.

What tube services are at Crystal Palace anyway? I suppose reference
is being made to the East London Project which will bring Underground
trains to Crystal Palace [LL] sometime in the summer of 2010.
[http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/content/faq/l...map_large.jpg].

The routing of this Tramlink extension is all off-street and
displaces/replaces some heavy route services in its provision, but the
logical destination of Crystal Palace Parade up the steeply graded
peak of Anerley Hill is a severe challenge to which no workable
solutions have ever been produced. There is also the sticky point of
purchasing more trams and slotting the new route into the existing
system; that might put the kybosh on the whole idea.

Still, this extension is very likely to come to fruition, using a
terminal location at some low level location at Crystal Palace. It
would probably be brought into revenue earning service long before
travellers can use the Centrale / Tamworth Road Stop.

For those wishing to get to Crystal Palace from Croydon by eletric
traction, the best way would be by the 654.

David Bradley