On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Mystery Flyer wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

I think there was once a plan, a long time ago, to take over or share
the railway to Sutton. Another option would be a smidgen more tunnel
and the eating of the railway branch to Chessington.

A smidgen? Its 3 miles through parks hills and/or 30s semi detatcheds to
connect to the Chessington overground before say Motspur Park.

2.1 miles from portal to portal - the northern one at the end of the
northernmost siding in the Morden depot, the southern one on the northern
side of the branch level with Mayfair Avenue.

The route's through sports grounds, parks, allotments, a cemetery and a
primary school's grounds the whole way, apart from around where it crosses
the B279. I was thinking you'd build it in tube (there being enough
railway land at either end for the portals), but the surface option is
really not that bad.

The Sutton line connection through the depot to Sutton, or the pother
way with a new junction to Raynes Park is more comprehensible.

Yes, certainly.

(but still imaginary)

Yes. You do realise i was talking about this in the context of building a
whole new tube line under London, right?

tom

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