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Old May 22nd 12, 02:42 PM posted to uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.transport.london
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Default BML2/Crossrail Western Extensions.

On May 22, 3:07*pm, bob wrote:
On May 22, 10:48*am, 77002 wrote:

Your Euston, TCR, Waterloo tunnel is optimistic. *The WCML descends
steeply down Camden Bank, your tunnel would have pass below the H&C.
I am not saying this is not doable. *But, a survey might throw up some
interesting challenges. *That said, bits of this route already exist.
During WW2 a start was made on a main line gauge tube paralleling the
Northern line,


Details? *First I've heard of such a scheme. *There was the deep level
express lines, tube gauge tunnels bypassing Northern line stations
with the idea of introducing skip-stop type working, but that was a
pre-war plan and definitely not main line sized.

This was a WW2 program. The idea being that during hostilities the
tunnels would be utilized as bunkers. I believe there are surface
buildings visible along the Charing Cross branch.