Thread: Happy and Prosperous 2014 to all
View Single Post
  #9   Report Post  
Old January 4th 14, 03:02 PM posted to uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.railway
Aurora Aurora is offline
external usenet poster
  
First recorded activity at LondonBanter: Dec 2013
Posts: 84
Default Happy and Prosperous 2014 to all
On Sat, 4 Jan 2014 16:00:52 +0000 (UTC), d
wrote:

On Sat, 04 Jan 2014 07:18:41 -0800
Aurora wrote:
The GW route to Birmingham was once a double track main line with
passing loops. Pre-Beeching, trains traversed it at ninety miles per
hour. Despite Chiltern's best efforts, the line is yet to reach its
former capacity and speeds. Moreover the GW purchased enough land in
order to turn it into a four track mainline at some future point.

Clearly there are terminal capacity issues at both ends of that route.
But, developing it as an alternate to the NW route for needed capacity
is less costly and more easily doable.

Are you talking about the line to Aylesbury? I think that only goes a bit
further and beyond that its been lifted. I wouldn't be surprised if its
former route beyond has been built on at some point.

No, this would be London, High Wycombe, Banbury, Birmingham.
--

http://www.991fmtalk.com/ The DMZ in Reno
Reply With QuoteReply With Quote