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[email protected] · November 12th 15, 04:24 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , d () wrote:

On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:01:36 +0000
Dr J R Stockton wrote:
In uk.transport.london message
, Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:45:55,
Paul Corfield posted:
On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:34:41 +0000 (UTC), d wrote:

In a Money No Object universe , another way to reduce the crowding at
Bank would be to extend the Great Northern from moorgate one stop since
a lot of people go from there onto the northern to go 1 stop to Bank.

Unfortunately Crossrail and the new Moorgate/ Liv St station
completely blocks the ability to extend the GN tunnels. "Money no
object" is overridden by "physically impossible".

The distance is under half a mile. Pedestrian tunnels must be much

Still a hell of a hike though through tunnel. Also would probably
have potential safety issues in the rush hour.

easier to route than train tunnels are. Extend the Great Northern from
Moorgate to Bank as pedestrian tunnel, entered from the platforms, with
branches at the south end to deliver to Bank station, other nearby
transport nexi, various other places of employment, and the Bank itself.

Or , extend the DLR from Bank north. Its pretty deep and the DLR trains
don't mind steep gradients so diving under crossrail wouldn't be an issue.
It would give people a 2nd option to get the DLR which since the stairs
from the northern line down to the DLR are almost impassable in the
mornings could only be a good thing.

Where does the DLR over-run siding at Bank go?

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Colin Rosenstiel