"Recliner" wrote in message
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On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 11:44:00 +0100, "tim..."
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On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:48:58 +0100
Recliner wrote:
On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 07:49:13 +0000 (UTC), wrote:
On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 17:26:36 +0100
Basil Jet wrote:
On 03/08/2020 16:00, wrote:
Quite possibly, however that doesn't change the fact that the DLR is
the
tubes poor relation and adding yet another branch to it would be a
disaster.
I don't see how you can say that. There are parts of the tube where an
extra branch would be great, there are parts where it would not. The
same is true of the DLR. It's just a network of lines, like the tube.
Well I suppose it depends where it connects, but if the trains run to
Bank
which they'll need to to be any use it'll clog up an already clogged up
route
(covid notwithstanding).
Why would future Thamesmead commuters take the DLR all the way to
Bank, even if there were direct trains?
City workers. If the DLR went out that way it would become a commuter
hotspot
to central london and canary wharf.
only if you want to live in one of London's most deprived areas
How do you know? The aim is to build a new town.
there's already a huge estate of council flats there
are they going to knock those down?
not something the average city worker aspires to
It'll appeal to people who can afford properties in the new town, and
work somewhere in London (not just the City).
I don't need to be told the geographical advantages, I'm not an idiot
The point is that the area already has a large amount of housing on it, and
it's got the reputation of not attracting the most desirable of neighbours.