In message , Marland
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Bryan Morris wrote:
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On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:58:48 +0100
Bryan Morris wrote:
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On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 23:48:23 +0100
Basil Jet wrote:
https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/herit...bridge-could-b
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Never mind demolishing it - they should reinstate the line to
muswell hill.
All
the trackbed is still in situ from there back to highgate sidings
and putting
track back down and restoring highgate high level station would
cost buttons
in
comparisons to white elephants such as crossrail. I'm pretty sure
a shuttle
service to and from highgate to catch the main northern line would
be pretty
popular given the current alternative is the bus to wood green.

It's over 40 years since, as a Haringey Councillor and member of the
Alexander Palace and park committee I proposed a unique light railway,
part at ground level, part suspended on the old line. Funded by the,
then, EEC and running from Highgate high level station

I'm not convinced a light railway/tram with all the extra expense of
maintaining
specialised rolling stock and its own depot would be cheaper than
just laying a
couple of extra miles of track out from highgate depot, but either
way the area
needs a rail link as during (normal) rush hours its just gridlock
around there.

As I said, at the time, it would have been fully funded by the EEC. The
stock would have been driverless and could run if required 24/7 . It was
capable to be set up by demand, from one carriage to multi. It could be
run on rails or be suspended.

I arranged for a working model to be displayed to show the
possibilities.

My concern at the time, when Alexandra Palace was being rebuilt, (it had
largely been destroyed in a fire in the 1960s when it was run by the
GLC)

Which fire was that?

I know of the large one in 1980 because the Great British Beer Festival was
held there and despite the fire went ahead in marquees in the grounds .
The photo of the Palace burning at night made a good cover for the
programme which I still have, nowadays there would probably screams of
indignation at such a photo being used in that manner.

The building at the time was no longer owned by the GLC but Haringey the
council you were a member of so trying to blame the GLC is either political
point scoring or just poor memory.

Not political point scoring. Was just explaining, to those not aware,
that Haringey took over the trusteeship of Alexandra Palace from the
GLC in 1980 and then later in 1980 following the major fire (yes the
1960's was much smaller) and Haringey made these grandiose rebuilding
plans (and overspent by £30million said by the attorney-general in 1991
to be illegal). It was supposed to be financed by the £8m dowry from
the GLC and £42m insurance claim

My concern at the time was with these plans, (which at the time included
a hotel) that there was no adequate public transport. Hence my post.

Your idea no doubt made with the best of intentions sounds out of the same
mould as the monorails that by now should have been running for a couple of
decades now around Southampton and Portsmouth. These ideas never seem to
get beyond the artist impression in the local rag *
as when looked at from a practical point of view they become anything but.

The design you mention sounds like an adapted alpine ski lift.

GH

I suppose it was, but a feasibility study was rejected by a majority by
the committee for other reasons.
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Bryan Morris