Barry Salter wrote:
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 13:15:31 +1030, (Aidan Stanger)
wrote:
The GOBLIN has a far greater potential as a light rail route.
And what would you propose doing with the substantial freight traffic
along the route should such a conversion come to fruition?
Using the NLL. From Camden to Dalston track space isn't a problem -
indeed it was once 4 track and could easily be again. From Dalston to
Stratford adding another track would be a bit more difficult, but could
still be done without any demolishion (apart from one industrial
building near the Lea). The work could be combined with the upgrading of
that stretch of NLL to become part of Crossrail 2.
If Crossrail 1 can take over the WCML Slow lines (which would provide an
alternative route into London so attractive that it would enable
boarding and alighting restrictions between Euston and Watford Junction
to be lifted) then it would provide a dedicated freight route from
Stratford to Euston. Linking it with the LTS would be harder (probably
requiring a short tunnel to link it with the E end of the GOBLIN) but
the resulting line woudl not only free up the GOBLIN for tram conversion
but also provide a much more direct dedicated freight route.