Rupert Candy wrote:
Dave Arquati wrote:

Mrs Redboots wrote:

Even still, it's pretty squashed trying to travel between the two
centres in the rush hours. I dread what will happen if the CRT

ever

becomes reality and another mode of transport empties out at

Brixton!

If you're lucky, Croydon Tramlink will head up to Brixton after

serving

Thornton Heath Pond and Streatham. It's not that likely though... I

hear

that fitting trams down Streatham High Road would be a nightmare,
although I've never been there myself.

Would improved frequencies on overground rail lines or the mooted
extension of the Victoria line to Herne Hill help matters?

Jumping in and answering for Annabel - sending the Vic to Herne Hill
would be fantastic for me (is it really still a possibility?)

I don't think anyone has mentioned it for quite a while, but since it
should enhance line capacity (by putting it on a loop from Brixton SB -
Herne Hill - Brixton NB) it can't be ruled out. No plans from the
infraco though as part of the upgrade so it's not likely soon.

However, if Crossrail 2 were to ever come to fruition, it would free up
enough capacity on the Victoria line to consider extending it further
southwards than Herne Hill.

but the
real problem is that there's no route between Brixton and Streatham
other than by bus, and (as you probably know) Brixton is a significant
'parkway' station for a lot of SE London (and generally the quickest
way from Streatham to the West End). As you may also know, Streatham
has 3 separate NR stations, but they are all served by different lines
with roughly 4tph frequency on each (and no way of travelling between
the 3 by train!) That's why Streatham buses are so overloaded, and
that's why a [light] rail route following the Brixton - Streatham axis
would be a godsend. After all, Brixton's already got the tube, it's the
areas slightly further south that are lacking in decent transport!

Well, hopefully in the future there will be tram routes heading towards
Streatham from both directions, so it can't be a massive step beyond
that to link them up...

PS Have they finished working on Brixton Tube station yet?

--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London