Boltar wrote:
David Fairthorne wrote:

I agree. DLR extension(s) south of Lewisham would relieve overcrowding at
Lewisham, which is a rail bottleneck. There must be a big potential demand
from wharf workers living in the southeast. A Catford Bridge extension would
allow all Hayes trains to bypass Lewisham. A Bromley North extension would
allow all Dartford loop line trains (via Sidcup) to bypass Lewisham, and
also provide a way to reach the wharf from the main Orpington and Sevenoaks
line.

Surely the problem with this is that if the DLR wants to take over
suburban
services it'll need suburban type trains , not the uncomfortable
modified
trams it uses at the moment. Riding a few miles it one of those things
with
its hard seats and swinging from side to side is one thing, riding all
the
way in from bromley would be entirely another.

I think the idea is to bring them in to Docklands, rather than all the
way from Bromley to Bank. It's a similar plan for the Dagenham Dock
extension - you're not meant to catch the DLR from Dagenham to Tower
Gateway, you're meant to catch it to Crossrail at Custom House or to
Canary Wharf. It's not taking over suburban services to central London,
it's supplementing them with local services to Docklands.

Personally I'm don't the DLR *that* uncomfortable.


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