On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:39:32 +0000, Tom Anderson
wrote:

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006, Peter Smyth wrote:

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
h.li...

I have to say, some of the GN stations really are in odd places.
Oakleigh Park in particular - it's in the middle of nowhere! Why wasn't
it built it a mile or so further south, where it would at least have
been close to some vaguely major roads? Winchmore Hill and Grane Park
are also pretty badly sited, but when with the railway having the route
it does, there aren't really any better alternatives.

I don't think there is really any alternative site for Oakleigh Park. To
the south the line goes into a tunnel, and a site after the tunnel would
be too close to New Southgate.

Hmm. Hadn't noticed the tunnel. In the light of that, the location does
make quite a bit of sense, as a least worst option.

Anyway it is pretty well used where it is, it has twice as many
passengers as New Southgate for a start.

Interesting. New Southgate suffers from being right next door to Arnos
Grove tube; i would have thought Oakleigh Park would suffer similarly from
its proximity to Totteridge and Whetstone, but apparently not.

tom

No: there's a hill in between, and there's about a fifteen minute walk
between the two.

Oakleigh Park could have been sited a little to the North, so as to
have access to Longmore Avenue, which is crossed by a fairly tall
bridge. However, I like it where it is; it's seven minutes walk from
chez Clive!

Regards.
--
Clive R Robertson -- AS/400 Programmer.

Webmaster of http://www.osterleypark.org.uk/ -- this describes
a beautiful National Trust property in West London.