"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2007, Mizter T wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007, Mizter T wrote:

On 10 Dec, 19:11, Tom Anderson wrote:

Someone remind me - why is the ELL closing for three years?


On a related note, Liverpool Street is closed for a week over christmas
"as a result of major engineering work on the approach lines to the
station, in connection with the extension of TfLs East London line". I
don't know if that's the ramp or a new track connection or preparatory
works or what.

Removal of Bridge GE19, which needs to go so it can be replaced by a
new bridge to carry the ELLX over the Liverpool Street lines, which
will itself be put in place in spring 2008 (I suspect that'll be a
simpler operation than the removal of the old bridge).

I think bridge GE19 isn't on the right alignment. See two of U Thant's
helpful weblog entries:

http://londonconnections.blogspot.co...-route-at.html
http://londonconnections.blogspot.co...idge-date.html

Ah, those are helpful. I hadn't realised how much work was being done
here - several streets being chopped and changed! There appears to a block
of flats on Pedley St that will be completely cut off by the severing of
the bridges; i think i'd be a bit miffed if i lived there. I assume nobody
does!


I shall have to get down there and investigate. Need a couple of pics of
'my' road anyway! Could go to Langdon Park DLR too.
Last I saw the flats were fully occupied and the pics on Google Earth show
the old trackbed as having been filled in. Shouldn't be too hard to keep at
least one bridge open for access or provide a temporary crossing.

Nick



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