On 25 Jan, 22:41, Mr Thant
wrote:
On 25 Jan, 18:58, Mwmbwls wrote:

Is the underused line - the Dudding Hill Junction Line to Acton - Does
this see much traffic these days?

Yes it is, and it sees a few freight trains a day I think.

Worth looking at the accompanying PDF at the bottom of this page:
http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/me...january_2008/b...

As rail fantasy, It's up there with the finest work of uk.t.l. It even
manages to include a North Acton triangle interchange station. I
especially like the half mile gap between Brent Cross shopping centre
and the Dudding Hill branch (including the crossing of the Midland
Mainline), where they can't even see a possible route. Also, top marks
for the pasted in Windows Live Local maps and satellite pictures.

They haven't included even the beginnings of a cost-benefit analysis,
which says a lot about how seriously it wishes to be taken. It's just
hot air.

U


I think the giveaway is the quote where the gent says "This is
intended to provoke debate."

I'm all for provoking debate, and he makes some very sound basic
points about transport issues at places like Brent Cross - however I'm
not convinced that this really is the best way to provoke debate,
given that it is just a fantasy that falls apart as soon as you give
it a little thought.

Is there really anything to gain by bandying around "plans" like this,
or does it merely add to peoples scepticism (or provide ammunition for
those who downright hostile) about public transport plans and planning?