On Dec 3, 2:39*am, "David A Stocks" wrote:
"1506" wrote in message

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Yes! *In this instance the cost of conversion of the Hammersmith
branch would be a very small part of the overall cost of Crossrail.

The 'cost' needs to include the disruption to current users of services on
the branch while the conversion is being done. This could be substantial.

IIRC, earlier in the thread I conceded that converting the Hammersmith
Branch to a Crossrail extension is perhaps not a good idea.

On the positive side this means that the branch will remain something
of a preserved example of early urban transit. Between Westbourne
park and Goldhawk Road, the route is in essence an "Elevated". There
are not too many examples of "Els" left anywhere in the world. Only
Chicago has signifficant sections remaining.