Boris: Crossrail not yet "signed, sealed and delivered" [was:Transport Secretary vows to finish Crossrail]
 

On May 21, 8:28*am, amogles wrote:
On 21 Mai, 17:21, E27002 wrote:



Ealing Broadway always looked like a good station at which to turn
back Crossrail trains to me. *

Isn't there a swathe of wasteland between the Central line tracks and
the GWML?

Not that I recall. But. it has been a while since I was there!
Perhaps a GW commuting poster can enlighten us?

Boris: Crossrail not yet "signed, sealed and delivered" [was:Transport Secretary vows to finish Crossrail]
 

E27002 wrote on 21 May 2010 16:34:49 ...
On May 21, 8:28 am, wrote:
On 21 Mai, 17:21, wrote:



Ealing Broadway always looked like a good station at which to turn
back Crossrail trains to me.

Isn't there a swathe of wasteland between the Central line tracks and
the GWML?

Not that I recall. But. it has been a while since I was there!
Perhaps a GW commuting poster can enlighten us?

The satellite view on Google maps shows that the Central Line runs
adjacent to the GWML for about half a mile before heading north-west to
West Acton. There is no significant amount of waste land where the
lines diverge, nor where the District diverges closer to EB station.
But the real problem is that without serious demolition of property,
there just isn't the space at the station itself to put in extra
platforms to cope with terminating Crossrail there.
--
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)

Boris: Crossrail not yet "signed, sealed and delivered" [was:Transport Secretary vows to finish Crossrail]
 

On May 21, 9:34*am, "Richard J." wrote:
E27002 wrote on 21 May 2010 16:34:49 ...

On May 21, 8:28 am, *wrote:
On 21 Mai, 17:21, *wrote:

Ealing Broadway always looked like a good station at which to turn
back Crossrail trains to me.

Isn't there a swathe of wasteland between the Central line tracks and
the GWML?

Not that I recall. *But. it has been a while since I was there!
Perhaps a GW commuting poster can enlighten us?

The satellite view on Google maps shows that the Central Line runs
adjacent to the GWML for about half a mile before heading north-west to
West Acton. *There is no significant amount of waste land where the
lines diverge, nor where the District diverges closer to EB station.
But the real problem is that without serious demolition of property,
there just isn't the space at the station itself to put in extra
platforms to cope with terminating Crossrail there.

My thinking was that the Crossrail terminal platforms would replace
the existing Central Line platforms. However, previous usenet
comments lead me to believe that would leave West Ruislip over served.