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Overground SLL link
On 19/07/2011 21:33, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:46:52 +0100, "Paul Scott" wrote: "Paul wrote in message ... Excellent find - thanks for providing the link. Some of the work seems to be moving along at a cracking pace. I am surprised that some track laying will start in November !! I wonder if they might deliver rails and sleepers via a newly laid Old Kent Rd junction; on the basis that it is the more straightforward route. It needn't be signalled initially as it could be done in a full possession. If they used that Balfour Beatty 'New Track machine' (as seen on Airdrie to Bathgate) they'd get the track laid in a few days... I was quite surprised to see that Old Kent Rd junction had already been attended to although more work is planned for October. I'm not sure which end they will use - I suspect they might use both. We'll have to wait and see what approach they're taking and I'm not familiar with the machine you mention. The only downside might the fact they've got to get the track through several old viaducts which may restrict the use of clever track laying machines. That would also be the least disruptive to the ELL overall, as an approach from the north would mean engineering trains shunting via Surrey Quays? Well one of the newsletters says that in (IIRC) September the junction at the Surrey Quays end will be put in place. It says there will be some possessions needed to make that happen. While I doubt great big engineering trains will trundle through the Brunel Tunnel I'd not be surprised if there was access via NXG at certain times. I'm almost wondering if there is a secret "target" to see if the line can be up and running for the Olympics rather than the December 2012 timetable change. I thought that this section was to be up and running by the Olympics. |
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