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On 07.02.15 16:22, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 15:24:02 on Sat, 7 Feb 2015, Basil Jet remarked: The problem with a Holborn-Aldwych cycle route is that unless the Holborn end is for Piccadilly Line passengers, the round trip surface-tube-surface will take longer than walking. And don't let us forget one the main reasons Aldwych closed was it was too expensive to repair the lifts. Finally, what about the tidal flow of Boris-bikes - what tooth fairy is going to be shuttling them back to the other end so that more than a couple of dozen people can use the route each morning or evening? It's obvious - you run a train on the other track to take the bikes back! Although built for two tracks, there's only one, and also massive restoration work would be required to bring the second platform at either end back into use. Then that's the one the cyclists go in, silly! ;-) It's not just the platform, it's the whole station tunnel. Add to that the "closed" platform-tunnel at the Holborn end is significantly less accessible than the other (which was used until closure in the 90's) Is there any chance of reactivating Holborn-Aldwych for revenue service? Or are the lifts the main factor, killing that prospect? They could, for example, run a crewless train in there. |