"Robin9" wrote in message
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In the '60 and '70s some extremists, including
The Economist magazine, suggested that railways were
obsolete and that all the railway lines should be so converted.
This idea was repudiated by most sensible people and some
motoring organisations pointed out that railway routes were
not wide enough to be suitable for main roads.


Here are some examples that I know of:

A22 East Grinstead
,17z
The 'conversion' was a fairly major bit of civil engineering for such a
short piece of road, involving digging out two short tunnels along with
major reconstruction of several roads elsewhere in the town.

A283 Steyning Bypass
,16z
This required a couple of bridges to be rebuilt, but was otherwise fairly
straightforward.

A61/A617 Chesterfield
,14z
This is rather more extensive, and all dual carriageway. Other than a short
tunnel under the town centre nearly all of the route shown is on the
ex-Great Central trackbed.

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DAS

On Sat, 7 May 2016 19:07:58 +0100, "D A Stocks"
wrote:

"Robin9" wrote in message
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In the '60 and '70s some extremists, including
The Economist magazine, suggested that railways were
obsolete and that all the railway lines should be so converted.
This idea was repudiated by most sensible people and some
motoring organisations pointed out that railway routes were
not wide enough to be suitable for main roads.


Here are some examples that I know of:

A22 East Grinstead
,17z
The 'conversion' was a fairly major bit of civil engineering for such a
short piece of road, involving digging out two short tunnels along with
major reconstruction of several roads elsewhere in the town.

A283 Steyning Bypass
,16z
This required a couple of bridges to be rebuilt, but was otherwise fairly
straightforward.

A61/A617 Chesterfield
,14z
This is rather more extensive, and all dual carriageway. Other than a short
tunnel under the town centre nearly all of the route shown is on the
ex-Great Central trackbed.

When you drive to Blakpool, the M55 deposits you on Yeadon Way, which
was a former railway embankment that takes you into the car parks
where the former Blackpool Central station used to be.

On 07/05/2016 19:07, D A Stocks wrote:
"Robin9" wrote in message
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In the '60 and '70s some extremists, including
The Economist magazine, suggested that railways were
obsolete and that all the railway lines should be so converted.
This idea was repudiated by most sensible people and some
motoring organisations pointed out that railway routes were
not wide enough to be suitable for main roads.


Here are some examples that I know of:

A22 East Grinstead
,17z
The 'conversion' was a fairly major bit of civil engineering for such a
short piece of road, involving digging out two short tunnels along with
major reconstruction of several roads elsewhere in the town.

A283 Steyning Bypass
,16z
This required a couple of bridges to be rebuilt, but was otherwise
fairly straightforward.

A61/A617 Chesterfield
,14z
This is rather more extensive, and all dual carriageway. Other than a
short tunnel under the town centre nearly all of the route shown is on
the ex-Great Central trackbed.

--
DAS


Also
Merantun Way, London
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/...3!4d-0.1860826

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"Tony Dragon" wrote in message
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Also
Merantun Way, London
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/...3!4d-0.1860826

And the Otley bypass
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sideb...&right=BingHyb
and http://s32.postimg.org/gcd3m2dz9/otley.png

On 07/05/16 19:59, NY wrote:
"Tony Dragon" wrote in message
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Also
Merantun Way, London

[...]

And the Otley bypass

[...]

The Axbridge bypass was built over part of the Cheddar Valley line.

"Tony Dragon" wrote in message
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Also
Merantun Way, London
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/...3!4d-0.1860826

And the Otley bypass http://s32.postimg.org/gcd3m2dz9/otley.png (can't link
to precise map from Nat Lib of Scotland site).

Also the A170 just east of Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire uses the
trackbed of the disused railway: a bypass was built which avoid a tortuous
route through a nearby village.

On Sat, 7 May 2016 19:07:58 +0100, "D A Stocks"
wrote:

"Robin9" wrote in message
...

In the '60 and '70s some extremists, including
The Economist magazine, suggested that railways were
obsolete and that all the railway lines should be so converted.
This idea was repudiated by most sensible people and some
motoring organisations pointed out that railway routes were
not wide enough to be suitable for main roads.


Here are some examples that I know of:

A22 East Grinstead
,17z
The 'conversion' was a fairly major bit of civil engineering for such a
short piece of road, involving digging out two short tunnels along with
major reconstruction of several roads elsewhere in the town.

A283 Steyning Bypass
,16z
This required a couple of bridges to be rebuilt, but was otherwise fairly
straightforward.

A61/A617 Chesterfield
,14z
This is rather more extensive, and all dual carriageway. Other than a short
tunnel under the town centre nearly all of the route shown is on the
ex-Great Central trackbed.

Yeadon Way in Blackpool and I believe part of the M55 also:
http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/i...tle=Yeadon_Way

Edinburgh Western Approach road:
http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/i..._Approach_Road

In message , D A Stocks
writes
"Robin9" wrote in message
...

In the '60 and '70s some extremists, including
The Economist magazine, suggested that railways were
obsolete and that all the railway lines should be so converted.
This idea was repudiated by most sensible people and some
motoring organisations pointed out that railway routes were
not wide enough to be suitable for main roads.


Here are some examples that I know of:

A22 East Grinstead
,17z
The 'conversion' was a fairly major bit of civil engineering for such a
short piece of road, involving digging out two short tunnels along with
major reconstruction of several roads elsewhere in the town.

A283 Steyning Bypass
,16z
This required a couple of bridges to be rebuilt, but was otherwise
fairly straightforward.

A61/A617 Chesterfield
,14z
This is rather more extensive, and all dual carriageway. Other than a
short tunnel under the town centre nearly all of the route shown is on
the ex-Great Central trackbed.

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DAS

Western Approach Road , Edinburgh

http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/i..._Approach_Road

Brian
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The East Grinstead road I'm familiar with but those two other
examples I'll have to explore. (I go to Chesterfield every now
and then)

"Robin9" wrote in message
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In the '60 and '70s some extremists, including
The Economist magazine, suggested that railways were
obsolete and that all the railway lines should be so converted.
This idea was repudiated by most sensible people and some
motoring organisations pointed out that railway routes were
not wide enough to be suitable for main roads.



The A3088 leading north west from Yeovil is built on part of the
Taunton-Yeovil track bed.

Adrian
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