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Northern Line Battersea extension
Basil Jet wrote:
On 2017\09\27 08:14, Offramp wrote: On Wednesday, 27 September 2017 08:01:47 UTC+1, Basil Jet wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6RWMaAtTOY The tunnels have TWICE the cross section area of existing tube tunnels, to allow a walkway! Great idea! Walking along tracks is bloody awful. No, walking on sleepers is bloody awful. Walking along the tarmac between tram tracks is okay. The benefit of the walkway beside the train is mainly for wheelchairs. We have doubled the amount of spoil from new tube extensions just for wheelchair users. Having said that, a diversity firework in a train in the new tunnel might only cause serious injuries in one carriage, as the walkway would let the blast dissipate. He mentioned a possible future extension to Clapham Jct! I'll believe that when I ride on it. Would their contract with the train manufacturers allow extra 95 stock for that, or would it have to wait until the 95s are replaced? More stock is being procured, both for the Battersea extension, and more intensive services on the whole line. It will probably look similar to the current 95 stock, but may be technically more advanced. I don't think there's any prospect of a further extension to Clapham Junction during the remaining life of the 95s. |
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