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Dukes Avenue bridge, on disused Alexandra Palace branch, may bedemolished
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Dukes Avenue bridge, on disused Alexandra Palace branch, may bedemolished
On 30/08/2020 23:48, Basil Jet wrote:
https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/herit...shed-1-6733534 Doesn't appear to be architecturally distinguished though a nice example of a brick built arch bridge. -- Graeme Wall This account not read. |
Dukes Avenue bridge, on disused Alexandra Palace branch, may be
On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 23:48:23 +0100
Basil Jet wrote: https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/herit...ould-be-demoli shed-1-6733534 Never mind demolishing it - they should reinstate the line to muswell hill. All the trackbed is still in situ from there back to highgate sidings and putting track back down and restoring highgate high level station would cost buttons in comparisons to white elephants such as crossrail. I'm pretty sure a shuttle service to and from highgate to catch the main northern line would be pretty popular given the current alternative is the bus to wood green. |
Dukes Avenue bridge, on disused Alexandra Palace branch,may be demolished
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 30/08/2020 23:48, Basil Jet wrote: https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/herit...shed-1-6733534 Doesn't appear to be architecturally distinguished though a nice example of a brick built arch bridge. Surprised it hasn’t been absolutely covered in Graffiti like others along the Parkland walk , a few years ago I took the W3 bus from F/Park to Ally Pally and it passed under one of the bridges on the route and it looked like the hanging gardens of Babylon due to Ivy etc and while at least it looked better than graffiti probably wasn’t doing the structure much good. Looking at street view (on an I pad so no historical option) I cannot identify it now so must have been tidied up, at least one bridge has already been replaced by a much lighter structure to retain the footpath. GH |
Dukes Avenue bridge, on disused Alexandra Palace branch, may be
On 31/08/2020 09:46, wrote:
On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 23:48:23 +0100 Basil Jet wrote: https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/herit...ould-be-demoli shed-1-6733534 Never mind demolishing it - they should reinstate the line to muswell hill. All the trackbed is still in situ from there back to highgate sidings and putting track back down and restoring highgate high level station would cost buttons in comparisons to white elephants such as crossrail. I'm pretty sure a shuttle service to and from highgate to catch the main northern line would be pretty popular given the current alternative is the bus to wood green. So a couple of hundred, at most, commuters a day compared to the white elephant carrying tens of thousands. -- Graeme Wall This account not read. |
Dukes Avenue bridge, on disused Alexandra Palace branch, may be
On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:39:05 +0100
Scott wrote: On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 08:46:10 +0000 (UTC), wrote: On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 23:48:23 +0100 Basil Jet wrote: https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/herit...-could-be-demo li shed-1-6733534 Never mind demolishing it - they should reinstate the line to muswell hill. All the trackbed is still in situ from there back to highgate sidings and putting track back down and restoring highgate high level station would cost buttons in comparisons to white elephants such as crossrail. I'm pretty sure a shuttle service to and from highgate to catch the main northern line would be pretty popular given the current alternative is the bus to wood green. Which line? I believe the original 'Northern Heights' project was to extend the Northern Line to Alexandra Palace. Are you looking at a branch or just a shuttle from the high level station at Highgate? If the latter, could it be trams rather than trains? Yes, a shuttle to highgate high level. Taking the line back to finsbury park would be next to impossible now and the short section from muswell hill to the palace has a school built on the trackbed so thats a non starter. I guess you could use a tram but given there's a large northern line depot at highgate it would probably be easier just to use a northern line train, perhaps 3 cars only. Is the project to build a hotel at Alexandra Palace still live? Maybe the developers could contribute. Beats me, not heard about it. I don't live in that area but I do visit quite often. |
Dukes Avenue bridge, on disused Alexandra Palace branch, may be
In message , writes
On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 23:48:23 +0100 Basil Jet wrote: https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/herit...bridge-could-b e-demoli shed-1-6733534 Never mind demolishing it - they should reinstate the line to muswell hill. All the trackbed is still in situ from there back to highgate sidings and putting track back down and restoring highgate high level station would cost buttons in comparisons to white elephants such as crossrail. I'm pretty sure a shuttle service to and from highgate to catch the main northern line would be pretty popular given the current alternative is the bus to wood green. It's over 40 years since, as a Haringey Councillor and member of the Alexander Palace and park committee I proposed a unique light railway, part at ground level, part suspended on the old line. Funded by the, then, EEC and running from Highgate high level station A feasibility study was turned down by those who said it would ruin the Parkland Walk -- Bryan Morris |
Dukes Avenue bridge, on disused Alexandra Palace branch, may be
On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:40:03 +0100
Graeme Wall wrote: On 31/08/2020 09:46, wrote: On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 23:48:23 +0100 Basil Jet wrote: https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/herit...ould-be-demoli shed-1-6733534 Never mind demolishing it - they should reinstate the line to muswell hill. All the trackbed is still in situ from there back to highgate sidings and putting track back down and restoring highgate high level station would cost buttons in comparisons to white elephants such as crossrail. I'm pretty sure a shuttle service to and from highgate to catch the main northern line would be pretty popular given the current alternative is the bus to wood green. So a couple of hundred, at most, commuters a day compared to the white elephant carrying tens of thousands. A couple of hundred? You've never been to muswell hill have you. And crossrail sure as hell won't be carrying 10s of thousands anytime soon even if it does open next year which it probably won't. |
Dukes Avenue bridge, on disused Alexandra Palace branch, may be
On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:58:48 +0100
Bryan Morris wrote: In message , writes On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 23:48:23 +0100 Basil Jet wrote: https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/herit...bridge-could-b e-demoli shed-1-6733534 Never mind demolishing it - they should reinstate the line to muswell hill. All the trackbed is still in situ from there back to highgate sidings and putting track back down and restoring highgate high level station would cost buttons in comparisons to white elephants such as crossrail. I'm pretty sure a shuttle service to and from highgate to catch the main northern line would be pretty popular given the current alternative is the bus to wood green. It's over 40 years since, as a Haringey Councillor and member of the Alexander Palace and park committee I proposed a unique light railway, part at ground level, part suspended on the old line. Funded by the, then, EEC and running from Highgate high level station I'm not convinced a light railway/tram with all the extra expense of maintaining specialised rolling stock and its own depot would be cheaper than just laying a couple of extra miles of track out from highgate depot, but either way the area needs a rail link as during (normal) rush hours its just gridlock around there. A feasibility study was turned down by those who said it would ruin the Parkland Walk There's always a few nimbies. |
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