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Clive D. W. Feather wrote: In article .com, Adrian Auer-Hudson writes 1. Turning crossrail trains back @ Paddington is just crazy when there is a lack of capacity in the mainline station. Capacity in the mainline station won't be involved. The trains will "tip out" at the new Crossrail island platform, run forward to a siding between the tracks around Royal Oak, then back into service on the other side of the same island platform. They never go near (except vertically) the main terminus. I'm told that the sidings will be authorised for passenger use so that there's no need to search the terminating trains by hand. This is necessary to provide the capacity. -- Clive D.W. Feather | Home: Tel: +44 20 8495 6138 (work) | Web: http://www.davros.org Fax: +44 870 051 9937 | Work: Please reply to the Reply-To address, which is: Clive, The point I endeavor to make is: Paddington mainline is at capacity. So, why are we not planning to extend all crossrail trains out into the western suburbs? In doing so, crossrail trains replace current terminating paths on the GW relief lines. By which method maximum capacity is freed up in the terminus. Adrian. |
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What would it take to make at least one of these, GC and Piccadilly Line, pairs into an interchange station? Adrian. |
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Adrian Auer-Hudson wrote:
What would it take to make at least one of these, GC and Piccadilly Line, pairs into an interchange station? Adrian. Moving Sudbury Hill Piccadilly and Sudbury Hill Chiltern. Somewhere south of South Harrow, I believe one can actually see the Chiltern main line from the Piccadilly Line. |
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Tom Anderson wrote: On Sun, 20 Feb 2005, John Rowland wrote: "Tom Anderson" wrote in message ... How about killing the Chiltern services to everywhere inward of Denham (or perhaps West Ruislip, for interchange), so that the services left can run fast all the way into Marylebone, What about Northolt Park and Wembley Stadium? Ah, i forgot about Northolt Park. Wembley Stadium could perhaps only be served on match days (or other days when there's a major event at Wembley), but yes, you'd need to stop at Northolt Park. Count the number of days when there isn't a major event at Wembley. Remember it is not just the football ground that is served by that station, there are 4(?) exhibition halls, the Conference Centre and the Arena as well. -- Graeme Wall This address is not read, substitute trains for rail. Transport Miscellany at http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail/index.html |
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Adrian Auer-Hudson wrote:
What would it take to make at least one of these, GC and Piccadilly Line, pairs into an interchange station? It would be far too expensive to be worthwhile, when interchange between Chiltern and Central lines at West Ruislip provides access to the same general corridor. Marketing and information provision would probably improve the current situation cost-effectively. The two stations (Sudbury Hill, Piccadilly and Sudbury Hill Harrow, Chiltern) are as close as the Central and Piccadilly platforms will be at Park Royal (i.e. not ideal but not worth moving one of the stations). -- Dave Arquati Imperial College, SW7 www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London |
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On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:39:55 +0000, Dave Arquati wrote:
Marketing and information provision would probably improve the current situation cost-effectively. The two stations (Sudbury Hill, Piccadilly and Sudbury Hill Harrow, Chiltern) are as close as the Central and Piccadilly platforms will be at Park Royal (i.e. not ideal but not worth moving one of the stations). Just out of interest, is it known how close the Silverlink Shepherd's Bush station will be to the one on the Central Line? -- http://gallery120232.fotopic.net/p10862735.html (a train on the Hythe Pier Railway, Hampshire in 1998) |
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Chris Tolley wrote:
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:39:55 +0000, Dave Arquati wrote: Marketing and information provision would probably improve the current situation cost-effectively. The two stations (Sudbury Hill, Piccadilly and Sudbury Hill Harrow, Chiltern) are as close as the Central and Piccadilly platforms will be at Park Royal (i.e. not ideal but not worth moving one of the stations). Just out of interest, is it known how close the Silverlink Shepherd's Bush station will be to the one on the Central Line? Pretty close. The bus terminus / possible tram terminus will be in between the two stations. -- Dave Arquati Imperial College, SW7 www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London |
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Adrian Auer-Hudson wrote: Operationally converting the branch to be a Central Line extension makes sense. The question is: Would the construction costs be justified? Adrian. How about there being NO tube or rail service between Greenford and West Ealing whatsoever...it could become a branch of the West London tram! Trams from Shepherds Bush run to West Ealing, and connect to the current GW Greenford branch via a new flyover west of the station. More people would use this as there would be more than 2 trams an hour making it quicker than using the bus or the central line service via North Acton. |
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wrote in message oups.com... How about there being NO tube or rail service between Greenford and West Ealing whatsoever...it could become a branch of the West London tram! How much use is made of the West Ealing - Greenford line by freight, or ecs workings (e.g to turn), and is this use sufficient to preclude conversion to tube or tram? One of the oddest uses of the line was around 1967 when the Stirling to Newhaven Motorail used it northbound, and the Newhaven to Stirling used it southbound. (The Motorail came up the MML then via Dudding Hill, Acton Wells, Acton Main Line, Drayton Green, Park Royal, Old Oak Common, the WLL and the Brighton Main Line). Peter |
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