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New DLR suburban possibilities
On Sat, 14 May 2005, David Fairthorne wrote:
"Dave Arquati" wrote in message ... Tom Anderson wrote: On Fri, 13 May 2005, Dave Arquati wrote: Catford doesn't seem like an obvious destination as it parallels an existing railway, although it could be useful for interchange to/from services to Bromley. They're not planning to assimilate the railway line between Lewisham and Catford, are they? I doubt they'd assimilate the existing line. I imagine construction along that corridor is relatively easy, as it could follow the River Ravensbourne (just like the existing line between Greenwich and Lewisham). You could whack in some stations at Lewisham High St, Lewisham Hospital, and the greyhound stadium (I think redevelopment/reuse is expected there), with a nifty little interchange at Catford / Catford Bridge for Bromley/Orpington and the Hayes line (which AFAIR alternates between calling at and bypassing Lewisham, so a "definite" interchange might be another Good Thing). I agree. DLR extension(s) south of Lewisham would relieve overcrowding at Lewisham, which is a rail bottleneck. You say 'bottleneck', i say 'hub' . Surely the solution is to increase capacity at Lewisham, rather than making it harder for people to get there? There must be a big potential demand from wharf workers living in the southeast. It would have to be a very big demand to make cutting out Lewisham worthwhile. tom -- We'll never win by being like them. Our best tactic is to be better. Better necessarily means different. -- Jon Rentzsch |
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