On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Mizter T wrote:

Dave Arquati wrote:

kytelly wrote:
Mizter T wrote:

The only other central london extension for the DLR that has been
speculated about (Albeit mainly on here!) is an extension from Bank
station, somehow linking up with the soon to be abandoned Moorgate to
Faringdon Thameslink line.

I think that route is proposed on here for its own sake (UTLers don't
like good railway alignments to go to waste...). If a route were
actually proposed in this direction, a new tunnel would probably be
much more practical.

All the ideas I've read on here for using the Moorgate to Farringdon
alignment are pretty wacky and fantastically unlikely!

I presume you're not including my idea of running a permanent Steam On The
Met service on it in that.

tom

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Tom Anderson wrote:

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Mizter T wrote:

Dave Arquati wrote:

kytelly wrote:

The only other central london extension for the DLR that has been
speculated about (Albeit mainly on here!) is an extension from Bank
station, somehow linking up with the soon to be abandoned Moorgate to
Faringdon Thameslink line.

I think that route is proposed on here for its own sake (UTLers don't
like good railway alignments to go to waste...). If a route were
actually proposed in this direction, a new tunnel would probably be
much more practical.

All the ideas I've read on here for using the Moorgate to Farringdon
alignment are pretty wacky and fantastically unlikely!

I presume you're not including my idea of running a permanent Steam On The
Met service on it in that.


No - I hadn't read that, but it would naturally be excluded from my
mental list of "wacky and fantastically unlikely", as it would be
serving a genuinely useful purpose. The rest of the plans however
appear to be obsessed with turning this dog-leg of trackbed into the
most important public transport nexus this side of the Milky Way.

I've just thought of how it could come in useful - Crossrail is
(apparently) coming to Farringdon, so could perhaps make use of some of
the trackbed for digging an access shaft or, more likely, for storage
of materials (such as the site foreman's portacabin!).

Once construction is finished then it would of course them be turned
over to Steam On The Met. Only problem is I suspect every last steam
engine might have completely oxidised by then. And people will be long
extinct. Nevermind - the Crossrail tunnels will come in handy for the
new-breed of super rat to get about London quickly.

On 17 Oct 2006 15:59:26 -0700, Mizter T wrote:

I've just thought of how it could come in useful - Crossrail is
(apparently) coming to Farringdon, so could perhaps make use of some of
the trackbed for digging an access shaft or, more likely, for storage
of materials (such as the site foreman's portacabin!).

The Crossrail plans did involve using this trackbed (I can't remember
if it was for construction or for new parts of Farringdon station).
But a year or two ago, as TL2k receded further and further into the
mists of the future, such usage was removed from the plans, to prevent
Crossrail from being contingent on TL2k (which might happen after
Crossrail, or never).

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Mizter T wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Mizter T wrote:

Dave Arquati wrote:

kytelly wrote:

The only other central london extension for the DLR that has been
speculated about (Albeit mainly on here!) is an extension from Bank
station, somehow linking up with the soon to be abandoned Moorgate to
Faringdon Thameslink line.

I think that route is proposed on here for its own sake (UTLers don't
like good railway alignments to go to waste...). If a route were
actually proposed in this direction, a new tunnel would probably be
much more practical.

All the ideas I've read on here for using the Moorgate to Farringdon
alignment are pretty wacky and fantastically unlikely!

I presume you're not including my idea of running a permanent Steam On The
Met service on it in that.

Once construction is finished then it would of course them be turned
over to Steam On The Met. Only problem is I suspect every last steam
engine might have completely oxidised by then.

Nonsense - WHAT DO YOU THINK THE STRATEGIC RESERVE IS FOR?!

And people will be long extinct. Nevermind - the Crossrail tunnels will
come in handy for the new-breed of super rat to get about London
quickly.

Except that, as per one of my other far-sighted schemes, they'll have been
converted into subterranean canals.

Oh, but rats can swim, can't they? Okay, fair enough.

tom

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Tom Anderson wrote:

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Mizter T wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Mizter T wrote:

Dave Arquati wrote:

kytelly wrote:

The only other central london extension for the DLR that has been
speculated about (Albeit mainly on here!) is an extension from Bank
station, somehow linking up with the soon to be abandoned Moorgate to
Faringdon Thameslink line.

I think that route is proposed on here for its own sake (UTLers don't
like good railway alignments to go to waste...). If a route were
actually proposed in this direction, a new tunnel would probably be
much more practical.

All the ideas I've read on here for using the Moorgate to Farringdon
alignment are pretty wacky and fantastically unlikely!

I presume you're not including my idea of running a permanent Steam On The
Met service on it in that.

Once construction is finished then it would of course them be turned
over to Steam On The Met. Only problem is I suspect every last steam
engine might have completely oxidised by then.

Nonsense - WHAT DO YOU THINK THE STRATEGIC RESERVE IS FOR?!


And people will be long extinct. Nevermind - the Crossrail tunnels will
come in handy for the new-breed of super rat to get about London
quickly.

Except that, as per one of my other far-sighted schemes, they'll have been
converted into subterranean canals.

Oh, but rats can swim, can't they? Okay, fair enough.


You're so far ahead of me Tom it's scary. Why oh why isn't Peter Hendy
banging on your door begging you to take the position of hyper-farsight
planner?

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Mizter T wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Mizter T wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Mizter T wrote:

Dave Arquati wrote:

kytelly wrote:

the soon to be abandoned Moorgate to Faringdon Thameslink line.

UTLers don't like good railway alignments to go to waste...

pretty wacky and fantastically unlikely!

running a permanent Steam On The Met service on it

the Crossrail tunnels will come in handy for the new-breed of super rat

they'll have been converted into subterranean canals.

You're so far ahead of me Tom it's scary. Why oh why isn't Peter Hendy
banging on your door begging you to take the position of hyper-farsight
planner?

I don't know! It's not as if i haven't written to him enough times. I'm
getting through green biros like they were going out of fashion.

tom

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