Tim Roll-Pickering wrote:
Just noticed on Wikipedia that originally it was hoped to take the
Northern Line beyond Morden and onto what's now the Thameslink loop
to run down to Sutton - see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morden_...ailway_station
How far apart are the lines now and what would, other than line
capacity, carriage size and cost, would prevent such a connection
being made today?

Morden to Morden South station is only about half a mile distant, but more
to the point is the fact that Morden underground depot ends next to the
Sutton end of Morden South Station. The gradient to connect the two can't be
worse than the rest of the line to Sutton. But there are plans (which will
probably never happen) to connect Morden South to Morden Road tramlink
station. Of course the platforms for Tramlink & the Sutton loop at Wimbledon
are next to each other.


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Regards


Vauxhall

Funnily enough Merton Council recently enquired about an extension to
Morden South and on to Sutton. As expected it came back negative and
extending to Sutton would be very expensive given that new platforms
would need to be provided. It is a scheme that should be considered in
the longer term but it is on a mere wish-list at the moment.
Vauxhall Victor wrote:
Tim Roll-Pickering wrote:
Just noticed on Wikipedia that originally it was hoped to take the
Northern Line beyond Morden and onto what's now the Thameslink loop
to run down to Sutton - see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morden_...ailway_station
How far apart are the lines now and what would, other than line
capacity, carriage size and cost, would prevent such a connection
being made today?

Morden to Morden South station is only about half a mile distant, but more
to the point is the fact that Morden underground depot ends next to the
Sutton end of Morden South Station. The gradient to connect the two can't be
worse than the rest of the line to Sutton. But there are plans (which will
probably never happen) to connect Morden South to Morden Road tramlink
station. Of course the platforms for Tramlink & the Sutton loop at Wimbledon
are next to each other.


--
Regards


Vauxhall

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Funnily enough Merton Council recently enquired about an extension to
Morden South and on to Sutton. As expected it came back negative and
extending to Sutton would be very expensive given that new platforms
would need to be provided. It is a scheme that should be considered in
the longer term but it is on a mere wish-list at the moment.

As it has been for 70 years.

Don't expect it in your lifetime.

tim