An acquaintance has just been briefed on progress on the Battersea
Power Stations Northern Line extension: http://bit.ly/riSsr

Semi-off-the-record-ly, he's been told that the feasibility studies
are done, that TfL, LU, the GLA, LB Wandsworth and LB Lambeth are all
in favour of the project, that (entirely private) finance is almost
complete, that a provisional route from Kennington to Battersea via
Nine Elms has been earmarked, and that RFPs for project managers,
engineers and lead contractors will go out shortly.

Meanwhile LU will look at funding options to extend the work to
Clapham Junction at public expense.

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

"John B" wrote in message
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An acquaintance has just been briefed on progress on the Battersea
Power Stations Northern Line extension: http://bit.ly/riSsr

Semi-off-the-record-ly, he's been told that the feasibility studies
are done, that TfL, LU, the GLA, LB Wandsworth and LB Lambeth are all
in favour of the project, that (entirely private) finance is almost
complete, that a provisional route from Kennington to Battersea via
Nine Elms has been earmarked, and that RFPs for project managers,
engineers and lead contractors will go out shortly.

Meanwhile LU will look at funding options to extend the work to
Clapham Junction at public expense.

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

My first reaction was "Seems a pity not to connect either proposed station
with any other rail/underground station even if it's only Battersea Park."
but thinking about it what sort of travel opportunities would that open?
Not many I suspect. Going on to Clapham Junction might be worthwhile but
even then I'm not wholly convinced.

Has anyone any idea what effect this is predicted to make on total Northern
carryings?

On Jul 15, 12:37*pm, "Graham Harrison"
wrote:
"John B" wrote in message

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An acquaintance has just been briefed on progress on the Battersea
Power Stations Northern Line extension:http://bit.ly/riSsr

Semi-off-the-record-ly, he's been told that the feasibility studies
are done, that TfL, LU, the GLA, LB Wandsworth and LB Lambeth are all
in favour of the project, that (entirely private) finance is almost
complete, that a provisional route from Kennington to Battersea via
Nine Elms has been earmarked, and that RFPs for project managers,
engineers and lead contractors will go out shortly.

My first reaction was "Seems a pity not to connect either proposed station
with any other rail/underground station even if it's only Battersea Park."
but thinking about it what sort of travel opportunities would that open?
Not many I suspect. * Going on to Clapham Junction might be worthwhile but
even then I'm not wholly convinced.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Elms_railway_station

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

"John B" wrote in message
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On Jul 15, 12:37 pm, "Graham Harrison"
wrote:
"John B" wrote in message

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An acquaintance has just been briefed on progress on the Battersea
Power Stations Northern Line extension:http://bit.ly/riSsr

Semi-off-the-record-ly, he's been told that the feasibility studies
are done, that TfL, LU, the GLA, LB Wandsworth and LB Lambeth are all
in favour of the project, that (entirely private) finance is almost
complete, that a provisional route from Kennington to Battersea via
Nine Elms has been earmarked, and that RFPs for project managers,
engineers and lead contractors will go out shortly.

My first reaction was "Seems a pity not to connect either proposed station
with any other rail/underground station even if it's only Battersea Park."
but thinking about it what sort of travel opportunities would that open?
Not many I suspect. Going on to Clapham Junction might be worthwhile but
even then I'm not wholly convinced.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Elms_railway_station

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

I don't see the relevance. The market operates at times when the tube is
closed.

"Graham Harrison" wrote in message
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"John B" wrote in message
...
An acquaintance has just been briefed on progress on the Battersea
Power Stations Northern Line extension: http://bit.ly/riSsr

Semi-off-the-record-ly, he's been told that the feasibility studies
are done, that TfL, LU, the GLA, LB Wandsworth and LB Lambeth are all
in favour of the project, that (entirely private) finance is almost
complete, that a provisional route from Kennington to Battersea via
Nine Elms has been earmarked, and that RFPs for project managers,
engineers and lead contractors will go out shortly.

Meanwhile LU will look at funding options to extend the work to
Clapham Junction at public expense.

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

My first reaction was "Seems a pity not to connect either proposed station
with any other rail/underground station even if it's only Battersea Park."
but thinking about it what sort of travel opportunities would that open?
Not many I suspect. Going on to Clapham Junction might be worthwhile but
even then I'm not wholly convinced.

It helps everyone who arrives on the Victoria "side" who wants to go to the
city.

Currently they have to change twice (or rattle around on the circle from
Vic)

tim

On Jul 15, 12:26*pm, John B wrote:
An acquaintance has just been briefed on progress on the Battersea
Power Stations Northern Line extension:http://bit.ly/riSsr

Semi-off-the-record-ly, he's been told that the feasibility studies
are done, that TfL, LU, the GLA, LB Wandsworth and LB Lambeth are all
in favour of the project, that (entirely private) finance is almost
complete, that a provisional route from Kennington to Battersea via
Nine Elms has been earmarked, and that RFPs for project managers,
engineers and lead contractors will go out shortly.

Meanwhile LU will look at funding options to extend the work to
Clapham Junction at public expense.

From www.tunnelsonline.info:

[begin quote]
Plans for Northern Line extension gain momentum

Plans for a Northern Line extension from Kennington to Battersea in
South West London are gaining considerable momentum. Project developer
Treasury Holdings UK (on behalf of site owners Real Estate
Opportunities) is expected to put in a planning application for the
associated 8M sq ft of mixed use development at the Battersea Power
Station site in the next month or so. T&TI understands that it will
also seek tenders for a RIBA Stage C Reference Design contract for the
3km tube extension at the same time. A source close to the £500M tube
project told T&TI that the developer will pay close scrutiny to the
individuals offered in bid responses and won’t accept a “B team” if
top expertise, particularly in tunnelling engineering, has been
assigned elsewhere.

Cross-party political backing was thrown behind the tube project late
last month as Wandsworth and Lambeth Borough Councils, the Greater
London Authority and Transport for London petitioned the Government to
consider the extension for an innovative private funding mechanism.
The prospect of a privately funded extension to the tube network,
south of the river, is proving attractive amongst authorities,
especially as it opens up Battersea and Nine Elms to major development
and regeneration, building upon the recent decision by the US Embassy
to relocate nearby. If all goes to plan, the extension will be
completed in 2015/2016.
[end quote]

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

On Jul 15, 12:47*pm, John B wrote:
My first reaction was "Seems a pity not to connect either proposed station
with any other rail/underground station even if it's only Battersea Park."
but thinking about it what sort of travel opportunities would that open?
Not many I suspect. * Going on to Clapham Junction might be worthwhile but
even then I'm not wholly convinced.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Elms_railway_station

Ooops. Brainmelt, based on misreading the map in the TH document.

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:37:20 -0700 (PDT)
John B wrote:
Plans for a Northern Line extension from Kennington to Battersea in
South West London are gaining considerable momentum. Project developer

That would surely mean the northern line would be split into 2 lines since
it can barely cope now in its current form, never mind if another 5 miles
of line was added?

B2003

On Jul 15, 2:46*pm, wrote:
Plans for a Northern Line extension from Kennington to Battersea in
South West London are gaining considerable momentum. Project developer

That would surely mean the northern line would be split into 2 lines since
it can barely cope now in its current form, never mind if another 5 miles
of line was added?

Not necessarily. This would take over trains from CX that currently
terminate in the loop at Kennington, while leaving trains from Bank to
go through to Morden as now

While the passenger experience would be less confusing if the northern
(small n) branches were split at the same time as this proposal,
there's no operational reason why you couldn't have this extension
with the existing line setup.

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

"tim....." wrote in message
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"Graham Harrison" wrote in
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My first reaction was "Seems a pity not to connect either proposed
station with any other rail/underground station even if it's only
Battersea Park." but thinking about it what sort of travel opportunities
would that open? Not many I suspect. Going on to Clapham Junction might
be worthwhile but even then I'm not wholly convinced.

It helps everyone who arrives on the Victoria "side" who wants to go to
the city.

Currently they have to change twice (or rattle around on the circle from
Vic)


They'd still have to change twice surely - the drawings that appeared
somewhere recently assumed connections to/from the reversing loop beyond
Kennington station, so they could only have access to the Charing Cross
branch rather than the City branch - therefore forcing a change at
Kennington?

Paul S