Great central: what if the Great Central main line had not have closed?

[Jorge Da Silva]

Does anyone know where I can find a copy Great Central Reborn: what If the Great Central Main Line had not closed? By Mark Beckett

 

[ChiefPlanner]

Type item no. 164114547858 into eBay

Oddly - a friend tipped me off on this. I have read a borrowed copy and it is a very good read indeed .

 

[Jorge Da Silva]

Type item no. 164114547858 into eBay

Oddly - a friend tipped me off on this. I have read a borrowed copy and it is a very good read indeed .

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!!!! it worked. Should be here in a few days. I’ve heard it’s good.

 

[ChiefPlanner]

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!!!! it worked. Should be here in a few days. I’ve heard it’s good.

My good deed day for the day then. An impressive bit of research there. Enjoy.....

 

[Vespa]

Just ordered it, based on many recommendations including this site.

Its been reckoned it would save HS2 a lot of time and money to reuse the former track beds.

 

[Jorge Da Silva]

Just ordered it, based on many recommendations including this site.

Its been reckoned it would save HS2 a lot of time and money to reuse the former track beds.

Would still require new lines to Leeds, Crewe, Manchester Airport and of course Birmingham

 

[Jorge Da Silva]

Can’t wait!

 

[Ianno87]

Just ordered it, based on many recommendations including this site.

Its been reckoned it would save HS2 a lot of time and money to reuse the former track beds.

It does, in places. Including part of the Great Central.

Unforunately, most of the Great Central is unsuitable for a High Speed alignment.

 

[Jorge Da Silva]

An image on the page on eBay shows that the a link between Chesterfield and the GC to Victoria and north of there to Meadowhall would have closed including the Hope Valley. MML otherwise remains opened.

 

[BrianW]

I think that when Justine Greening had what became HS2 in mind she was thinking about a 'disused' Paddington (or Marylebone?) to Birmingham Snow Hill alignment- already there, only needing reopening, and what would now be described as 'shovel-ready'. There was and probably still is a lot of capacity not yet fully utilised by Chiltern (and with potential for linking East-West at Bicester etc). If 'capacity ' IS the issue there could be a Lower Speed 2 on much of the former GC/GW routes, also relieving (parts of) Midland Main Line further north? ...