Since this is a fantasy thread, the Metrolink could go 4 track like many of the lines on the New York Subway, in order to run effective stoppers and fasts.
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Places that need a metro system
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Since this is a fantasy thread, the Metrolink could go 4 track like many of the lines on the New York Subway, in order to run effective stoppers and fasts.
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VTPreston_Tez
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They would build tracks for overtaking in numerous places along the link, as well as joining up with National Rail, doing Picca - Picca Garden - Victoria - Eccles/Ashton-Under-Lyne
Eagle
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Or indeed like the Met in Harrow, or the Met/Jubilee in Wembley, or the Picc/District in Chiswick, or the Jubilee/DLR in Stratford (okay admittedly that last one they can't actually share tracks)...
VTPreston_Tez
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It's not exactly a fantasy thread anyway...it's got to be possible/viable
Waverley125
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The Obvious answer is Leeds, certainly when you take into account the immediately continuous Urban area of Bradford, Wakefield, Dewsbury/Ossett and Wharfedale.
The first thing to do would be to open up more stations & electrify the existing heavy rail lines, so places like:
Armley Canal Road
Kirkstall Abbey
Kirkstall Forge
Calverley & Rodley
Apperley Bridge
Idle
New Wortley
Armley Moor
Stanningley
Laisterdyke
Low Wortley
White Rose Centre
Batley Carr
Elland Road
Beeston
East Ardesley
Wrenthorpe
(all on the Airedale, Caldervale & Huddersfield lines) had services again. You could then 'fill in' with lines such as:
Leeds-Bradford: via Armley Road, Stanningley Road, Bramley Station, Pudsey, Tyersal, Bowling (using old rail alignment between Pudsey & Bowling)
Leeds-Dewsbury: via Old LNWR viaduct, Gelderd Road, Ring Road Beeston, Churwell, Morley Queen Street, Tingley, Shawcross
Leeds-Wakefield: via Hunslet Lane, Belle Isle, Middleton, East Ardesley, Lofthouse Interchange P&R, Lofthouse Gate, Outwood, Newton Hill
The first thing to do would be to open up more stations & electrify the existing heavy rail lines, so places like:
Armley Canal Road
Kirkstall Abbey
Kirkstall Forge
Calverley & Rodley
Apperley Bridge
Idle
New Wortley
Armley Moor
Stanningley
Laisterdyke
Low Wortley
White Rose Centre
Batley Carr
Elland Road
Beeston
East Ardesley
Wrenthorpe
(all on the Airedale, Caldervale & Huddersfield lines) had services again. You could then 'fill in' with lines such as:
Leeds-Bradford: via Armley Road, Stanningley Road, Bramley Station, Pudsey, Tyersal, Bowling (using old rail alignment between Pudsey & Bowling)
Leeds-Dewsbury: via Old LNWR viaduct, Gelderd Road, Ring Road Beeston, Churwell, Morley Queen Street, Tingley, Shawcross
Leeds-Wakefield: via Hunslet Lane, Belle Isle, Middleton, East Ardesley, Lofthouse Interchange P&R, Lofthouse Gate, Outwood, Newton Hill
Mutant Lemming
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Portmeirion - though can only be a local service.
Badger
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Sorry it's me again, and still nattering on about former West Midlands train lines.
Done some more research and have come up with this:
Red = heavy
Blue = light
Mostly follows former railway lines.
http://bb.ohsk.net/uploads/midlandmetromap_1.png
Basically instead of the South Staffordshire line being light rail, it's heavy. Parallel to it is the Darlaston Loop line, which joins with the Wolverhampton-Oxford line from Priestfield to Dudley. From Dudley we use the Halesowen-Old Hill line. Also included is the A34 corridor extension planned, and the planned Wolverhampton and Walsall railway metro. Finally a short line to cut a corner to allow Walsall to Dudley.
Sorry that I keep going on about this
Done some more research and have come up with this:
Red = heavy
Blue = light
Mostly follows former railway lines.
http://bb.ohsk.net/uploads/midlandmetromap_1.png
Basically instead of the South Staffordshire line being light rail, it's heavy. Parallel to it is the Darlaston Loop line, which joins with the Wolverhampton-Oxford line from Priestfield to Dudley. From Dudley we use the Halesowen-Old Hill line. Also included is the A34 corridor extension planned, and the planned Wolverhampton and Walsall railway metro. Finally a short line to cut a corner to allow Walsall to Dudley.
Sorry that I keep going on about this
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