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Projects you'd build but will (probably) never happen
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Another one...
Some form of light rail solution from East Midlands Airport across the south of Kegworth, then following the MML north from Sutton Bonnington Campus and terminating at East Midlands Parkway. A couple of strategic "stations" along the way.
Can make money from car parks too.
Some form of light rail solution from East Midlands Airport across the south of Kegworth, then following the MML north from Sutton Bonnington Campus and terminating at East Midlands Parkway. A couple of strategic "stations" along the way.
Can make money from car parks too.
Bartsimho
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Run it slightly further Derby, Peartree, Sinfin (alongside the Birmingham and Derby Junction), Chellaston, Melbourne, Donnington Park, East Midlands Airport, Kegworth, Clifton South (Interchange with the Nottingham trams)
Whistler40145
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Connect Bradford Interchange and Bradford Forster Square by tunnel
61653 HTAFC
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Lay the tracks as metre gauge, just to annoy those who want elaborate through-running... even extend it Northwards from Derby to Halfway to really rub it in!
How about providing a high speed (200km/h) bypass of St Albans City station on the MML?. The fasts could diverge at Napsbury, just south of the A414 bridge and following the natural line of the intended Midland line, (before the city fathers insisted on the kink in the line to protect vistor's eyes from the local jail). Following the natural curve of the line, the northerly end would rejoin just north of Porters Wood at the beggining of the stright to Harpenden. Clearly the diversion would need to be in bored tunnels as a new surface line would be extremely difficult to get acceptance even if there was virtually unlimited budget.
Benefits:
1) the fasts' line speed from Radlett to Harpenden could be raised to avoid the slowing for the St Albans curves giving a reduction in EMR journey times
2) the ability to loop the fast Thameslink services would allow improvements to both the TL and MML services
3) the drivers' nightmare of 160km/h speeds past an overloaded platform 3 would be no longer
4) if the slows were signalled for full bi-Di working, 12 car trains could be terminated in station
5) conflicting moves at Harpenden would be virtually eliminated if a crossover north of St Albans before the fast line rejoins was installed
I doubt that such an improvement would ever seriously be considered, - it would also not be 'spotter friendly'.
Benefits:
1) the fasts' line speed from Radlett to Harpenden could be raised to avoid the slowing for the St Albans curves giving a reduction in EMR journey times
2) the ability to loop the fast Thameslink services would allow improvements to both the TL and MML services
3) the drivers' nightmare of 160km/h speeds past an overloaded platform 3 would be no longer
4) if the slows were signalled for full bi-Di working, 12 car trains could be terminated in station
5) conflicting moves at Harpenden would be virtually eliminated if a crossover north of St Albans before the fast line rejoins was installed
I doubt that such an improvement would ever seriously be considered, - it would also not be 'spotter friendly'.
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This thread isn't about feasible
Bit in bold - BINGO !! That's my Railforums bingo card complete on this thread !
Have we had XC to Brighton yet?
Via Guildford, or are we reinstating the curve to Kensington Olympia?
In the spirit of this thread and of Messrs Flanders & Swann, I would ensure restoration of passenger services between the following conurbations:
Blandford Forum to Mortehoe
Midsomer Norton to Mumby Road
Littleton Badsey to Openshaw
Formby Four Crosses to Dunstable Town
Blandford Forum to Mortehoe
Midsomer Norton to Mumby Road
Littleton Badsey to Openshaw
Formby Four Crosses to Dunstable Town
YourMum666
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London - Inverness in 4:30
I read that as 4 minutes and 30 seconds
I make the distance by rail as c.570 miles. Distance by road google gives as 559 miles, Straight line distance is 445 miles, so you are requiring an average speed somewhere between 99mph and 127mph. But why particularly 4h30? Wouldn't 4h be better to aim at if we're at this level?
D6130
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What about St Erth to St Ives?
Oh, wait.... it's still open!
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pokemonsuper9
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Isn't that (supposed to be) happening soon
Austriantrain
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- make Curzon Street the single Intercity station for Birmingham (New Street as an S-Bahn station only) with new lines towards Bristol/Worcester and Wolverhampton to release capacity for S-Bahn
- build a Manchester Crossrail Piccadilly- Salford Central - Chat Moss/Bolton not for HS2/NPR but for regional express services, freeing the Castleford corridor for S-Bahn
- build a Glasgow Central - QS tunnel to improve connectivity
- build a new line along the West Coastway for intercity/interregional services from Brighton towards the West.
… just for starters
Nope.
Captain Bigwig
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Electrify everything proposed for electrification in the Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy. Then four-track Didcot to Oxford.
Sad Sprinter
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All suggestions are good suggestions in this thread
Whistler40145
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Capacity works are currently taking place on the Hope Valley line
Electrification is no part of the current ongoing works to provide 2 tracks through Dore & Totley station and an additional passing loop at Bamford, alongside other assorted improvements.
pokemonsuper9
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I'm aware it's not part of any ongoing works but I'm sure I remember heading it was something they wanted to do soon.
Based on how "soon" seems to work here they might start some time around 2040.
No mention of it that I know of in anything worth listening to. However Kettering-Sheffield has been given the go-ahead and is tendering contracts (I've lost track of exactly what stage it's at).
YourMum666
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4hr 30 is a bit far fetched but more realistic than say 4hrs. And that would be with a HS3 on the east coast
You'd need a HS-Highlands as well.
That’s a matter of opinion!
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