TRIVIA: Hardest Rail lines to reinstate

[61653 HTAFC]

I suppose the Meltham Branch?

Certainly not as difficult as some of those already listed, including the nearby Holmfirth branch. The old station site has a modern housing development and a supermarket on it so that's a problem, but most of the trackbed is a cycle path so is undeveloped:- the one gap in the cycleway is down to an unsympathetic landowner but whilst a compulsory purchase wasn't viable for that, it might be for a railway. There's no viaducts to rebuild unlike Holmfirth though. Making a business case is another matter though!

Most of the closed lines on isles of Wight and Man would be tough to reinstate.

 

[backontrack]

has the solway junction railway had a mention? need a bridge over the solway firth for starters...

https://www.railscot.co.uk/companies/S/Solway_Junction_Railway/

http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/viaduct1.html

https://canmore.org.uk/site/67045/solway-viaduct

Oh, that would definitely be difficult

Certainly not as difficult as some of those already listed, including the nearby Holmfirth branch. The old station site has a modern housing development and a supermarket on it so that's a problem, but most of the trackbed is a cycle path so is undeveloped:- the one gap in the cycleway is down to an unsympathetic landowner but whilst a compulsory purchase wasn't viable for that, it might be for a railway. There's no viaducts to rebuild unlike Holmfirth though. Making a business case is another matter though!

Most of the closed lines on isles of Wight and Man would be tough to reinstate.

Ah, I see, thanks

 

[175mph]

In Hull, Hull College has their motor vehicle centre on Cannon Street, built on the site of a disused railway station so if the line was to be reinstated, at the very least Hull College would need to relocate their motor vehicle centre.

 

[K.o.R]

Nice easy one: Havant to Hayling Island. Needs a bridge.

 

[bigfoote]

Nice easy one: Havant to Hayling Island. Needs a bridge.

Not to mention destroying the cycle sheds, rebuilding the level crossing on New Lane, cutting alongside the newbuilds, tearing up the Billy trail and running through protected areas...Perfectly reasonable

 

[K.o.R]

I think cutting through the raised arts centre car park would be fun.

 

[bigfoote]

Just call it Havant Parkway or something...

 

[03_179]

Whitby, Redcar and Middlesborough Union railway. Lots of damage to the coastal line and Whitby West Cliff now a housing estate, many viaducts need rebuiling and some of the line is a golf course.

Pickering to Malton - discussed many times.

Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace (original line)

 

[zaax]

Volk's Electric Sea Railway

 

[Tetchytyke]

Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace (original line)

Should be quite easy to rebuild that one, surely? Most of it is a greenway.

 

[MK Tom]

Northampton-Blisworth-Towcester, most of which is now the A43.