Can't see this mentioned on here anywhere so let me know if its a repost.

Old Birmingham post article



Google maps have a route you can view but its been said that it's inaccurate and that the line will be more to the north east instead of straight through the park. ROUTE

As its been on the news today thought I'd highlight its route concerning stoneleigh and the possibility of construction or reduction in capacity

G



[Edited on 20/12/10 by Mr G]

we have a yard in Factory Rd Silvertown..

this is subject to a compulsary purchase as its going to be the opening for a tunnel on the new Crossrail line.

is this a different rail link to the one you are talking about as the route on the map doesnt go anywhere near it?

Different kettle of fish Gavin (Apart from where they they will interchange at Old oak common)

Info on Crossrail HERE

Going by that wiki entry they are going to be putting a station in at Silvertown at a later date -

quote:

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Wiki

Whitechapel to Abbey Wood

The section runs underground from Whitechapel to Canary Wharf and then at surface level as far as Abbey Wood. This section running under the Thames at North Woolwich and including a new station at Woolwich. It connects the reused former part of the North London Line with the North Kent Line.

* Canary Wharf (new station under construction) Formerly called 'Isle of Dogs'
* Custom House (additional facilities)
* Silvertown (not expected to be opened straight away, but a possible station at a later date)
* Woolwich (new station)
* Abbey Wood for Thamesmead (existing tracks will need re-alignment)

The following stations are on the protected route extension to Gravesend as of October 2009: Belvedere, Erith, Slade Green, Dartford, Stone Crossing, Greenhithe for Bluewater, Swanscombe, Northfleet, Gravesend

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ok.. thanks for that.

Government - wasting your money - it's what we do!

On the face of it, good idea.

However why are we going for second best, again?

A 200mph rail service? Big f**king whoop China's got a 350mph one! Get that built you stupid half-arsed low-expectation motherf**kers! Next you'll be bragging that it only went £20 million over budget.

Yeah personally I'd have a maglev network running alongside the M1 and M6 stopping at London, Birmingham, Manchester and somewhere else further north (Edinburgh?) and then Newcastle and Glasgow? So when everyone's sat in traffic they can see this train shoot by at such a pace

Whilst broadly in favour of improving railways and indeed public transport in general, I am rapidly forming the opinion that HS2 is going to be as badly envisaged, planned, executed and managed as the rest of the rail network currently is.
We may as well give up and just hand the rest of our railways over to the Germans... at least they'd run them better!