tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post354133245610224879..comments2023-04-02T03:28:11.593+01:00Comments on London Connections: AirTrack consultationMr Thanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380941017046817239noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-55609588192224884492008-07-04T14:34:00.000+01:002008-07-04T14:34:00.000+01:00Another option is to run Airlink via Guildford and...Another option is to run Airlink via Guildford and the North Downs line to Gatwick ---- obviously depends on North Downs electrification. Suspect the resulting service would be similar in timing to going via West LondonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-56192866255703698982008-03-06T13:38:00.000+00:002008-03-06T13:38:00.000+00:00I am pleased to see a furhter rail link proposed f...I am pleased to see a furhter rail link proposed for Heathrow. But 2 things surprise me about these proposals.<BR/>1. That BAA wants to have trains wandering on a zig-zag course from Guildford in preference to more trains from Waterloo, which will serve a much bigger population in south London, taking interchanges into account.<BR/>2. The new Staines High Street station would be much more traveller friendly if it was an island platform, so that people from the Windsor line don't have to lug their csaes across a bridge or subway.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198251512967178695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-82413062850136235212008-03-04T13:28:00.000+00:002008-03-04T13:28:00.000+00:00I wonder will one or all of these proposed service...I wonder will one or all of these proposed services run on from Crossrail when it opens. Given the current thinking from DfT and others around the avoidance of performance pollution (as in the shelved - for now - proposals to extend beyond Abbey Wood to Ebbsfleet) it seems unlikely at this moment in time, which would be an opportunity missed. Guildford to Shenfield via Heathrow and Crossrail? Mmmm...<BR/><BR/>THCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-13183849209955469002008-03-04T11:21:00.000+00:002008-03-04T11:21:00.000+00:00Anonymous 1: Yesh, I meant to mention that. Most o...Anonymous 1: Yesh, I meant to mention that. Most of the route to Heathrow also previously existed, as the West Drayton-Staines West branch.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous 2: Oddly there's no mention of Reading station in the consultation. The planned rebuilding might already cover the extra capacity needed.<BR/><BR/>James: There isn't capacity for more Crossrail trains to run west of Paddington on the GWML, so going to Staines would require diverting an existing service of your choice. But it'd otherwise be physically possible.Mr Thanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01380941017046817239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-22984658877446896862008-03-04T10:11:00.000+00:002008-03-04T10:11:00.000+00:00If the Hex is to be run to Staines, could Crossrai...If the Hex is to be run to Staines, could Crossrail? Could make use of some of the trains currently planned to reverse at Paddington.jamesuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185079628536532270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-6321795881494470032008-03-04T09:42:00.000+00:002008-03-04T09:42:00.000+00:00The 2005 SRA Airtrack report had the Reading - Hea...The 2005 SRA Airtrack report had the Reading - Heathrow as well as Reading Waterloo, but without some peak additional Waterloo trains, which would be lost. The Reading end would probably need an extra platform (4c) and bridge widening - which IIRC is in the Reading remodelling anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-25834181382579115352008-03-03T22:31:00.000+00:002008-03-03T22:31:00.000+00:00The chord at Staines existed until the 1970's, but...The chord at Staines existed until the 1970's, but was demolished to make way for the car park shown in the photo. Until 1916 there was a Staines High Street station, roughly where the new one is proposed. The existing Waterloo - Reading service must be underthreat in this plan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-1250425677526212762008-03-03T20:37:00.000+00:002008-03-03T20:37:00.000+00:00Not that I can see. One of the points of the Water...Not that I can see. One of the points of the Waterloo services is to pick up interchange traffic at Richmond and Clapham Junction, which I think is the nearest you can get to a Gatwick service.Mr Thanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01380941017046817239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-49777524820928722492008-03-03T19:19:00.000+00:002008-03-03T19:19:00.000+00:00Is there any feasibility of connecting to the line...Is there any feasibility of connecting to the line to Gatwick that way?<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing not, since that would require turning around at Clapham Junction, unless I'm misreading the map.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, I've often thought that Heathrow->Gatwick via Olympia would be feasible - taking the route the XC trains take. Or am I a loon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com