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Post by liamharrison72 on May 9, 2010 15:55:43 GMT
Hi. On the old Thameslink east of Farringdon station between Farringdon and Barbican they are making what looks like the beginning of a new ramp. Will this ramp be used for vehicle movements and for work issues etc? Also are they using the area just before start of the ramp for a ventilation shaft of some sort? And what will happen to the area (old tracks) between Farringdon and Moorgate station? It was mentioned this area will be used for the new S stock circle line trains sidings but weather this is just rumor or not I dont know.
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Post by fleetline on Jul 21, 2010 23:02:36 GMT
Hi. On the old Thameslink east of Farringdon station between Farringdon and Barbican they are making what looks like the beginning of a new ramp. Will this ramp be used for vehicle movements and for work issues etc? Also are they using the area just before start of the ramp for a ventilation shaft of some sort? And what will happen to the area (old tracks) between Farringdon and Moorgate station? It was mentioned this area will be used for the new S stock circle line trains sidings but weather this is just rumor or not I dont know. Its a ramp for access to move materials for the building but Im sure Ive read somewhere there's a problem with it and they stopped work on it. The area around it is something to do with the concourse below. Can't remember completely tho. |
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Post by harlesden on Jul 21, 2010 23:51:46 GMT
The Farringdon-Moorgate FCC branch was withdrawn to allow for the platforms at Farringdon to be lengthened for 12-car trains
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Post by fleetline on Jul 22, 2010 9:24:29 GMT
I think he means more Barbican - Moorgate. Personally I'd like to see NR hand it over to LU. Even if its just used for stabling train its gotta to be a better use of already built intrastructure than letting it rot.
One school of thought is if the DLR does an extension to Barican via Moorgate then then former trackbed is like to be reused for access to the underground DLR station.
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Post by andypurk on Jul 26, 2010 13:19:16 GMT
I think he means more Barbican - Moorgate. Personally I'd like to see NR hand it over to LU. Even if its just used for stabling train its gotta to be a better use of already built intrastructure than letting it rot. One school of thought is if the DLR does an extension to Barican via Moorgate then then former trackbed is like to be reused for access to the underground DLR station. Don't LU own the trackbed anyway? With British Rail only leasing it when they reopened to Moorgate in the 80s. |
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Post by fleetline on Nov 19, 2010 1:11:15 GMT
Don't LU own the trackbed anyway? With British Rail only leasing it when they reopened to Moorgate in the 80s. Yes they do. In fact the same applies to Farringdon station south side tho its never going to go back to LU use. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2010 8:27:25 GMT
Why don't they just do a swap? Network Rail owns plenty of track that LU uses.
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