Post by Ben on Dec 29, 2006 21:25:06 GMT
Recently there have been talks of extending the Victoria line southwards from Brixton to Streatham/Norbury etc. However this proposal has an extreamly long pedigree, indeed it featured heavily in all proposals of the line 'till its 1954 parlimentary approval.
I'm curious though as to the final southern destinations intended from the 1954 approval. CULG has this to say on the matter:
"The line would only run from Walthamstow to Victoria initially, but two separate southward extensions were intended.
Does anyone have any further details on the last bullet point such as station names, locations, branch locations?
Many thanks in advance
I'm curious though as to the final southern destinations intended from the 1954 approval. CULG has this to say on the matter:
"The line would only run from Walthamstow to Victoria initially, but two separate southward extensions were intended.
- A route via Sloane Square and Chelsea to Fulham Broadway, where it would take over the District Line branch to Wimbledon; at a later date this would be transferred to "route D", which would have run from Hackney Downs via Bank to Victoria (a proposal which still survives in modified form as the Chelsea-Hackney Line).
- The 1949 "scheme D" route to South Croydon (preferred because it served Croydon town centre), but without the extra stations north of Norbury and with a branch to East Croydon to provide main-line interchange."
Does anyone have any further details on the last bullet point such as station names, locations, branch locations?
Many thanks in advance
