Recent content by pwl2706

Yes, that was my thought behind the second terminal at Stansted (but Luton might be better), to take all the short haul carriers that need to be moved from Heathrow to free up runway capacity so that when there is a fog/snow/wind/rain or volcanic ash cloud issue, they can space out the landings...

Hi, Like many millions of people, I am dead against another runway (followed inevitably by another terminal) at Heathrow... One of the big reasons given is that Heathrow is the only airport suitable to be a Hub airport for London Now, as Stansted has some approvals already in place for a...

Hi all, (I'm on a roll now) I know that currently we cannot have double-decker commuter trains into out cities due to low bridges, and so on, but isn't this something that we're going to have to consider in the longer term? Already our commuter trains are at full capaity arriving into...

wow, I seem to have opened a hornets nest of qualified, experienced railway engineers and other people who know what they're talking about... That's what I love about forums like this, ask a question, and get a debate going about feasibility with knowledgeable people talking about tolerances...

Hii all, Is it feasible to build 2 or 3 broad gauge lines directly ontop off the Great Western and East Coast Main lines? Everything could be pre-fabricated offsite (including the rails, electrics, signalling, comunications) then assembled on site between 1AM and 5AM... Surely that...

DOH!! I guess I was thinking all deep tube lines were created equal for some reason, with 6 cars like the Pic... I am learning so much on this one thread, thank you so much for taking the time to throw ideas back and forth, plus explain why things are the way they are - those damned...

is there no possibility of doing to the Victoria Line what they did to the Jubilee Line - 7 cars and increase frequency to 36 tph or even more? This would add enough capacity for an extension southeast ... off course, it may need to be an underground extension, rather than taking over NR lines...

Thanks for posting this, I couldn't have said it better myself, and let me add that I am also learning why it's not possible or valuable to extend the Tube more into SE London...at least overground --- old post above --- --- new post below --- If only they could see the value in building an...

is there no capacity for taking a southern spur on the district line or extension of the Met east?

Does anyone here think it's time that SE London had one of the below: An extension of the Metropolitan Line south east to zone 6 maybe Bromley and Orpington via Canary Wharf/Docklands A southern spur off the District Line using exting overground rails to zone 5 or 6 connecting Bromley and...