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    Realistic outlook for new lines in London

    With the DLR to Thamesmead, knowing the TfL is considering further spurs south to Abbey Wood and north to Barking is good. But I don’t know about everything east of that point. I’m wondering if a new line north-south from Romford down to Belvedere, and maybe linking with Greenwich could be...
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    Realistic outlook for new lines in London

    Unless HS1 opens a station at Dagenham or Rainham, not particularly. A lot of inner east London (Newham) has great connections. But once you get to parts of Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Thurrock, etc. the connections are mostly radial with lackluster interconnectivity between...
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    Realistic outlook for new lines in London

    I believe that would be the Ken-Ex Tramlink proposals. I’m not entirely confident in trams being the way to go, but perhaps heavy rail might be more preferred overall. I could see a Fenchurch St - Gravesend service via Rainham (London) & Grays, as well as a Southend Central - Gravesend link...
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    Realistic outlook for new lines in London

    So, while this idea isn’t necessarily in London, it’s just outside of it, and I wonder if there would be any benefits to it… Extending the c2c’s Rainham branch from Grays to Gravesend via a rail tunnel under the Thames.
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    Realistic outlook for new lines in London

    After some deliberation, I do have a few ideas for an expanded Underground network. Victoria line extension beyond Brixton: Brixton (Southeastern) Ruskin Park North Dulwich (Southern) Dulwich Village Dulwich Common Upper Sydenham Crystal Palace (Windrush, Southern) Birkbeck (Trams) Beckenham...
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    Great Northern - Northern City Line to TFL?

    So, should the Northern City line be transferred to London Overground operation by TfL… here’s a question. In the long term, once Crossrail 2 is built, would it make sense to transfer the Welwyn Garden City branch from Overground to Crossrail 2 operation? Or is New Southgate going to be the...
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    Potential South London improvement ideas?

    So, looking at the possible split of the Northern line, I suppose the absolute most the Battersea branch could be extended post-Crossrail 2 is something like this: Battersea Power Station Battersea Bridge Clapham Junction (Mildmay, Windrush, Southern, Southwestern) Wandsworth South Southfields...
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    Potential East London improvement ideas?

    I can see a c2c extension to Gravesend from Grays via Purfleet being a good choice. It might give more attention to the branch through Dagenham, Rainham, and Purfleet.
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    Potential South London improvement ideas?

    Well, the area of Dulwich Common grazes the southern part of Dulwich Village, like how North Dulwich is around the northern part.
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    Potential South London improvement ideas?

    I’m going to make a swing at a Victoria line extension in the southeast, in a post-Crossrail 2 world, with a takeover of the Southern line to Beckenham. Brixton (Southeastern) Loughborough Park for Loughborough Junction (Thameslink) Ruskin Park North Dulwich (Southern) Dulwich Common Upper...
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    Realistic outlook for new lines in London

    On both ends, it could. A southern extension to Sutton / Croydon or an eastern extension to Hainault / Romford aren’t out of the realm of possibility in a post-Crossrail 2 world.
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    Beam Park - New Station Plan

    Beam Park does have benefits to the local area around it. There are also murmurs of the 165/365 getting their termini swapped and to directly serve the station eventually.
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    DLR Thamesmead extension - the logical conclusion

    Looking at the possible Barking spur, I’d be a bit curious if the extension was just to Barking and nothing more. I could see the stations go: East Beckton Roding Riverside Barking I can see the new stations + Beckton Riverside get placed into Zone 3 / 4.
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    Realistic outlook for new lines in London

    It is a common proposal to have the Victoria line take over the Central line to Hainault via Leytonstone. It could have some uses beyond that, if it wasn’t just fields and forest.
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    Potential East London improvement ideas?

    I think it’s fair to say that while Newham and Greenwich have been getting a lot of connectivity recently, it’s disappointing to see the likes of Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham, Havering, and Bexley get…not as much attention, besides Barking Riverside and the Elizabeth Line. That begs the...
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    Realistic outlook for new lines in London

    My suggestion would be a new DLR service between Beckton/Romford and Bexley via Bexleyheath. It would probably go as follows: Romford Rush Green Eastbrook Dagenham East Dagenham Park Dagenham Dock Goresbrook Barking Riverside Thamesmead Southmere Abbey Wood Bostal Hill Bostal Heath...
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    Realistic outlook for new lines in London

    1. DLR to Thamesmead will likely occur in the early 2030’s. 2. WLO (Dudding Line) added to Overground in the 2030’s. 3. BLE to Lewisham in the late 2030’s, and to Hayes in the mid 2040’s. 4. Crossrail 2 in the 2060’s, oof. 5. Heathrow Rail to the south, maybe. 6. Croxley link never goes ahead...
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    DLR Thamesmead extension - the logical conclusion

    So, ideally, I think we would see the Thamesmead extension, and then it swerving back north of the river should the Dagenham Dock extension ever get revived.
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    If you could re-shape the TfL lines

    This is the thread I've been looking for. Here we go: District and Piccadilly Lines switch termini. District now goes to Uxbridge, while Piccadilly goes to Ealing Broadway. Extension of the Docklands Light Railway through far East London: New branch at Gallions Reach, to...
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    (Entirely) new railway lines

    Well, there were plans to extend the Overground to Abbey Wood, and TfL are planning to extend the DLR, skipping Barking Riverside. But this may be the best option. It’s cheap, gives Thamesmead a better link than straight to Gallions Reach, and also a railway crossing on the east end of the...

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