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#1
15th June 2009, 00:26
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Operators seek railways expansion (BBC News)
Rail operators call for a £500m expansion of the existing network, with 14 extra lines and about 40 new stations proposed.
More from BBC News... 
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#2
15th June 2009, 07:09
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£500 million for 14 new lines sounds outstanding value. We will have to look at the ATOC report as it implies very little 'heavy' work etc would be required as a significant proportion of the £500m would have to go on the 40 stations alone.
Last edited by Pesmo; 15th June 2009 at 07:13.
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15th June 2009, 09:56
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£500 million does sound good value. At the present time it could be a very good way to get some people back working and benfit local communities, but i suppose by the time all the procedures have been through we will be in the next recession.
Richard
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#4
15th June 2009, 10:18
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Heres the report, quite easy to read, all the interesting stuff is in the
appendice's http://www.atoc.org/general/Connecti...Report_S10.pdf
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15th June 2009, 11:03
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Thanks for posting the report Pesmo. Looks to be very thorough.
The proposals seem to represent good value for money and 500 million is not exactly a king's ransom! Just hope something comes of it. As has already been said it seems an ideal scheme for now to benifit the economy in all sorts of ways. Best wishes, John H-T.
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15th June 2009, 22:45
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some people are desperate to re-instate the Epping to Ongar branch with a link to its original proposed destination at Chelmsford. It would need to be twinned and getting materials along that route would not be so easy. A whole new development via North Weald airfield with a park and ride would seem more practical nowadays, especially in rural areas packed with small developments and expanding villages.
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#8
16th June 2009, 07:46
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Klorrdger, interesting, I hadn't heard of that one. I know Chelmsford has its own problems with the hopelesly overcrowdwd central station (The busiest 2 Platform station in the UK ?) so they will have to do something before long. What happened to the Springfield North proposal as a relief Station ?
I suspect any new track proposals for your part of the world would have to include Stansted to get off the ground
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