Central Line past West Ruislip

On 16 Oct, 13:43, <craig.richm...@virgin.net> wrote:
> Are there/were there? Any plans to extend the Central Line past West
> Ruislip?

There were also plans to extend the other branch of the central line
past Ealing - it would have gone to Uxbridge, roughly along the route
of the recently abandoned West London Tram. I still don't see why they
didn't propose that instead of the tram - digging a cut-and-cover
route under the main road

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007, lonelytraveller wrote:

> On 16 Oct, 13:43, <craig.richm...@virgin.net> wrote:
>
>> Are there/were there? Any plans to extend the Central Line past West
>> Ruislip?
>
> There were also plans to extend the other branch of the central line
> past Ealing - it would have gone to Uxbridge, roughly along the route of
> the recently abandoned West London Tram. I still don't see why they
> didn't propose that instead of the tram - digging a cut-and-cover route
> under the main road

Well, at least you've more than made up for their failure to propose it.

I suspect the answer is cost - a tram route is an awful lot cheaper to
build than a tube line. Also, i don't know what the traffic along the
A4020 is trying to do; if it's a lot of local trips, then a tram is a
better service than a tube, although if it's people commuting into Ealing
or into town, then a tube would be much better.

The District might be a better bet than the Central, though - it's a long
distance, so bigger trains ought to be more comfortable.

ObIdleRouteSpeculation: Hanwell Broadway, Iron Bridge (x GWML - for
hospitals and inevitable high-density residential conversion of works),
Southall High Street, Yeading Brook, Hayes (Lansbury Dr - Church Rd),
Hayes End (x West Drayton Rd), Hillingdon Heath (x Harlington Rd),
Stratford Bridge (x R. Pinn, for Brunel University), junction with the
Metropolitan, Uxbridge.

tom

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Wasn't there a far more logical New Works Plan proposal to take over
the GWR Ealing Broadway - Greenford branch too?

"Tom Anderson" <twic@urchin.earth.li> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0710182043040.441@urchin.earth. li...
> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007, lonelytraveller wrote:
>
>> On 16 Oct, 13:43, <craig.richm...@virgin.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Are there/were there? Any plans to extend the Central Line past West
>>> Ruislip?
>>
>> There were also plans to extend the other branch of the central line past
>> Ealing - it would have gone to Uxbridge, roughly along the route of the
>> recently abandoned West London Tram. I still don't see why they didn't
>> propose that instead of the tram - digging a cut-and-cover route under
>> the main road
>
> Well, at least you've more than made up for their failure to propose it.
>
> I suspect the answer is cost - a tram route is an awful lot cheaper to
> build than a tube line. Also, i don't know what the traffic along the
> A4020 is trying to do; if it's a lot of local trips, then a tram is a
> better service than a tube, although if it's people commuting into Ealing
> or into town, then a tube would be much better.
>
> The District might be a better bet than the Central, though - it's a long
> distance, so bigger trains ought to be more comfortable.
>
> ObIdleRouteSpeculation: Hanwell Broadway, Iron Bridge (x GWML - for
> hospitals and inevitable high-density residential conversion of works),
> Southall High Street, Yeading Brook, Hayes (Lansbury Dr - Church Rd),
> Hayes End (x West Drayton Rd), Hillingdon Heath (x Harlington Rd),
> Stratford Bridge (x R. Pinn, for Brunel University), junction with the
> Metropolitan, Uxbridge.
>
> tom
>
> --
> 3364147 Complete space vehicles (excluding propulsion systems)

So are you saying the bigger the size train the more comfortable they are?
How do you find the Met line trains then?

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007, craig.richmond@virgin.net wrote:

> "Tom Anderson" <twic@urchin.earth.li> wrote in message
> news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0710182043040.441@urchin.earth. li...
>> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007, lonelytraveller wrote:
>>
>>> On 16 Oct, 13:43, <craig.richm...@virgin.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Are there/were there? Any plans to extend the Central Line past West
>>>> Ruislip?
>>
>> The District might be a better bet than the Central, though - it's a long
>> distance, so bigger trains ought to be more comfortable.
>
> So are you saying the bigger the size train the more comfortable they
> are?

Generally, yes.

> How do you find the Met line trains then?

I follow the purple signs.

Met trains seem pretty comfortable to me. The transverse seating is better
than longitudinal seats on long trips, for sure.

tom

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Weird is Cool -- Naomi Clarke

"Tom Anderson" <twic@urchin.earth.li> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0710212053160.29557@urchin.eart h.li...
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007, craig.richmond@virgin.net wrote:
>
>> "Tom Anderson" <twic@urchin.earth.li> wrote in message
>> news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0710182043040.441@urchin.earth. li...
>>> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007, lonelytraveller wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 16 Oct, 13:43, <craig.richm...@virgin.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Are there/were there? Any plans to extend the Central Line past West
>>>>> Ruislip?
>>>
>>> The District might be a better bet than the Central, though - it's a
>>> long
>>> distance, so bigger trains ought to be more comfortable.
>>
>> So are you saying the bigger the size train the more comfortable they
>> are?
>
> Generally, yes.
>
>> How do you find the Met line trains then?
>
> I follow the purple signs.
>
> Met trains seem pretty comfortable to me. The transverse seating is better
> than longitudinal seats on long trips, for sure.
>
> tom
>
> --
> Weird is Cool -- Naomi Clarke

I agree with you on that and its a shame that this is going to go when the
Met line gets its new trains in 2009.