"Rail bosses reveal radical revamp plan for Waterloo" - London Evening Standard

"1506" <adrian_auerhudsonm> wrote
>
>Do we know if Network Rail has considered converting Waterloo back
>into a thru station? One could see Hampton Court and Kingston Loop
>trains running thru to the Dartford loop. Meanwhile operation of
>Charing Cross would be simplified. There would also be economies of
>fleet size and reduction in platform utilization.

No thank you. Southeastern has enough delays of its own without importing
more from South West Trains.

Anyway, the spur would probably be haunted by the ghost of South Eastern
Railway director Captain Warren, who was struck and killed by a train when
he was walking on the spur.

Peter

On Jul 28, 10:30 am, "Peter Masson" <peter.mass...@> wrote:
> "1506" <adrian_auerhud...m> wrote
>
>
>
> >Do we know if Network Rail has considered converting Waterloo back
> >into a thru station?  One could see Hampton Court and Kingston Loop
> >trains running thru to the Dartford loop.  Meanwhile operation of
> >Charing Cross would be simplified.  There would also be economies of
> >fleet size and reduction in platform utilization.
>
> No thank you. Southeastern has enough delays of its own without importing
> more from South West Trains.
>
> Anyway, the spur would probably be haunted by the ghost of South Eastern
> Railway director Captain Warren, who was struck and killed by a train when
> he was walking on the spur.
>
> Peter

How about operation by a single franchise holder, New Southern Railway
perhaps?

"Tony Polson" <docnews2011@> wrote in message
news:56rr84h07hc5v4h4o2m1367893sske2epi@...
> "Waterloo station is set to be transformed, with the concourse sunk to
> the level of the Eurostar terminal, under plans revealed today.
>
> "Network Rail wants a radical redevelopment of Britain's largest
> station and plans to remove the roof and lengthen the platforms to
> ease overcrowding.

A 'radical development' would be if they widened the throat to allow the
suburban platforms to be extended at the country end, and built the flyover
needed at Clapham Junction to allow the main line services into the Eurostar
terminal, as proposed by Arup a couple of years ago. This appears to be the
easy option, and only immediately relevant to the low numbered platforms?
Unless they are ever going to extend beyond 12 car on other routes, as often
discussed...

>
> "The plans could see Waterloo's platforms lengthened to cater for
> longer trains. Some of the shops are already set to be removed in the
> next few months to create space."
>

Er.. many of the shops have already been removed to make space for the
ticket barriers.

Paul

D7666 wrote:
>
> the quote from HG Wells ''War Of The Worlds'':
>
> almost invariably

Sigh.