Crossrail - Improving capacity at the Western End

Btline

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Re: Crossrail - Improving capacity at the Western End

« Reply #30 on: April 19, 2009, 20:59:15 »

It was on the council's plans.

Until they realised they had been out-bid. Angry

What Worcester really needs is a 3 or 4 platformed Foregate Street (re-named Central) station - 2 HST^▸ length through platorms with 1 or 2 East facing bays, long enough for 3 car DMUs^▸ . Shrub Hill could then close and all trains extended to Foregate.

That land where they built flats recently could have been used to provide a multi-storey car park for passengers!

A shame that there is no vision today.


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Re: Crossrail - Improving capacity at the Western End

« Reply #31 on: April 20, 2009, 09:06:43 »

A nice idea in principle, though when you factor in the elevated nature of the tracks (a good 30 feet above street level) and the viaduct that starts immediately the platforms end, and surely such a vision would have been prohibitively expensive?


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Re: Crossrail - Improving capacity at the Western End

« Reply #32 on: April 20, 2009, 21:25:38 »

Viaduct is west of the station. The extra bays would be east facing.

It would be expensive - but it is needed. Worcester's main railway station is in-adequate.


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Re: Crossrail - Improving capacity at the Western End

« Reply #33 on: April 21, 2009, 09:08:44 »

Well it ain't gonna happen mate. Two full length platforms and two bays would cost the earth given the nature of the stations location. Much better would be to re-do the signalling to create a metro style station with proper bi-directional signalling and much reduced headways, then rebuild Shrub Hill (where there's ample sensible land available), or close Shrub Hill and build a parkway station near the M5 in the Norton Junction area.


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Re: Crossrail - Improving capacity at the Western End

« Reply #34 on: April 21, 2009, 16:51:29 »

I doubt even the most optimistic railwayman could expect Crossrail to reach as far west as Worcester especially as even Reading being slightly optimistic ......

and back on topic Tongue


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Btline

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Re: Crossrail - Improving capacity at the Western End

« Reply #35 on: April 21, 2009, 20:00:56 »

Quote from: IndustryInsider on April 21, 2009, 09:08:44

The other problem would be that the line would have to close while the works are going on - too problematic!

I agree - new bi-directional signalling, reduced headways, an extra few sets of points to allow FULL platform flexibility and a new Parkway station.

Quote from: Electric train on April 21, 2009, 16:51:29

I doubt even the most optimistic railwayman could expect Crossrail to reach as far west as Worcester especially as even Reading being slightly optimistic ......

and back on topic Tongue

Sorry, my rants about Tesco have pulled this thread over 100 miles off route (although Crossrail to Worcester would be better than the current arrangement!)

Hmmmm: 10 tph to Worcester? (all express of course!) Tongue


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Re: Crossrail - Improving capacity at the Western End

« Reply #36 on: April 22, 2009, 00:00:30 »

Quote from: stebbo on April 18, 2009, 22:38:22

And Evesham has a Co-op where the old Midland station was (oh and a ghastly Tesco nearby - at least it's not over the railway).

Not quite, but it is on the site of the railway goods yard!


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