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Originally Posted by streetquark
Hi (first post) 
Great pics update and map man. 
I've read a lot on the net about how Loughborough Junction SLL viaduct is far too high but it really doesn't seem that way looking at Google streetmaps. In fact there's a nice space for a station and opportunity to redevelop around a future station. Lets hope they don't mess up the chance to do it like elsewhere on the London Overground (like making it impossible to 4-track the WLL unless trains can be put through the corridor left for the WLT and some newish buildings get demolished at Stamford Bridge). The LO would need a proper funded investment plan for Loughboro' Jcn to become a reality and Brixton might go ahead instead of waiting for a developer to pay for it, unless they're afraid the vic will get even more passenger pressure (like Shoreditch HS and the Central).
This station would probably have to go if they ever doubled the line along this section (Old Kent Road has the space for it) but at least there's no particular station building to knock down - just a viaduct which won't likely be affected. |
Loughborough Junction - It's an interesting location that as you mentioned is ripe for sizable development due to the connections possible. I think getting the ELLX Phase II built, but with the possibility to provide for stations here and at Brixton would have great long-term benefits for the locales.
First European Shinkansens Launched[/b]
Today marks the official launch of the class 395 Shinkansen trains built by Hitachi - the first Japanese trains to run in Europe. The public will be able to use the service on the 29th, with a complete timetable available on the 13th December once staff training has been completed.
The trains will operate out of London St Pancras (alongside the Eurostar platforms) running to Stratford (site of the London Olympics) and then on to Kent.
On another note, Hitachi the manufacturer of the class 395 trains, won earlier in the year the contract to build 1,400 carriages for the Inter City Express programme which will see trains connect up several dozen cities across the UK.
Dark grey - Open this month
Light grey - Open December 09
