Sorry - would have bumped this thread with a post but it's closed:
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=30788
Is there any news on the proposed Evergreen 4? As the Evergreens all occurred before DB Rail, do we even think they will continue?
What do people think would be viable? Some guesses:
Long shots:
Electrification to Birmingham and Oxford
Take over Met line from Moor Park - Chesham/Amersham (combined with Croxley link!)
Recommission tunnels out of Marylebone up towards Finchley Road
Central line extension to Denham or Uxbridge. Chiltern calls dropped along this stretch.
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=30788
Is there any news on the proposed Evergreen 4? As the Evergreens all occurred before DB Rail, do we even think they will continue?
What do people think would be viable? Some guesses:
- Complete doubling of Bicester - Oxford route
- Extension from Aylesbury VP to Bletchley/Milton Keynes
- North-facing bays at High Wycombe to have more local services/shuttles connecting into faster trains - for example slows to Oxford, Aylesbury and maybe beyond as above to MK?
- Linespeed improvements between Warwick and Stratford?
- More passing loops and quadding at stations on the mainline
Long shots:
Electrification to Birmingham and Oxford
Take over Met line from Moor Park - Chesham/Amersham (combined with Croxley link!)
Recommission tunnels out of Marylebone up towards Finchley Road
Central line extension to Denham or Uxbridge. Chiltern calls dropped along this stretch.