The problems caused by building a new town away from the railway network eh?
Peterlee is the same.
A lot of the sites/locations of the old railways, such as the one which went through what is now Brady Square, have been built over. Obviously this means, it makes extensions from the main part of the line, to the Galleries - would take a lot of work.
(13 Apr 2015, 9:08 pm)aureolin wrote But one consideration with the Wahington new town was street running. All the verges on the trunk roads are massive and have scope to widen by some degree.This is why I have been against the Idea of the Metro coming to Washington for so long now, as I have always interpreted as extending into the main Central Hub of Washington, which is The Galleries, rather than as I have managed to figure it out in my previous post, maybe my standpoint has changed somewhat.
I do think however that if the Leamside Line was to Re-Open then having a P&R Site on Northumberland Way at Barmston Court would be the most ideal and cost effective option, rather than Alternatively have the line extend down Northumberland Way past Biddick Comp continuing down Northumberland Way and on to the A182 to The Galleries, with a Terminus point inline on the A182 with Princess Anne Park.
If you were to Knock Down the Job Centre and other Office Blocks surrounding it, you could further extend the line so that the terminus point is then within a Minute or 2s walking distance of The Galleries Shopping Centre and Transport Interchange.
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