It's a mad enough plan that it just might work. I wonder if they realise that doing feasibility studies isn't actually doing the work. _________________
The plan shown above doesn't re-instate the former G&SWR line from Gorbals
Junction to Strathbungo junction. Given that the bridges and viaducts are all still
in place this always struck me as daft, but IIRC they may have been planning to
bulldoze them ( ) as part of the M74 extension at that time.
The current "plans" do include using the original G&SW line, though.
James H _________________ The blinding obvious is what you showed to me.....
Looks like a great idea scrap feasability studies these never work.
They neglect to ask the opinion of those the service is aimed at.
Build the bugger then spend the feasability money convincing Joe Punter to use the new service.
The feasability study concerning Edinburgh's new tram service seemed to involve a few junkets to Holland then a few to Newcastle then just to be sure a few more to Germany.
These worked out really well and they decided to go ahead with the plan.
Then somehow came up with the idea to stick the depot for said trams in the busiest intersection in Edinburgh.
How do i get on these junkets ?
How do i get to cash in on the feasability study.
On second thoughts i would just like to be able to motor from the High Court to City Chambers in a timely fashion. _________________ MY FLICKR
"At least on the internet the pages are not all stuck together"
Looks like a great idea scrap feasability studies these never work.
They neglect to ask the opinion of those the service is aimed at.
Actually (and I stand to be corrected) but they *do* invite the opinion of the public
on these things. The problem seems to be it is incredibly poorly advertised so that
by the time Joe Public hears about it, the "public consultation period" has passed.
Using the c.1994 Crossrail proposal as an example, I read about it in a very small
piece in the Evening Times. SPTE/the council hired a piece of office space in a disused
office building at the corner of West George Street and Dundas Street next to Queen
St Station (it's now some poncy pub) and this included a video playing on some
TV screens and a series of leaflets being handed out. I took one and that is what
you see scanned in above.
I'm sure it ran for less than a week and most people outside (Queen Street railway
station and two busy bus stops) seemed to be blissfully unaware of what the place
was for, or that they were perfectly welcome to come in and find out.
*That's* the problem IMHO.
James H _________________ The blinding obvious is what you showed to me.....
Looking at it again I notice the Bridgegate station where Paddies Market is. Could that be the real reason why the cooncil is so keen to see the place closed or is it all the illegal tobacco, fags, alcohol, drugs, stolen goods, and pirated cd's and dvd's at the back of the court they want to stop? Some of us can't get up to the fruit market to buy our dodgy consumables you know cooncil. _________________
fruit market is pretty clean from dodgy stuff... maybe cause its council run _________________ Now coming at you with 95% more significance, 1% less salt and virtually fat free!
SPTE/the council hired a piece of office space in a disused
office building at the corner of West George Street and Dundas Street next to Queen
St Station
SPTE/the council hired a piece of office space in a disused
office building at the corner of West George Street and Dundas Street next to Queen
St Station
That's SPTE head office
Aye, but I'm not sure if it was at the time. The office they used was empty again
after the "public consultation period" finished.
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