Rail News Blogging #15 | 15 comments (15 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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It would actually make more sense to build a new station on the main through line and close the current station entirely. A look at google maps suggests there's plenty of space in which to do this.

As much of Swansea is now north of the line as south and so would help re-balance traffic flows away from the crowded sea front "centre".

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Jul 22nd, 2012 at 11:33:31 AM EST
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speaking as an ex sort of local, themain people who would enjoy that would be the Taxi drivers. Plus although you have a lot of apparentlywide open spaces, Swansea is relatively lumpy, and the number of places you can put a station are actually quite limited.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Jul 22nd, 2012 at 12:19:29 PM EST
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Well, anything can be done if the will is there. Question is; do they believe in the redemptive power of electrification to raise Swansea away from being a dead end dump ?

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Jul 22nd, 2012 at 01:24:28 PM EST
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oh there are dead end dumps way beyond Swansea

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Jul 22nd, 2012 at 02:42:04 PM EST
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Fer sure, but for such a sizable town, it sure is dead

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Jul 22nd, 2012 at 03:46:12 PM EST
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thats because all the wildness is off in the hills beyond :)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Jul 22nd, 2012 at 07:44:22 PM EST
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Rail News Blogging #15 | 15 comments (15 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)