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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply
Posted by: Michael Robinson
Date/Time: 04/03/26 15:15:00


Yet again, one of the double act of Francis Rowe and Andrew O'Sullivan jump in to defend bonkers statements made by the other.  Shouldn't you be telling your mate Andrew that he is nuts thinking a ramp is viable?

So Francis, if you think that the maximum depth required is 5.5m, let's say the foot tunnel is of height 2m (which means anyone over 6ft 5in needs to duck), are you assuming that the roof of the foot tunnel would only be 3.5m below the floor of Chiswick Park?

The loading gauge requirements (so the height of the District line tunnel) for S stock trains is a minimum of 4m on its own, then add to this the distance between the roof of the train tunnel and the floor of Chiswick park, and how far below the train line a foot tunnel would need to be and the height of the foot tunnel... my estimate of 15m is certainly better than yours which would have the foot tunnel in the middle of a District line train.

The height of a bridge over the crossing on Bollo Lane would only need to be the aforementioned 4m for the train loading gauge. The entire width of the road plus some distance on the road either side of the crossing would be available for the ramp switchbacks and landings.

Plus, the incentive for a bridge over the train line is it would be impassable otherwise assuming a crossing is closed for West London Orbital.

Some people appear to think that the zebra crossing on Acton Lane is impassable and a tunnel is needed, but it really isn't...

Planning gain for the site would be better spent on accessible access for Chiswick Park itself plus improvement of the pedestrian access on the surface routes to the station.  Not a bonkers tunnel.

Still, it serves to illustrate the lack of analytical thinking from some of the brains trust who post on this forum.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Sainsbury's plans12/02/26 18:22:00 Rae Lewis
   Reply12/02/26 19:03:00 John Hall
      Re:Reply12/02/26 20:27:00 Davy Jones
         Reply12/02/26 21:15:00 John Hall
            Re:Reply13/02/26 01:02:00 Peter Evans
            Re:Reply13/02/26 11:02:00 David Lesniak
               Re:Re:Reply13/02/26 16:31:00 Mike Smith
                  Re:Re:Re:Reply13/02/26 19:58:00 Francis Rowe
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply13/02/26 20:18:00 Peter Evans
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply13/02/26 22:03:00 Julian Pavey
                  Re:Re:Re:Reply14/02/26 08:17:00 David Lesniak
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/02/26 15:15:00 Mike Smith
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/02/26 08:33:00 David Lesniak
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/02/26 09:48:00 Mike Smith
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/02/26 12:31:00 David Lesniak
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/02/26 08:36:00 Mark Evans
                           Sainsbury's plans could be like this ... 15/02/26 17:59:00 Joanna Biddolph
                              Reply16/02/26 14:33:00 Andrew OSullivan
                                 Re:Reply17/02/26 09:11:00 Mark Evans
                                    Re:Re:Reply17/02/26 15:44:00 Anita Blake
                                       Re:Re:Re:Reply18/02/26 08:54:00 Mark Evans
                                          Reply24/02/26 09:46:00 Andrew OSullivan
                                             Re:Tunnels24/02/26 11:36:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                Re:Re:Tunnels27/02/26 12:57:00 Felicity Caborn
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Tunnels27/02/26 15:47:00 Janice Evans
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Tunnels28/02/26 01:17:00 Peter Evans
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tunnels02/03/26 17:44:00 Felicity Caborn
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tunnels03/03/26 09:14:00 Michael Robinson
                                                               Reply03/03/26 15:10:00 Andrew OSullivan
                                                                  Re:Reply04/03/26 09:52:00 Michael Robinson
                                                                     Re:Re:Reply04/03/26 10:13:00 Michael Robinson
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Reply04/03/26 14:10:00 Francis Rowe
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply04/03/26 15:15:00 Michael Robinson
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply04/03/26 16:12:00 Peter Evans
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply04/03/26 16:34:00 Michael Robinson
                                                                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply05/03/26 09:49:00 Francis Rowe
                                                                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply05/03/26 10:33:00 Michael Robinson
                                                                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply05/03/26 11:03:00 Francis Rowe
                                                                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply06/03/26 08:58:00 Mark Evans
                                                                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply06/03/26 09:05:00 Anita Blake
                                                                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply06/03/26 09:47:00 Michael Robinson
                                                                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply06/03/26 10:15:00 Janice Evans
                                                                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply07/03/26 08:52:00 Mark Evans
                                                                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply07/03/26 11:36:00 Michael Robinson
                                                                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply07/03/26 13:59:00 Mark Evans
                                                                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply09/03/26 09:08:00 Michael Robinson
                                                                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply10/03/26 08:31:00 Mark Evans
                                                                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply10/03/26 12:36:00 David Lesniak
                                                                                                                        Reply10/03/26 12:46:00 Andrew OSullivan
                                                                                                                           Re:Reply11/03/26 12:22:00 David Lesniak
                                                                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply11/03/26 12:43:00 Michael Robinson
                                                                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply12/03/26 13:07:00 David Lesniak
                                                                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply06/03/26 10:13:00 Michael Robinson
                                                                                                Re:Re:Reply Sainsburys Development06/03/26 23:49:00 Peter Evans
                                                                                                   Re:Re:Re:Reply Sainsburys Development08/03/26 15:02:00 Mandy Waters
                                                                                                      Reply08/03/26 16:50:00 John Hall
                                                                                                         Re:Reply08/03/26 17:48:00 Julian Pavey
                                                                                                         Re:Reply13/03/26 13:49:00 Mandy Waters
                                                                                                            Re:Re:Reply13/03/26 17:17:00 Peter Evans
                                                                                                            Re:Re:Reply13/03/26 19:58:00 Gordon McDonald
                                                                                                               Re:Re:Re:Reply15/03/26 18:40:00 Felicity Caborn
   Re:Sainsbury's plans12/03/26 11:29:00 Tony Antares
      Re:Re:Sainsbury's plans20/03/26 09:35:00 Anita Blake

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