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Tube to Sydenham?
Yes - there is a cunning plan by the Strategic Rail
Authority to spend £1 billion extending the existing East London Line
northwards and southwards. Exactly how far is still a little vague - as is the
eventual completion date. 2010 is often mentioned.
This would really put Sydenham on the London Transport
Map. The effect on house prices and rents could be quite dramatic for what is
now one of the most inexpensive areas in inner London.
The basic plan for the southern extensions is to build a
short link from the tube line to enable the tube trains to continue to run on
the South Central railway lines - with one branch coming through Forest Hill to
Sydenham and on to Crystal Palace or West Croydon.
The plan was stalled until July 2003 by a legal
challenge. This has now been swept away and some preparatory work appears to
have been done in the former Bishopsgate Goods Yard to enable the line to run
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Updates
Good News - July 25th - A deal has been struck
between London Mayor Ken Livingstone and the Government. The agreement will
allow Transport for London (TfL) to borrow £2.9billion over the next 10
years for all public transport schemes in the capital including the East London
Line. It is now expected to be completed by June 2010. See the SLP
Full
Story >>
Bad News - April 29th - Evening Standard runs a
scare story that the East London Line Project may be cancelled. This is because
no one wants to foot the bill and the whole project could fall foul of the
DoT's Summer Spending Review.
Full Story >>
Good News - May 25th - Evening Standard reports
that PM Tony Blair gives his backing to both the Crossrail and East London
Projects to support London's Olympic Bid. So - if London is awarded the games -
Sydenham gets the tube - but if we don't Sydenham gets forgotten?
Full Story >>
Good News - Oct 1st - Great News! According to
Peter Boxell, Communications Manager of the East London Line Extension (ELLX)
the new line is finally being given the go-ahead in the next few weeks and an
announcement to this effect will shortly be made by Transport for London (TFL)
saying that the line will be in place by 2010
See the Forum for full Story
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