Comments on: Bolt-on fix for New Street 'eyesore' http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/11/bolt-on-fix-for-new-street-eyesore.html Mildly Sarcastic Since 2002 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: paulashton http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/11/bolt-on-fix-for-new-street-eyesore.html/comment-page-1#comment-5534 paulashton Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:29:11 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/11/bolt-on-fix-for-new-street-eyesore.html#comment-5534 This is no surprise to me, but what seems to be ignored is the possibility of a new station out on the east side to serve the planned high speed rail and then link passengers to the city center at New Street. Such a plan has been proposed.<br><br>As one old enough to remember the original twin stations at New Street, the 1960s track design was a great improvement. The bottleneck is not within the station but at the London end where there are only four tracks. When the Bull Ring/Bullring was rebuilt (both times) the tunnel underneath could have been widened. But it wasn't. Therein lies the problem.<br><br>And, just to consider, the new St. Pancras International received a similar makeover!!! This is no surprise to me, but what seems to be ignored is the possibility of a new station out on the east side to serve the planned high speed rail and then link passengers to the city center at New Street. Such a plan has been proposed.

As one old enough to remember the original twin stations at New Street, the 1960s track design was a great improvement. The bottleneck is not within the station but at the London end where there are only four tracks. When the Bull Ring/Bullring was rebuilt (both times) the tunnel underneath could have been widened. But it wasn't. Therein lies the problem.

And, just to consider, the new St. Pancras International received a similar makeover!!!

]]> By: Beaverman33 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/11/bolt-on-fix-for-new-street-eyesore.html/comment-page-1#comment-5532 Beaverman33 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:51:06 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/11/bolt-on-fix-for-new-street-eyesore.html#comment-5532 Grrrrrrr. I'm getting annoyed by all of this!!! The phrase complete waste of time and money springs to mind. New Street needs bulldozing not lipstick! Grrrrrrr. I'm getting annoyed by all of this!!! The phrase complete waste of time and money springs to mind. New Street needs bulldozing not lipstick!

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