Connecting The Windsor Link Railway To The Slough To Windsor And Eton Line
I went to Windsor today, to see how the proposed Windsor Link Railway could connect to the Slough To Windsor And Eton Line.
This Google Map shows the area.
The Slough To Windsor And Eton Line
The single-track line from Slough to the north crosses the Thames on the Grade II* Listed, Windsor Railway Bridge, before curving to the east to go to Windsor and Eton Central station. South of the river, the line is on an elegant brick viaduct.
Note how it actually starts at quite a low level at the river and then rises towards the station, which sits above the town.
Look at More Pictures Of The Bermondsey Dive-Under and the post shows how at Bermondsey, a similar Victorian viaduct to that at Windsor has been modified to create a new track layout.
As the Bermondsey Dive-Under incorporated multiple tracks and the Windsor problem will be that of connecting the single-track to Slough to the tunnel under Windsor, I can’t see that architects and engineers will have much trouble creating a superior solution.
I suspect too, that the final design will leave a large proportion of the viaduct without track, if the connection to Windsor and Eton Central station is closed.
The Hoardings Are Down At Royal Oak Station
I came past Royal Oak station and as the Crossrail hoardings had been removed, when I got to Paddington, I went back and took these pictures from the train and the platform at Royal Oak station.
It would appear that Crossrail are starting to clear the site and landscape it. This Google Map shows the area.
Westway, Crossrail And Royal Oak Station
I think that it is going to be some form of public space.
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