Farewell To The Old Gospel Oak To Barking Line
Today is the last day, that you can ride the Gospel Oak to Barking Line to the East of South Tottenham station, until after the wires are erected in a few months time.
So I took some pictures.
I must say I have not been impressed with progress so far.
- It looks like a large proportion of the piles are in the ground.
- If the piles are in the ground securely, why aren’t more masts erected?
- There would appear to be no start on clearing the platform extensions.
- Only in one place did I see a work-site.
- I didn’t see anyone actually working.
- There is masses of litter
- There’s no sign of how the stations will be electrified.
With my limited experience of looking at large projects that are in trouble, this project has the air of something not being up to scratch.
What has really puzzled me about this project, is that the information coming from Network Rail and especially TfL, has not been up to the usual standard.
The Anonymous Widower 
Did you say trouble? Contact me please.
Comment by Russell | November 12, 2016 |
I did say other projects that are in trouble. Various articles in respected journals have said that electrifying this line has been challenging and then there has been the closure of the Holloway Road, because that bridge was worse than anybody thought.
From what I’ve seen, the contractors may not be building a railway that will last a thousand years, but I suspect that it will still be usable in the next century, with selective replacing of components.
Comment by AnonW | November 13, 2016 |