by Royalshow » 05 May 2007 21:27
by Behindu » 06 May 2007 06:37
by Warfield Royal » 06 May 2007 08:15
by Chaney » 06 May 2007 22:46
Behindu Don't think PP has been granted yet, but can;t see it would take long to drop a couple of platforms alongside existing track. If they are lucky and signals exist in the right place it may be a simple exercise as i can;t see there being much in the way of buildings needed.
by Behindu » 07 May 2007 06:57
by Tutti Frutti » 07 May 2007 09:46
by Behindu » 07 May 2007 09:59
by Dirk Gently » 07 May 2007 13:12
by readingfc_4_life_and_beyo » 07 May 2007 14:51
by ScottishRoyal » 07 May 2007 15:13
readingfc_4_life_and_beyo Admittedly though they'll need bigger trains than they currently have... Meaning a bigger platform to Baisingstoke (at Reading Station, currently Platform 1 & 2 are quite small which are the platforms for Newbury or Baisingstoke).
Could make everything a little complicated.
by Behindu » 07 May 2007 15:23
by Royalshow » 07 May 2007 19:29
by Warfield Royal » 07 May 2007 22:23
by Behindu » 08 May 2007 06:38
Royalshow [.It would be nice to see a big Wembley way style footpath leading to the ground.
Royalshow [.Also there is a scheme to built an extra two through platforms at Reading central to reduce delays.
by Platypuss » 08 May 2007 09:01
BehinduRoyalshow [.It would be nice to see a big Wembley way style footpath leading to the ground.
Would mean a huge amount of extra work though, and highly unlikely the Pru would fund it seeing as they don;t want any football fans on their business park !
.Royalshow [.Also there is a scheme to built an extra two through platforms at Reading central to reduce delays.
Is this the plan to build a double decker station at some point in the distant future ? IIRC it adds about 5 platforms but is an idea rather than a plan, and I doubt it would impact the branch line to Basingstoke.
by Behindu » 08 May 2007 09:15
by fandroid 30004 » 11 May 2007 14:17
by Platypuss » 11 May 2007 14:25
fandroid 30004 Lastly, there already is a fairly wide path leading all the way from near the proposed Green Park station site to the boundary of the Madstad site, including a bridge over the Foudry Brook. Once over that, all you have to do is scramble up through the bushes and you emerge in the stadium carpark! There is a gentler (and longer) route to Northern Way, but I can't imagine many fans actually bothering with that.
by Skyline » 11 May 2007 14:29
Behindu There was a double decker scheme mooted at one point though (wasn't there ?)
How on earth they would have done it without crippling most of the west of England I'm not sure ...
by Symposium » 11 May 2007 16:33
SkylineBehindu There was a double decker scheme mooted at one point though (wasn't there ?)
How on earth they would have done it without crippling most of the west of England I'm not sure ...
There was indeed a proposal to make Reading station a double decker at one point. Think it was first mooted around 3/4 years ago. Definitely remember seeing it on the front of the EP. IIRC the idea was that the upper deck would be for lines running North/South. the lower deck for those running East/West.
They were going to close the station for the duration of the work and have everyone use Reading West and Tilehurst I think - either that or run shuttle buses. I remember thinking at the time that I would definitely need to be working somewhere that didn't involve travelling by train if they ever did that.
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