Originally Posted by
merseywail
''During the construction of the loop and link network an extra tunnel entrance was created at the Moorfields end of the platform.'' I have never seen this extra tunnel entrance, where is it ? Do they mean the space to the left (running in from Moorfields), where the signal box once stood ?
It is a mystery to me as well.
''There was originally a proposal to build a an underground station on the Northern Line at Paradise St/Whitechapel way. This was to serve Liverpool One. It was abandoned as they said trams would serve Liverpool One.'' Moorfields is better for Liverpool one than Central, & a lot of passengers for it now alight there, myself included. What is needed is better signage to get more passengers to use Moorfields & not Central. Why cause more disruption & demolition on an unneeded station ? A cost/benefit analysis would show this. A better option would be a subway link to Moofields, But i doubt even that would ever get approval now.
Liverpool One wanted, and were promised, direct rail transport to the complex. Moorefieds and Central are just too far. A station between them with long connecting tunnels from platform to Paradise St would alleviate both stations.
The original 1886 tunnel from James St to Central is still used for shunting. It is proposed to use this tunnel to have direct Wirral Lines (Wrexham included) to John Lennon Airport. This tunnel is nearer to Liverpool One and maybe this could cope, but passenger changes would be needed from the Liverpool side, direct from Wirral.
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A city centre/docks monorail is by far the best bet with direct connections to Merseyrail. It can then run right into Liverpool One and just about anywhere. What is the cost of trams/new station? Put that towards a monorail and many birds are killed with one stone.
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