Originally Posted by
dazza
Sounds a bit hicky without a solid transport infrastructure on the table. They'll need to convince the planners with a robust plan, before any permission is granted? It'll be interesting to see how it develops? As for building it, many developers are struggling at the moment to finance schemes such as these. I don't think that's their motivation though?
For London's Docklands to be successfully a new metro network was built first, the Docklands Light Railway. It services virtually a new town within a city, and gives rapid-transit connections to the rest of London and airports. It has over 30 stations, about half the number of Merseyrail. This rapid-transit metro was viewed as essential for the success of the project attracting investors to Docklands. The metro ensured the success of the London Docklands transforming the redundant docks into a world financial centre.
None is proposed for Wirral Waters, which tells me Peel are not serious. Wirral Waters is easily accessed by the disused Birkenhead Dock Branch, directly. I'm sure Peel will get water spaces filled in and sell off the land. Land by stealth.
The Birkenhead Dock Branch Line cuts right through Birkenhead centre. Such a deep cutting is a hindrance through a town centre. Precast concrete arches can be used to cover the line creating a 4 track wide tunnel. Provision for a station could be created in the tunnel for future use. The whole cutting can be backfilled using the now massive trench as a lucrative landfill site. The resulting land may be sold off and developments built upon. Then Birkenhead is rid of a deep ugly gorge through its centre, and the profit from Landfill and land creation set against the cost of re-instating the line.
Below: The Birkenhead Dock Branch Line is in the cutting seen bottom left - the green line:
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Below: The
yellow line is the existing Merseyrail line from Birkenhead central station.
The
green is Birkenhead Central station
The
red line is where Wirral Waters can be joined onto rapid-transit Merseyrail using the old Birkenhead Dock branch giving rapid access to Chester and Liverpool city centre and the airport.
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