Friday, January 26, 2007
mad about multimap.
I have just multimaped Yns Mon and the Menai. It seems that the existing Holyhead - Bangor Line would need a spur if only two-three miles to reach the bank of the Straits opposite Caernarvon. It could pass between Llangafro and Dwyran. and Reach Waterloo Port. there it would pass behind the town to near Caeathro before negotiating its way to Pwllhelli via the the most hill avoiding route. The joining point with the line to Mach might be nearer Barmouth and further East gfrom Pwllheli to make it easier for Freight trains.
Hope the stuff below and above aids the debate about a eco friendly and sustainable transport future for Wales.
Lastly the junction with the Holyhead- Bangor Line could be a triangle like at Shtrewsbury tyo allow for trains to run from Mach to the bay platform at Llandudno Junction and reach BBangor. If the is was replicated at Dovey Junction there would thus be a coastal shuttle capability from Aber to Caernavon via Borth, Ynslas, Dovey, Barmouth and Bangor as well as too Holyhead.
Now that would revolutionise transport patterns in West and North Wales and open up greater culrtural, economic and social opportunities as well as aid tourism in the summer months.
Nick Bourne on his blog senses that the mood for a N-S air link is muted at present, poerhaps a strtaegy based on something like this could be a step along the way to that, but at a more environmentallly friendly level.
All that then leaves is putting back the line from Camarthen to Lampeter and then ensuring fast and frequent buses (perhaps provided by Mr Lloyd mentioned by Ryan in his earlier posting) to Aberystywth and a co-ordination of timtables between the two modes of transport.
Now that would really be job done!
All the best
James Ware
Hope the stuff below and above aids the debate about a eco friendly and sustainable transport future for Wales.
Lastly the junction with the Holyhead- Bangor Line could be a triangle like at Shtrewsbury tyo allow for trains to run from Mach to the bay platform at Llandudno Junction and reach BBangor. If the is was replicated at Dovey Junction there would thus be a coastal shuttle capability from Aber to Caernavon via Borth, Ynslas, Dovey, Barmouth and Bangor as well as too Holyhead.
Now that would revolutionise transport patterns in West and North Wales and open up greater culrtural, economic and social opportunities as well as aid tourism in the summer months.
Nick Bourne on his blog senses that the mood for a N-S air link is muted at present, poerhaps a strtaegy based on something like this could be a step along the way to that, but at a more environmentallly friendly level.
All that then leaves is putting back the line from Camarthen to Lampeter and then ensuring fast and frequent buses (perhaps provided by Mr Lloyd mentioned by Ryan in his earlier posting) to Aberystywth and a co-ordination of timtables between the two modes of transport.
Now that would really be job done!
All the best
James Ware
# posted by James @ 6:52 pm 
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you'll find that there is already a transport link from Caernarfon to Porthmadog. I happen to work there, it's the Welsh Highland Railway. Any link between the North Wales coast & the Cambrian would likely follow the previous route (there was a link before).
One problem with that and its called infill development and expansion of Caernavon town since the 1960s. Plus the line may have been too steep for freight trains What i've argued for here is designed to avoid this and make the lines as usable as possible. Will check O/S map with contours on
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: 9:01 am
The old link from North Wales coast to Cambrian could probably be re-established. The route from Caernarfon to Bangor would be more complicated.
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