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Author	hamasfrontdesk
Comment	>If the Botanics/Maryhill line was a tram and not heavy rail, I think this would go part of the way of mitigating the negative response. There still would be a negative response, but on balance, I'm convinced it's hugely worthwhile passing such a light rail line through KG. The line (basically the route of the quashed Strathclyde Tram from the 90s) would link Drumchapel and Maryhill with Hillhead, Finnieston, and the City Centre. The Strathclyde Tram route was planned to also continue east on-street through Denniestoun and Carntyne, all the way to Easterhouse. the thing is i dont think a tram would mean all that much less disruption. you would still have to rip out a whole bunch of large, verdant, old trees. i dont think the advantage of having slightly less disruption there would be worth the disadvantage of not being able to directly link with the heavy rail network, which would mean people from the city centre, lanarkshire or bridgeton/calton/dalmarnock would be able to go direct to the park/the uni/byres road what was the drumchapel link for strathclyde trams? in the copy i have of the pamphlet for it the line only goes to maryhill >On First's depot at Crown Street: why would that need to be demolished? i need to get the union line to connect with the argyle line at cathcart road and the track curve would be a bit much if you wait until after youve gone under the m74. there is a rail tunnel pre-built into the m74 future-proofed for crossrail but its just for going south (towards crossmyloof or wherever)
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>If the Botanics/Maryhill line was a tram and not heavy rail, I think this would go part of the way of mitigating the negative response. There still would be a negative response, but on balance, I'm convinced it's hugely worthwhile passing such a light rail line through KG. The line (basically the route of the quashed Strathclyde Tram from the 90s) would link Drumchapel and Maryhill with Hillhead, Finnieston, and the City Centre. The Strathclyde Tram route was planned to also continue east on-street through Denniestoun and Carntyne, all the way to Easterhouse.

the thing is i dont think a tram would mean all that much less disruption. you would still have to rip out a whole bunch of large, verdant, old trees. i dont think the advantage of having slightly less disruption there would be worth the disadvantage of not being able to directly link with the heavy rail network, which would mean people from the city centre, lanarkshire or bridgeton/calton/dalmarnock would be able to go direct to the park/the uni/byres road

what was the drumchapel link for strathclyde trams? in the copy i have of the pamphlet for it the line only goes to maryhill

>On First's depot at Crown Street: why would that need to be demolished?

i need to get the union line to connect with the argyle line at cathcart road and the track curve would be a bit much if you wait until after youve gone under the m74. there is a rail tunnel pre-built into the m74 future-proofed for crossrail but its just for going south (towards crossmyloof or wherever)