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The map on the West Midlands mayor re-election campaign: Is it really likely that the Midland Line tram from Birmingham will terminate at Birmingham International and a separate Godiva Line start at the HS2 station going to Coventry? A bargaining position or something weird with the geography/stuff in the way?
The bridges to nowhere are great images, but the London one is out of date as it now is part of the London Bridge to Charing Cross line. Photo taken during construction.
Quinlet
The one at Guyhirn is not a bridge to nowhere, either.
That photo was taken when “the washes” were deliberately flooded to keep the main fields clear. In summer that watery area will by “dry” & cattle/sheep will be grazing on it.
I wonder if anyone can identify where on the abandoned railways of Dartmoor that bridge is, too?
@ Greg
Almost certainly on the Princetown branch, there is one that looks likely on gmaps west of Princetown after the first big loop
@Tom Hawtin
It appears that the Coventry network – the Godiva line – is proposed as different technology, so through running on to the Metro network (Midland line) would not be possible, even if there wasn’t a people-mover-sized gap. But it is vague as to what precisely it might be: Transport for West Midlands’ more detailed proposals (which have a 2035 horizon) indicate Bus Rapid Transit, though Very Light Rail is now being backed locally.