The Times has an article today about a disused tunnel under the 'nursery
end' which is due for development, and has been owned by a third party since
being sold by Railtrack 10 years ago. Apparently MCC only own the ground
over it.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article3716497.ece

Were Railtrack really able to make a permanent decision back then that there
would be no further rail use? I guess 10 years ago another two platforms at
Marylebone weren't on the agenda either...

Paul

"The tunnel, which was part of the Marylebone to Aylesbury train line ..."

Cough.

On 10 Apr, 19:37, Mark Annand invalid.zetnet.co.uk>
wrote:

What was it for?

On 10 Apr, 19:25, "Paul Scott" btinternet.com> wrote:

They're on a 999 year lease:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/04/10/sclord110.xml

It would appear there are three double track tunnels:
http://prints.leics.gov.uk/low.php?xp=media&xm=670835

One is obviously still in use, and the other two must have been for
when there was a big freight operation at Marylebone.

I can't see any use for them now - you'd need more platforms at
Marylebone and a way of four tracking at least to Neasden.

U

"m1ss_wh1te" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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Yes I'm not sure what Mark is objecting to, either. Maybe the use of "train
line" instead of "railway line". Or maybe the fact that the GCR line
originally went much further north than Aylesbury. Or maybe that there are
also trains which use those tunnels which go to destinations such as
Birmingham via the High Wycombe route.

On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:10:01 +0100, Mr Thant wrote

IIRC the Lords tunnel was never used - or am I mistaken?

On 10 Apr, 20:10, Mr Thant googlemail.com>
wrote:

On Thu, 10 Apr 2008, Mr Thant wrote:

Yes.

Completely random question, but where do the Chiltern and Metropolitan
alignments separate?

tom

On Apr 10, 9:15 pm, Tom Anderson wrote:

As far as I can see, they emerge from tunnel under Lodge Road, then
cross the canal on separate, slightly diverging bridges, and then go
either side of buildings south of the canal.

So, roughly where they cross the canal.

On Apr 10, 12:10 pm, Mr Thant
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IIRC Two were double track tunnels and one was a triple track tunnel.

There were once extensive freight facilities at Marylebone. These
included transshipment docks for the Regent's Canal. Most of the
freight depot is now part of a public housing subdivision.