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Undoubtedly the most significant event is that Thames Water now want
to see the railway running as it will improve
its
public image. That does not mean they will allow it to be rebuilt
but it probably will be if it doesn't interfere
too
much with the water supply business. There are many problems to be
solved but they are now talking to us.
The
Kempton end of the original route will not be open to us to use and
it seems that parts of our earlier proposals
for a new route will
also be unacceptable. However, we have suggested another route which
largely parallels the
Shepperton
branch railway line and keeps us well away from operational areas
and hope this will be acceptable.
Its
advantages to us are that it avoids a very tight curve at one point
and may allow us to use an existing
bridge over the Staines aqueduct. Thames Water are considering all
our proposals as to a route
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