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Posted by Fytton on Mon Sep 11 05:14:27 2006, in response to Re: London Overground, posted by David Fairthorne on Fri Sep 8 23:42:18 2006. "So my suggestion is to divide the Bedford to Brighton service into two parts; Bedford to East Croydon, and London Bridge to Brighton. That would also avoid the London Bridge bottleneck, and allow 12-car trains on the Brighton section"I have two objections to this (speaking as a resident of Bedford). (1) From the point of view of St Albans, Luton and Bedford passengers, the major merit of the Thameslink service is the one-seat ride to Gatwick Airport. It also provides a connection between Gatwick and Luton Airports, and a two-seat ride from points north of Bedford to Gatwick Airport without having to negotiate the Underground to get across London. The connections at Bedford or Luton Airport stations are at modern stations with lifts to all platforms, those at Luton station are slightly less convenient. (2) A second merit for north of the Thames passengers is the direct link to London Bridge, for direct connections to numerous south and southeast London and Kent destinations. This is the reason why the congested route through Metropolitan and Borough Market Junctions is used instead of the Elephant & Castle - Tulse Hill route (which is used by a few Bedford-Brighton trains in the peak hours). The most important element of the Thameslink 2000 scheme (which is still alive, but not funded) is sorting out the Metro Jc/Borough Mkt Jc area. If your proposed Bedford-East Croydon service goes via Tulse Hill, which I presume is what you are suggesting, the connections at London Bridge are lost. |
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