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Posted by Fytton on Fri Dec 15 06:40:38 2006, in response to Re: Thameslink 2020 inches closer, posted by Max Roberts on Fri Dec 15 06:18:46 2006. 'Run all eastbound trains Earls Court to Aldgate East, Whitechapel etc. on the north side of the Circle.Run all westbound trains from Aldgate East, Whitechapel etc. to Earls Court on the south side of the Circle. Run an anti-clockwise Circle Line service on the inner rail of the Circle Line. Now work out what to do with Met Main Line services and H&C services' An entertaining fantasy. The sting is in the last line! The affluent Metropolitan Line commuters would object to losing their through trains to The City. The less-affluent Hammersmith & City Line passengers would be royally screwed, given the distance from the H&C platforms to the Circle/District and Bakerloo platforms at Paddington. Also, you would have to convert Tower Hill, Aldgate East, Liverpool Street, Gloucester Road and High St Ken stations to just one island platform each, Aldgate would become a one-way station (or maybe you'd just close it), and you'd need to do something fairly spectacular at Earls Court station too, to facilitate cross-platform transfers for those who no longer have a through train to where they want to go. |
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