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Re: West London Line & West Coast Main Line (Was: Cockfosters) |
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Posted by Rail Blue on Mon Jan 15 03:51:37 2007, in response to Re: West London Line & West Coast Main Line (Was: Cockfosters), posted by David Fairthorne on Sun Jan 14 22:24:09 2007. During the 08:00 to 08:59 hour the following numbers of trains arrive at London terminals after going via East Croydon:17 at Victoria; 2 Slow via Norbury 2 Fast, but from the East Grinstead / Uckfield Lines 4, presumably, Gatwick Express So, presumably, 9 proper fast trains then. 16 at London Bridge; 1 Slow via Norbury 1 Norwood Junction, Sydenham, and Forest Hill only (Slow) 3 Norwood Junction only (Fast) 5 Fast, but from the East Grinstead / Uckfield Lines So, presumably, 6 proper fast trains then. 2 at Blackfriars (via Tulse Hill; continues towards Bedford); 0 at Kensington Olympia; 35 total. It's actually not looking too bad. In the off-peak periods there is no real shortage of slots, and it's easier to devise a reasonable service pattern. But why merge trains at Gatwick Airport rather than Haywards Heath, and why don't all your trains call at Gatwick Airport? Because Gatwick Airport needs the dwell-times, whilst people from the coast are irritated by the idea of those being stuck on their trains. By the way, I did notice one Virgin train (probably the only one) that runs from Manchester to Brighton. Did you notice the exceptionally silly route between Birmingham New Street and Kensington Olympia (it takes 2h29, approximately an hour longer than the sensible route would)? |
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