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Posted by David Fairthorne on Mon Jan 15 16:15:04 2007, in response to Re: West London Line & West Coast Main Line (Was: Cockfosters), posted by Rail Blue on Mon Jan 15 03:51:37 2007. It's actually not looking too bad.Sorry but I didn't count the slow trains via Norbury that start from East Croydon. Count three more "proper fasts". Gatwick Airport needs the dwell-times That's true, and I suppose that's why your four tph long trains wouldn't stop there. And as you mentioned before, cross-platform interchange at Haywards Heath would benefit passengers changing between long trains and short trains. Did you notice the exceptionally silly route between Birmingham New Street and Kensington Olympia No I didn't. Who runs it, and what silly route does it take? Currently in the noon hour the following services run via Redhill or via the Quarry line: 12:00, 12:15, 12:30 and 12:45 Victoria to Gatwick only (Gatwick Express); 12:06 and 12:36 Victoria to Brighton fast (6 cars); 12:17 Victoria to Southampton fast and Eastbourne slow (8 cars; splits at Haywards Heath); 12:47 Victoria to Hastings fast and Littlehampton slow (8 cars; splits at Haywards Heath); 12:11 and 12:41 (Thameslink) London Bridge to Brighton; slow south of Gatwick; 12:26 and 12:46 (Thameslink) London Bridge to Brighton fast; 12:02 Victoria to Portsmouth and Bognor via Redhill and Horsham (8 cars; splits at Barnham); 12:32 Victoria to Chichester via Redhill and Horsham (8 cars); 12:03 London Bridge to Tunbridge Wells via Redhill (3 cars); 12:33 London Bridge to Horsham via Redhill (4 cars); 12:37 (from Watford) Olympia to Brighton; slow south of Gatwick; Total off-peak: 17 tph, or 20 tph counting splits separately. Your service plan, when fully specified, would have to be better than this, and better than the SRA plan. So far as I remember, the SRA would extend the Gatwick Express to the coast, abolish the Haywards Heath splits, and have all trains call at East Croydon. They would also eliminate Brighton services from the West London line. |
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