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Old December 18th 09, 12:45 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Default Moorgate branch decommissioned

On 18 Dec, 11:54, wrote:
On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:45:37 -0000

"Recliner" wrote:


The flat junction at Farringdon would not allow the increase in
frequency on the Thameslink line.


Of course it would. How long does a train take to traverse it - 20 seconds?
That was just another excuse they came up with to justify closing the branch.


A train crossing a junction blocks it for much longer than just the
time taken to physically cross it. You're a bit of a prat, aren't you,
Boltar?