On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:27:30 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 14:13:21 on Fri, 18 Dec 2009,
remarked:
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?

Oh , nicely argued. A train from moorgate would take up a slot from a
train going north from city thameslink just like it does at the moment.

But it would also take a slot for a southbound train. Flat junctions do
that.

Funnily enough they also allow a train to go to moorgate instead of
southbound. Or did you think there was a train factory at moorgate churning
out one every 30 mins to go north?

When I used to commute on that line 3 years ago the number of people going to
moorgate far exceeded the numbers going south via city thameslink but
obviously that means little to the planners who just want a shiny new
timetable and to save some maintenance costs and stuff the real needs of the
passengers.

B2003