On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:08:38 -0000, Peter Masson wrote:

And the Met Line services aren't overcrowded as a result. I guess
most of them are seeing it as a pleasant walk - it isn't *that* far
from Farringdon to Moorgate.

Until they were withdrawn [1] the through Moorgate trains operated by the
SE&CR usually ran empty beyond Snow Hill/Holborn Viaduct LL because most
passengers preferred to leave the train there, or at Ludgate Hill, and walk.

Not surprising if the trains ran as slowly through the central area as
the current Thameslink services do.