In message , at 15:39:05 on Sat, 19
Dec 2009, Basil Jet remarked:
But the new service will be introducing many more useful "through
routes" than the old one ever delivered.

From my own personal experience I'd say only 5% of Thameslink
passengers use it as a through route.

And the new routes?

The expected advantage of TL2k is for people travelling between Cambridge
and Blackfriars or Littlehampton and Kings Cross. The percentage of people
passing through the centre is not expected to rise, although the number
will.

I find that quite surprising, given how much people complain when longer
trips require changes to get from one side of London to the other.
--
Roland Perry