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TheOneKEA · January 30th 04, 06:03 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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(Alan Ingham) wrote:

Has anyone heard any updates as to what is happening on the Northern
Line?
I've been trawling through search engines to find some info, but it all
seems a bit vague.

Some sources say the old arrangement is coming back because of crowding
at
Euston and Camden Town. Others say it's not because the present
arrangement
works quite well and there are safety concerns after running the old
arrangement for decades without a hitch.

It seems a bit fatalist to write off the flexibility of the Northern
Line on
the basis of one incident. At the moment a twice-daily change at Camden
Town
or Euston is a sodding nightmare. As usual their website doesn't have
much
useful info on it. It's like the whole thing has been swept under the
carpet.

Alan

The original arrangements are still expected to come back. Timetable 48
was planned to return on 1st Feb, but was cancelled at the last minute.
Timetable 49 (an improved service which still has all the moves at Camden
Town) is due to come in later this year.

Have there been any further rumours with regards to improving the
flexibility of the line, to allow trains to be more easily diverted
during peak times? (This is in reference to earlier moaning about the
track layout at Kennington and how it prevents changes in timetables
during peak periods).

Roger

Brad