On Nov 5, 11:26*am, Neil Williams wrote:
On Nov 5, 12:10*pm, Andy wrote:

As the connection is currently via the headshunt from the line which
runs through the yard to platform 11, it would probably be quite
expensive as a stand alone project. Either the old connection to
platform 10 would need to be reinstated, cutting the car park in two,
or the junction with mainline upgraded. There would also probably have
to be facilities for coupling / uncoupling units as running a four car
train from Watford Junction - Euston in the peak would not be a good
idea.

Presumably you could uncouple and leave 4 in the platform while going
to St Albans and back? *Could form the basis of a half-hourly all-day
Watford shuttle to remove local stops from the longer-distance stuff,
as I believe is the end game.

Only if platform 10 was to be used, the current platform 11 is only 4
cars.


That, or make it "u"/"s" at Watford. *As it's a separate platform, it
wouldn't be hard to enforce.


And at Bushey / Harrow? When I used the branch it was to commute to/
from Harrow and I used to catch the branch train to Watford Junction
and across to the Watford - Euston mainline service to Harrow. Running
a four car train would still eat into capacity on the mainline
wherever it is running to/from.