London Banter - View Single Post - Thameslink programme to go ahead "in it's entirety"

[email protected] · November 27th 10, 07:18 AM posted to uk.transport.london

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(D7666) wrote:

On Nov 26, 11:36*pm, TimB wrote:

its a Kings Lynn route speed and ECML capacity enhancement (125 mph
running) that has a side effect of DISplacing 365s.

Ah yes, I see - actually 115 mph would do, as the only 125 is through
Knebworth and Stevenage

Yep, run the Cambridge Cruisers and the Lynns at full line speed be it
115/125 whatever and squeeze out white space caused by the 100/125 mph
speed differential. OK 2 TPH fast won't gain you much, but the few
seconds it does might allow one more TPH overall, and thats a lot of
seats extra that could go somewhere.

There is *some* method in some madnesses in a few cases.

The Hitchin flyover will bring rather greater benefits, surely?

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Colin Rosenstiel