On Jan 24, 7:17*pm, 1506 wrote:
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On 24/01/2011 12:06, Recliner wrote:

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Last Wednesday, I was in London for the day. *After enjoying Southwest
Trains and London Underground, I experienced London Overground for the
First time. *An aside: I was surprised by the way delays on the
Underground were announced as they are a normal occurrence.

Having utilized the Northern City I joined the Overground (North
London Line) at Highbury& *Islington. *The East London line side was a
hive of activity with numerous orange jacketed workers in
attendance.

Highbury& *Islington station looked as if it has been largely
rebuilt. *It is a very different place from the H&I of the early
1970s. *The new platforms and footbridge look very good.

Onwards, I travelled to Kentish Town West. *It is disappointing to see
the route narrow to two tracks. *Would that the ELL could extend to
Camden Road. *The bridge at Camden Road is a sad sight.

Considering the length of many journeys on the Overground, the new
trains seem well designed for their purpose. *They are functional and
spacious with helpful PIS systems. *They are certainly a change from
the LMR slam door stock I recall.

Yes, agreed, though I think they could have included a bit more padding
on the seats, plus more internal route maps, visible from all seats, as
in most Tube trains.

It'd also be cool if they would start offering service on the NLL from
Camden Town at least to Queen's Park. But I guess that's more of a dream.

Did I hear at some point, however, that they may eventually extend ELL
out to Canden town?

That would be great. *Better yet extend the ELL to Queens Park, or
Watford. *That would mean dual electrification thru Primrose Hill.

No it wouldn't, it would mean fitting the transformers into the space
left for them on the 20 DC only class 378s (or just running the
service with some of the already dual voltage class 378/2 units as not
all the ELL trains are DC only. If need be the Euston - Watford
Junction service could be run with some of the class 378/1 DC only
units to release more dual voltage units).