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Do any southbound DLR trains terminate at Mudchute these days?
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February 5th 11, 07:48 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Do any southbound DLR trains terminate at Mudchute these days?
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zin92 writes
The platform 3 rails always look very rusty when I go past and the
southbound Mudchute timetable (
http://tinyurl.com/6xjy347
) and the
southbound Crossharbour timetable (
http://tinyurl.com/6j8ek6v
) look
identical.
Obviously a fair amount of money was spent creating the third platform
and there was a lot of inconvenience whilst this was happening.
I think it might have been used for a Mudchute - Tower Gateway
service, had last month's DLR strike gone ahead. But basically it
seems a bit of a folly, especially as terminating trains have to
cross the northbound line to get to platform 3, and potentially
delay any through trains behind them while waiting for clearance.
Not a good plan for a high frequency line.
Wasn't it just re-providing the triangular pair of terminal platforms at
the old Mudchute station? I don't recall ever seeing the western track
there in other than rusty condition.
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