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[email protected] · February 8th 11, 11:44 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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wrote:

Apparently there was no service in the Moorgate line this morning
because of issues with the overhead at Drayton park. Is there a case for
extending the 3rd rail to finsbury park so if something like this does
happen or a trains pan fails then passengers could at least get to
finsbury which is a lot more useful than middle-of-nowhere drayton park?

What exactly failed this morning? I was on the 09:20 from Cambridge to
King's Cross which is supposed to be non-stop from Letchworth. It stopped
without warning at Alexandra Palace (embarrassing because my bike was
blocking a door) and then at Finsbury Park.

One of those who got on at Alexandra Palace told me he was on an inner
that was tipped out there, so we got a whole train load joining us. Some
got off at Finsbury Park (as did some from Cambridge when they realised
they'd get to the tube more easily) but others went on to the Cross.

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Colin Rosenstiel