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Old July 18th 11, 01:58 AM posted to uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.railway
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Default Whither Thameslink to Cambridge?

On Jul 17, 11:25*pm, Philip wrote:
On Jul 16, 6:30*pm, 1506 wrote:



On Jul 16, 9:59*am, "Paul Scott"
wrote:


"Tom Anderson" wrote in message


rth.li...


Which should finish in 2018. Would we expect service patterns to change
immediately?


The most up to date info is in the draft London and South East RUS - which
amongst other info about the ECML and Kings Cross services gives the
Thameslink GN side as 8 tph, of which:


2 tph 12 car Peterborough
2 tph 12 car Cambridge
4 tph 8 car Welwyn GC


all from 2018


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If it the case that all (or most) Moorgate trains will be Hertford
Loop ones, (with WGC services going to Thameslink), I guess it could
be because they would conveniently use the up 'goods' line from
Alexandra P to F Pk which is planned to be converted for passenger
trains use to provide extra capacity. *With the upgraded track being
on W side of current USL, presumably Hertford Loop trains would be
able run from Alexandra P to N City branch without any conflict with
ECML/WGC trains.


I was under the impression that both the up and down goods were being
upgraded, these being on the "outside" of the existing lines...? (all
still happily in the right places for conflict-free operation between
the flyover at Ally Pally and the pair of diveunders at Finsbury Park,
I might add).