"Paul Scott" wrote in message
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"Jamie Thompson" wrote in message
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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).

That's correct, however they are treated as two separate (but related)
projects by NR, and each direction can stand alone - and I think one
direction may have had a higher priority initially.

However according to the most up to date enhancements plan they both now
have the same start and completion dates, ie Jan 2012 - Dec 2013...

The down line is actually called the Down Slow 2 rather than the Down Goods
and is already used by evening peak Hertford trains that do not stop at
Harringay or Hornsey.

Peter Smyth