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Roland Perry · July 31st 11, 10:58 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 05:11:03
on Sun, 31 Jul 2011, remarked:
I'm assuming that the Thameslink trains will take over the London Bridge
to Horsham stoppers. What about the other end? If they form what is now
the King's Cross to Cambridge stopper then Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton
platforms will need to be extended to eight car length.

The Horsham Cambridge trains are to be 12-car. Only for half the semi-fast
off-peak service calls at stations between Cambridge and Royston. I expect
the hourly Horsham-Cambridge service will take over the semi-fast services
that currently depart KGX at xx.53 (was xx.52 until May) and CBG at xx.26.

That's only 1tph, and the Horsham line needs 2tph. Where's that other
one going to come from.

I presume the xx.06 ex KGX and xx.55 ex CBG will remain 4 cars and
continue to call at all stations to Hatfield.

Terminating at Kings Cross?

What they will do in the peaks and evenings when all trains call between
Cambridge and Royston I don't know.

All trains, including the fasts?

Of course, another possible pattern would be the Cambridge-KX fasts to
go to Horsham, with only the hourly Kings Lynn service being IEP (and
terminating at Kings Cross). Plus the stopper as you suggest above. But
then the stopper would be a strange animal, needing some 4-car legacy
stock.

Would extending the platforms at Shepreth be allowed these days on the curve?

The plans must be available somewhere - I posted what you might describe
as a list of them, earlier.
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Roland Perry