On Feb 26, 11:50*pm, Charles Ellson
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On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:27:08 +0000, Recliner









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On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:53:32 +0000, Charles Ellson
wrote:

On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:44:48 -0800 (PST), lonelytraveller
wrote:

On Feb 25, 9:21*am, Charles Ellson wrote:
On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:01:32 -0800 (PST), lonelytraveller

wrote:
On Feb 23, 11:14*am, "Peter Masson" wrote:
"burkey" wrote

Plans to start Croxley Rail Link services in 2016

The formal (Railways Act 2005) closure notice for Watford LUL station has
now been published. Any objections must be in by 12 April, though actual
closure will not take place until the Croxley Link is open, expected in
2016.

Peter

Why didn't they run a parliamentary "replacement bus service",
instead? It worked for network southeast, with the croxley line.

That was a tactic to avoid having to run trains, not something that
applies in the case of the Croxley Link except when work requires it..

It avoids having to run trains to Watford (cassiobury park) Station.
And especially avoids having to pay lip service to criticism from the
locals.

If services to Watford continue until transfer day and Watford High
Street and Watford Junction become the official replacements for
Watford Met. then there is no service to be bustituted. Unless there
is a practical restriction on doing so, services to Watford Met. could
continue with a temporary junction at the diversion point to allow an
overnight change of timetabled services or a temporary delay of
diversion if something unforeseen** crops up with running Met. trains
in passenger service into Watford Junction.

I thought that Watford Met would remain for stabling purposes, so the
track and junctions will not go,

They haven't said the site won't be abandoned but the accountants
might have other ideas.

and perhaps the station will remain usable for diversions.

"The closure of the station has always been part of the Croxley Rail
Link proposals. Keeping Watford Met open in any capacity, including
running a split or shuttle service, would have a negative effect on
the scheme overall resulting in poorer service for all users reducing
the economic benefits of the rail link."
[http://www.croxleyraillink.com/lates...-process.aspx]


And the sale of the site was part of the financing of the scheme in
past plans, although it doesn't seem to be at the moment.