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I think the fact that the Aldwych - Holborn shuttle service was so under
used was the reason for any extension being killed off early on. The
shuttle is actually 2 lines but one was shut down early on in its life and
the service became a single line service from there on. LU may have had
plans to use the tunnels and track as part of a greater plan, but so far
this hasn't happened, but who knows what tomorrow may bring.

Bakerloo BadBoy

I remember reading in one of the innumerable books at Museum that the
Aldwych extension would never had existed if the consortium
responsible for building the Holborn - Finsbury Park stretch of the
GNP&BR could have gotten out of it. IIRC it was implied that it was
deliberately obfuscated at the Holborn end to try to provide excuses
for construction of it to stop.

If there had been a proper branch connection at Holborn, would Aldwych
have been more useful?

Brad

P.S: Needs less top-posting in u.t.l.