"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
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I have seen nothing rumoured or hinted at about running beyond Gospel
Oak. The problem is train paths. TfL have said they are trying to get
unused but historic freight paths surrendered on the NLL but I doubt
they would want to have NLL paths released but only use from Gospel
Oak westwards. They'd want to use them from Stratford to take pressure
off on the heavily loaded eastern section as well as the western bit.

If the curve towards Kentish Town and St. Pancras hadn't been obliterated
could any case have been made for a service via that route to somewhere on
the Southern. South to East travel in London often seems to be poorly
catered for. That curve could not now be re-instated.

The curve from South Tottenham towards Tottenham Hale could be re-instated I
think; at least the route was still unobstructed when I last looked, a
couple of years ago. Could there be any case for a service that way; maybe
Stanstead to somewhere if the airport is expanded?

It's not so long ago that a passenger service on the North London East of
Dalston didn't exist, but look at it now.