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Originally Posted by Stephen Furley[_2_]
"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. |
Which curve are you referring to? Scanning an old Ian Allen gazetteer, it
seems that once there were two leading off from between Upper Holloway and
Gospel Oak going towards Kentish Town. Are they both closed and
unrestorable?
Long, long ago I occasionally travelled from Leyton Midland to St. Pancras.
From Upper Holloway, we took the descending line which is still used by
freight trains. We came to a junction immediately prior to tunnels. One tunnel
lead to Kentish Town and St. Pancras and the other lead to the Midland Line
going towards Cricklewood.
I've often wondered if the route towards St. Pancras is still navigable. As, in
order to maximise utilisation of the Thames Link route, several improbable
services have been suggested, it seems to me that a Barking/Upper
Holloway/St Pancras International/South London service might not be a bad idea.