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Old November 22nd 14, 04:12 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Overground speed - or lack thereof
On 2014-11-21 11:09:35 +0000, d said:

The speed of the Overground from highbury down to shadwell is underwhelming
to say the least. Slow ponderous acceleration up to probably nothing more than
25mph and then braking from what seems like 300m before the station. Are the
378s just not up to the job of running a metro service or is there a deliberate
policy of a leisurely pace to operations?

I remarked on this not long after it opened. Living by Dalston Junction
I use it a lot. The stations aren't that far apart and there's a fairly
tight curve between Hoxton and Shoreditch High Street. They go fairly
fast from DJ to Highbury. But yes, they don't work like tube trains.

E.

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