Thread: 5 car Overground trains to Watford Junction
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Old January 13th 15, 10:40 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Clive D. W. Feather[_2_] Clive D. W. Feather[_2_] is offline
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Default 5 car Overground trains to Watford Junction
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Their top speed isn't the issue - its 75mph according to wonkypedia. Its their
acceleration. On the ELL they're so slow off the mark they barely get up to any
decent speed before they have to slow down again for the next stop. I can only
assume the stations on the watford branch are further apart. Either that or we
enter conspiracy theory land and assume there's a deliberate policy on the ELL
to provide a slow service.

Dalston Jn to Surrey Quays is 9 stops in 6.97 km, an average of 0.77 km.

Willesden Jn to Watford Jn is 13 stops in 19.71 km, an average of 1.52
km, almost twice as much.

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