On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 16:53:37 +0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
Mizter T wrote:
IME the Overground timetable is not "frequently up the bloody spout".

Indeed, and at 95.5%, it has the joint second highest PPM (punctuality)
moving average of all the operators in the country. Its moving average
cancellation and significant lateness (CaSL) figure, a measure of
reliability, is also one of the best at 1.8% (only c2c, Chiltern and HEx
are slightly better). That's not bad, considering that it shares lines with
LU, freight and lower performing TOCs.

See http://www.networkrail.co.uk/about/performance/

Well if the statistics say its great then obviously I was just imagining
waiting 10-15 minutes for a highbury train on numerous occasions or waiting
*at* highbury for any train at all.

It should have remained a tube line. Linking it into the NR network was just
asking for problems. If it was a self contained tube line it could have had a
much better service frequency in the central section and since everyone thinks
closing the moorgate branch on thameslink was no big deal since everyone can
hope on the tube - the same logic applies, right? People from south london
could hope out at new cross (gate) and change.

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Spud