Chance to ride the Watford North curve
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On Thu, 2 Apr 2015 15:29:44 +0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
Mizter T wrote:
But as both Amersham and Watford are well outside London, it's hard to see
why TfL and the London mayor would want to subsidise such services. Would
If they're served by the tube then there's no reason why TfL shouldn't cough up
if the route is viable since they're getting ticket revenue from non london
residents. Otherwise put the buffers at Harrow and let chiltern take over the
rest of the line.
I don't think the fare revenue from an Amersham Watford Junction shuttle
would even cover the operating costs, let alone the capital cost of a
couple of additional S8 trains. I suppose two car Chiltern DMUs might be a
better fit for the likely loadings. But the service would probably still
need a subsidy.
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