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Robin9 · 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Recliner[_3_]

On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:26:44 +0100, Robin9
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;153065 Wrote:
In article , (Basil
Jet)
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I was thinking about what a wasted resource the DC lines from Queens
Park to Euston are. A twin track railway to the edge of Central
London with only 3tph. But what to do with it?-

Surely the real pressure is to turf the suburban services out to provide

more mainline and HS2 capacity?

Colin Rosenstiel

Is diverting the service away from Euston via Camden Road
to wherever a feasible option?

Wouldn't it be easier to simply replace the LO service to Watford
Junction with the Bakerloo? It might have to wait till the Bakerloo
gets new stock in a few years time, of course.

Certainly it would be simpler but would it be practicable?
I assume the Bakerloo Line is as overcrowded during rush
hour as any other Underground service. Would adding to it
the people who currently travel on the Overground service to
Euston be workable?

We come back to the beginning of this thread: the DC lines to
Euston are an under-utilised asset. Abandoning the service does
not address that issue.