"Sharon & Gordon Thomson" wrote in
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Would it be totally impractical for all or most Met journeys to/from
Chesham
to run as through services to Baker Street as opposed to mainly a branch
shuttle with the odd peak-time run to Aldgate or wherever. Just seems a
bit
messy compared to most other lines which tend to provide through services
to
all their extremities.

It would be possible but I doubt enough people use Chesham off-peak to make
it worthwhile.

Also would it not be feasible for Central Line trains serving Hainault to
run alternately clockwise/anticlockwise round the Hainault loop and back
towards the City?

As there would be no terminus there would be nowhere for the trains to make
up any time and this would decrease reliability.

Are there any changes to traditional route options on LU that might be
worth
doing even if the above two are hopeless non-starters?

I believe LU are considering changing the sub-surface lines. Trains would go
Hammersmith - Edgware Road - Liverpool Street - South Kensington - Edgware
Road where it would reverse and head back the other way. This would have the
advantage of giving Circle trains somewhere to make up any time they have
lost.

Peter Smyth