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Old November 22nd 17, 12:02 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Widened lines moorgate spur

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On 22/11/2017 12:20, David Cantrell wrote:
On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 03:55:28PM +0000,
wrote:
The latest london special issue of modern railways suggests that the
met line has finally been linked up with the remains of the widened
lines at moorgate via a spur at farringdon.


Seems odd. Why on earth would they bother?

Presumably to reduce the pressure on Aldgate and the flat junction
between Liverpool Street and Aldgate East. If you ever catch an H&C
train through there there's probably an 80% chance it will end up
stalled waiting for a Met line.


I though it was just for extra siding space at Farringdon?

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Colin Rosenstiel