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Recliner[_3_] · November 23rd 17, 02:12 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Thu, 23 Nov 2017 06:40:45 -0800 (PST), Piatkow
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On Thursday, 23 November 2017 13:36:36 UTC, Recliner wrote:
On Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:28:44 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

On Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:19:10 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
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On Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:28:18 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
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On Wed, 22 Nov 2017 09:02:59 -0600
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I don't think the sidings will stretch as far as the platforms at
Barbican,
let alone all the way to Moorgate.

The track's already there, it would cost relatively little to put down some
power rails and I can't imagine them wanting to store the trains in some
leaky tunnel with the driver having to walk out of it.

The sidings are in the open, just past Farringdon station.

*sigh*, I know. We're talking about the old widened line link to moorgate
that
apparently will be used by LU according to Modern Railways. Do try and keep
up.

I think you've misunderstood the plan, so I was simply trying to explain it
to you. The sidings *are* on the CWL, but they don't go beyond the
Farringdon area. The CWL are blocked beyond there.

Well thats not what the article said. Go and argue it out with them.

Well, you seem to have read it differently to the rest of us. Why
don't you go and look for yourself?

My reading of the article was that the track right through to Moorgate would eventually be used with trains stabled in the Moorgate platforms and at intermediate points. I don't keep old magazines so I can't go back and check and of course. If the full length of the line isn't reopened yet then clearly they cannot do that today even if it is still the longer term plan.

Do you remember which issue it was in? I still have last month's
copy, and the new issue arrived today. I've not kept any older ones.

I thought there was room for at least three or four S stock trains to
be stabled in the restored Farringdon sidings, which extend on to the
old CWL track base. I'm not clear why they'd need more.

I was under the impression that the rest of the CWL lines track bed to
Moorgate would be used to support new buildings above.