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Clive D.W. Feather · June 17th 18, 10:06 PM posted to uk.transport.london

[Re-opening an old thread]

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On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 10:19:24 +0000
"Clive D.W. Feather" wrote:
a double junction at the east end of Farringdon. The line will run as
double track to Moorgate and will not be for passenger service, only for

I wonder why not. You'd think it would be a useful divert if the farringdon to
moorgate section stuffs up.

As I understand it, the spacing is tight and so the sidings will only be
connected to the Inner Rail (westbound) with no crossover from the Outer
Rail (eastbound). So an eastbound train won't be able to get into the
sidings.

Does the circle line have ATO installed yet?
Perhaps they don't want the cost of installing it on this branch and trains
will simply be driven manually with conventional signalling.

I suspect they'll just be driven "on sight".

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Clive D.W. Feather