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Peter Smyth wrote:

"Dave Arquati" wrote in message
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Angus Bryant wrote:
"Aidan Stanger" wrote in message
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Heathrow should be dropped, putting in another link just because the
Heathrow express is too expensive make no sense at all.


No, Heathrow should stay on there - after all, it's a very popular
destination. However, Crossrail trains serving it should stop at all
stations - then the Heathrow Express can continue to operate and the
residents of West London get a much better service.


I seem to remember from somewhere that Crossrail is being slated to
take over the soon-to-be-starting 4tph (?) FGW Link Heathrow
service. This being the one that stops at Ealing, Hayes, etc. and
uses spare Desiros from Angel's speculative build. I think there
was an article about it in last month's Modern Railways.

Angus

The service is known as Heathrow Connect and will be 2tph; I've got
some info at http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/67

If the Heathrow Connect is going to replace the Slough all-stations
services then what is going to happen to West Drayton, Langley and Iver?

There is to be a new Paddington-Reading stopping service running every 15
minutes which will probably serve these stations. Two trains per hour will
continue to Oxford.

David