Jack Taylor wrote:
"Peter Masson" wrote in message
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How much use is made of the West Ealing - Greenford line by
freight, or
ecs
workings (e.g to turn), and is this use sufficient to preclude
conversion
to
tube or tram?

OTOH the line is so short, so why not retain one bidirectional line
for
heavy rail and convert the other for bidirectional light rail use?

Doing that would only provide enough capacity for one tram every half
hour seeing as the single line section would then be three miles long.
Just as now, not many people would use the service, most opting for the
bus or central line instead. The only way out of this would be
installing a lay-by at perhaps Castle Bar Park so trams can pass each
other in opposite directions. There is possible room for this to the
east of the station. If this was done a ten minute interval service
could be created attracting bus and tube passengers.