Paul Weaver wrote:
On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:03:02 +0000, PaulBowery wrote:


What about this for an idea- combine the Greenford branch and Barking to
Gospel Oak into a single service via Ealing Broadway and Willesden
Junction. This would provide an interchange between the North London
Line and the west via Ealing Broadway. If paths in the Willesden
Junction area are a problem then some of the Stratford trains could run
to Willesden Junction low level via Queens Park.

How about (after crossrail)

Greenford via CastleBarPark, West Ealing, Ealing Broadway, Acton Main
Line, then down via Shepherds Bush, KennyO, West Brompton, Imperial Wharf
to Clapham Junction to meet the East London line?

4tph would offer some form of SouthWest - West London transport.

Unfortunately the reason Greenford trains are being cut back to West
Ealing is that all line capacity on the Relief lines is required for
Crossrail services. Cutting back to West Ealing will mean Greenford
trains don't actually use the GW at all other than for travelling
to/from the depot.

Alternativly move half of the Heathrow Connect/Express services to
Waterloo via Clapham. A 30 minute every 30 minutes Express none-stop to
Waterloo would surely be a winner, combined with a Heathrow Connect all
stop - or at least EalingB-KennyO-Clapham, would be a well-used service.

That's fine if you're already at Heathrow and want to get into London,
but if you're doing it the other way around or want to travel to an
intermediate station on the GWML (which is what Heathrow Connect is
for!) then you've just halved the frequency.

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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London