On Fri, 20 May 2005, TheOneKEA wrote:

Dave Arquati wrote:

The Victoria line can't be extended at the moment as it is already full
to its capacity;

I might have lost the plot, but that seems to make no sense whatsoever -
making the line longer wouldn't have capacity implications. You could run
trains at exactly the same frequency (if you had a few more), so as far as
Brixton is concerned, it wouldn't be any different. Or am i being stupid?

However, what i really want to know is ...

the only possible extension is a loop from Brixton to Herne Hill and
back, as this would permit a frequency increase on the line by avoiding
the scissors crossover at Brixton which limits capacity.

A loop at Herne Hill is not the only way to increase capacity on the Vic
- a flying terminus would do the job just as well, without the pain of
turning trains around.

What the hell is a flying terminus? I'm getting visions of some sort of
Hayao Miyazaki sort of affair ...

tom

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