In article , Roland
Perry writes
Or is the reduced capacity that would offer actually worse than running
nothing at all?

Quite possibly.

The Waterloo & City Line (IIRC) has alternative timetables for use if
one or two of the trains fail, but closes if three trains are out of
action because overcrowding would make things dangerous.

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