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Old November 17th 05, 02:23 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Kev Kev is offline
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Default TfL Bottleneck Plan


asdf wrote:

At a guess, the fact that NLL and WLL trains have to use the same
platforms, meaning they often have to wait outside the station. This
can only get worse if frequency increases ever happen. Or perhaps it's
the fact that the short platforms restrict train lengths for the whole
of the NLL and WLL. A solution would be to remodel the entire High
Level station, with longer platforms and a west-facing bay for the
WLL.

I was wondering if it was something to do with the high level station.
It strikes me that Willesden is in need of the low level platforms to
be reinstated making a proper interchange.
That way platforms could be built on the low level for WLL and Southern
trains.
Who in their right mind gets off a Silverlink County train at Watford
or Harrow to trundle down to Willesden on a Metro to get the NLL or WLL
train.
It would also be an ideal place to change to the Bakerloo if you were
going to Paddington.
I think that would be much better money spent than the incredibley
expensive Croxley link.

Kevin