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Tim Roll-Pickering · February 1st 06, 11:38 PM posted to uk.transport.london

wrote:

Is it the intention that eventually there will no longer be LU
involvement with this line and instead Network Rail will take over
infrastructure responsibility for both the existing and the extended
bits with an "overground" train operator running the services?

My impression is that they seem to be going the reverse way, given the TfL
takeover of Silverlink services on the North London Line and its little
siblings. I suspect this could be the point where "London Underground"
becomes an increasingly anachronistic concept when considering the current
transport system.

Will
there only be a link to one or other of New Cross/New Cross Gate?

The maps I've seen preserve both. On the line map alone New Cross Gate is
the stronger of the two to survive because the southern extension is
basically a flyover onto the stopping services down to West Croydon/Crystal
Palce, though the desirability of interchange with services to Lewisham and
beyond should preserve New Cross as well.

Will
the depot at New Cross be shut

Pass.

and the stock transfer connection
between the ELL and District Lines be removed?

Not sure if they'd scrap it completely (it may be useful for other
purposes).

Will the existing
station at Shoreditch still be served?

No. It's in the wrong location for extending the line (as well as for being
much use for passengers), but the Shoreditch High Street station should
cover transport needs to there.