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" writes
I used the "revamped" service yesterday afternoon, and noticed no
discernible difference, save for the raised platform area in the middle
at each station.

A huge amount of cost and inconvenience for no discernible improvement:
as I said on this forum before the work even started! That's the
trouble with construction-company-led P.F.I. contracts of this sort: a
huge amount of money spent on cosmetic "improvements",

Um, it sounds like they *haven't* spent a load of money on cosmetic
"improvements".

for which huge
amounts are paid, rather than the basic service improvement.

The basic task was to replace the track and signalling. Shaving seconds
off the round-trip time on the line means an extra train or two per
hour, increasing the number of passengers that can be carried per hour.

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