On Oct 11, 1:40 am, "John Rowland"
wrote:
TheOneKEA wrote:

If the ELLX is not extended to Finsbury Park, then the
GN&CR service should be enhanced using the 313s to permit low-stress
connections between the two lines, thereby opening up the entire ECML
catchment area to the ELLX and taking pressure off of KX and Moorgate.

What pressure at KX and Moorgate? KX will lose a lot of trains under TL2k.
Moorgate only has 6tph per platform during the height of the peak.

And yet TL2K is still stalled. The 313s are still going to end up off
lease when the LO stock comes on stream, and IMO the best thing to do
is to enhance the GN&CR services using these off-lease 313s as a
stopgap measure until TL2K is finally sorted out.

Besides, if TL2K does go through, then KX will be relieved, but
Finsbury Park will become even busier - and that station is not a nice
place when busy. Lengthening or intensifying the GN&CR service to
provide an alternate route for ECML commuters headed for the City that
doesn't involve lengthy walks at KxStP seems like a no-brainer,
especially given the interchange with the ELLX at Highbury.