Richard J. wrote:

Paul Terry wrote:
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Richard J. writes

Paul Terry wrote:
With the current timetable, the four-track section is used to
allow the fasts to overtake Hounslow loop stopping-services in
the up direction.

Not in the afternoon when the OP would be travelling, unless you
can give an example.

Fast trains leaving Richmond at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour pass
non-stop through Barnes 4-5 minutes later, overtaking the Hounslow
loop services that leave Barnes at 19 and 49 minutes past the hour
- usually passing in the station or soon after.


Are those the Hounslow loop services which go via Richmond then round
to Hounslow.
The ones which aren't really advertised (I guess to stop people getting
really confused)

Usually the indicator boards say Mortlake on the anti clockwise routes.
And strangely Chiswick on the anticlockwise. From Barnes onwards I
think.

I still find the service useful when going into Waterloo from
Isleworth.
As if a train is delayed by 10 minutes or more it's sometimes worth
your while taking the train on the opposite platform. Journey will be
longer by ten minutes but the train is late by ten minutes. So no real
difference. At least giving you the sense that you are moving and you
get a seat and can read the paper rather than waiting for a train in
the cold which may/may not arrive later.

Of course the other use is to getting over to Richmond, Sheen or
Mortlake easily.

Obviously works in the other direction too. But I don't know why the
residents of Richmond would ever want to come to Hounslow! (Asda
maybe?)





Oh, *those* Hounslow Loop services! Yes, of course, the fasts from
Richmond overtake the clockwise Waterloo-Richmond-Hounslow-Waterloo
trains. I was looking at the Richmond-Waterloo timetable, forgetting
that from Barnes onwards you also have up trains from the other
direction in the timetable.
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Richard J.
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