Paul Scott wrote:

"John B" wrote in message
oups.com...


Not sure which is happening here. One suggestion is to re-instate four-
tracking between Camden and Dalston, which would be sensible, and then
to dedicate one pair of tracks between Highbury and Dalston
exclusively to the ELL with the other shared between NLL and freight,
which would be barking mad, given that ELL and NLL trains will run at
the same speed in the same direction making the same stops and freight
won't. But if this did happen then you'd expect the NLL tracks to be
OHLE and the ELL tracks to be DC.


I'm just searching for evidence that the ELL will be third rail but without
success so far - however the 4 car rolling stock for ELL is certainly
announced by TfL as 'single voltage' and unless they are going to put up new
OHLE all the way to Crystal Palace and West Croydon, that will have to be
DC...

Paul S



I shall quite from the ELLP "Rolling Stock Prequalification Briefing
Document", dated June 2005...

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3.2.16 - The Units must be capable of operation on the national rail
third rail
electrification system. An ability to be readily converted to 25 kV AC
overhead
operation is desirable.
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source: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/rail/downloads..._1600940_4.pdf


So there is proof that the East London Railway (as the Extended East
London Line is now being called by TfL) from Dalston Junction
southwards will be third rail.