On Fri, 28 Sep 2007, Paul Scott wrote:

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
.li...

Clive also says of the District "the Richmond and Wimbledon branches
are shared with NR trains" - Richmond, yes, but Wimbledon?

I don't think SWT actually use the platforms at Wimbledon, but they
definitely run empty stock off the Windsor lines via East Putney to
Wimbledon Park depot, and there are crossovers from both LU lines onto
the main line just before Wimbledon station. There are a couple of early
and late trains that use the route in service, and of course it is
available as required for engineering diversions.

Okay. I knew about the use as a diversionary route, but i sort of read it
as implying that there were NR passenger services that way. Here's what
His Cliveness says:

"The Richmond and Wimbledon branches are shared with NR trains, and so are
restricted to C and D stock only"

Which is slightly nonsensical on the face of it. If Silverlink withdrew
NLL service from Richmond, would A stock suddenly be usable there?
Presumably, what he means is that the branches use tracks built and/or
maintained to NR structure gauge, and therefore A stock won't fit. Except
that the reason the Putney branch isn't cleared for A stock is presumably
nothing to do with sharing with NR, and everything to do with the complete
lack of any current, historical or planned service there from the
Metropolitan!

Who owns the Putney metals, LU or NR?

tom

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