On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:13:58 -0700, John B wrote:

On 5 Oct, 10:06, Paul Corfield wrote:

This link

http://www.crossrail.co.uk/80256B090053AF4C/Files/informationround/$F...

gives an overview of the timetable proposals. Looks like 24 tph over
the central section at peak times with pretty frequent services to the
east. I'm less convinced about turning 14 tph at Paddington but hey at
least the thing is going to be built.

Turning 14tph at Paddington will only be necessary if they don't
extend the wires to Reading (because if they do, then XR trains can
take over all slow-lines GW services). Since the Reading resignalling
should be long-since complete by the time XR is open to Maidenhead,
I'll be amazed if the wires aren't extended more or less
immediately...

Well let's hope that common sense does prevail and we do get
electrification to Reading and hopefully beyond. Still we should be
grateful that we've got Overground / ELLX Phase 1, Thameslink 3,000,000
and now Crossrail.

A shame that Ken has had to sacrifice tram developments in order to get
Crossrail but I guess it's a far bigger prize. All these rail schemes
give Ken some interesting ammo for the next Mayoral election - I wonder
what else he has up his sleeve by way of transport development as he's
got an awful lot of stuff through and into construction?

--
Paul C


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