On 28 Sep, 23:36, (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
In article ,

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But it seems the Wimbledon branch still has Network Rail doing the
signalling (another thread running in uk.t.l), so maybe LU were
only sold the stations?

LU got the route (along with others) so it wasn't privatised in 1994 I
think. LU had run the signalling on the Putney Bridge-East Putney section
for years before then despite it still being BR owned.


The East Putney to Wimbledon section is still signalled and powered by
Network Rail under contract to LUL (or possibly under a contract with
the infraco Metronet now, could well even be some complex three-way
agreement) - presumably it was easier to keep this status-quo than to
change things around.

A (separate) agreement gives running rights to National Rail trains
over this section. Of course operationally this is made easier by the
fact the stretch is signalled by Network Rail.