New DLR station opened today
On Thu, 13 Dec 2007, Paul Scott wrote:
"Lew 1" wrote in message
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And it's still going to have NR-style frequencies, unlike the tube.
Surely that's only in the short-term though? I understood that the aim
was to create mass transit systems out of them, ala the current
Underground frequency. I may be wrong.
Achieving mass transit frequencies on a heavy rail route (say 24tph) is
the sort of thing provided by Crossrail or Thameslink, at a cost of
£billions. The Overground is a much more modest affair
Is there anything technical about the Overground that prohibits that sort
of frequency, in terms of rails and whatever? I thought it was just that
the demand does't (yet) justify spending money to achieve it. Plus, the
need for freight paths and working in with other NR services down south.
tom
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