"Richard J." wrote in message
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Paul Scott wrote:
"Chris" wrote in message
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.........So maybe 6
Heathrows and 18 to Maidenhead would be a better assumption? Still
no real room to insert slow Readings in between the CRossrails
after Hayes though.

Your proposals haven't accounted for about half the crossrail
trains not going any further than the turnback sidings at the
'ghost station' at Westbourne Park?

For the westbound peaks, out of 24 tph through central London, 14 will
reverse at Paddington (via Westbourne Park sidings), 4 will go to
Heathrow, and 6 will go west of Hayes on the GWML, of which 2 will
terminate at West Drayton, leaving just 4 to Maidenhead.

Although all Crossrail trains will stop at all stations east of London,
this is not true west of Paddington, particularly off-peak. This is
supposed to be in order to leave paths on the relief lines for FGW trains
to/from Reading and further west.

Exactly. The previous poster has gone off and proposed a whole raft of
difficulties, without first having a glance at the published proposals...

Paul