On 24 Sep, 20:47, Barry Salter wrote:
Neil Williams wrote:
Are there any actual 2-car platforms on the GOBLIN? *I thought they
were all far longer than the trains, hence my criticism of the use of
2-car DMUs when maybe 4 would be more suitable.

Quail gives the shortest platform as being South Tottenham Eastbound, at
3 coaches. Next shortest are Blackhorse Road (both roads) and South
Tottenham Westbound, at 4 coaches. Longest are Harringay Green Lanes
(both roads) at 11 coaches.

The Rules of the Plan, meanwhile, give the following platform lengths
(number of Class 150/1 vehicles, at 20.06m, in brackets):

* * * * * * * Gospel Oak - Bay : 97m (4 vehicles)
* * * * * Upper Holloway - Both : 124m (6 vehicles)
* * * * * * *Crouch Hill - Both : 122m (6 vehicles)
* *Harringay Green Lanes - Both : 220m (10 vehicles)
* * * * *South Tottenham - Eastbound : 52m (2 vehicles)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *Westbound : 81m (4 vehicles)
* * * * *Blackhorse Road - Both : 84m (4 vehicles)
Walthamstow Queens Road - Eastbound : 154m (7 vehicles)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *Westbound : 181m (9 vehicles)
* * *Leyton Midland Road - Both : 156m (7 vehicles)
* *Leytonstone High Road - Both : 163m (8 vehicles)
* * * * * *Wanstead Park - Both : 147m (7 vehicles)
* * * * *Woodgrange Park - Both : 165m (8 vehicles)
* * * * * * * * *Barking - Platform 1 : 183m (9 vehicles)

NB: The above are the *TOTAL* length, and do not necessarily represent
the *OPERATIONAL* length of the platforms in question.

Cheers,

Barry

So if I read that correctly, if you could lengthen the eastbound at
South Tottenham by doubling it (and looking at Google Maps shows no
apparent obstacles to extending that much eastwards - not to mention
you could probably get a few metres by going west up closer to the
bridge), you could have a four-car DMU service with little to no
*major* works?