In message , at 10:09:41 on Thu, 4
Dec 2008, Andrew Heenan remarked:
And where is the obvious place "past Shenfield"? Colchester is the
nearest that makes sense.
Wha? Chelmsford?
Doesn't have the required capacity to turn trains. The track beyond
Shenfield is also already quite busy with longer distance trains.

I suspect you've missed the point of Crossrail; it could substitute for some
of those trains, not necessarily add to them.

Only by removing capacity from stations beyond Chelmsford (or wherever
you put the mk2 terminus).
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Roland Perry