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Old February 12th 09, 11:41 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway
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Default East London Line phase 2b to Clapham Jn is GO!

On Feb 12, 8:22*pm, wrote:
On 12 Feb, 19:17, Mizter T wrote:

On 12 Feb, 19:05, "Paul Scott" wrote:


"Mizter T" wrote:


It is physically possible for trains to go direct from Wandsworth Road
straight onto the WLL for West Brompton, Kensington Olympia and the
rest.


They should do that once or twice a day, at start or end of service, to get
a train from NXG to/from the WLL. *Could allow half of that so called XC
'ghost bus' service to be binned...


Yes, I suggested the same myself back in those 'ghost bus' threads!
The 'LO trackbasher's special', at especially inhospitable hours!


The DfT has actually announced that an Ealing Broadway Wandsworth
Road rail bus replacement rail replacement service (IYSWIM!) is going
to be part of the new Southern franchise. And what an awkward bugger
to run it's going to be, as one of Southern's Class 171 units will
have to be diverted to service it.


Delightfully insane - gawd bless DafT. If it happens, my money's on an
SO service - the flymo fleet is less stretched and engineering work
provides a good reason to cancel it on a regular basis.