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Steve Fitzgerald · March 14th 09, 08:14 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

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Since Blackfriars is going to be closed for a considerable length of
time, almost three years, will LUL put up partitions at the platform
edges and allow trains to run through there at speed? What would it
take to reset the start signals to normal waysides, since now they are
in essence draw ups.

I would very much doubt it.

The speed through the platforms is based on the overlaps (safe space if
you like) of the station starters. It is assumed that a train will be
normally running from a standing start and thus the overlap is very much
reduced. The rule is (with a few exceptions) that you do 5mph at the
station starter to take account of these overlaps.

I can't see the signalling being totally redesigned for a couple of
year's closure.
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