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Old April 7th 09, 08:03 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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"David Jackman" pleasereplytogroup wrote in message
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One problem is going to be *where* do you terminate your late running
train
early? The plan is to run Hammersmith - Outer Circle - Edgware Road -
Inner Circle - Hammersmith - Whitechapel/Barking - Hammersmith. Once past
Aldgate on the Outer Circle there is simply nowhere to park a train until
reaching Moorgate on the run to Whitechapel/Barking, unless you drop the
Inner Circle trip and run straight to Moorgate (or Aldgate) from Egdware
Road - which is pretty much what the Circle does at times of disruption
now.


Are you assuming trains will interwork on both H&C and Circle routes?
Surely it will be more reliable to have two discrete sub fleets on a day to
day basis, doing H&C OR Circle, and then delays will not transfer from one
service to the other?

Paul S