On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:09:06 -0700 (PDT), TheOneKEA wrote:

True, but keep in mind that the narrow platforms at Shepherd's Bush
will eventually become a problem if the Westfield development
eventually reaches full utilization. IMHO there will eventually be a
need to substantially increase the local service on the WLL to better
serve Shepherd's Bush, and the restoration of the up loop at Kenny O
will make it substantially easier to path a frequent local passenger
service.

I fail to see how this would make anything easier. You can get the
same number of tph through Kenny O in its current configuration as you
can through West Brompton, Shepherds Bush, etc. Modifying Kenny O
would not increase line capacity.

Also, if the headway on the WLL is (say) 3 minutes, I doubt passengers
on Kenny O stoppers would appreciate sitting there for 6 minutes while
another train overtakes.