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ELL Stock in Place
On Jan 22, 11:08*am, MIG wrote: On 22 Jan, 09:42, "Paul Scott" wrote: [big snip] This is how the RUS summary reads for the area in question, (section 6.3) though obviously it's a couple of years old now: [big snip of quoted chunks of RUS plus associated comments] Looking at all the evidence so far, the 'battering' of the service only seems to be off peak. Assuming a reduction of 5 to 4 tph meets the definition... It does sound good (although not mentioning connections south) but I suspect that it is sufficiently out of date not to be worth paying too much attention to. *A lot has happened in "a couple of years", not least the election of a new Mayor, a major recession and some dodgy deals*. *I don't simply take the word of the local campaigners either, who mention the reduction in service to LB (and Charing Cross) and lack of connections south, but don't mention the ELL, but I recognise that they have some justification for cynicism. I guess we'll know soon enough when the timetable comes out. *To get the go-ahead for things that may yet not go ahead (and Virgin not involved ...). I agree that things may well have changed - plus as we've seen the RUS is not a hallowed document, it's a recommendation, and it strongly recommended that there be a replacement for the SLL (the proposed Vic- Bellingham service) which seemingly isn't now going to happen. With regards to your "dodgy deals" comment, I assume this is in relation to the cutting of the SLL, right? Well, one justification was the extension of the other platforms at Battersea Park - whether that happens any time soon is a fair enough question. However at the other end of the line, the redevelopment at London Bridge is indeed going ahead, as it's all linked in with building the 'Shard' tower right next to the station, which is itself intermeshed with the Thameslink Programme works. Of course, one could make an argument about about it being a "dodgy deal" for this to happen in the first place, what with the associated reduction of terminating platforms at LB from 9 down to 6[*]. The ELL phase 2 to Clapham Jn seems fairly certain to happen (no doubt it's controversial because of the associated SLL stuff, but I can't see the plug being pulled on it now). So are your comments predominantly about Battersea Park and the disappearing SLL service? Or a wider comment, perhaps including reference to Crossrail and other stuff? -----[*] Could anyone briefly summarise to what extent the benefits for Thameslink of the London Bridge works are dependent on the Bermondsey flyunder arrangement being built too? |
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