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South London Line issues [was: ELL Stock in Place]
"Mizter T" wrote Having thought about it, I'm possibly even warming just a little (though only a little) to the notion that, given the seemingly inevitable downfall of the existing SLL service, an enhanced Vic- Dartford service plus the new ELL phase 2 service might not be such a bad result, and that the loss of the proposed 'SLL replacement' Vic- Bellingham service can be taken on the chin (a shame, and it would be nice to have it, but perhaps not a complete essential). Part of the problem is the way in which this has all been handled, i.e. in a rather furtive and underhand manner. Maybe stops at Denmark Hill and Peckham Rye could even be inserted on a few other trains that currently run fast along the Catford Loop to and from Victoria? One problem with using Victoria - Dartford trains to replace the Victoria - London Bridge SLL service, at least when the Battersea Park junction is severed, is that there is no route between the Chatham high level lines and the platforms at Wandsworth Road. It is possible to go via Stewarts Lane, though the layout at Battersea Pier Junction would complicate platforming at Victoria (the up low level route feeds into the Up Chatham Slow, so ideally routed into Victoria platforms 5-8, while the down low level feeds out of the Down Chatham Fast, so ideally out of platforms 1-4). If Battersea Park is retained, AIUI Networkers are barred from the route (though it may or may not take much to clear it for them). There is currently one up morning peak long distance train to Victoria which calls at Denmark Hill en route, and before the December timetable change there were three, so stops by fast trains here and/or at Peckham Rye are not out of the question. Indeed, during the period in the 1980s when the SLL service was peak hours only, and hourly off-peak Victoria - Maidstone East train called at Denmark Hill (and later, at Peckham Rye as well). Peter |
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