On Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:49:49 +0000 (UTC)
"Peter Smyth" wrote:
wrote:
Closing the moorgate branch was a mistake IMO. Not only did it serve
a hell of a lot of commuters but it was a convenient reversing point
in case of any problems south of the river. I'm sure they could have
managed with a shorter platform at farringdon with selective door
opening - ie if you want to get out there southbound you must get be
in one of the 1st 8 cars. Its done elsewhere on the system.

But is it used anywhere as busy as Farringdon? SDO is fine for lightly
used stations, but not suitable for a station where a large percentage
of the train will be alighting (particularly once Crossrail opens).

Well there are certainly even more people alightning now they've all got to
schlep over to the circle line to continue their journeys to the City.

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Spud

In message , at 09:54:47 on Tue, 11
Nov 2014, d remarked:
But is it used anywhere as busy as Farringdon? SDO is fine for lightly

used stations, but not suitable for a station where a large percentage

of the train will be alighting (particularly once Crossrail opens).



Well there are certainly even more people alightning now they've all got to

schlep over to the circle line to continue their journeys to the City.


Previously having changed at Kings Cross Thameslink I suppose? Although
when I did the odd trip on that route I changed at Farringdon anyway (in
both directions), because of the narrow and congested platforms at KX-T.

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Roland Perry

On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:12:27 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 09:54:47 on Tue, 11
Nov 2014, d remarked:
But is it used anywhere as busy as Farringdon? SDO is fine for lightly

used stations, but not suitable for a station where a large percentage

of the train will be alighting (particularly once Crossrail opens).



Well there are certainly even more people alightning now they've all got to

schlep over to the circle line to continue their journeys to the City.


Previously having changed at Kings Cross Thameslink I suppose? Although
when I did the odd trip on that route I changed at Farringdon anyway (in
both directions), because of the narrow and congested platforms at KX-T.

I think Boltar was referring to people who had come on through
Thameslink trains from Luton, etc, and wanted to go to Moorgate. They
now have to change, where they once didn't need to.

On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:18:30 +0000
Recliner wrote:
On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:12:27 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:
In message , at 09:54:47 on Tue, 11
Nov 2014, d remarked:
Well there are certainly even more people alightning now they've all got to

schlep over to the circle line to continue their journeys to the City.


Previously having changed at Kings Cross Thameslink I suppose? Although
when I did the odd trip on that route I changed at Farringdon anyway (in
both directions), because of the narrow and congested platforms at KX-T.

I think Boltar was referring to people who had come on through
Thameslink trains from Luton, etc, and wanted to go to Moorgate. They
now have to change, where they once didn't need to.

Quite.

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Spud