On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:59:04 +0000, "Clive D. W. Feather"
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Trains on the two main routes from Moorgate would have coupled at
Highgate.

ITYM "connected". Attempts at coupling would have been interesting,
to say the least.

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Trains on the two main routes from Moorgate would have coupled at
Highgate.
ITYM "connected". Attempts at coupling would have been interesting,
to say the least.

No, coupled. Just like on the big railway.

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Clive D. W. Feather wrote:
In article , Bill Hayles
writes
Trains on the two main routes from Moorgate would have coupled at
Highgate.
ITYM "connected". Attempts at coupling would have been interesting,
to say the least.

No, coupled. Just like on the big railway.

I think Bill is pointing out that the vertical difference between the two
lines at Highgate make that a bit of a problem. If coupling was going to be
performed it would most likely have been at Finchley Central as at East
Finchley the lines join north of the platforms.


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Shelley writes
Trains on the two main routes from Moorgate would have coupled at
Highgate.
ITYM "connected". Attempts at coupling would have been interesting,
to say the least.
No, coupled. Just like on the big railway.
I think Bill is pointing out that the vertical difference between the two
lines at Highgate make that a bit of a problem.

In which case, both you and Bill are misunderstanding.

Train departs Moorgate, runs via Drayton Park, Finsbury Park (high
level), to Highgate High Level. Splits.
* One part turns right at Park Junction and heads to Ally Pally.
* The other part goes straight ahead and continues to East Finchley (or,
in the peaks, High Barnet).
Reverse the process for southbound trains.

I said "two routes *from* Moorgate".

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Clive D. W. Feather wrote:

I said "two routes *from* Moorgate".

I'd been considering routes from Moorgate (GN&C) and Moorgate (City Branch)
to a common destination. You didn't state to different destinations did
you?

I think we can agree that both were correct.


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Clive D. W. Feather wrote:

John Shelley writes
Trains on the two main routes from Moorgate would have coupled at
Highgate.
ITYM "connected". Attempts at coupling would have been interesting,
to say the least.
No, coupled. Just like on the big railway.
I think Bill is pointing out that the vertical difference between the two
lines at Highgate make that a bit of a problem.

In which case, both you and Bill are misunderstanding.

Train departs Moorgate, runs via Drayton Park, Finsbury Park (high
level), to Highgate High Level. Splits.
* One part turns right at Park Junction and heads to Ally Pally.
* The other part goes straight ahead and continues to East Finchley (or,
in the peaks, High Barnet).
Reverse the process for southbound trains.

I said "two routes *from* Moorgate".

Sorry to be so pedantic, but wouldn't those have *un*coupled at Highgate?

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:29:48 +0000, "Clive D. W. Feather"
wrote:


In which case, both you and Bill are misunderstanding.

Yes, I was. Apologies

Train departs Moorgate, runs via Drayton Park, Finsbury Park (high
level), to Highgate High Level. Splits.
* One part turns right at Park Junction and heads to Ally Pally.
* The other part goes straight ahead and continues to East Finchley (or,
in the peaks, High Barnet).
Reverse the process for southbound trains.

Although it's the first I've heard of this idea. AFAIK, it isn't
mentioned in Northern Wastes, which talks of fourteen trains per
hour from Moorgate via Finsbury Park, seven of which would go to
High Barnet and the other seven to Alexandra Palace.

Knowing you, I'm sure you have source for this. Can you let me know
what it is so that I can read up for myself. For various reasons,
not least an early childhood memory of a steam trip to Alexandra
Palace, this is one of my favourite topics.



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Bill Hayles

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In article , Bill Hayles
writes
Train departs Moorgate, runs via Drayton Park, Finsbury Park (high
level), to Highgate High Level. Splits.
* One part turns right at Park Junction and heads to Ally Pally.
* The other part goes straight ahead and continues to East Finchley (or,
in the peaks, High Barnet).
Reverse the process for southbound trains.

Although it's the first I've heard of this idea. AFAIK, it isn't
mentioned in Northern Wastes, which talks of fourteen trains per
hour from Moorgate via Finsbury Park, seven of which would go to
High Barnet and the other seven to Alexandra Palace.

Knowing you, I'm sure you have source for this.

I certainly did, but I can't right now locate it. This makes me think it
might have been in Underground News (which I don't keep).

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