[JWBA68]

From ITV Teletext


PLANS TO DEVELOP LINE



The Strategic Rail Authority plans to develop under-used train lines, including
the one in Hertfordshire.

The SRA plans to designate the line a '' community railway'' to cut costs and
enhance low-frequency low-speed lines without lessening safety and quality.

A consultation paper identifies the Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey line as
a route for the project.


Burkey

[Marratxi]

"JWBA68" wrote in message
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From ITV Teletext
PLANS TO DEVELOP LINE
The Strategic Rail Authority plans to develop under-used train lines,
including
the one in Hertfordshire.
The SRA plans to designate the line a '' community railway'' to cut costs
and
enhance low-frequency low-speed lines without lessening safety and
quality.
A consultation paper identifies the Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey
line as
a route for the project. Burkey

Only a few years ago there were heavy rumours of a tramway being built from
Watford, along the route of the St Albans branch to Hatfield and beyond !!
Cheerz,
Baz

[Acrosticus]

From: (JWBA68)
Date: 26/02/2004 14:27 GMT Standard Time
Message-id:

The SRA plans to designate the line a '' community railway'' to cut costs and
enhance low-frequency low-speed lines without lessening safety and quality.

How do you cut costs without lessening safety and quality? This seems to be
another case of Bowker's boys talking out of their anuses.

[Cast_Iron]

Acrosticus wrote:
From: (JWBA68)
Date: 26/02/2004 14:27 GMT Standard Time
Message-id:

The SRA plans to designate the line a '' community railway'' to cut
costs and enhance low-frequency low-speed lines without lessening
safety and quality.

How do you cut costs without lessening safety and quality? This seems
to be another case of Bowker's boys talking out of their anuses.

Shows how much you know, as usual.

[Peter Lawrence]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 23:29:53 -0000, "Marratxi"
wrote:


"JWBA68" wrote in message
...
From ITV Teletext
PLANS TO DEVELOP LINE
The Strategic Rail Authority plans to develop under-used train lines,
including
the one in Hertfordshire.
The SRA plans to designate the line a '' community railway'' to cut costs
and
enhance low-frequency low-speed lines without lessening safety and
quality.
A consultation paper identifies the Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey
line as
a route for the project. Burkey

Only a few years ago there were heavy rumours of a tramway being built from
Watford, along the route of the St Albans branch to Hatfield and beyond !!

And then a guided busway was rumoured....

The community railway approach is not what the users want - they would
prefer a through service to London"
--
Peter Lawrence

[Cast_Iron]

"Peter Lawrence" wrote in message
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And then a guided busway was rumoured....

The community railway approach is not what the users want - they would
prefer a through service to London"

The two are not mutually exclusive.

[Neil Williams]

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:11:50 +0000, Cast_Iron wrote:

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Indeed. What (other than lack of demand and easy interchange, or "it's
always been that way") is the reason why the branch does not have a
through service to London, at least in the peaks?

Is it stock-related? Can the 321s operate the branch, or only the 313s
for some reason (e.g. clearance)? Or is it simply line capacity?

Neil
--
Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK
Mail me on neil at the above domain; mail to the above address is NOT read

[Peter Beale]

In article , (Cast_Iron) wrote:

The community railway approach is not what the users want - they
would prefer a through service to London"

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Bring back the Atlantic Coast Express!


--
Peter Beale

[Dave Arquati]

Neil Williams wrote:

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:11:50 +0000, Cast_Iron wrote:


The two are not mutually exclusive.


Indeed. What (other than lack of demand and easy interchange, or "it's
always been that way") is the reason why the branch does not have a
through service to London, at least in the peaks?

Is it stock-related? Can the 321s operate the branch, or only the 313s
for some reason (e.g. clearance)? Or is it simply line capacity?

Neil

I was under the impression that it was the need for trains to cross over
the whole WCML on the flat to reach the DC lines. (BICBW)

--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7

[Neil Williams]

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:41:00 +0000, Dave Arquati wrote:

I was under the impression that it was the need for trains to cross over
the whole WCML on the flat to reach the DC lines. (BICBW)

I'd heard that...but why the DC lines? It's overhead electrified, is it
not? (I think...) Why not run non-stop from Watford Jn to Euston on the AC
lines?

That said, it'd still have to cross the fasts.

Neil
--
Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK
Mail me on neil at the above domain; mail to the above address is NOT read