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London Metropolitan line Watford
On Sat, 24 Dec 2016 13:14:28 +0000, Martin Edwards
wrote: On 12/23/2016 8:40 PM, Recliner wrote: e27002 aurora wrote: On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 11:11:10 -0600, wrote: In article , (e27002 aurora) wrote: On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 07:25:43 -0600, wrote: In article , d () wrote: I never really got the rationalle behind cutting the bakerloo back to harrow. It was actually cut back to Queen's Park and only extended north of there when Stonebridge Park Depot was built. There's obviously a commuter demand for it (hence LO) and it wasn't even the longest tube line when it did run there so its not as if it was going miles. The Bakerloo only had a limited peak hour service (to access Croxley Green Depot) long before even that was withdrawn. IMHO it makes more sense to run the Bakerloo to Watford than the Overground. Why do you say that? It is very much within the London conurbation, and ones suspects most users would prefer a direct rapid transit train to the West End and Docklands than a suburban train to a terminus. Just my USD0.02. Actually, as I'm sure you're very well aware, Watford is in Herts, well outside London and the zonal area. And the Bakerloo line has never gone to Docklands. Furthermore, people from Watford who want to travel to central London are far more likely to take a fast LM train, not an excruciatingly slow LU or LO train. Outside, but not well outside. It has a border with the London Borough of Harrow. It might make sense to put it in the zonal area. Bushey used to be in the Met Police area. Until recent times there was no connection (apart from its innermost boundary with the capital city) between the Metropolitan Police District and local authority areas. It was based on rough proximity to Charing Cross to deal with matters within the metropolis. |
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