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Recliner[_3_] · June 9th 17, 01:15 PM posted to uk.transport.london

[email protected] · June 9th 17, 02:49 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:15:56 +0100
Recliner wrote:
On Fri, 9 Jun 2017 12:53:35 +0000 (UTC), d wrote:
Given there's currently a very expensive and fairly pointless scheme to link
the Met to watford junction I don't think improving Ongar would have been
completely beyond the pale especially if Essex CC had coughed up some dough.
I suspect a large number of the outer areas of the tube dont pay their way
and if you just concentrated on core services you'd end up with something like
the Paris metro - great service in the centre, not so much in the suburbs.

The LU policy is now to concentrate on the core area, and new
extensions are likely only to be in urban areas within London, not
rural branches. Haven't you noticed that the Watford Met extension has
stalled?

I not up to date on it but I can't say I'm surprised. I can't see any viable
case for it. No one travelling into central london from watford junction is
going go around the houses on the met if they can get the Overground direct
and I can't imagine there's a huge demand for commuters to/from the western
area of the met to there.

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