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August 11th 17, 08:06 AM
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London Waterloo international
On 11/08/2017 08:43, e27002 aurora wrote:
On 10 Aug 2017 11:10:54 +0100 (BST), Theo wrote: In uk.railway Basil Jet wrote: I'm not sure exactly what the difference is, except for the pretty roof. But imagine that the east half of Victoria was tarted up, and they decided to build a flyover so the Brighton lines could use it. Then twenty years later the west half is tarted up to be nicer than the east half, so they demolish the flyover. Then twenty years later they tart up the east side again and rebuild the flyover. Even Michael Bell wouldn't dream of advocating such a thing. Losing the flyover would enable reinstatement of an 8th track through Queenstown Road (where it goes from 8 down to 7 to accommodate it, then 8 once the flyover has merged). I don't know enough about the (complex) track layout and platforming to know if that would give any useful increase in capacity. Historically, IIRC, there were four tracks between Waterloo and Barnes. I do not know how much the reduction around the Nine Elms flyover reduced needed capacity. If the infrastructure elsewhere limits trains to ~240m long, there's no advantage for anyone from the much longer platforms to be had. (is there any realistic prospect of longer trains out of any part of Waterloo?) Probably not. I wonder how long are the platforms at Southampton? 10 car 444, 12 car 450 -- Graeme Wall This account not read. |
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