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future of HeX, was Secret map
Graham Harrison wrote:
On Fri, 31 Aug 2018 08:39:34 +0000 (UTC), Neil Robertson wrote: On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:44:02 -0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: John Levine wrote: In article , Recliner wrote: I suspect very shortly after crossrail opens at heathrow Hex will be history. Maybe even a matter of months. I think it may survive as a faster, slightly more premium option, with fares no more than £15. But no way will it survive with £27 buy-on-board fares. There just won't be enough takers. There's currently 4 tph on the HeX and 2 tph on the ex-Connect TfL. Next year there'll be 6 tph on TfL, four to T4 and two to T5. I think Crossrail is aiming for 8 tph to Heathrow eventually. Along with the 12 tph on the Picc, that's 22 tph. Are there that many people who want to take a train into London? I guess we'll see. The 12 tph Piccadilly line trains are already packed, so there's certainly Hobsons choice. I can guarantee that once crossrail is up and running and tourists know about it the picc will become a ghost line. Few people apart from local residents and maybe heathrow workers are going to use that hopeless service to slog into london when they can do it in 1/4 the time for the same or slightly more money (not sure of crossrail costs to heathrow). How many Heathrow workers use HCon and the Picc? I think you'll find there's enough of them that neither route will become a "ghost line". Not only that but long before the Heathrow extension of the Picc the loadings on the Hounslow branch with people traveling to the various destinations (not just central London) didn't qualify as a ghost line. Don't confuse Neil with facts… he has an unshakeable commitment to ignorance and prejudice. |
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