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717s skipping stops
On 31/05/2019 15:38, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 15:14:12 on Fri, 31 May 2019, Basil Jet remarked: On 31/05/2019 14:45, Roland Perry wrote: Is bustituting an entire line on weekdays just so they can run more trains on a different one a year before the paths to run both were available unprecedented? Not sure what element of that is the core of you question. Doing engineering works ahead of time, or works on a main line needing an adjacent branch line to be closed to facilitate it. They're not closing the branch for engineering work. They're closing it because they've stolen its weekday paths to strengthen services on the main line. If that's the case, I've misconstrued the following reason posted by GN: "We are providing rail replacement bus services while Network Rail complete a major upgrade to Stevenage station and the track that connects Stevenage with Watton-at-Stone and destinations further south on the Hertford Loop. This upgrade involves the construction of a new fifth platform at Stevenage and the track, signalling and other infrastructure required to connect it to Watton-at-Stone. This major upgrade will mean that Great Northern can run more trains per hour between Stevenage and Watton-at-Stone." Is it possible that closing the branch line connection for the reasons they give has *incidentally* released some main line paths which are useful to LNER ahead of re-timing the whole line for IEP running and KGX throat upgrade from 2020 (when the branch line reopens for normal business)? What that may mean is: "We have reallocated your platform to more important customers. You can have your trains back when we build an extra platform next year." |
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