Dave wrote:

My impression is that the NLL services proceed to the Lea Valley
platforms and continue up the Lea Valley line to Tottenham Hale etc.
Look at the blue lines on the maps in options 1,2,3 on the route
appraisal page:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/dlr/developmen..._appraisal.htm

is the service likely to be reduced when they bring the ELL into
operation?

The current service is every 15 mins Richmond-Stratford isn't it? With
trains alternate trains continuing to North Woolwich? It already seems
pretty busy me on the few occasions I have used the service recently.
So I don't see how they could justify reducing the NLL service -
especially as the only section that both lines will serve is between
Canonbury and Highbury & Islington.

When the ELL is extended to H&I [1], 8 trains per hour are proposed -
with the existing 4 trains per hour, that means 12 trains per hour (or
one every 3 mins). I should hope that the infrastructure should be able
to cope with that.

[1] Trains will run almost as far as Caledonian Road & Barnsbury station
in order to reverse.

Is the Dalston Jc - Camden Rd section going to be expanded to 4 track
all the way? I'd have thought this would be sensible in order to
increase capacity along this stretch, though I suppose this depends on
how many freights are planned every hour through here. If the ELL is
extended to Finsbury Park (although there's no mention of this either
way on the ELL site) then those trains will have to cross the NLL on the
flat.

Angus

Is the Dalston Jc - Camden Rd section going to be expanded to 4 track
all the way? I'd have thought this would be sensible in order to
increase capacity along this stretch, though I suppose this depends on
how many freights are planned every hour through here. If the ELL is
extended to Finsbury Park (although there's no mention of this either
way on the ELL site) then those trains will have to cross the NLL on the
flat.

Angus

I seem to remember that in Alistair Darling's speech that the
extension to Finsbury Park had been ruled out due to "operational
complexities". Anyway, people can change to the Victoria Line at H&I.

dan