On Dec 3, 1:34 pm, Tom Anderson wrote:


Hang on, though - at Baker Street, the junction between the southbound
lines of the Watford and Stanmore branches is *south* of the platforms,
isn't it? That means you really can have trains from each arriving
simultaneously, with one then waiting at the platform for the other to
leave. At St Pancras, the junction of the Great Northern and Midland
branches of Thameslink has to be north of the station box, doesn't it? You


I thought I'd seen the junction from the train - if I was right, the
lines ran off to each side *immediately* north of the station; I
assume within the concrete box that was constructed.

IIRC the Canal Tunnels are to the north of the station box with points
being inserted just to the north of the new platforms to provide
connections to the ECML.

As the south end of the station is on a sharp curve then short of
going under the British Library I don't see how you can fit in a four,
12 car platform, station (bays or islands).

Does the CTRL Act cover what was being built?

OC