On 13 Dec, 10:13, "Paul Scott" wrote:
"Lew 1" wrote in message

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And it's still going to have NR-style frequencies, unlike the tube.

Surely that's only in the short-term though? I understood that the aim was
to create mass transit systems out of them, ala the current Underground
frequency. I may be wrong.

Achieving mass transit frequencies on a heavy rail route (say 24tph) is the
sort of thing provided by Crossrail or Thameslink, at a cost of £billions.
The Overground is a much more modest affair

You will only ever see NLL & WLL frequency increasing incrementally, up to
4, 6 or maybe 8 tph over overlapping sections of the line, because it is
also a goods line. When Ken talks about 'metro style frequencies' he seems
to mean better than 4 tph, which is when it is considered (by many) that you
don't need to worry about the timetable. The ELLX plans are initially based
on 12 tph through the tunnel, and that is limited to 8tph south of New Cross
Gate, because it is then integrated with the main lines towards
Croydon/Crystal Palace.

Paul S

According to Connex (remember Connex Metro?) a station that had four
trains an hour leaving from the same end, to four different branches,
during the day Monday to Friday (but one or none per hour evenings and
Sundays) was a Metro station.

I hope we aren't going to get similarly nonsensical claims with
Overground.