On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:52:17 -0000, "John Kenyon"
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"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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[1] Run fast to MKC only due to a delay, presumably so it got a free
run on the slows in front of the 1824 without delaying it. It would,
IMO, have made sense to stop it at Cheddington (if anyone wanted it)
and Bletchley, though, as it'd have seriously reduced the load on the
1824. Or to have attached 4 of its 8 cars onto the 1824 and removed
them at Bletchley.

Or simply just switch the set, and the platforms accordingly...

Er, switch 8 cars for 8? I was suggesting that the train that was
effectively being cancelled could have been split, leaving 4 cars at
Euston to pick up later, with 12 being on the useful one. The 4 could
have been removed at Bletchley by the second train's driver and guard
and sent to MKC to form the (short-formed and slightly more delayed,
but it wouldn't matter as much at that time of night on a southbound)
"missing" train, to be reunited with the other 4 at Euston.

Or something like that...

Neil

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