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On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:28:44 +0100

Pity they don't speed the trains up somewhat. Last time I got the ELL from
highbury it consisted off:

Wait at highbury for 5 mins.

Is that not typical at a terminus? Do you mean they were late against the
timetable, or that they didn't just set off as soon as you turned up?

Wait at Dalston junction for 2 mins.

There have to be various planned waits in the timetable, because of the
extra trains starting at Dalston Jn. If not people would no doubt complain
that the 8 tph north of Dalston Jn had unbalanced 10 min and 5 min gaps.

But once the 16 tph service south of Dalston Jn starts, there'll be no need
to regulate the Highbury extensions this way, as they'll be alternating
trains using half the regular slots, so they can be a standard 7.5 mins
apart.

Paul S