On 07/11/2014 13:55, Recliner wrote:

Basil Jet wrote:
[...]
The plan in the TL2000 documents was to do all changeovers at City
instead of Farringdon, because the dual-electrified sidings at City can
be used to get trains with pantographs stuck up or down out of the way of
the other trains. Farringdon of course used to have the dual-electrified
Moorgate Branch as a place to hide trains with stuck pantographs, but
lost that when the platforms were extended over the junction (which I
presume has happened by now), so I'd be very surprised if any trains were
still changing power at Farringdon.

The Moorgate City Widened line closed almost five years ago!

The line closed, yes, but I'm not sure exactly when the Farringdon
platforms were extended over the tracks. I've used the Underground very
rarely in the last 10 years.

The junction was removed immediately, and the lengthened platforms have
been in use for most of those five years.


It's not been as long as that - the extended platforms opened winter of
2011-2012 I think, so coming up to three years.