On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 18:26:22 +0000, Martin Coffee
wrote:

On 31/12/15 18:20, Jamie Thompson wrote:
On Tuesday, 29 December 2015 12:14:06 UTC, Recliner wrote:
On Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:11:04 +0000, e27002 aurora
wrote:

Now that the Circle is a Tea Cup, the Hammersmith and City is no
longer needed. Why not replace it with a Metropolitan service from
Uxbridge to Barking?

Because they wanted the extra services to Hammersmith, but there isn't
enough capacity on the southern side of the Circle for more Circle
line trains. Also, the H&C stations to Barking may not be long enough
for S8 trains.

Surely it is not beyond the wit of man to extend some platforms?

Haven't they built the new trains with selective door opening? Surely
they've haven't made that mistake again?

One hopes not. Having lengthened the busiest stations, SDO could
handle this issue at the less busy. This could be done in one of two
ways:

1. The TfL Northern Line model were the front most and rearmost doors
remain closed. Passengers in those cars have to move thru to an
available pair of doors. Or,

2. The SWT were an announcement makes it clear that passengers wishing
to exit at the next station must be in the front seven cars. The
doors of the rear car will not open.