On 2016\05\19 14:22, BirchangerKen wrote:

I rode on it a couple of years ago. People at stops on the NLL don't
seem to even notice that a two-car diesel has turned up instead od a
four-car (then) 378. The train was crowded for almost the entire
journey but not many stay on for the final leg into Willesden. They
probably know how long it takes to get the road into the low-level
bay.

Your last sentence contradicts your second one.