On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, John Rowland wrote:

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
...

http://www.trainweb.org/tubeprune/Kennington-lkn5-8.gif

... a reversing siding for the City branch!

Although i could be reading the map wrong.

You're not. You can also see it here
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...069/ltkenn.gif

The reason the siding is rarely used is because trains using the loop
don't impede trains between Bank and Morden in either direction, but
trains between either branch and the siding impede trains between either
branch and Morden, thus limiting capacity.

Also, the train has to turn round, innit.

Hang on, surely City trains reversing through the siding don't interfere
with City trains going to or from Morden? It's diverging or converging,
not conflicting. Or is that also bad?

tom

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