In message . com,
Boltar writes

I don't know if this is an issue on the central line but it does seem
on
some lines that some connects between the running lines have been
removed for no obvious reason , leading to less flexibility in the
service
if theres a screw up. Convent garden on the piccadilly line spings to
mind , not to mention the connection at finsbury park being lost due to
the victoria line using an ex-picc tunnel. So if theres a problem on
the line you get huge sections closed. Doesn't seem like a good
situation.

Covent Garden (and York Road) reversing crossovers were removed when the
link to the Northern line was built (1930s??) and a crossover was added
at Kings Cross.

There aren't really that many occasions when either of these would have
been useful and justify all the expense in maintaining them, although I
do remember an occasion a few months ago when I shut Kings X eastbound
down it would have been a bit handy!
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