David H Wild wrote:
In article . com,
MIG wrote:
I wonder how they will turn round trains from Stratford at Queen's Park
though? I would have thought a connection east of Queens Park would
probably be a less major work than fourth rail from Harrow to Watford,
and could be done at the same time, or just before to provide an
alternative while the latter is going on.

There is a crossover on the Queens Park side of Kilburn High Road station.
This was used, in the other direction, when the line into Euston was
blocked for a while. This means that reversing at Queens Park wouldn't need
any track alterations.


It's also got fourth rail and used by the Bakerloo the Bakerloo is
disrupted in the underground section (otherwise Bakerloo trains would
block the route to Euston as well).

That would mean platform 4 being used to reverse and platform 1 not
being used at all in normal service.

I'd like to see Silverlink Metro get (easily convertable) 458s and a
new connection from DC to AC east of Queens Park, with through semifast
services Stratford/Euston to Watford or beyond, keeping SH and KHR in
use. 313s and 508s could go to the ELL where windows are less
important. That could include the 508s from Kent, which could also be
replaced by the rest of the 458s.

(Can't believe the proposals to put 458s on the ELL. It's mad to waste
100 mph air-conditioned trains with good windows on a slow commuter
line in a tunnel.)

If 458s need to be reduced in length, the excess coaches can be added
to 460s so that Gatwick Express doesn't take up so many paths. Sortid.