On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 19:58:17 +0000, Stimpy
wrote:

On 7/1/07 19:18, "Paul Terry" wrote:

But their main purpose, certainly at Brixton (where the over-run tunnels
are 1200 feet in length) is to provide over-night stabling for trains so
that the service can begin with a reasonably frequent service in the
early morning without having to wait for trains to make their way from
the Northumberland Park depot.

JOOI, why can't they stable trains overnight in the Brixton platforms?

The over-run tunnels will increase the potential stabling capacity
from two trains to four but if a train is left in the platform then
that platform would not be available for reversing any trains (or, if
both platforms, that end of the line), which could include night-time
engineering trains.