On 16 Dec, 19:49, Tom Anderson wrote:
Hang on, what? The relief lines are the slow lines, right? Does that mean
that some Crossrails will run on the fast lines? Or that they'll skip
stops while running on the reliefs? How does this help provide paths for
longer-distance trains - by letting them run on the reliefs without
getting slowed down?
There'll be a half-hourly semi-fast Reading-4 or 5 stations-Paddington
diesel service that uses the relief lines. If all other trains stopped
at all stations it would quickly catch up with them. There's also the
problem of freight, which shares the Crossrail lines this end (freight
runs on the GEML fasts, so isn't affected by Crossrail).
Why is this necessary off-peak if it's not needed in the peaks?
I looks like there's more stop-skipping in the peaks to me, so my
answer would be that there isn't.
Which stations are going to get skipped?
See diagrams he
http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pd...fT-Apx4-E5.pdf
U
--
http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/
A blog about transport projects in London