On 22 Dec, 07:34, Mizter T wrote:
sunday)... though it isn't closing for good, it is in fact headed for
bigger and better things when reopen in summer 2010, as a quasi-

Quote why it needs 3 years to be converted to 3rd rail when the 3rd
rail is already there is anyones guess. Usual lazy british contractors
who take 2 weeks to change a lightbulb no doubt. The extensions to the
line shouldn't effect the bit in the middle so I can't see a good
reason to close it. Any materials for the extension that need to be
moved by rail could be done at night.

National Rail (or heavy-rail) line, with trains operating on 'Metro'
frequencies serving a much longer route stretching from Croydon in the

It already is heavy rail (A stock is large and heavy) with metro
frequencies. If anything the service will be less frequent and far
more prone to delays caused by the rest of the south london network.

The new ELLX will form part of TfL's new London Overground network
(and will be operated by TfL's chosen rail concessionaire, LOROL,
rather than London Underground - hence the talk of the line being

Probably a sensible decision. LUL would have trouble running a bath
without a delay.

B2003