On Dec 2, 8:51*am, Mr Thant
wrote:
On 2 Dec, 16:30, 1506 wrote:

Yes! *In this instance the cost of conversion of the Hammersmith
branch would be a very small part of the overall cost of Crossrail.

As would giving me a million pounds. That's no reason to tack it onto
the scheme unless it has benefits that justify the cost.

It would be mitigated by saving the cost of the reversing sidings at
Paddington. *The main issues would be platform widening and platform
geometry. *There might also be a need for additional ingress and
egress at stations. *Conversion to AC electrification would be
consideration.

Lots of expensive infrastructure changes to save one measly reversing
platform and probably offer a worse service than the H&C will have by
the time this could happen (trains every 5 minutes), plus whatever the
benefits to Circle Line operation you'd get. I don't see the sums
adding up.

One hopes that you are right. I just have my doubts about whether the
Circle Line can ever be improved unless the number of branches feeding
into it are rationalized.

And, to me, reversing Crossrail trains at Paddington is a waste.

However, I acknowledge your greater wisdom in these matters. You know
far more about London's transportation infrastructure than I.