On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:42:55 -0000, Chris Tolley wrote:


Whilst I'm sure that the people of Watford (other than the affected
nimbys) will rejoice, one can't help wondering if this august body has
all its faculties in working order. There are umpteen other East of
England PT projects that should be greater priorities, like increasing
capacity on the ECML, and upgrading cross-country links, especially for
freight flows from the ports.


I think technically there is ample capacity on the ECML, its only
restricted because of the contracts that Network Rail (Railtrack) have
entered into.
Doing things like;
cancelling the NoL Eurostar Paths
banning freight at peak times
increasing the speeds on the slow lines
reducing the line limit to 90 mph south of stevenage
increasing the services to 12 car
would provide enough capacity for the foreseeable future.

Paul