In article . com,
(Adrian) wrote:

I sincerely hope this happens.
It will give Metroland residents a direct link to the WCML. I am
sure it will save many trips to Euston by way of Euston Square. :-)

You could be unlucky there. Didn't I read somewhere that the December
2008 WCML timetable cuts out a lot of Watford Junction stops?

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Colin Rosenstiel

On 30 Mar, 21:04, "Adrian" wrote:
On Mar 29, 7:06 am, "THC" wrote:

Jack, tryhttp://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Croxleylink/

Kev, I'm sure you're aware that TfL have already committed funding to
this project - £18m if memory serves me - as part of their five-year
investment programme. This project would provide excellent network
benefits and open up the commercial centre of Watford to rail access
from large parts of north-west London and south Bucks. It suffers for
falling between the gaps in public sector responsibility but is backed
locally, regionally and in the Government Office for the region.
Someone at DfT needs to have their arse kicked, I think,
metaphorically speaking of course. I for one hope this project gets
the go-ahead.

THC

My "signature" is on the pettition. I sincerely hope this happens.
It will give Metroland residents a direct link to the WCML. I am sure
it will save many trips to Euston by way of Euston Square. :-)

Ah, but as people will find out at a briefing on Tuesday, from
December 2008 VWC will see a serious reduction in calls at Watford
Junction. So will the link be needed for that particular purpose.
(just a note again here - DfT Rail basically decides on the calling
pattern for franchises and wants to push people from Watford onto the
new West Midlands franchise semi-fast trains that will serve Watford
Jn every hour - before the usual anti-Virgin flames ignite again).
However I am personally in favour of restoring the Croxley Rail Link
and will sign the petition - even as a Manchester resident!

Tony

wrote:

However I am personally in favour of restoring the Croxley Rail Link
^^^^^^^

When was it ever there?

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 wrote:

On 30 Mar, 21:04, "Adrian" wrote:
On Mar 29, 7:06 am, "THC" wrote:

Jack, tryhttp://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Croxleylink/

Kev, I'm sure you're aware that TfL have already committed funding to
this project - £18m if memory serves me - as part of their five-year
investment programme. This project would provide excellent network
benefits and open up the commercial centre of Watford to rail access
from large parts of north-west London and south Bucks. It suffers for
falling between the gaps in public sector responsibility but is backed
locally, regionally and in the Government Office for the region.
Someone at DfT needs to have their arse kicked, I think,
metaphorically speaking of course. I for one hope this project gets
the go-ahead.

THC

My "signature" is on the pettition. I sincerely hope this happens.
It will give Metroland residents a direct link to the WCML. I am sure
it will save many trips to Euston by way of Euston Square. :-)

Ah, but as people will find out at a briefing on Tuesday, from December
2008 VWC will see a serious reduction in calls at Watford Junction. So
will the link be needed for that particular purpose.

Is it not possible that when the link opens, and this sort of journey
becomes possible, they'll change their minds and get more intercities to
stop?

just a note again here - DfT Rail basically decides on the calling
pattern for franchises and wants to push people from Watford onto the
new West Midlands franchise semi-fast trains that will serve Watford Jn
every hour

O_o

This is for Watford - London trips? Aren't most of those set-down only
already?

tom

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YUO CANNOT ESCAPE OR EVAR WIN!!!!!!!!

Ah, but as people will find out at a briefing on Tuesday, from
December 2008 VWC will see a serious reduction in calls at Watford
Junction. So will the link be needed for that particular purpose.
(just a note again here - DfT Rail basically decides on the calling
pattern for franchises and wants to push people from Watford onto the
new West Midlands franchise semi-fast trains that will serve Watford
Jn every hour - before the usual anti-Virgin flames ignite again).
However I am personally in favour of restoring the Croxley Rail Link
and will sign the petition - even as a Manchester resident!

Tony

What briefing is this? Is it open to the public?

Burkey

On Mar 30, 2:38 pm, wrote:
On 30 Mar, 21:04, "Adrian" wrote:





On Mar 29, 7:06 am, "THC" wrote:

Jack, tryhttp://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Croxleylink/

Kev, I'm sure you're aware that TfL have already committed funding to
this project - £18m if memory serves me - as part of their five-year
investment programme. This project would provide excellent network
benefits and open up the commercial centre of Watford to rail access
from large parts of north-west London and south Bucks. It suffers for
falling between the gaps in public sector responsibility but is backed
locally, regionally and in the Government Office for the region.
Someone at DfT needs to have their arse kicked, I think,
metaphorically speaking of course. I for one hope this project gets
the go-ahead.

THC

My "signature" is on the pettition. I sincerely hope this happens.
It will give Metroland residents a direct link to the WCML. I am sure
it will save many trips to Euston by way of Euston Square. :-)

Ah, but as people will find out at a briefing on Tuesday, from
December 2008 VWC will see a serious reduction in calls at Watford
Junction. So will the link be needed for that particular purpose.
(just a note again here - DfT Rail basically decides on the calling
pattern for franchises and wants to push people from Watford onto the
new West Midlands franchise semi-fast trains that will serve Watford
Jn every hour - before the usual anti-Virgin flames ignite again).
However I am personally in favour of restoring the Croxley Rail Link
and will sign the petition - even as a Manchester resident!

Tony- Hide quoted text -

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Thank you!

Fortunately DafT decisions are reversible. :-)

Adrian

On Mar 29, 12:07?pm, "Jack Taylor" wrote:
burkey wrote:
There is now an oline petition to find funding for the building the
Croxley Rail Link, please take the time to sign it.

Click he We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to find
funding for the Metropolitan Line extension to Watford Junc

Where's the link, John?

Jack,

Sorry about the missing link! Thanks to the others for putting it
right!

John Burke

On Mar 29, 10:38 am, "burkey" wrote:
There is now an oline petition to find funding for the building the
Croxley Rail Link, please take the time to sign it.

Click he We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to find
funding for the Metropolitan Line extension to Watford Junc

Many thanks

John Burke
WRUG

Why doesn't Tony's mate Ken fund it, now TfL controls the dc lines out
to watford Junc as well. Mind you Ken is up to his eyeballs funding
the East London Line, North London Line and the Olympics.
Maybe they have sussed that there isn't really the local will for this
link.

Kevin

Kev wrote:
Why doesn't Tony's mate Ken fund it, now TfL controls the dc lines out
to watford Junc as well. Mind you Ken is up to his eyeballs funding
the East London Line, North London Line and the Olympics.
Maybe they have sussed that there isn't really the local will for this
link.

Depends where 'local' is. For those of us out to the west or north-west of
Watford (and probably the south-west as well) a direct link to Watford
Junction and West Coast Main Line services would be warmly welcomed. The
long trek from Watford Met, across Cassiobury Park and down Rickmansworth
Road, is exceedingly tiresome!

On Mar 29, 2:38 pm, "Jack Taylor" wrote:
Kev wrote:
Why doesn't Tony's mate Ken fund it, now TfL controls the dc lines out
to watford Junc as well. Mind you Ken is up to his eyeballs funding
the East London Line, North London Line and the Olympics.
Maybe they have sussed that there isn't really the local will for this
link.

Depends where 'local' is. For those of us out to the west or north-west of
Watford (and probably the south-west as well) a direct link to Watford
Junction and West Coast Main Line services would be warmly welcomed. The
long trek from Watford Met, across Cassiobury Park and down Rickmansworth
Road, is exceedingly tiresome!

Ask the general populace of SW Herts about what they thought of the
Croxley rail link and I doubt that 95% would know what you were
talking about. Probabley need to make that 98%.
Bearing in mind that the bulk of WCML users will be business users
they will be using taxi or private car to Watford Junc anyway so I
don't think that they will be too bothered.

Kevin