On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 05:01:01 -0800 (PST), Rob
wrote:

There has been a campaign to run the Abbey Flyer into Euston in the
past, but it always ran into the problem that Virgin needed the train
paths, whereas St Albans already has a direct route into London
(albeit very overloaded)


Very overcrowded now, perhaps, but the Thameslink route is the subject
of a hugely ambitious and expensive upgrade which will provide a very
large increase in capacity.

big snip

However some additional stops on the existing line
might be useful - one serving Abbots Avenue in St Albans, Asda in
Garson and the Trident Centre in Watford spring to mind


An excellent idea. There has been a lot of development in recent
years and the present line completely fails to serve it.