Re: Railway follies

In message <eb666672-3fd6-4bd7-9eab-843a73b7d47e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, at 07:14:52 on Tue, 4 May 2010, Mizter T <mizter.t@xxxxxxxxx> remarked:
>> >I was at St.Pancras yesterday... every time I go there I can't help
>> >thinking that they should have extended the Barlow roof like for like &
>> >not built the flat extension. I read somewhere that it was considered
>> >but rejected on terms of cost. I also wonder what will happen if there
>> >is ever a requirement for more than 4 platforms for EMT trains. There
>> >doesn't seem to be the space available.

>> I would probably co-incide with electrification to Leicester (if not
>> beyond) - so would allow them to send at least the stoppers through
>> Thameslink.

>Has that ever been discussed as part of the Thameslink masterplan? I
>say that, because my impression is that the Thameslink Programme is
>becoming more focussed on suburban services rather than inter-regional
>ones - or, forgetting about such designations (which aren't always
>helpful), it's more about services that aren't quite as long as that.

I think they'd be in effect extending the Bedford services to Leicester.
So not a huge change.

But would the Bedford services have the capacity for all those extra
pax?

They'd all be 12-car, I presume. There would still be 5-6tph fast services from the four platforms at StPancras to Leicester (and various places beyond).
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Roland Perry
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