....obvious.com> wrote: The "Two Crossrail questions" thread set me thinking.... gets built how do the franchises align? Possibilities: 1) "Paddington (currently ...both ends between the enw Crossrail franchise and the incumbents. (3...St incumbents gets to run Crossrail bringing competion to the area...as a joint venture.(2 franchises + JV). Personally, I reckon FGW...

....obvious.com> wrote: The "Two Crossrail questions" thread set me thinking. ... gets built how do the franchises align? Possibilities: 1) "Paddington (currently ... both ends between the enw Crossrail franchise and the incumbents. (3 ... as a joint venture.(2 franchises + JV). Personally, I reckon FGW ... existing TfL network - after all Crossrail has unlike Thameslink not been ...

...Crossrail gets built how do the franchises align? Possibilities: 1) "Paddington (currently FGW)... at both ends between the enw Crossrail franchise and the incumbents. (3 franchises... St incumbents gets to run Crossrail bringing competion to the area they don't currently serve.(2 franchises) 4) The incumbents remain in ... as a joint venture.(2 franchises + JV). Personally, I reckon FGW ...

....pdf Why is the Southend down diveunder connected solely to the Crossrail up platform? Because Crossrail will start from Shenfield, with no direct connections beyond that point? (Just a guess, please note!) That's an interesting diagram, to be sure; Crossrail running on the existing 'Metro' route, which currently timetables at a ...

...map was pointed out recently on ORR site, gives a fair idea of the impact of crossrail on the existing lines... http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/s18-xrail-appx2_single_line_GW.pdf ...is no direct westbound connection off the flyover onto the Greenford line without using the Crossrail lines. David I suspect the turntable sees more use in turning HST power cars, like ...

...com> writes This map was pointed out recently on ORR site, gives a fair idea of the impact of crossrail on the existing lines... http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/s18-xrail-appx2_single_line_GW.pdf It would appear... one of the running lines. Also there is no direct westbound connection off the flyover onto the Greenford line without using the Crossrail lines. David

... down diveunder connected solely to the Crossrail up platform? It's not - look at the colours again; Crossrail only uses the northernmost island, via... trains from the slows to the Crossrail platform without conflicting with moves from the fasts to the non-Crossrail platforms: trains coming in on the ...current down slow to the new Crossrail terminating track. This only creates conflict...

... of the entire London suburban rail network and run it as part of the Overground as franchises expire.. It may have escaped your notice but Maidenhead and Shenfield are not part of London,... with the proportion of trackage in each state. No reason why TfL shouldn't run Crossrail with Essex along the same lines. -- Chris Hansen | chrishansenhome at btinternet dot com |...

... Paddy? The layout at Shenfield is equally curious: http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/s18-xrail-appx2_single_line_GE.pdf Why is the Southend down diveunder connected solely to the Crossrail up platform? Also, no crossovers are shown in the central section: http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/s18-crail-appx2_single_line_central_SE.pdf Unless I've missed something, there should ...

... This map was pointed out recently on ORR site, gives a fair idea of the impact of crossrail on the existing lines... http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/s18-xrail-appx2_single_line_GW.pdf ... for the one at the current Old Oak Common depot, which EWS seem to be ceding to Crossrail. The access to North Pole seems indirect, but this is presumably to allow use of the existing ...