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> On 16 Sep, 20:44, "Paul Scott"
btinternet.com> wrote:>> Opening on Sunday 28th September according to the BBC, the article goes
>> on
>> to mention that the station will be served by a (Southern) East Croydon -
>> Milton Keynes service (but see below...)
>>
>>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7618263.stm
>>
>> Funnily enough, the trainline shows that on 15th December, Southern will
>> be
>> running to MK hourly, but only from Clapham Junction, as there no longer
>> appear to be any through trains from further south.
>>
>> Was this change expected at this early stage - I thought the initial plan
>> from the RUS _was_ for EC to MK and the cut back to CJ was for a later
>> change...
>
> Wasn't the RUS plan actually for a reversal at South Croydon - my
> recollection is that the document certainly suggested South Croydon
> would be served as well.
I thought so too, but as far as I can see, checking for a few other options
with 'direct' flagged, such as SC or EC to WJ or Kenny O, no other services
appeared over the course of a 'morning'...
> Is this not one of the problems with this RUS
> business - Network Rail's RUS can only recommend, and however strong
> that recommendation nothing can be read into it until a decision is
> made by DfT Rail - and they don't seem to operate in an atmosphere of
> openness, so it's never quite clear what decisions the DfT actually
> make as a result of the RUS until they actually happen.
I think you might be right - didn't the DfT announce somewhere that they
believed there was a lack of dual voltage stock, maybe there is a Shepherds
Bush (DC only!) reverser to come yet, I can't find one, but trainline
doesn't seem to know about Shepherds Bush yet...
Paul
