tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807967329010536074.post4569235062294967423..comments2023-07-09T16:11:35.984+01:00Comments on No to High Speed 2: View on HarrowPhysiocrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807967329010536074.post-683144705234010052012-12-28T00:18:58.670+00:002012-12-28T00:18:58.670+00:00The GC route is separate most of the way to Rickma...The GC route is separate most of the way to Rickmansworth, then it appears to share with LUL services as far as Amersham. So the route could be run by dual voltage trains such as classes 319 or 378. Or the present LUL service could go to Watford and the line electrified all the way to Aylesbury, with the four-rail being abandoned beyond Rickmansworth. Or the new electrification all be on the 3-rd rail system which would need just a dead section for the changeover, as at Putney.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807967329010536074.post-24305801220947179762012-12-23T15:26:06.977+00:002012-12-23T15:26:06.977+00:00Harrow is electrified as it's a tube line.
Th...Harrow is electrified as it's a tube line.<br /><br />This then means that it is not able to be electrified (overhead) due to LU rules, so unless a new line was to be built to seperate the two routes (which isn't going to be cheap) the only other way to electrify the line would be to remove the LU services from the line (which isn't going to go down well).<br /><br />Either way it is not going to be a case of just extneding the existing line.<br /><br />Likewise, although repoening the Grand Central (GC) line would improve capacity over the Southern section, it could prove to be expensive to provide more capacity in the North.<br /><br />It is however possible that the GC line will be reinstated bit by bit over time, as the East West will extent the existing Aylesbury services to run north to Milton Keynes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com