Re: Cross country on Camp Hill line?

"allan tracy" <thunderbird57303@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >
>> > That may well be true, but at the time the stated idea was to send the
>> > SW-NW services that way precisely to avoid a reverse. But the point you
>> > make about needing a whole platform is valid.
>>
>> Isn't the current [DfT] plan for Dec 08 that the only XC (long distance)
>> services that will reverse at New St will be the Reading - Newcastle, and
>> the other 3, ie SW-NE, SW - Manchester, and Bournemouth - Manchester will
>> all run through?
>>
>
> I have to ask, but surely there's no big deal about reversing a
> Voyager or a HST and therefore no advantage in running through.
>

Re-reading the DfT report on the 'NewXC' changes, what everyone seems to be
disregarding is that the current reversals also require flat crossings of
the throat at which ever end of the station, presumably blocking access to
other platforms, as the  train passes from one pair of lines to another?  So
running through is less hassle if the lines used at the east and west ends
of the station layout actually line up IYSWIM?

Presume a detailed assessment of this requires an up to date Quail for New
St, unfortunately I don't have such a thing...

Paul
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Jonathan Morton (29.07.2008 23:34)