Post by davidp on Jan 25, 2020 15:01:11 GMT
I don't think these FoI requests have been mentioned on this forum before -
tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-0462-1920
tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-0753-1920
These are the plans for increased capacity on the various lines.
I'm looking at the Lewisham figures and the suggestion is that replacing the 3-car train every 4 minutes service between Lewisham and Bank and the 2-car train every 8 minutes service between Lewisham and Stratford with the new 5-car train every 4 minutes between Lewisham and Bank and the new 5-car train every *4* minutes between Lewisham and Stratford would increase capacity by 65%. As I understand it, the new 5-car trains offer 10% additional capacity to a current 3-car train so my maths makes that a 55% increase - still impressive but someone (probably me!) has their sums wrong somewhere.
The other question that occurs to me is whether a train every 2 minutes in and out of Lewisham station is achievable given how long a train would block the scissors crossover as it slowly approaches the buffers there.
tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-0462-1920
tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-0753-1920
These are the plans for increased capacity on the various lines.
I'm looking at the Lewisham figures and the suggestion is that replacing the 3-car train every 4 minutes service between Lewisham and Bank and the 2-car train every 8 minutes service between Lewisham and Stratford with the new 5-car train every 4 minutes between Lewisham and Bank and the new 5-car train every *4* minutes between Lewisham and Stratford would increase capacity by 65%. As I understand it, the new 5-car trains offer 10% additional capacity to a current 3-car train so my maths makes that a 55% increase - still impressive but someone (probably me!) has their sums wrong somewhere.
The other question that occurs to me is whether a train every 2 minutes in and out of Lewisham station is achievable given how long a train would block the scissors crossover as it slowly approaches the buffers there.
