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16th July 2008, 11:16 AM

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07:09:55 on Wed, 16 Jul 2008, amoglesm remarked:
>The following, in particular have changed.
>
>- opening of CTRL shortens station to station journey time by Eurostar
>- opening of CTRL disentangles Eurostar paths from those of suburban
>electrics, meaning higher punctuality
>- air travel suffers from higher fuel prices
>
>How can we hope to tell which percentage of ridership increase is due
>to which of these factors? We can't. So how can we know where
>ridership would be today if the CTRL were to terminate at Waterloo? We
>can't.

I wonder how many of those effects you list can possibly account for
190% increase in passengers from Derby, other than the move to St
Pancras.
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Roland Perry

16th July 2008, 11:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
Roland Perry Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Eurostar move to StPancras a success, despite predictions of gloom from SWT-land. In message <907bc1d3-2b3b-4a6e-a4aa-af8a4d5b23c1@25g2000hsx..com>, at 07:09:55 on Wed, 16 Jul 2008, amoglesm remarked: >The following, in particular have changed. > >- opening of CTRL shortens station to station journey time by Eurostar >- opening of CTRL disentangles Eurostar paths from those of suburban >electrics, meaning higher punctuality >- air travel suffers from higher fuel prices > >How can we hope to tell which percentage of ridership increase is due >to which of these factors? We can't. So how can we know where >ridership would be today if the CTRL were to terminate at Waterloo? We >can't. I wonder how many of those effects you list can possibly account for 190% increase in passengers from Derby, other than the move to St Pancras. -- Roland Perry