"Rail bosses reveal radical revamp plan for Waterloo" - London Evening Standard

"1506" <adrian_auerhudsonm> wrote
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>Do we know if Network Rail has considered converting Waterloo back
>into a thru station? One could see Hampton Court and Kingston Loop
>trains running thru to the Dartford loop. Meanwhile operation of
>Charing Cross would be simplified. There would also be economies of
>fleet size and reduction in platform utilization.

No thank you. Southeastern has enough delays of its own without importing
more from South West Trains.

Anyway, the spur would probably be haunted by the ghost of South Eastern
Railway director Captain Warren, who was struck and killed by a train when
he was walking on the spur.

Peter

On Jul 28, 10:30 am, "Peter Masson" <peter.mass...@> wrote:
> "1506" <adrian_auerhud...m> wrote
>
>
>
> >Do we know if Network Rail has considered converting Waterloo back
> >into a thru station?  One could see Hampton Court and Kingston Loop
> >trains running thru to the Dartford loop.  Meanwhile operation of
> >Charing Cross would be simplified.  There would also be economies of
> >fleet size and reduction in platform utilization.
>
> No thank you. Southeastern has enough delays of its own without importing
> more from South West Trains.
>
> Anyway, the spur would probably be haunted by the ghost of South Eastern
> Railway director Captain Warren, who was struck and killed by a train when
> he was walking on the spur.
>
> Peter

How about operation by a single franchise holder, New Southern Railway
perhaps?

D7666 wrote:
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> the quote from HG Wells ''War Of The Worlds'':
>
> almost invariably

Sigh.