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Mill Hill East changes!
Posted: 03 Apr 2006, 22:12
by G Force
From October this year it is very likely that the Mill Hill East service will be reduced to a shuttle from Finchley Central which will run every 13.5minutes. The train will probably be double ended for fast(ish) reversals at both ends. This may be during off-peak hours only. This should hopefully make the Mill Hill East service slightly more predictable, especially when the service has gone wonky earlier in the day.
Posted: 03 Apr 2006, 22:27
by standclearofthedoors
One train or two?
(On the Shuttle)
Posted: 03 Apr 2006, 23:34
by G Force
standclearofthedoors wrote:One train or two?
(On the Shuttle)
One - the line is single track!
Posted: 04 Apr 2006, 01:38
by Sam
G Force..... Whats your source for this latest bit of news??
Posted: 04 Apr 2006, 22:03
by standclearofthedoors
I thought it was single platform double track- it looks like two lines going from Finchley Central- also stops getting MHE trains at really bad times as well
Posted: 04 Apr 2006, 23:31
by G Force
Sam wrote:G Force..... Whats your source for this latest bit of news??
I cannot reveal my sources
Posted: 05 Apr 2006, 01:08
by Sam
So in other words you have no source
I'll take it with a pinch of salt until it's confirmed!
Posted: 05 Apr 2006, 01:22
by greatkingrat
It is not exactly top secret, there is an article about in the Hendon Times.
http://www.hendontimes.co.uk/news/local ... on_cut.php
Posted: 05 Apr 2006, 09:24
by tubeguru
He has good sources within LU and their associates.
He's usually right with these theories.
Posted: 08 Apr 2006, 18:02
by jonny
i had previously thought standclearofthedoors was correct about the two lines going from Finchley Central but studying Google Earth it looks like it becomes single track at the North end of the FC North siding.
Posted: 08 Apr 2006, 19:46
by moley
I have a source that suggests that it may be a designated unit - possibly a shorter unit than the rest of the line - but he couldn't confirm anything.
I was also told that this was a test step to actually closing the line for an extended period. Possiblyy relaying or as a test bed for signalling works.
Posted: 09 Apr 2006, 09:46
by sweek
I really don't think they can actually shut it down. But a shuttle service could definitely help with the predictability and punctuality of the trains.
Are there any plans for a Mill Hill East - Edgware re-opening? Probably not a good idea with the current state of the northern line.
Posted: 09 Apr 2006, 13:18
by jonny
're-opening'?
I didn't think it ever opened in the first place, I may be wrong though.
Posted: 09 Apr 2006, 13:52
by PFW
No, it never opened.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I seem to remeber that the whole 'Northern Heights' scheme would be more or less impossible, or at least too expensive, even if they did want to 're-open' it. Too much of the intended route has now been bisected by road developments, new build and deterioration of the old infrastructure.
Posted: 09 Apr 2006, 15:06
by sweek
According to the London Railway Atlas, it was part of the Great Northern Railway and open between 1867 - 1939. Freight continued until 64.