Have there been any more documents released or proposals for service frequencies/patterns regarding the new Thameslink franchise?
Particularly I'm interested in the Southern metro area (my line being CAT). I've seen lots of suggestions/proposals for the service patterns here, the most common one being:
2tph Caterham - St.Albans
2tph Caterham - Welwyn Garden City
or
4tph Caterham - St.Albans
4tph Tattenham Corner - Welwyn Garden City
These seem to be the most common patterns I've seen suggested, so I'm guessing either way Caterham is going to lose a direct link to Victoria?
I did see someone propose a 6tph service to Caterham (4 Thameslink & 2 Vic stoppers) which would be nice to have a frequency like this but would be very unlikely and does anyone know if Caterham can handle a 6tph frequency?
I know Tattenham Corner can (due to 3 platforms) as it did so on Derby Day, however Tattenham line would less likely benefit from a higher frequency as the line is less busy than Caterham.
Also been reading alot of NR docs about capacity improvements, and increasing CAT/TAT to 10 coaches, most likely for capacity increase north of Purley when joined there. Have seen people hinting at platform extensions on the 2 branch lines to accommodate 8 coaches in future? This would cover future growth of the area but don't think I can see the money being stumped up for this.
Any more information on the service proposals in general would be interesting though!
Particularly I'm interested in the Southern metro area (my line being CAT). I've seen lots of suggestions/proposals for the service patterns here, the most common one being:
2tph Caterham - St.Albans
2tph Caterham - Welwyn Garden City
or
4tph Caterham - St.Albans
4tph Tattenham Corner - Welwyn Garden City
These seem to be the most common patterns I've seen suggested, so I'm guessing either way Caterham is going to lose a direct link to Victoria?
I did see someone propose a 6tph service to Caterham (4 Thameslink & 2 Vic stoppers) which would be nice to have a frequency like this but would be very unlikely and does anyone know if Caterham can handle a 6tph frequency?
I know Tattenham Corner can (due to 3 platforms) as it did so on Derby Day, however Tattenham line would less likely benefit from a higher frequency as the line is less busy than Caterham.
Also been reading alot of NR docs about capacity improvements, and increasing CAT/TAT to 10 coaches, most likely for capacity increase north of Purley when joined there. Have seen people hinting at platform extensions on the 2 branch lines to accommodate 8 coaches in future? This would cover future growth of the area but don't think I can see the money being stumped up for this.
Any more information on the service proposals in general would be interesting though!