Related from the discussions on passenger numbers...
It seems to me that there isn't actually a massive amount of new capacity into London on the EL. Obviously the core to abbey wood is all new capacity.
But on the GEML/GWML basically it's just replaced trains that stopped at paddington/liv st to continue onwards - not actual "new" capacity per se. I suspect in the next timetable change the 4 trains stopping at Liv St High level are indeed "new" capacity, and maybe the GEML/GWML slows have a more frequent service under EL vs previously (though not entirely sure of that).
I read some stat ages ago while it was getting built that it was increasing rail capacity into london by 10%, but I can't see that actually being the case, unless they are refering to the core -> abbey wood only? (which is really streching the defention of 'into london' IMO).
It seems to me that there isn't actually a massive amount of new capacity into London on the EL. Obviously the core to abbey wood is all new capacity.
But on the GEML/GWML basically it's just replaced trains that stopped at paddington/liv st to continue onwards - not actual "new" capacity per se. I suspect in the next timetable change the 4 trains stopping at Liv St High level are indeed "new" capacity, and maybe the GEML/GWML slows have a more frequent service under EL vs previously (though not entirely sure of that).
I read some stat ages ago while it was getting built that it was increasing rail capacity into london by 10%, but I can't see that actually being the case, unless they are refering to the core -> abbey wood only? (which is really streching the defention of 'into london' IMO).