A question for those masters of the black-arts the Timetable Planners.
BAA has divied up £240m for Crossrail
In return Lord Adonis, Prince of Daftness, has promised BAA 'four fast-train services an hour' to Heathrow.
Obviously these 'fast trains' will not stop at all stations.
The core tunnelled section, linking Paddington and Liverpool Street, is being designed to handle a maximum of 24tph (trains per hour) and it is upon this service pattern that the Crossrail business case is predicated.
If you run a mixed traffic railway (fast and slow trains) you reduce capacity - fast trains requiring a greater headway.
Is the Fact Compiler correct in thinking that for a mess of pottage DafT has sacrificed 24tph and the current Crossrail business case?
