Re: Scotland on Sunday: Secret talks on London bullet train

In message <MPG.22b080b9eb34a39b98977f@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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          Jim Mason <jim.mason@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> In article <HIiw378GwmRIFAD5@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, roland@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 says...
> > In message <MPG.22b078acfd9c70d098977d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, at
11:03:00 
> > on Wed, 4 Jun 2008, Jim Mason <jim.mason@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > remarked:
> > >> > Does anyone believe demand will grow so great to need such
expansion?
> > >>
> > >> I gather it needs it yesterday.
> > >
> > >The ECML trains are running 100% of capacity the majority of the time
I
> > >assume then?
> > 
> > During busy periods, yes. Of course they aren't at 5am, but I assume
you 
> > aren't trying to use that as the basis for an argument.
> 
> What is the overall load factors on the ECML? Surely that is the only
way 
> to gauge whether or not expansion is needed? The M8 in central Scotland
at 
> peak times is running well over 100% of capacity but that can hardly be 
> used as an argument for expanding the motorway as for the majority of
the 
> time it is being used well under capacity - as I suspect the ECML is.

Exactly that arguement is used for widening various motorways which are
severely under-utilised at 0300.

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