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

In message <c6c52baa4f%Rail@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, at 14:15:17 on Wed, 4 
Jun 2008, Graeme Wall <Rail@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> remarked:
>> >> The ECML trains are running 100% of capacity the majority of the
time I
>> >> assume then?
>> >
>> >On that section at critical times, they are close to 100% I believe,
>>
>> More than 100%, as the Cambridge trains are some of the most
overcrowded
>> on the whole network. I expect the NXEC trains have plenty of standing
>> passengers too.
>
>I was thinking more of track capacity rather than train occupancy.  It is
>difficult to excede 100% of the former.

Yes, the track has been at capacity for many years. (Or so were told 
until paths for Grand Central appeared from nowhere).
-- 
Roland Perry