The lines are at capacity already, and they’ve cancelled the signaling upgrades for the western lines promised before the last election because they can’t afford it. They’ve also cancelled building additional track to Melton to increase capacity (yet another broken promise). They’re saying they’ll extend platforms to allow 9-car trains, but I doubt it will be enough.
@cuavas yeah, it’s pretty shit. I guess allowing more flexibility on when people start and finish work plus continuing work from home options might help a bit. But yeah, there needs to be serious investment to improve things.
@cuavas that sounds like they need to increase services at rush hour - I’ll admit I’ve only travelled that route off-peak.
The lines are at capacity already, and they’ve cancelled the signaling upgrades for the western lines promised before the last election because they can’t afford it. They’ve also cancelled building additional track to Melton to increase capacity (yet another broken promise). They’re saying they’ll extend platforms to allow 9-car trains, but I doubt it will be enough.
@cuavas yeah, it’s pretty shit. I guess allowing more flexibility on when people start and finish work plus continuing work from home options might help a bit. But yeah, there needs to be serious investment to improve things.