Thameslink Mainline

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  1. MAX1319

    MAX1319 Well-Known Member

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    .Thameslink serves The MML from Bedford,Luton, ST Albans city, and ECML from Peterborough and Cambridge so which one of those routes would be considered the mainline for Thameslink
     
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  2. tft#6439

    tft#6439 Well-Known Member

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    Definitely either Peterborough - Cambridge or Brighton - Bedford would be our best bets.
     
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  3. tallboy7648

    tallboy7648 Well-Known Member

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    I thought the thameslink core was the mainline for thameslink but then again I'm no expert in British rail companies
     
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  4. matt#4801

    matt#4801 Well-Known Member

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    The ECML, MML, and BML can all be considered the 700s mainline. The core is not really a mainline in the traditional sense but is common denominator in the TL routes.
     
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  5. pessitheghost

    pessitheghost Well-Known Member

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    What about the north Kent line ?
     
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  6. matt#4801

    matt#4801 Well-Known Member

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    It's not really a mainline, but more of what I would class as a commuter belt where trains only start to stop again. I wasn't going to include the Brighton Mainline for the same reason but didn't want to have my head bit off.
     
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  7. pessitheghost

    pessitheghost Well-Known Member

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    Ahh okay
     
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