On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:59:24 -0000, "Dave Liney"
wrote:

[northern line fixed service pattern]

Are you seriously suggesting that no-one living on the Edgware branch wants
to go to the West End, and that those on the High Barnet branch only want to
go to the City?

I doubt very much that is the suggestion.

People don't arrange their lives around the through running of the Northern
Line.

But it was fascinating to watch how travel patterns did change when the
Central Line was shut for weeks. First of all there was a massive shift
to the obvious alternative routes such as the Victoria Line at
Walthamstow. However over time the initial massive changes smoothed
themselves out as people changed travel times, tried different options
etc.

My travel times moved by over 2 hours - to a much earlier arrival at
work in order to avoid the worst delays. They haven't changed that much
since - maybe by only 30 mins or so.

I'd accept the Central Line closure is an extreme example and changes
were partly dictated by the structure of the replacement bus services
but it was nonetheless very interesting to observe if very irritating
for all those who were inconvenienced.

The opening of the Jubilee Line extension and its interchange options
have also led to big changes in travel patterns in East London. Ditto
for the Lewisham extension of the DLR.
--
Paul C


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