On Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:26:39 -0000
"Peter Masson" wrote:
Boltar wrote

I'm sorry but terminating the JLE at stratford was down to nothing more
than
money or lack thereof, don't pretend there was any great plan.

The motivations for the JLE route were serving Canary Wharf from Waterloo,
serving Canary Wharf from Stratford (DLR did not have enough capacity), the

The DLR had and has plenty of capacity mainly because it has a much more
frequent service.

funding for this at the time. Now Thamesmead will do better, with the Abbey
Wood branch of Crossrail.

You mean to the abbey wood station that already exists? Yes, I'm sure the
residents of thamesmead will be thrilled. Who'd want a tube line where you
live when you can have an old station with a new logo a mile away?

B2003