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Recliner[_3_] · March 2nd 16, 01:41 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Tue, 01 Mar 2016 20:13:57 -0600,
wrote:

In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 23:23:40 +0000, Mizter T
wrote:

Well, when it does eventually arrive it will be immensely popular.

I remain to be convinced but I'm heading towards "old git"hood so I'm
not the target demographic. I expect "bright young things" will love
it but then they happily spend all night in town doing whatever they
do. I suspect the noise issue is going to escalate enormously -
Assembly members have been seeking reassurance for months and it's not
evident much has been done. I assume this is because the planning
horizons are so long that it can't be scheduled quickly. There are
also repeated questions about onward transport connections and toilet
provision. Much of this remains unanswered and yet they're entirely
predictable issues.

A recent Guardian feature on similar all night metro services in
various cities showed an almost exclusively young clientel and not
many other people. I am therefore left wondering just what level of
usage it will get. I am also sceptical about the safety aspects given
Brits' notorious inability to handle their drink. I suspect it's
already awful at "last train" time but the thoughts of groups of
incapable people falling down escalators and off platforms doesn't
bare thinking about. I also feel sorry for the staff who'll have to
handle these people.

I thought the main target audience for the night tube is people already
overcrowding night buses?

Wouldn't that market be more easily and much more cheaply satisfied by
more night buses?