On 04/07/2016 22:14, Paul Corfield wrote:

On Fri, 1 Jul 2016 12:08:51 +0100, Someone Somewhere
wrote:

I received an e-mail today from TfL about further closures of the
Highbury to Shadwell route for Crossrail works. This one is for the
30th July to 7th August.

How many more of these are there going to be, and when are they going
to work out a better rail replacement service between Whitechapel and
Shadwell (the route is tortuously slow due to one way systems, limited
access, traffic calming mechanisms, appalling parking and so on).

Having read the latest TfL Investment Report I think the reason for
the repeated closures at Whitechapel is because the construction of
the Crossrail station is behind schedule. While the report commentary
does not specifically link more closures to slow progress it strikes
me that these repeated week long possessions are an attempt to catch
up. It's not an easy site but even so. I've long been of the view
that the Moorgate - Whitechapel bit of Crossrail has been behind
schedule compared to the much greater physical progress evident
elsewhere on the route.

Interesting observation.


As for the RRS then wibble flip. I'd be more tempted to find a
suitable walking route from a main road served by regular bus services
or from a DLR station.

The walk from Whitechapel station to Shadwell stations (DLR & LO) via
Cavell Street and Watney Market is straightforward and just over half a
mile.

The really awkward thing about the southbound replacement buses is that
they go all the way down Cannon Street Road, crossing Cable Street where
you can actually see up to Shadwell LO station, then because Cable
Street is one way westbound the bus then goes east along The Highway,
then north up King David Lane, then west along Cable Street to a stop
just past Shadwell station. Bit frustrating! (But a frustration I don't
intend on repeating.)