London Banter - View Single Post - Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months

Richard J. · September 28th 05, 11:46 PM posted to uk.transport.london

wrote:

No big secrets, but I can't think of a line more suited to
evening/weekend closures,

Disagree. With the access problems for things like rails and sleepers,
progress would be very slow if the project were done piecemeal, with
very great risks of disruption every Monday morning.

or where the 2 min journey time decrease is less relevant.

It's very relevant on a line with only five trains, because you can run
more journeys with the existing stock. How are they going to achieve 2
minutes compared with the current 4?

Some classic "LUspeak" though - "heritage features to be retained
- EH?2 (must be the NSE finishes at Bank!) and the phrase "show
piece project". The trains are so little used in comparison to
other lines they hardly need livery change, new
upholstery or changed window glass - why not do something about the
window etching endemic on the other lines run by Metronet?

The livery is NSE and is 12 years old. Remember that there is no easy
way to take stock off to a depot for refurbishment in n years time, and
only one spare train currently. In my view it's sensible to use the
5-month break to refurbish even if it's a bit early.
--
Richard J.
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