On Mon, 1 Oct 2007, wrote:

On Oct 2, 12:15 am, MIG wrote:
On Oct 2, 12:01 am, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Mon, 1 Oct 2007, Mwmbwls wrote:

http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/document/2940/get

"Historically this is because of the restricted operating hours of the
Moorgate line.

So what is the history of the line being closed at weekends?

IMO, FWIW, the service should run to Moorgate Mon-Sat and KX Sun. The
Barbican Centre is a potential major source of traffic in the evenings
but the last trains depart just before most performances finish!

Very true. Also, i suggest you have a wander along the eastern half of Old
Street, and environs, on a friday or saturday evening. You will find quite
a few people who will be wanting to go home after 2200. There are similar,
although less numerous, potential customers along Upper Street, near Essex
Road and Highbury & Islington stations.

There's a mechanism by which Ken can specify and pay for additional
services on NR routes in the London area. I wonder if, probably once the
NLR shenanigans are done, he might be interested in this; if he could buy
even a half-hourly service from 2200 to 0000 or 0100 on friday and
saturday evenings, and it was publicised well (posters in the Barbican
foyers and at local tube stations, flyers in local bars and restaurants),
i think it would be very successful, and might convince FCC that such a
service would be a viable proposition even without TfL support. Suppressed
demand and all that.

It is also clearly absurd not to provide enhanced facilities at Drayton
Park for travelling supporters, especially given the huge expanse of
derelict land (the former LT depot) by the station. But don't expect AFC
to pay - why should they?

Because it's their customers who are making the improvement necessary!

tom

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