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Ben Nunn · November 18th 03, 11:16 AM posted to uk.transport.london

Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was Boltar ),
in message who said:
Dave Arquati wrote in message
...
When will the extension(s) appear on the tube map? Or will they
appear
at all?

On a similar vein, does anyone have any information on plans to
include
high-frequency National Rail routes on the standard Tube map? (I know
about the Overground Network pilot project).

I suspect it'll appear initially when all the tub thumping is
underway, then
when LU and everyone else actually stand up and admit that all
they've created
is yet another suburban 3rd rail route with the associated lousy
service it'll
no longer be called the ELL and will disappear of tube maps never to
be seen
again, a bit like the drayton park - moorgate line. My personal
prediction (and I stand to be proved completely wrong) is that this
line will not be
nearly as popular as those in power seem to think it will be. The
only real use
it will have is as a commuter route to interchange with the jubilee
line for
docklands , I doubt even a small percentage will use it for cross
town travel.
I can think of FAR better schemes to have spent money on than this.

I would tend to agree.

It seems to be an attempt to join up little bits of existing infrastructure,
just so LU can say 'Hey, look, we've built a whole new long line'. No you
haven't.

The decision not to include a Central Line interchange was a major mistake,
as this would at least give people an additional reason for using it.

As it is, getting into the centre from the southern end will take a lot
longer than using a mainline service, so the demand simply isn't going to be
there.

Woohoo. Croydon to Whitechapel in 40 minutes, then change onto a lethargic
District service into the City. Can't see it proving too popular, somehow.

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