On Sep 13, 11:26*am, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:01:51 +0100, Steve M
wrote:





Paul Corfield wrote:

The problem with August closures is that while the peak is quieter the
off peak most certainly is not. Having chunks of the Tube shut down for
weeks during the peak holiday season is perhaps not the best idea. There
isn't an ideal time to do it but Christmas and New Year is probably
better although weather can play havoc with the best laid plans. *Given
my experience this morning it is quite evident that whoever is "in
charge" (hah) of rail replacements can't quite anticipate (despite
months of practice) that roundly 60-70 people can turn up to travel in
the space of 5-10 minutes around 0850 in the morning in Walthamstow.
Sending one partly filled double decker bus to shift that sort of crowd
doesn't work. If they can't get that right how the heck would they cope
with a typical AM or PM peak loading?


I cannot recall ever seeing ticket acceptance being advertised on the
Chingford line - not in official documents that I see or at Walthamstow
or announced anywhere. *If the strategy is to persuade people to use the
"overhead" then it's failing as everything is focused on getting people
on the buses.


LU tickets have valid from Walthamstow Central - Liverpool street
since well before PAYG on Oyster. The fact that such validity isn't
advertised is another matter.