So the eastern end of the central line has been shut down twice now during
the Olympics for the usual pathetic excuses. Can Blunderground go for the
hat-trick and win Olympic gold in the synchronised team incompetance?

B2003

I doubt it. I'll make you a prediction. When the Olympics are over,
TfL will insist that they did a brilliant job.

On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:37:41 +0000, boltar2003 wrote:

So the eastern end of the central line has been shut down twice now
during the Olympics for the usual pathetic excuses. Can Blunderground go
for the hat-trick and win Olympic gold in the synchronised team
incompetance?

I guess you've been saving "London Blunderground" up for this - you must
be gutted that all you've got is a couple of minor incidents that really
had zero impact on people getting to the games?

On Sat, 4 Aug 2012 12:14:19 +0000 (UTC), martin_petrov
wrote:

On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:37:41 +0000, boltar2003 wrote:

So the eastern end of the central line has been shut down twice now
during the Olympics for the usual pathetic excuses. Can Blunderground go
for the hat-trick and win Olympic gold in the synchronised team
incompetance?

I guess you've been saving "London Blunderground" up for this - you must
be gutted that all you've got is a couple of minor incidents that really
had zero impact on people getting to the games?

Indeed, London's public transport system seems to be coping very well,
hitting new records for passengers with few problems. The DLR, in
particular, is being stress-tested like never before.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19125580

I dare say there will be more breakdowns on the Central and Jubilee
lines before the Games are over, just as there are anyway, but the
sheer choice over routes means that few people will be stranded. Has
any previous Olympics or other large sporting event been held in a
place with so many railway lines (and even a cable car for variety)?

Zero impact? TfL were advising passengers to avoid both the Jubilee and
Central Lines and instead to go by District Line to West Ham . . . and to
walk from there to the Olympic Park! Do you know how far that is? Do you
know how many elderly people were obliged to make that expedition?
Westfield Shopping Centre was closed to non Olympic people. A new,
major shopping precinct closed! Zero impact!

Robin9 wrote on 05 August 2012
13:20:54 ...
martin_petrov;132158 Wrote:
On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:37:41 +0000, boltar2003 wrote:
-
So the eastern end of the central line has been shut down twice now
during the Olympics for the usual pathetic excuses. Can Blunderground
go
for the hat-trick and win Olympic gold in the synchronised team
incompetance?-

I guess you've been saving "London Blunderground" up for this - you must

be gutted that all you've got is a couple of minor incidents that really

had zero impact on people getting to the games?

Zero impact? TfL were advising passengers to avoid both the Jubilee and

Central Lines and instead to go by District Line to West Ham . . . and
to
walk from there to the Olympic Park! Do you know how far that is? Do you

know how many elderly people were obliged to make that expedition?
Westfield Shopping Centre was closed to non Olympic people. A new,
major shopping precinct closed! Zero impact!

The restricted access to Westfield for Friday and Saturday was planned
and announced in advance of any problems on the Central Line.
--
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)

On 05/08/2012 13:20, Robin9 wrote:
martin_petrov;132158 Wrote:
On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:37:41 +0000, boltar2003 wrote:
-
So the eastern end of the central line has been shut down twice now
during the Olympics for the usual pathetic excuses. Can Blunderground
go
for the hat-trick and win Olympic gold in the synchronised team
incompetance?-

I guess you've been saving "London Blunderground" up for this - you must

be gutted that all you've got is a couple of minor incidents that really

had zero impact on people getting to the games?

Zero impact? TfL were advising passengers to avoid both the Jubilee and

Central Lines and instead to go by District Line to West Ham . . . and
to
walk from there to the Olympic Park! Do you know how far that is? Do you

know how many elderly people were obliged to make that expedition?
Westfield Shopping Centre was closed to non Olympic people. A new,
major shopping precinct closed! Zero impact!




When was Westfield closed? I was there on Sunday and two weeks ago, and
I had not noticed any closures. Indeed, I saw very little delay in even
getting across the bridge to get to either Westfield of to the Olympic park.

wrote on 05 August 2012
20:23:29 ...
On 05/08/2012 13:20, Robin9 wrote:
martin_petrov;132158 Wrote:
On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:37:41 +0000, boltar2003 wrote:
-
So the eastern end of the central line has been shut down twice now
during the Olympics for the usual pathetic excuses. Can Blunderground
go
for the hat-trick and win Olympic gold in the synchronised team
incompetance?-

I guess you've been saving "London Blunderground" up for this - you must
be gutted that all you've got is a couple of minor incidents that really
had zero impact on people getting to the games?

Zero impact? TfL were advising passengers to avoid both the Jubilee and
Central Lines and instead to go by District Line to West Ham . . . and
to walk from there to the Olympic Park! Do you know how far that is? Do
you know how many elderly people were obliged to make that expedition?
Westfield Shopping Centre was closed to non Olympic people. A new,
major shopping precinct closed! Zero impact!

When was Westfield closed? I was there on Sunday and two weeks ago, and
I had not noticed any closures. Indeed, I saw very little delay in even
getting across the bridge to get to either Westfield of to the Olympic park.

It was not closed. It was open only to Olympics visitors on Friday and
Saturday 3/4 Aug. And despite all the anti-TfL ranting in this thread,
this was not in any way caused by TfL.
--
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)

And despite all the anti-TfL ranting in this
thread, this was not in any way caused by TfL.

Who then please was responsible for the decision and for it being
communicated so late? (TfL were in the frame in all the reports I saw,
and I have seen no statement from an official source other than that
from TfL - see eg
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/medi...tre/25135.aspx)
--
Robin
reply to address is (meant to be) valid

"Richard J." wrote in message ...
When was Westfield closed? I was there on Sunday and two weeks ago, and
I had not noticed any closures. Indeed, I saw very little delay in even
getting across the bridge to get to either Westfield of to the Olympic
park.

It was not closed. It was open only to Olympics visitors on Friday and
Saturday 3/4 Aug. And despite all the anti-TfL ranting in this thread,
this was not in any way caused by TfL.

I was there on Saturday lunchtime and it appeared anyone could enter freely.
Seems to have been an attempt by TfL to scare people away rather than a
genuine closure.

Peter Smyth