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Rail Replacement Bus Service In Glasgow


http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2012/10/18/rail-replacement-bus-service-in-g....


Lucky them. This afternoon's Chesham passengers were thrown off their
Chesham service at Rickmansworth and told to take a train to Amersham and
then WALK to Chesham.

The matching morning service to London was held at Harrow-on-the-Hill whilst
the driver yelled at the jam-packed cattle to stop pressing up against the
doors. *As if they were doing so on purpose!

Tfl - the pits

It really IS time to hand the fast pair over to NR/Chiltern and cut
TfL back to Moor Park and Watford.

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On Oct 23, 6:17 pm, "Peter Able" stuck@home wrote:
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Rail Replacement Bus Service In Glasgow


http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2012/10/18/rail-replacement-bus-service-in-g...


Lucky them. This afternoon's Chesham passengers were thrown off their
Chesham service at Rickmansworth and told to take a train to Amersham and
then WALK to Chesham.

The matching morning service to London was held at Harrow-on-the-Hill
whilst
the driver yelled at the jam-packed cattle to stop pressing up against the
doors. As if they were doing so on purpose!

Tfl - the pits

It really IS time to hand the fast pair over to NR/Chiltern and cut
TfL back to Moor Park and Watford.

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I beg to differ. There's a lot of traffic from north of Moor Park and a lot
of that doesn't want to go to Marylebone. Southbound peak services are
loaded to crush point by Rickmansworth - and handing over to NR/Chiltern
won't solve that.

As for the "fast pair", the current Metropolitan services are now all on the
slow pair, except for a few peak services.

The journey yesterday was crappy enough, but last time they took up your
suggestion and routed our Amersham train round towards Watford. Again, it
was "all off, then bugger off" - although that time, they relented and
rolled the train back around the triangle and on to Amersham - eventually.

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Rail Replacement Bus Service In Glasgow


http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2012/10/18/rail-replacement-bus-service-in-g...


Lucky them. This afternoon's Chesham passengers were thrown off their
Chesham service at Rickmansworth and told to take a train to Amersham and
then WALK to Chesham.


The matching morning service to London was held at Harrow-on-the-Hill
whilst
the driver yelled at the jam-packed cattle to stop pressing up against the
doors. As if they were doing so on purpose!


Tfl - the pits


It really IS time to hand the fast pair over to NR/Chiltern and cut
TfL back to Moor Park and Watford.

--------------

I beg to differ. There's a lot of traffic from north of Moor Park and a lot
of that doesn't want to go to Marylebone. *Southbound peak services are
loaded to crush point by Rickmansworth - and handing over to NR/Chiltern
won't solve that.

As for the "fast pair", the current Metropolitan services are now all on the
slow pair, except for a few peak services.

The journey yesterday was crappy enough, but last time they took up your
suggestion and routed our Amersham train round towards Watford. *Again, it
was "all off, then bugger off" - although that time, they relented and
rolled the train back around the triangle and on to Amersham - eventually..

In the medium term the route can be re-electrified at 25kV. There is
no reason Chiltern cannot run longer trains.
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On Oct 24, 12:14*pm, "Peter Able" stuck@home wrote:
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On Oct 23, 6:17 pm, "Peter Able" stuck@home wrote:



"Bruce" wrote in message


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Rail Replacement Bus Service In Glasgow


http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2012/10/18/rail-replacement-bus-service-in-g...


Lucky them. This afternoon's Chesham passengers were thrown off their
Chesham service at Rickmansworth and told to take a train to Amersham and
then WALK to Chesham.


The matching morning service to London was held at Harrow-on-the-Hill
whilst
the driver yelled at the jam-packed cattle to stop pressing up against the
doors. As if they were doing so on purpose!


Tfl - the pits


It really IS time to hand the fast pair over to NR/Chiltern and cut
TfL back to Moor Park and Watford.

--------------

I beg to differ. There's a lot of traffic from north of Moor Park and a lot
of that doesn't want to go to Marylebone. *Southbound peak services are
loaded to crush point by Rickmansworth - and handing over to NR/Chiltern
won't solve that.

As for the "fast pair", the current Metropolitan services are now all on the
slow pair, except for a few peak services.

The journey yesterday was crappy enough, but last time they took up your
suggestion and routed our Amersham train round towards Watford. *Again, it
was "all off, then bugger off" - although that time, they relented and
rolled the train back around the triangle and on to Amersham - eventually.

In the medium term the route can be re-electrified at 25kV. There is
no reason Chiltern cannot run longer trains.


To where? Marylebone platform capacity is very limited.
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It really IS time to hand the fast pair over to NR/Chiltern and cut
TfL back to Moor Park and Watford.- Hide quoted text -


To acheive what ?

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On 24 Oct, 17:31, D7666 wrote:
On Oct 24, 11:57*am, 77002 wrote:

It really IS time to hand the fast pair over to NR/Chiltern and cut
TfL back to Moor Park and Watford.- Hide quoted text -


To acheive what ?

Quality of management, and rolling stock, appropriate for the service.
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On 24 Oct, 17:31, D7666 wrote:
On Oct 24, 11:57 am, 77002 wrote:

It really IS time to hand the fast pair over to NR/Chiltern and cut
TfL back to Moor Park and Watford.- Hide quoted text -


To acheive what ?

\\\Quality of management, and rolling stock, appropriate for the service.

Crikey, what are you on?



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On 24 Oct, 19:28, "Peter Able" stuck@home wrote:
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On 24 Oct, 17:31, D7666 wrote: On Oct 24, 11:57 am, 77002 wrote:

It really IS time to hand the fast pair over to NR/Chiltern and cut
TfL back to Moor Park and Watford.- Hide quoted text -


To acheive what ?


\\\Quality of management, and rolling stock, appropriate for the service.

Crikey, what are you on?


Items
Think back to when your mom taught you manners. Is your tone
appropriate?

You yourself were critical of TfL's management skills on the evening
in question. Chiltern have a good reputation for service and customer
focus.

Do you really believe S8 stock is right for suburban services to
Amersham and Chesham?

You reconsidered reply is:

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On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:31:37 -0700 (PDT), D7666
wrote:

On Oct 24, 11:57*am, 77002 wrote:

It really IS time to hand the fast pair over to NR/Chiltern and cut
TfL back to Moor Park and Watford.- Hide quoted text -


To acheive what ?

Vary it to future upgrading in the form of 25kV from Marylebone to
Aylesbury with DC left until further notice between Harrow and
Amersham. This leaves roughly the same track availability as at
present with the opportunity for future (whole/part) conversion of the
Met to 25kV when the DC equipment is beyond saving, possible use of
joint stock (i.e. including existing stock with new transformer
coaches and new sets re-using displaced coaches from old sets). With
the Met being diverted to Watford Junction and thoughts about
extensions north of Aylesbury it would reduce the electrical
incompatibility that LU has with surrounding systems.
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:31:37 -0700 (PDT), D7666
wrote:

On Oct 24, 11:57 am, 77002 wrote:

It really IS time to hand the fast pair over to NR/Chiltern and cut
TfL back to Moor Park and Watford.- Hide quoted text -


To acheive what ?

Vary it to future upgrading in the form of 25kV from Marylebone to
Aylesbury with DC left until further notice between Harrow and
Amersham. This leaves roughly the same track availability as at
present with the opportunity for future (whole/part) conversion of the
Met to 25kV when the DC equipment is beyond saving, possible use of
joint stock (i.e. including existing stock with new transformer
coaches and new sets re-using displaced coaches from old sets). With
the Met being diverted to Watford Junction and thoughts about
extensions north of Aylesbury it would reduce the electrical
incompatibility that LU has with surrounding systems.


Stand on any up platform, Amersham to Moor Park inclusive, and observe how
few passengers use the Chiltern services - so upgrading Aylesbury to
Marylebone would yield no benefit to the overwhelming majority of these
thousands of passengers. Likewise with the god-forsaken idea of pushing the
Met on into Watford Junction. As for the conversion of the Met to OHLE -
this is the loose sort of thinking that spawned IEP.



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