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July 27th 15, 10:53 AM
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ELL down for 2 days
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July 27th 15, 11:01 AM
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ELL down for 2 days
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:53:06 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote: On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote: Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so inconsequential that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell with the travelling public? -- Spud Crossrail work at Whitechapel according to TfLs website. And it's not to hell with the travelling public - they have rail replacement buses, seemingly a vast number of them given how Cable Replacement bus services in london are a joke in the rush hour. You'd often be quicker walking. -- Spud |
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July 27th 15, 12:29 PM
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ELL down for 2 days
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:11:10 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote: On 27/07/2015 12:01, y wrote: On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:53:06 +0100 Someone Somewhere wrote: On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote: Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so inconsequential that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell with the travelling public? -- Spud Crossrail work at Whitechapel according to TfLs website. And it's not to hell with the travelling public - they have rail replacement buses, seemingly a vast number of them given how Cable Replacement bus services in london are a joke in the rush hour. You'd often be quicker walking. Well, if you can't run a train service (and there are sometimes reasons why you can't), what else are they meant to offer? A rail replacement helicopter service?!? Do the work at a time when you inconvenience the least number of people. -- Spud |
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July 27th 15, 12:42 PM
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ELL down for 2 days
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:29:13 +0000 (UTC), y wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:11:10 +0100 Someone Somewhere wrote: On 27/07/2015 12:01, y wrote: On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:53:06 +0100 Someone Somewhere wrote: On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote: Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so inconsequential that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell with the travelling public? -- Spud Crossrail work at Whitechapel according to TfLs website. And it's not to hell with the travelling public - they have rail replacement buses, seemingly a vast number of them given how Cable Replacement bus services in london are a joke in the rush hour. You'd often be quicker walking. Well, if you can't run a train service (and there are sometimes reasons why you can't), what else are they meant to offer? A rail replacement helicopter service?!? Do the work at a time when you inconvenience the least number of people. Such as when schools are out for the summer holidays? |
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July 27th 15, 02:56 PM
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ELL down for 2 days
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Recliner wrote: On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:29:13 +0000 (UTC), y wrote: Do the work at a time when you inconvenience the least number of people. Such as when schools are out for the summer holidays? No, such as at weekends. Can't say I'd noticed any difference in the level of crowding on the tube anyway. -- Spud |
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July 29th 15, 01:11 PM
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ELL down for 2 days
On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 02:56:55PM +0000, y wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:42:37 +0100 Recliner wrote: On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:29:13 +0000 (UTC), y wrote: Do the work at a time when you inconvenience the least number of people. Such as when schools are out for the summer holidays? No, such as at weekends. You mean like they do most of the time? Can you not imagine, though, that some tasks simply require more than two days to prepare, perform, and clear up again? -- David Cantrell | London Perl Mongers Deputy Chief Heretic I'm in retox |
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July 27th 15, 12:43 PM
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ELL down for 2 days
On 27/07/2015 13:29, y wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:11:10 +0100 Someone Somewhere wrote: On 27/07/2015 12:01, y wrote: On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:53:06 +0100 Someone Somewhere wrote: On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote: Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so inconsequential that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell with the travelling public? -- Spud Crossrail work at Whitechapel according to TfLs website. And it's not to hell with the travelling public - they have rail replacement buses, seemingly a vast number of them given how Cable Replacement bus services in london are a joke in the rush hour. You'd often be quicker walking. Well, if you can't run a train service (and there are sometimes reasons why you can't), what else are they meant to offer? A rail replacement helicopter service?!? Do the work at a time when you inconvenience the least number of people. Given they seem to need 4 days for whatever this job is, I reckon that a Monday and Tuesday in late July (during typical summer holidays) is pretty optimal. Easter could have worked, or sometime around Christmas, but I guess they probably didn't fit in with the overall timetable of works. Hey - it's not like it's shut for years as the old ELL was twice in the past couple of decades... |
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July 27th 15, 02:58 PM
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ELL down for 2 days
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:43:20 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote: On 27/07/2015 13:29, y wrote: Given they seem to need 4 days for whatever this job is, I reckon that a Monday and Tuesday in late July (during typical summer holidays) is pretty optimal. Unless they're craning in a bridge or something I can't see why it couldn't be split over 2 weekends. They managed to rebuild and entire station at canada water without stopping the trains. Easter could have worked, or sometime around Christmas, but I guess they probably didn't fit in with the overall timetable of works. Hey - it's not like it's shut for years as the old ELL was twice in the past couple of decades... The old ELL was a fairly useless curiousity for anyone north of the river. Now it goes to highbury its a major commuter artery. -- Spud |
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July 27th 15, 03:05 PM
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ELL down for 2 days
On 27/07/2015 15:58, y wrote: On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:43:20 +0100 Someone Somewhere wrote: On 27/07/2015 13:29, y wrote: Given they seem to need 4 days for whatever this job is, I reckon that a Monday and Tuesday in late July (during typical summer holidays) is pretty optimal. Unless they're craning in a bridge or something I can't see why it couldn't be split over 2 weekends. They managed to rebuild and entire station at canada water without stopping the trains. Er, did they really? Check again. |
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