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Clive D. W. Feather[_2_] · February 17th 16, 09:56 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , d wrote:
Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

Yes. Some examples (not an exhaustive list):

2009: Stonebridge Park to Queen's Park for 10 days.
2011: High Street Kensington to Edgware Road for about a month.
2012: Newbury Park to Grange Hill for 8 days.
2014: Uxbridge to Rayners Lane for over 3 weeks.
2014: Bow Church to Stratford for 10 days.
2015: Walthamstow Central to Seven Sisters for 3 weeks.

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Mizter T · February 17th 16, 10:49 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 17/02/2016 22:56, Clive D. W. Feather wrote:

In message , d wrote:
Can you imagine any tube line being closed for that many
consecutive days now unless there had been a major incident?

Yes. Some examples (not an exhaustive list):

2009: Stonebridge Park to Queen's Park for 10 days.
2011: High Street Kensington to Edgware Road for about a month.
2012: Newbury Park to Grange Hill for 8 days.
2014: Uxbridge to Rayners Lane for over 3 weeks.
2014: Bow Church to Stratford for 10 days.
2015: Walthamstow Central to Seven Sisters for 3 weeks.

Thank you Clive.

[email protected] · February 18th 16, 08:38 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:56:28 +0000
"Clive D. W. Feather" wrote:
In message , d wrote:
Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

Yes. Some examples (not an exhaustive list):

2009: Stonebridge Park to Queen's Park for 10 days.
2011: High Street Kensington to Edgware Road for about a month.
2012: Newbury Park to Grange Hill for 8 days.
2014: Uxbridge to Rayners Lane for over 3 weeks.
2014: Bow Church to Stratford for 10 days.
2015: Walthamstow Central to Seven Sisters for 3 weeks.

And exactly how many of those had nothing to do with the line itself but
was due to other work going on?

Though it does prove TfL and LU are ****ing useless at major works. On the
mainline for a long closure thats not safety related they do generally single
line running and do one track at a time. It seems thats too complex for LU.

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Clive D. W. Feather[_2_] · February 18th 16, 10:16 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , d wrote:
Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

Yes. Some examples (not an exhaustive list):

2009: Stonebridge Park to Queen's Park for 10 days.
2011: High Street Kensington to Edgware Road for about a month.
2012: Newbury Park to Grange Hill for 8 days.
2014: Uxbridge to Rayners Lane for over 3 weeks.
2014: Bow Church to Stratford for 10 days.
2015: Walthamstow Central to Seven Sisters for 3 weeks.

And exactly how many of those had nothing to do with the line itself but
was due to other work going on?

Irrelevant. In this case the closure is because there is risk from the
Crossrail works in the vicinity. So that is "to do with the line
itself".

Though it does prove TfL and LU are ****ing useless at major works. On the
mainline for a long closure thats not safety related they do generally single
line running and do one track at a time.

Rubbish.

While SLW is sometimes used (Farnworth tunnel being a clear example),
often the entire line is closed. Look at all the works over the last few
Christmases and Easters.

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[email protected] · February 18th 16, 11:06 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:16:22 +0000
"Clive D. W. Feather" wrote:
In message , d wrote:
Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

Yes. Some examples (not an exhaustive list):

2009: Stonebridge Park to Queen's Park for 10 days.
2011: High Street Kensington to Edgware Road for about a month.
2012: Newbury Park to Grange Hill for 8 days.
2014: Uxbridge to Rayners Lane for over 3 weeks.
2014: Bow Church to Stratford for 10 days.
2015: Walthamstow Central to Seven Sisters for 3 weeks.

And exactly how many of those had nothing to do with the line itself but
was due to other work going on?

Irrelevant. In this case the closure is because there is risk from the

So the answer is none then. As I suspected.

Crossrail works in the vicinity. So that is "to do with the line
itself".

No, its to do with maybe 20m of the line at most. With a bit of foresight
(yes I know, its TfL, thats a big ask), they would have installed reversing
points at strategic locations and this would be a non issue.

Though it does prove TfL and LU are ****ing useless at major works. On the
mainline for a long closure thats not safety related they do generally single
line running and do one track at a time.

Rubbish.

While SLW is sometimes used (Farnworth tunnel being a clear example),
often the entire line is closed. Look at all the works over the last few
Christmases and Easters.

Xmas workings are different. Try normal weekday workings when trains are
wrong lined to bypass works. Do TfL think its xmas? Is that why the ELL is
closed?

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Basil Jet[_4_] · February 18th 16, 06:22 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 2016\02\18 09:38, d wrote:
On Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:56:28 +0000
"Clive D. W. Feather" wrote:
In message , d wrote:
Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

Yes. Some examples (not an exhaustive list):

2009: Stonebridge Park to Queen's Park for 10 days.
2011: High Street Kensington to Edgware Road for about a month.
2012: Newbury Park to Grange Hill for 8 days.
2014: Uxbridge to Rayners Lane for over 3 weeks.
2014: Bow Church to Stratford for 10 days.
2015: Walthamstow Central to Seven Sisters for 3 weeks.

And exactly how many of those had nothing to do with the line itself but
was due to other work going on?

Though it does prove TfL and LU are ****ing useless at major works. On the
mainline for a long closure thats not safety related they do generally single
line running and do one track at a time. It seems thats too complex for LU.

Is there any chance you could get your brain to shut down both of its
cells for a brief time, instead of single-cell-running for years?

[email protected] · February 19th 16, 08:29 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 19:22:01 +0000
Basil Jet wrote:
On 2016\02\18 09:38, d wrote:
Though it does prove TfL and LU are ****ing useless at major works. On the
mainline for a long closure thats not safety related they do generally single
line running and do one track at a time. It seems thats too complex for LU.

Is there any chance you could get your brain to shut down both of its
cells for a brief time, instead of single-cell-running for years?

Why would I want to copy your modus operandi?

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