I see the ELL is closed it for 9 days. I had my suspicions that it wasn't being
taken seriously as a transport link by TfL given its slow service and poor
timetable, and this rather proves it. Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

--
Spud

On 15/02/2016 12:06, d wrote:
I see the ELL is closed it for 9 days. I had my suspicions that it wasn't being
taken seriously as a transport link by TfL given its slow service and poor
timetable, and this rather proves it. Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

--
Spud

Aren't they putting in place the new concourse at Whitechapel as part of
the station rebuilding to support Crossrail? That's a fairly major
piece of engineering, which can affect other lines - look at what's
going to happen to Bank in a few years time...

And in any case, it's only really the new bit (plus Whitechapel to
Shadwell) which is shut - you can get under the river for once.

On 15/02/2016 13:02, Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 15/02/2016 12:06, d wrote:
I see the ELL is closed it for 9 days. I had my suspicions that it
wasn't being
taken seriously as a transport link by TfL given its slow service and
poor
timetable, and this rather proves it. Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

--
Spud

Aren't they putting in place the new concourse at Whitechapel as part of
the station rebuilding to support Crossrail? That's a fairly major
piece of engineering, which can affect other lines - look at what's
going to happen to Bank in a few years time...

And in any case, it's only really the new bit (plus Whitechapel to
Shadwell) which is shut - you can get under the river for once.

There you go - there's even a nice information sheet on it:
http://74f85f59f39b887b696f-
ab656259048fb93837ecc0ecbcf0c557.r23.cf3.rackcdn.c om/assets/library
/document/c/original/c512-xrl-z-xbu-d061-50180-
whitechapel_station_closures_february_16.pdf

(here's a shortened version of the link http://bit.ly/1QgLyAI )

Available in many different languages should you so choose!

On 15/02/2016 12:06, d wrote:
I see the ELL is closed it for 9 days. I had my suspicions that it wasn't being
taken seriously as a transport link by TfL given its slow service and poor
timetable, and this rather proves it. Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

--
Spud

Is the whole ELL being closed or is it just THAT station (Whitechapel)
that is being closed?

Jim

On 2016\02\15 13:09, Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 15/02/2016 13:02, Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 15/02/2016 12:06, d wrote:
I see the ELL is closed it for 9 days. I had my suspicions that it
wasn't being
taken seriously as a transport link by TfL given its slow service and
poor
timetable, and this rather proves it. Can you imagine any tube line
being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

--
Spud

Aren't they putting in place the new concourse at Whitechapel as part of
the station rebuilding to support Crossrail? That's a fairly major
piece of engineering, which can affect other lines - look at what's
going to happen to Bank in a few years time...

And in any case, it's only really the new bit (plus Whitechapel to
Shadwell) which is shut - you can get under the river for once.

There you go - there's even a nice information sheet on it:
http://74f85f59f39b887b696f-
ab656259048fb93837ecc0ecbcf0c557.r23.cf3.rackcdn.c om/assets/library
/document/c/original/c512-xrl-z-xbu-d061-50180-
whitechapel_station_closures_february_16.pdf

(here's a shortened version of the link http://bit.ly/1QgLyAI )

Available in many different languages should you so choose!

I'd be fascinated to know why "Crossrail" is spelled in the Latin
alphabet for Chinese, Greek, Gujurati and Urdu readers, but not for
Arabic, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi and Tamil readers.

On Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:00:16 +0000
Jim Chisholm wrote:
On 15/02/2016 12:06, d wrote:
I see the ELL is closed it for 9 days. I had my suspicions that it wasn't
being
taken seriously as a transport link by TfL given its slow service and poor
timetable, and this rather proves it. Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

--
Spud

Is the whole ELL being closed or is it just THAT station (Whitechapel)
that is being closed?

Closed all the way from Highbury down to Shadwell. Since TfL were apparently
too shortsighted to specify reversing points at Shortditch High Street when
the line was built and the route of crossrail was already known.

--
Spud

On 15/02/2016 14:28, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2016\02\15 13:09, Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 15/02/2016 13:02, Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 15/02/2016 12:06, d wrote:
I see the ELL is closed it for 9 days. I had my suspicions that it
wasn't being
taken seriously as a transport link by TfL given its slow service and
poor
timetable, and this rather proves it. Can you imagine any tube line
being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

--
Spud

Aren't they putting in place the new concourse at Whitechapel as part of
the station rebuilding to support Crossrail? That's a fairly major
piece of engineering, which can affect other lines - look at what's
going to happen to Bank in a few years time...

And in any case, it's only really the new bit (plus Whitechapel to
Shadwell) which is shut - you can get under the river for once.

There you go - there's even a nice information sheet on it:
http://74f85f59f39b887b696f-
ab656259048fb93837ecc0ecbcf0c557.r23.cf3.rackcdn.c om/assets/library
/document/c/original/c512-xrl-z-xbu-d061-50180-
whitechapel_station_closures_february_16.pdf

(here's a shortened version of the link http://bit.ly/1QgLyAI )

Available in many different languages should you so choose!

I'd be fascinated to know why "Crossrail" is spelled in the Latin
alphabet for Chinese, Greek, Gujurati and Urdu readers, but not for
Arabic, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi and Tamil readers.

I'm thinking of ordering it in Welsh - do you think they will provide
it, as it is one of the UKs official languages? (I think it and English
are the only two)

On your other point, discussing with someone who works in translation,
this sort of thing would normally have been agreed in advance and
harmonised between all the different translations, but that doesn't
appear to have been the case here....

On 15/02/2016 14:55, d wrote:
On Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:00:16 +0000
Jim Chisholm wrote:
On 15/02/2016 12:06, d wrote:
I see the ELL is closed it for 9 days. I had my suspicions that it wasn't
being
taken seriously as a transport link by TfL given its slow service and poor
timetable, and this rather proves it. Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

--
Spud

Is the whole ELL being closed or is it just THAT station (Whitechapel)
that is being closed?

Closed all the way from Highbury down to Shadwell. Since TfL were apparently
too shortsighted to specify reversing points at Shortditch High Street when
the line was built and the route of crossrail was already known.

--
Spud


And what use would a Dalston Junction to Shoreditch High Street service
really be? Or are you just thinking of a shorter rail reaplcement service?

On Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:11:26 +0000
Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 15/02/2016 14:55, d wrote:
On Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:00:16 +0000
Jim Chisholm wrote:
On 15/02/2016 12:06, d wrote:
I see the ELL is closed it for 9 days. I had my suspicions that it wasn't
being
taken seriously as a transport link by TfL given its slow service and poor
timetable, and this rather proves it. Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

--
Spud

Is the whole ELL being closed or is it just THAT station (Whitechapel)
that is being closed?

Closed all the way from Highbury down to Shadwell. Since TfL were apparently
too shortsighted to specify reversing points at Shortditch High Street when
the line was built and the route of crossrail was already known.

--
Spud


And what use would a Dalston Junction to Shoreditch High Street service
really be? Or are you just thinking of a shorter rail reaplcement service?

When I used the line a boatload of people used to go from highbury to Hoxton or
shoreditch high street. The latter presumably as an alternative to going
around the houses on the met to liverpool street since its only a 5 min
walk from the latter.

--
Spud

On Monday, 15 February 2016 14:55:06 UTC, wrote:
Can you imagine any tube line being
closed for that many consecutive days now unless there had been a major
incident?

Yes, the Victoria line was closed from Seven Sisters to Walthamstow for 3 weeks last summer.

Closed all the way from Highbury down to Shadwell. Since TfL were apparently
too shortsighted to specify reversing points at Shortditch High Street when
the line was built and the route of crossrail was already known.

9 days seems a long time for trains to be cut off from their depot. Where would they be stabled and cleaned, and where would the drivers book on? (And where would they park their cars!)