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Abbey Wood station
Rebuilt station to open (Southeastern platforms only) "October 2017" - has it opened yet? |
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On Saturday, 21 October 2017 02:26:19 UTC+1, Basil Jet wrote:
Rebuilt station to open (Southeastern platforms only) "October 2017" - has it opened yet? Supposed to be 22 October but not all facilities e.g step free access will be ready. I suspect there will still be a fair bit of finishing off to do in various bits of the station and the public realm outside. -- Paul C via Google |
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On 2017\10\21 02:26, Basil Jet wrote:
Rebuilt station to open (Southeastern platforms only) "October 2017" - has it opened yet? Thanks for the two different dates supplied by two different repliers in the two different newsgroups ;-) Has it opened now? BTW, does anyone else think it's a disgrace that Custom House and Abbey Wood stations are open to the elements? I can see a good reason to leave new diesel stations like Ilkeston roofless, but I think there's no excuse to leave brand new Crossrail stations roofless. A new library or church would not be roofless - even Wembley Stadium has a roof. Canopies protect against the rain but not against the cold. |
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Basil Jet wrote:
On 2017\10\21 02:26, Basil Jet wrote: Rebuilt station to open (Southeastern platforms only) "October 2017" - has it opened yet? Thanks for the two different dates supplied by two different repliers in the two different newsgroups ;-) Has it opened now? BTW, does anyone else think it's a disgrace that Custom House and Abbey Wood stations are open to the elements? I can see a good reason to leave new diesel stations like Ilkeston roofless, but I think there's no excuse to leave brand new Crossrail stations roofless. A new library or church would not be roofless - even Wembley Stadium has a roof. Canopies protect against the rain but not against the cold. Abbey Wood isn't roofless. Also, the Elizabeth line trains will be so frequent that no-one will be standing on the platform for long. |
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On 23/10/2017 11:40, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2017\10\21 02:26, Basil Jet wrote: Rebuilt station to open (Southeastern platforms only) "October 2017" - has it opened yet? Thanks for the two different dates supplied by two different repliers in the two different newsgroups ;-) Has it opened now? BTW, does anyone else think it's a disgrace that Custom House and Abbey Wood stations are open to the elements? I can see a good reason to leave new diesel stations like Ilkeston roofless, but I think there's no excuse to leave brand new Crossrail stations roofless. A new library or church would not be roofless - even Wembley Stadium has a roof. Canopies protect against the rain but not against the cold. Fortunately you shouldn't have to spend as long at a Crossrail station as you may have to do so in a church or library (or stadium). Even if you're waiting for a train to a particular destination surely you can always get the first train that arrives and then wait somewhere underground where it obviously has a roof (and probably will be as stifling as many of the Underground stations are. In fact it always puzzles me why people don't do this as a matter of course - given the occasional flakey nature of transport, surely getting nearer to your ultimate destination has to be a good thing? Now, there have to be good arguments for cabriolet trains - why don't they exist? |
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Abbey Wood station
Someone Somewhere wrote:
Now, there have to be good arguments for cabriolet trains - why don't they exist? They do on the Bristol Harbour Railway, the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, Blackpool Tramway, Crich Tramway Village and on a select few other tramways worldwide Anna Noyd-Dryver |
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Recliner wrote:
Basil Jet wrote: On 2017\10\21 02:26, Basil Jet wrote: Rebuilt station to open (Southeastern platforms only) "October 2017" - has it opened yet? Thanks for the two different dates supplied by two different repliers in the two different newsgroups ;-) Has it opened now? BTW, does anyone else think it's a disgrace that Custom House and Abbey Wood stations are open to the elements? I can see a good reason to leave new diesel stations like Ilkeston roofless, but I think there's no excuse to leave brand new Crossrail stations roofless. A new library or church would not be roofless - even Wembley Stadium has a roof. Canopies protect against the rain but not against the cold. Abbey Wood isn't roofless. Also, the Elizabeth line trains will be so frequent that no-one will be standing on the platform for long. Unless you are waiting for a Gillingham train, which are half-hourly. Of course the old Abbey Wood station had far less shelter than the new one and people still waited for those trains in the past. Robin |
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