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On 03/04/2019 11:47, Graeme Wall wrote:
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"None of the stations are yet finished"

Surprising word order aside, that is staggering. How could every one of
them be running late? Weren't they built by different contractors?

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On 03/04/2019 15:11, Basil Jet wrote:
On 03/04/2019 11:47, Graeme Wall wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47787367


"None of the stations are yet finished"

Surprising word order aside, that is staggering. How could every one of
them be running late? Weren't they built by different contractors?


I was rather confused by the statement that some sections were now
operating, I assume they were referring to testing, though Paddington -
Reading wasn't included

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Basil Jet wrote:
On 03/04/2019 11:47, Graeme Wall wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47787367


"None of the stations are yet finished"

Surprising word order aside, that is staggering. How could every one of
them be running late? Weren't they built by different contractors?


Yes. I suspect that once the opening was delayed, they cut back on the
overtime working that would have been required for even the most complete
stations to meet the December 2018 target date. It's cheaper to complete
the stations at a more relaxed pace.

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Graeme Wall wrote:
On 03/04/2019 15:11, Basil Jet wrote:
On 03/04/2019 11:47, Graeme Wall wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47787367


"None of the stations are yet finished"

Surprising word order aside, that is staggering. How could every one of
them be running late? Weren't they built by different contractors?


I was rather confused by the statement that some sections were now
operating, I assume they were referring to testing, though Paddington -
Reading wasn't included


I took it to mean the existing surface sections operated by TfL Rail
labelled 345s.

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On 03/04/2019 15:26, Recliner wrote:
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 03/04/2019 15:11, Basil Jet wrote:
On 03/04/2019 11:47, Graeme Wall wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47787367

"None of the stations are yet finished"

Surprising word order aside, that is staggering. How could every one of
them be running late? Weren't they built by different contractors?


I was rather confused by the statement that some sections were now
operating, I assume they were referring to testing, though Paddington -
Reading wasn't included


I took it to mean the existing surface sections operated by TfL Rail
labelled 345s.


Are the 345s operating services out of Paddington? The map appears to
show services between there and Slough.

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In message , at 15:11:29 on Wed, 3 Apr 2019,
Basil Jet remarked:
On 03/04/2019 11:47, Graeme Wall wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47787367


"None of the stations are yet finished"

Surprising word order aside, that is staggering. How could every one of
them be running late? Weren't they built by different contractors?


Aren't the ones in Essex finished - Shenfield for example?
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In message , at 15:19:30 on Wed, 3 Apr 2019,
Graeme Wall remarked:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47787367

"None of the stations are yet finished"
Surprising word order aside, that is staggering. How could every one
of them be running late? Weren't they built by different contractors?


I was rather confused by the statement that some sections were now
operating, I assume they were referring to testing, though Paddington -
Reading wasn't included


Shenfield to Liverpool St?
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Graeme Wall wrote:
On 03/04/2019 15:26, Recliner wrote:
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 03/04/2019 15:11, Basil Jet wrote:
On 03/04/2019 11:47, Graeme Wall wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47787367

"None of the stations are yet finished"

Surprising word order aside, that is staggering. How could every one of
them be running late? Weren't they built by different contractors?


I was rather confused by the statement that some sections were now
operating, I assume they were referring to testing, though Paddington -
Reading wasn't included


I took it to mean the existing surface sections operated by TfL Rail
labelled 345s.


Are the 345s operating services out of Paddington?


Yes, they have been for some time.

The map appears to show services between there and Slough.


Not yet as far as Slough.


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On 03/04/2019 16:08, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 15:19:30 on Wed, 3 Apr 2019,
Graeme Wall remarked:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47787367
Â*"None of the stations are yet finished"
Â*Surprising word order aside, that is staggering. How could every one
ofÂ* them be running late? Weren't they built by different contractors?


I was rather confused by the statement that some sections were now
operating, I assume they were referring to testing, though Paddington
- Reading wasn't included


Shenfield to Liverpool St?


That's on the map, yes.

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On 03/04/2019 16:19, Recliner wrote:
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 03/04/2019 15:26, Recliner wrote:
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 03/04/2019 15:11, Basil Jet wrote:
On 03/04/2019 11:47, Graeme Wall wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47787367

"None of the stations are yet finished"

Surprising word order aside, that is staggering. How could every one of
them be running late? Weren't they built by different contractors?


I was rather confused by the statement that some sections were now
operating, I assume they were referring to testing, though Paddington -
Reading wasn't included


I took it to mean the existing surface sections operated by TfL Rail
labelled 345s.


Are the 345s operating services out of Paddington?


Yes, they have been for some time.

The map appears to show services between there and Slough.


Not yet as far as Slough.



Misread the map, it's Hayes and Harlington, before the Heathrow branch
diverges.

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