daveb wrote:

The Met is due to Wembley.

Chiltern I'm not sure about. Hope it's not because they don't want
the hassle of taking all the Met passengers as well as their own.

Anyone know?


When I went past Neasden South Junction today I saw that the straight
route to Harrow was signposted for an engineering possession. Having
seen the state of the track in the area it is not unreasonable to
assume that there are track renewal works taking place between Harrow
South and Neasden South Junctions.
RPM would know where to get more info.

"daveb" wrote in message
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In message ,
Adrian writes
daveb ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were
saying :

Just wait until next weekend, No Met south of Horrible on the
Hill,
AND NO CHILTERN AT ALL (sunday only for the next few weeks), I
think
they're doing an Aylesbury to Amersham shunt though.

It's not just next weekend... It's going to be like this until
March on
both Met and Chiltern.

groan
PLEASE tell me you're kidding...

This is all Wembley Bloody Park?

The Met is due to Wembley.

Chiltern I'm not sure about. Hope it's not because they don't want
the hassle of taking all the Met passengers as well as their own.

Anyone know?

At first I thought it might be due to Marylebone being "Closed"
because of engineering works, with Wycombe line trains going to
Paddington. However, Checking the engineering works info on Chiltern's
website, it suggests that Wycombe line trains will be fine, so I guess
it is something going on at Wembley Park that is going to block
chiltern as well as the Met. (unless something else is taking place
between Harrow on the Hill and Neasden Junction on those Sundays.

"Jack Taylor" wrote in message
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"Adrian" wrote in message
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So why do they insist on running 2 car units on weekday evenings,
while
there's plenty of *other* 2 car units sat dark and quiet on the
platforms
at Marylebone and in sidings just outside?

That is, indeed, becoming an increasing problem. On Wednesday and
Thursday
nights, in particular, it is not unusual to find the
post-theatregoing
trains with standing room only.


Reminds me of a saturday early in december. I'd been out to dinner
with some friends, and got the last Aylesbury (via Amersham) train. As
I recall it was either a 2 or 3 car unit, and was wedged, with
passengers having to stand in the aisles, as well as filling the
vestibules. If I hadn't managed to get a seat, I probably wouldn't
have bothered and got the 10 past midnight via High Wycombe instead.

Unless units HAVE to be back at Aylesbury beforehand, it doesn't seem
beyond the realms of common sense to make sure the last trains are the
longest length for the route.

The Met is going on until at least MAY

daveb wrote:
In message , Matt Wheeler
writes


"General Von Clinkerhoffen" wrote in
message ...

Just wait until next weekend, No Met south of Horrible on the Hill,
AND NO CHILTERN AT ALL (sunday only for the next few weeks), I think
they're doing an Aylesbury to Amersham shunt though.


Yep.
Info on Chiltern's website says there will be a replacement bus from
Amersham to Beaconsfield, so that passengers can pick up a London
train from there. Although I suspect Aylesbury passengers would be
better off just getting a direct train (via High Wycombe) instead.



It's not just next weekend... It's going to be like this until March on
both Met and Chiltern.

Matt Wheeler ) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

Reminds me of a saturday early in december. I'd been out to dinner
with some friends, and got the last Aylesbury (via Amersham) train. As
I recall it was either a 2 or 3 car unit, and was wedged, with
passengers having to stand in the aisles, as well as filling the
vestibules. If I hadn't managed to get a seat, I probably wouldn't
have bothered and got the 10 past midnight via High Wycombe instead.

Reminds me of 9pmish on Thursday last week. Two car unit, *heaving*.