Piccadilly Line back on Thursday...
 

..... according to the BBC news tonight.

Assuming it happens....Huzzah!

Piccadilly Line back on Thursday...
 

Well if the 2 week "pattern" holds true perhaps the first through
piccadilly train will be a target?

Piccadilly Line back on Thursday...
 

Paul Weaver wrote:
Well if the 2 week "pattern" holds true perhaps the first through
piccadilly train will be a target?

You know too much!

Piccadilly Line back on Thursday...
 

I'd reply but theres some men just turned up in a black car and
knocking on the door :)

Seriously, I think I heard that the line was running non-stop somewhere?

Piccadilly Line back on Thursday...
 

Anyone know how the wrecked train was removed from the tunnel. Was
it towed out or cut up into bits and shipped out?

B2003

Piccadilly Line back on Thursday...
 

In message .com,
Boltar writes
Anyone know how the wrecked train was removed from the tunnel. Was
it towed out or cut up into bits and shipped out?

Towed out to Kings Cross, made secure with chains then towed to Acton
works.
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Stuart wrote:
..... according to the BBC news tonight.

Assuming it happens....Huzzah!

Now confirmed in TfL press release:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-centre/press-releases/press-releases-content.asp?prID=464

They have also confirmed the closure of Piccadilly and District lines
planned for this weekend will go ahead, with Pic shut from Acton Town to
Hyde Park Corner, and the District shut from Earls Court to Acton
Town/Gunnersbury.

--
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* we taught ourselves to play the pots and pans so
that we would have something honest to dance to *

Piccadilly Line back on Thursday...
 

I see the District & Picc must close through Hammersmith for
"important" or "urgent" work, something which can't delayed, yet they
haven't even finished the endless Earl's Court - Whitechapel weekend
shutdowns yet. Can't we have at least one job finished before another
starts?


Alex Ingram wrote:
Stuart wrote:
..... according to the BBC news tonight.

Assuming it happens....Huzzah!

Now confirmed in TfL press release:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-centre/press-releases/press-releases-content.asp?prID=464

They have also confirmed the closure of Piccadilly and District lines
planned for this weekend will go ahead, with Pic shut from Acton Town to
Hyde Park Corner, and the District shut from Earls Court to Acton
Town/Gunnersbury.

--
alex @ http://nuttyxander.com/
* we taught ourselves to play the pots and pans so
that we would have something honest to dance to *

Piccadilly Line back on Thursday...
 

Piccadilly Line back on Thursday...
 

At least Hammersmith area users get a replacement bus service, not so
those affected by the Earl's Court - Whitechapel suspensions.

Richard J. wrote:
wrote:
I see the District & Picc must close through Hammersmith for
"important" or "urgent" work, something which can't delayed, yet
they haven't even finished the endless Earl's Court -
Whitechapel weekend shutdowns yet. Can't we have at least one
job finished before another starts?

Why would you want to delay track replacement between Barons Court and
Acton Town? The quality of the ride on that stretch is awful and has
led to speed restrictions. I see no advantage in finishing Earl's
Court - Whitechapel first, though I agree that Metronet's progress there
seems very slow.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

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On 3 Aug 2005 10:39:09 -0700, wrote:

At least Hammersmith area users get a replacement bus service, not so
those affected by the Earl's Court - Whitechapel suspensions.

To be fair, a bus service to replace that would be very slow and
inconvenient due to the road layout and traffic level.

Better publicity of the alternative regular bus routes would be
welcome, however, as when I once messed up (with a group of Scouts in
tow) and forgot about one of these closures, it took about an extra
half hour for our journey because of the bus guessing game that
resulted.

Neil

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'wensleydale' is a spam trap and is not read.

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On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 17:08:47 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:

wrote:
I see the District & Picc must close through Hammersmith for
"important" or "urgent" work, something which can't delayed, yet
they haven't even finished the endless Earl's Court -
Whitechapel weekend shutdowns yet. Can't we have at least one
job finished before another starts?

Why would you want to delay track replacement between Barons Court and
Acton Town? The quality of the ride on that stretch is awful and has
led to speed restrictions.

Which is exactly the point. This section of track is in a dire state and
causes no end of problems - especially on the Piccadilly Line. The
remainder of the line is pretty reliable these days but the SSL managed
bits need work. There has been a lot of pressure placed on Metronet to
sort this stretch of railway out.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

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If it was "dire" couldn't it have been done before the ECT - WCL stuff?


Of course one could ask LU after the never ending ECT - WCL work how
many extra trains, how quicker the journey time, how many more
reversing points etc will be provided? We can suspect the answer - a
big fat zero.

The in-car line diagrams on D Stock initially showed dates of
suspension, this may have been amended once, now there is a catch-all
sticker basically saying suspensions will occur UTFN at LU's request.

By the way, who's running the show, LU or Metronot/Tube Lies? Oh no
it's the latter, for the next 30 years....



Paul Corfield wrote:
On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 17:08:47 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:

wrote:
I see the District & Picc must close through Hammersmith for
"important" or "urgent" work, something which can't delayed, yet
they haven't even finished the endless Earl's Court -
Whitechapel weekend shutdowns yet. Can't we have at least one
job finished before another starts?

Why would you want to delay track replacement between Barons Court and
Acton Town? The quality of the ride on that stretch is awful and has
led to speed restrictions.

Which is exactly the point. This section of track is in a dire state and
causes no end of problems - especially on the Piccadilly Line. The
remainder of the line is pretty reliable these days but the SSL managed
bits need work. There has been a lot of pressure placed on Metronet to
sort this stretch of railway out.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

Piccadilly Line back on Thursday...
 

Paul Corfield wrote:
On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 17:08:47 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:


wrote:

I see the District & Picc must close through Hammersmith for
"important" or "urgent" work, something which can't delayed, yet
they haven't even finished the endless Earl's Court -
Whitechapel weekend shutdowns yet. Can't we have at least one
job finished before another starts?

Why would you want to delay track replacement between Barons Court and
Acton Town? The quality of the ride on that stretch is awful and has
led to speed restrictions.


Which is exactly the point. This section of track is in a dire state and
causes no end of problems - especially on the Piccadilly Line. The
remainder of the line is pretty reliable these days but the SSL managed
bits need work. There has been a lot of pressure placed on Metronet to
sort this stretch of railway out.

I'm sure that, given the choice, most people would rather have the work
completed at this point rather than delayed until later. It's good that
arrangement as been made to allow the use of Travelcards on HEx and
Heathrow Connect.

--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London