Adrian wrote:
An idle thought...

The pub licencing hours are currently - as you may have heard... -
being overhauled (finally), with the result that a lot of pubs may
well be open later into the night.

Let's assume that the doom'n'gloom scenario doesn't happen, and we
don't descend into a Tracy Emin reinterpretation of a Hogarth
painting. I'm an optimist on this one - any initial chaos will soon
disappear, and we'll be better off than currently. I hope.

Anyway - The question is... Will LU reflect this in extending the
time of the last trains? It's a bit pointless pubs applying for
later licences if people still have to leave at the same time to
get home.

There was consultation about extending the Friday and Saturday operating
hours by an hour, but it would have to be reflected in a later start on
Saturday and Sunday mornings to preserve the overnight maintenance
periods. LU say that they would plan to implement the changes in
December 2006 if the Mayor decides to go ahead with them.

Otherwise, use night buses. Or perhaps people should finish their
drinking at a pub within walking distance of home.

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Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)