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Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
From April 2006...
http://www.railwaysonline.co.uk/news/news.asp?story=276 -- Joe Patrick Railways Online - for GB railway news, information & photos http://www.railwaysonline.co.uk |
Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
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Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article , (Joe Patrick) wrote: From April 2006... http://www.railwaysonline.co.uk/news/news.asp?story=276 Didn't it close for an extended period just over 10 years ago for the switch to the 92TS? According to CULG, it closed on 28 May 1993 for conversion to 4-rail operation, and reopened on 19 Jul 1993. I assume this was when the ex-Southern Railway Class 487 were replaced by Class 482, aka 92ts. -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
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00:50:18 on Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Richard J. remarked: According to CULG, it closed on 28 May 1993 for conversion to 4-rail operation, and reopened on 19 Jul 1993. I assume this was when the ex-Southern Railway Class 487 were replaced by Class 482, aka 92ts. They also did some work to the tunnel lining, but didn't fix *everything* - there were still a couple of places where it was uncomfortably close. This was all explained at their 100 year exhibition. -- Roland Perry |
Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
Staff Q&A Briefing note: Major Waterloo and City line closure April -
September 2006 1. What works are being carried out, what will be delivered when the closure?? - 25% Capacity Enhancement with 5th train in peak service, leading to a 12% journey time improvement and 30% capacity increase - relaying of the entire running length of track and therefore improved ride quality - improved journey time (circa 2 minutes) - replacement of old Network Rail engineering features - Improved maintenance facilities (power after 2300 in depots and on Sundays will increase stock servicing levels and reliability levels) - renewal of electrical and mechanical, fire protection and communication assets (e.g. PA equipment) - additional measures to mitigate against water ingress and improve drainage to the permanent way - heritage features will be preserved where possible A 5 month closure will provide the following additional deliverables · train wash relocation · improvements to the rolling stock including redecoration, new livery, reupholstery and some respringing, refurbishment of grab rails, improvements to floors and windows. · improved platform train interface · opportunity to carry out superficial improvements to the platform ambience at Waterloo and Bank platforms · various rolling stock improvements including re-livery, re-upholstery, a redecoration of the grab rails, improvements to floors and some glass being replaced · delivery of the centralised control system by September 2006 2. What closures will LU need? The entire line will shut from 1 April until 31 August 2006 3. But I want to go from Waterloo to Bank in the morning and the reverse in the evening. What do I do? At Waterloo you should take the Bakerloo/Northern lines to Embankment and then any eastbound District or Circle line to Monument. The reverse of this route should be taken for return journeys in the evening peak as there is a lack of capacity on the southbound City branch of the Northern line Bank to London Bridge. 4. Will you provide a line of route replacement bus service? No, because there is spare capacity on the tube lines as outlined above. Also scheduled buses 26 and 76 run Waterloo - Bank and vice versa 5. How will you communicate these alternatives to customers? In advance: Pre-warning customer publicity will be released October 2005 including poster and leaflets (which are available to hotels, tourist sites etc on request), in-train information and web-site updates on www.tfl.gov.uk/tube (linked to a number of tourism web-sites). A Press Release will be issued with the dates, backed up by website information. A full communications package will be delivered including scripts for announcements. 6. Are businesses entitled to compensation? London Underground is not legally obliged to compensate customers or businesses for disruptions arising from planned engineering work. 7. Who have you consulted with? London Transport Users Committee (LTUC) who are our main transport watchdog body, the Corporation of London and key business groups. They all widely approve with the strategy and the benefits the work will bring 8. I am part of the Waterloo and City line team, what will I do during the five month closure? Station staff will continue to work for their Group Station Manager in the same roles. Train Operators, who are on loan from Leytonstone depot anyway, will work on the Central line. The small number of signal operators and duty managers will move to either noncustomer facing duties, or relocated to other customer service areas depending on their aspirations and business needs. All staff will retain their current pay and conditions. 9. Analysis carried out by S&SD showed that the most unsuitable line for a blockade style closure, in terms of customer disbenefits, is the W&C line? Why do the work therefore as a major closure? The method of evaluating customer disbenefit is a fluid one, factors such as time of year, availability of alternative transport and the significant risk of Monday morning delays following the number of weekend closures that had been previously been envisaged were taken into account as part of LU's review of the blockade proposal. These were weighed up against the benefits of the additional works now included in the scope and the contained disruption to our customers while delivering London a show piece project ************************************************** ******************** No big secrets, but I can't think of a line more suited to evening/weekend closures, or where the 2 min journey time decrease is less relevant. Some classic "LUspeak" though - "heritage features to be retained - EH?2 (must be the NSE finishes at Bank!) and the phrase "show piece project". The trains are so little used in comparison to other lines they hardly need livery change, new upholstery or changed window glass - why not do something about the window etching endemic on the other lines run by Metronet? |
Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
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Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
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Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
What is that over-capacity on the Northern Line they are talking
about?! Maybe wisely they did not mention the other way of getting from Waterloo to Bank - th 521 bus which usually has 3 parallel queues at Waterloo in the morning that snake their way right the way down into the pit through which one has to walk en route from the mainline station or, for the 3rd (rearmost) queue, which snakes right the way into whatever the road is called where the Southbound 521s terminate. I would estimate that well over 600 people are in those queues at any one time in the morning peaks. ANY reduction in capacity elsewhere, such as the entire closure of the W&C will only exacerbate an already dire situation. Marc. |
Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
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ups.com... The trains are so little used in comparison to other lines they hardly need livery change Maybe they will be part of the Central Line fleet for 5 months, and this is the real reason they are receiving new livery. -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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