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November 4th 05, 08:22 AM
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DLR City Airport Extension
Does anyone know what the opening date for the new DLR extension is
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November 4th 05, 09:57 AM
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ROBSM wrote:
Does anyone know what the opening date for the new DLR extension is yet? Im looking forward to taking my kids to Thames Barrier Park on it. Rob Smith Dave Arquati thinks the opening date is 16 December 2005, but I wouldn't be surprised if it opened a few days early, or even a few weeks early! |
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November 4th 05, 11:22 AM
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"TheOneKEA" wrote in message
ups.com... Dave Arquati thinks the opening date is 16 December 2005, but I wouldn't be surprised if it opened a few days early, or even a few weeks early! According to http://www.londonbusroutes.net/changes.htm , the 69 is being cut short to Canning Town on the 17th December, so they must be fairly confident the line will be open by then. -- 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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December 2nd 05, 05:15 PM
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DLR City Airport Extension
It's now open. Passengers were carried from about 17:00 this evening,
Friday 2 December. Al Holmes |
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December 2nd 05, 06:32 PM
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Al Holmes wrote:
It's now open. Passengers were carried from about 17:00 this evening, Friday 2 December. TfL's live departure boards for King George V show a 6tph service to Bank. What a coup for Serco Docklands, getting the branch open for passenger services two weeks before the projected date! |
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December 3rd 05, 11:56 AM
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On 2 Dec 2005 11:32:29 -0800, "TheOneKEA" wrote:
Al Holmes wrote: It's now open. Passengers were carried from about 17:00 this evening, Friday 2 December. TfL's live departure boards for King George V show a 6tph service to Bank. What a coup for Serco Docklands, getting the branch open for passenger services two weeks before the projected date! Don't worry - I'm sure the 'Standard' will manage to put a negative spin on it! -- Nick Cooper [Carefully remove the detonators from my e-mail address to reply!] The London Underground at War, and in Films & TV: http://www.nickcooper.org.uk/ |
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December 3rd 05, 01:12 PM
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On Fri, 2 Dec 2005, TheOneKEA wrote:
Al Holmes wrote: It's now open. Passengers were carried from about 17:00 this evening, Friday 2 December. TfL's live departure boards for King George V show a 6tph service to Bank. What a coup for Serco Docklands, getting the branch open for passenger services two weeks before the projected date! Why are these guys not running the tube? tom -- Gin for the mind, kebabs for the body, sushi for the soul |
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December 3rd 05, 06:06 PM
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DLR City Airport Extension is open
On 2 Dec 2005 11:32:29 -0800, "TheOneKEA" wrote:
Al Holmes wrote: It's now open. Passengers were carried from about 17:00 this evening, Friday 2 December. TfL's live departure boards for King George V show a 6tph service to Bank. What a coup for Serco Docklands, getting the branch open for passenger services two weeks before the projected date! To be strictly correct it is not Serco Docklands as they just provide the trains and train captains. For this bit of the DLR network it is this lot (quote from DLR website) "City Airport Rail Enterprise (CARE), a consortium of AMEC and the Royal Bank of Scotland as the preferred bidder and Concessionaire to design, build and maintain the extension. " The Lewisham extension is done on the same basis and the Woolwich Extension is another deal with the same consortium members as CARE. -- Paul C Admits to working for London Underground! |
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November 5th 05, 07:43 AM
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On 4 Nov 2005 01:22:10 -0800, "ROBSM" wrote:
Does anyone know what the opening date for the new DLR extension is yet? Im looking forward to taking my kids to Thames Barrier Park on it. Rob Smith The date I'd heard was Thursday 15th December, however a new timetable will be launched in Friday 18th November - presumably this will be the timetable that includes running to LCY. My guess is that from 18 Nov trains will run empty between Canning Town and King George V, with passenger service introduced mid-December. When the Lewisham extension opened, passenger running was introduced without fanfare mid-morning on a Saturday. The press & VIP opening was two days later. Al Holmes |
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November 5th 05, 07:53 AM
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"ROBSM" wrote in message
ups.com... Does anyone know what the opening date for the new DLR extension is yet? Im looking forward to taking my kids to Thames Barrier Park on it. On the basis that Bank is probably a convenient station for most people to change to the DLR, it looks like a hell of a schlep to get to LCA. I think I'll still avoid it, and use Gatwick or Heathrow. Ian |
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