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North London Line Revisited
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:11:35 +0000, Dave A wrote:
Edward Cowling London UK wrote: Well I've now done three weeks on the North London Line and it's been an experience. Then there is Highbury & Islington ! You can hear people on mobiles telling friends, "We're at Highbury and Islington, there'll be trouble, there always is." The train pulls in and the people on the platform are so packed in that they can't make a gap for the people getting off. A sort of scrum develops and people moan at each other. The frontier express spirit would still mean nothing serious would happen, but the staff at Highbury & Islington then play their trump card. They start shouting at people through megaphones (honest) and of course that gets things nicely heated up and trouble ensues. Eventually a lone police woman comes down the stairs, uses a bit of common sense, stops the staff shouting and order is restored. I was reliably informed today that trains arriving at Highbury & Islington on the NLL are (officially) the most crowded in London. I'm sure that's no surprise to you (but it usually is to everyone else who thinks their trains are the most packed in London, and can't understand how trains on a line that doesn't even go *into* central London can be more crowded)!! I have to say I was a bit surprised to read both of these comments. They are rather revealing though. I am now somewhat intrigued and may well toddle along sometime to take a look at just how awful it is. I shall try to stay in a place where I am not in the way though! If it is like this now I cannot imagine what will happen when improvements to the overall service start being delivered and suppressed demand starts to be unlocked - it'll be (even more) awful! That's a very real challenge for whoever will be running the service. LU will be taking over the operation of those platforms / station buildings come November so there the local staff will have all that to deal with. -- Paul C Admits to working for London Underground! |
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