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victoria line shutting at 10 every school night til november
wrote in message ps.com... On 9 Jul, 20:35, Paul Corfield wrote: On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:32:43 -0700, " To be completely honest I don't see that the FT report is particularly correct. There are specified tests and criteria as to how the assessment is made and trying to stop already agreed plans for closures will cost Metronet even more money and thus increase the volume of the claim against LU. While I don't like the line being closed earlier in the evening I would much prefer that the line upgrade happens on time rather than dragging on for year after year after year with the resultant appalling performance that the Central Line suffered during its £750m LU controlled upgrade. Do you really want to see the Victoria Line sink through the floor in terms of service performance because there is only so much time left for the trains, track and signalling / control systems? -- What i would really like to see is London Underground given the political support from central government to hold Metronet properly to account, rather than just saying that any money Metronet has to spend to get itself out of its current mess, will have to be claimed back from LU and hence the taxpayer. According to an article in today's evening Standard, central government could actually bring effective pressure to bear, given that the contractors behind Metronet are heavily reliant on other government contracts, too. If such pressure is brought to bear i don't see why it can't say 'enough is enough' and put an end to this curfew nonsense - but that will only happen if we let our MPs and GLA reps (as well as Metronet et al) know how strongly we feel. I've used the Victoria line more or less daily since I was a teenager, it used to be brilliant, and i must admit over the last year or two i;ve been thinking 'if it ain't broke... Admits to being a ****ed off newbie campaigner! Then the Government would be acting illegally. Metronet have the right in law to claim back additional out of scope expenses, just as any contractor does, whether you or Ken like it or not. It would be a sad day that the Government could just rip up lawful contracts as it sees fit. Just wait until 2011/12 and see the size of the claims for extras. No different to Connect or Wembley Stadium although I thought that Multiplex's claim one minute that the FA cup would be held in Wembley in 2006 then a few weeks late well it was all late due to delys in design were bizarre. Funny there was no delay to design in Feb 2006. Kevin |
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