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Old November 24th 09, 03:07 PM posted to uk.transport.london
[email protected] boltar2003@yahoo.co.uk is offline
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Default Another six months of closures on Jubilee line to finish botched

On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:43:08 -0800 (PST)
MIG wrote:
On 24 Nov, 15:34, wrote:
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:22:43 +0000

Bruce wrote:
The firm working on the line has admitted it needs at least 10 weekend
shutdowns next year to introduce a satellite navigation signalling
system.


That'll work well underground.

Tube Lines' chief executive, Dean Finch, said: =93Yes, the Jubilee line
is going to be late. But I don't think it's right that Tube Lines
should be judged just on that. We have got a tremendous record of
success over the last six or seven years.


No , clearly unfair to judge Tubelines on their own work. Far fairer to
judge and blame someone totally unrelated. I know, lets just blame it on =

the
boogie!


I can't really understand why you aren't blaming it on Bob Crow.


Oh no doubt him and his trained chimps will threaten a strike as soon as
the upgrade is completed , spouting some guff about how much new working
conditions or whatever other ideas he picked up from watching Carry On At
Your Convenience for the 100th time.

B2003