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Old March 6th 05, 01:18 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Later Tubes on Fri & Sat

Dave Liney wrote:

"Dave Arquati" wrote in message
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How do people currently required to start around 0600-0630 get to work on
Sunday mornings? I suspect night bus hours will be shifted to compensate
for the loss of the Tube; as for them being a viable alternative, they
seem to manage out to the suburbs every night of the week. However, the
demand is much higher at 0100 than 0600, so letting the Tube take the
strain seems like a sensible proposal.


Considering the inebriated state of some people at 1am you might not want
them trying to decend escalators and then minding the gap to board the tube.
They may also struggle to get from the kerb on to a bus but at least they'll
do themselves less damage if they miss there.

Speaking from the sharp end (as it were) I think later running is a
terrible idea. We cope with enough drunks on a Friday and Saturday night
as it is.
We'll have even more kids jumping the barriers while people with valid
tickets who just want to get to work on time the following morning, will
be penalised.
Even now, Sunday mornings, with our first westbound Central Line train
not arriving until 07.15 when the station opens just after 06.25 isn't
much fun either.
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Kat