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of
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:56:17 in uk.transport.london, MIG
writes
On Apr 5, 8:57*pm, "Tim Roll-Pickering" T.C.Roll-
wrote:
Mr Thant wrote:
Currently the only way out of the DLR platforms is by two parallel up
escalators, which from previous indications are near-enough life-
expired. If one of them has broken down (which it sounds like), then
that limits the number of passengers that the station can safely
handle, and therefore the number of trains (since the trains are
normally full).

Yes but I suspect the impact of this is going to be people trying to cram on
at Shadwell (or earlier stations), with all the potential problems arising
from such a situation. It's not really encouraing an alternative route that
people will take - the Jubilee Line doesn't serve the City.

I don't know if it's related to this, but I can't force the TfL
journey planner to give me a change from Northern to DLR at Bank (eg
Kings Cross to southern end of DLR).

I chased this some time ago. Sadly, I must have done so by 'phone - I
don't have a record of the conversation. I was told the software con
only cope with all interchanges permitted or no interchanges permitted
at a station. I cope by putting in details of a journey to Bank and
another from it.


Ticking via Bank it still sends me to London Bridge and Jubilee, and
if I try to trick it with via Shadwell, it sends me to Tower Gateway.

Given that that particular interchange involves walking down a
staircase, there really does seem to be a concerted effort to deny the
existence of Bank, no matter what inconvenience is caused. Like I've
said before, if all stations were treated like Bank, the whole of
central London LU would be permanently closed.

There also seems to be a conspiracy for Public Address Messages to tell
people that interchange at Bank is more restricted than it actually is.
--
Walter Briscoe