Sure, but completing on time is not the same as completing quickly. Any fool can allocate twice as much time as necessary to a project and then claim a great success when the project is completed on time.

"CJB" wrote in message
...

Why on earth didn't they put a chord in for trains to go direct from
say Bank to Stratord International etc.?

Presumably because there's already a faster route available via changes at
Poplar and Stratford?

Paul S

"Peter Masson" wrote in message
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"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote

IIUC Stratford International for domestic services is a pick-up to
Kent/set-down to London only station.

Not the case. It is a normal stop, which will be much more useful when the
DLR gets there.

Peter

And I've travelled Stratford International to St Pancras buyiong ticket from
the man where the bus stop is in Stratford Regional.

On Jun 15, 4:49*pm, Robin9 wrote:

'Recliner wrote:

Actually, most DLR projects have been completed on time.

Sure, but completing on time is not the same as completing quickly. Any
fool can allocate twice as much time as necessary to a project and then
claim a great success when the project is completed on time.

So basically they can't win against the inevitability in your mind
that they'll make a mess of it then? Finished late - bloody typical.
Finished early - bloody typical.

DLR projects have in the main been regarded as successes - this one
meanwhile has obviously not all been plain sailing.

I would have thought any Olympic-goers from Fenchurch St would just be
expected to use the West Ham gateway station.

What's wrong with Tower Hill, then a quick change at Mile End? It must be
almost the easiest station on LT to change at!

What an eccentric question! What makes you think I will complain if they finish a project early?

In uk.transport.london message , Wed, 15
Jun 2011 10:39:30, d posted:

Apparently the works at Henleys Corner
will be finished in spring 2012.

No such place, at least in the London area. See Wikipedia or Google.

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On Jun 16, 5:48*pm, Robin9 wrote:

Mizter T wrote:

So basically they can't win against the inevitability in your mind
that they'll make a mess of it then? Finished late - bloody typical.
Finished early - bloody typical.

What an eccentric question! What makes you think I will complain if they
finish a project early?

Your comments just upthread, that's what!

On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:52:30 +0100, Dr J R Stockton
wrote:

In uk.transport.london message , Wed, 15
Jun 2011 10:39:30, d posted:

Apparently the works at Henleys Corner
will be finished in spring 2012.

No such place, at least in the London area. See Wikipedia or Google.

There is if you get rid of the surplus "e":-
"Transport for London
Henlys Corner

We are carrying out major improvements to the busy Henlys Corner
junction, at the intersection of the A406 North Circular Road and A598
Finchley Road/Regents Park Road.

The scheme will improve crossing facilities for pedestrians and
cyclists and ease traffic congestion.

There will be new signal-controlled pedestrian- and cyclist-crossing
facilities as well as a new junction design to improve traffic flow."
[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/proj...es/11571.aspx]

Problems with the control system / software.

But there's still snagging going on at various locations.

This week at Canning Town...

a number of paving stones have been removed at intervals from the
'down' platform edge after huddles of contractors were seen examining
them. An alignment/ gauging problem, maybe?

and both the new stairwell and the original one still have coloured
netting draped over them


On 2011-06-14 17:42:37 +0100, CJB said:

This is clearly marked on numerous maps as opening in Autumn 2010. Its
Spring 2011 - what's the delay? CJB.