On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:12:12 +0100
David Cantrell wrote:
On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 04:30:43PM +0000, d wrote:

For closing the entire section of the Nothern Line for the entire w/e.
Cheers for that. Very considerate.

And the utter utter *******s even had the cheek to publicise this well
in advance so that you could make alternative plans. The cads!

Yes, I should have checked for which bit of the tube wasn't running during
a w/e for what must be getting on for the 10th year in a row. Its becoming
like the Forth Bridge and its not funny.

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Spud

wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:12:12 +0100
David Cantrell wrote:
On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 04:30:43PM +0000, d wrote:

For closing the entire section of the Nothern Line for the entire w/e.
Cheers for that. Very considerate.

And the utter utter *******s even had the cheek to publicise this well
in advance so that you could make alternative plans. The cads!

Yes, I should have checked for which bit of the tube wasn't running during
a w/e for what must be getting on for the 10th year in a row. Its becoming
like the Forth Bridge and its not funny.

They've finished painting the Forth Bridge for a while, but there seems
little likelihood of weekend maintenance coming to an end on the
Underground.

There's new signalling to come on the SSL, S stock trains to be introduced
on the Circle and District lines, all-new trains on the Picc, and later the
replacement of the other old Tube stock, the Northern line Battersea
extension, etc, etc. So more fool you if you don't use the Journey Planner
before undertaking a weekend journey.

On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 12:58:52 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:12:12 +0100 David Cantrell wrote: On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 04:30:43PM +0000, d wrote: For closing the entire section of the Nothern Line for the entire w/e. Cheers for that. Very considerate. And the utter utter *******s even had the cheek to publicise this well in advance so that you could make alternative plans. The cads! Yes, I should have checked for which bit of the tube wasn't running during a w/e for what must be getting on for the 10th year in a row. Its becoming like the Forth Bridge and its not funny. -- Spud

There is a mailing list you can join. Each week, Thursday latest, TfL will email you a list of weekend closures. My better half and I find said email very useful.

e27002 wrote:
On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 12:58:52 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:12:12 +0100 David Cantrell
wrote: On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 04:30:43PM +0000,
d wrote: For closing the entire section
of the Nothern Line for the entire w/e. Cheers for that. Very
considerate. And the utter utter *******s even had the cheek to
publicise this well in advance so that you could make alternative
plans. The cads! Yes, I should have checked for which bit of the tube
wasn't running during a w/e for what must be getting on for the 10th
year in a row. Its becoming like the Forth Bridge and its not funny. -- Spud

There is a mailing list you can join. Each week, Thursday latest, TfL
will email you a list of weekend closures. My better half and I find
said email very useful.

Yes, I get that too, but if you want to look further ahead, the TfL Journey
Planner knows about planned works months ahead and you can get a quick
visual overview on this site:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/livetravelnews...orks/calendar/

That wasn't publicizing in advance; that was GLOATING!
Bunch of gloaters.

On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:15:19 -0500
Recliner wrote:
wrote:
They've finished painting the Forth Bridge for a while, but there seems
little likelihood of weekend maintenance coming to an end on the
Underground.

Any reason they can't do overnight maintenance like other metro systems
manage to do?

replacement of the other old Tube stock, the Northern line Battersea
extension, etc, etc. So more fool you if you don't use the Journey Planner
before undertaking a weekend journey.

I think I'll just stick to the car in future.

--
Spud

wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:15:19 -0500
Recliner wrote:
wrote:
They've finished painting the Forth Bridge for a while, but there seems
little likelihood of weekend maintenance coming to an end on the
Underground.

Any reason they can't do overnight maintenance like other metro systems
manage to do?

They do.

On Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:43:05 -0500
Recliner wrote:
wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:15:19 -0500
Recliner wrote:
wrote:
They've finished painting the Forth Bridge for a while, but there seems
little likelihood of weekend maintenance coming to an end on the
Underground.

Any reason they can't do overnight maintenance like other metro systems
manage to do?

They do.

So why do they need to close for weekends too? Isn't 8 or so hours every
day 365 days a year enough?

--
Spud

On Thursday, September 5, 2013 10:19:07 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:43:05 -0500 Recliner wrote: wrote: On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:15:19 -0500 Recliner wrote: wrote: They've finished painting the Forth Bridge for a while, but there seems little likelihood of weekend maintenance coming to an end on the Underground. Any reason they can't do overnight maintenance like other metro systems manage to do? They do. So why do they need to close for weekends too? Isn't 8 or so hours every day 365 days a year enough? -- Spud

It is closer to four hours each night. Clearly, the problem is that TfL do not have someone with your expertise in critical path analysis, modern signal installation, and labor allocation, running these upgrades. You need to apply for the job ASAP.

On Thursday, September 5, 2013 5:53:47 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:15:19 -0500 Recliner wrote: wrote: They've finished painting the Forth Bridge for a while, but there seems little likelihood of weekend maintenance coming to an end on the Underground. Any reason they can't do overnight maintenance like other metro systems manage to do? replacement of the other old Tube stock, the Northern line Battersea extension, etc, etc. So more fool you if you don't use the Journey Planner before undertaking a weekend journey. I think I'll just stick to the car in future. -- Spud

Thank you for your contribution in terms of congestion charge payments. We appreciated your lowering of the signal to noise ratio here.