Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so inconsequential
that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell with
the travelling public?

--
Spud

On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote:
Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so inconsequential
that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell with
the travelling public?


TfL tell you why. Look it up yourself.

On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote:
Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so inconsequential
that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell with
the travelling public?

--
Spud

Crossrail work at Whitechapel according to TfLs website.

And it's not to hell with the travelling public - they have rail
replacement buses, seemingly a vast number of them given how Cable
Street in Shadwell is stacked up at the moment (or by travelling public
do you mean the other road users and us residents?). (yes - I'm being
selfish again...)

On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:36:27 +0100
Mizter T wrote:
On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote:
Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so
inconsequential
that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell
with
the travelling public?


TfL tell you why. Look it up yourself.

So point to the bit where they explain why it has to be done during the week
and why the entire ELL needs to be shut since presumably they could - if they
could be arsed which is a big ask for TfL - run a Highbury to shorditch
service and reverse. Ditto from the south to shadwell.

--
Spud

On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:53:06 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote:
Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so
inconsequential
that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell
with
the travelling public?

--
Spud

Crossrail work at Whitechapel according to TfLs website.

And it's not to hell with the travelling public - they have rail
replacement buses, seemingly a vast number of them given how Cable

Replacement bus services in london are a joke in the rush hour. You'd
often be quicker walking.

--
Spud

On 27/07/2015 11:57, y wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:36:27 +0100
Mizter T wrote:
On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote:
Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so
inconsequential
that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell
with
the travelling public?


TfL tell you why. Look it up yourself.

So point to the bit where they explain why it has to be done during the week
and why the entire ELL needs to be shut since presumably they could - if they
could be arsed which is a big ask for TfL - run a Highbury to shorditch
service and reverse. Ditto from the south to shadwell.

They are running a service from the south to Shadwell!

Presumably the problem with running a northern shuttle is that the depot
is south of the work site and/or they can't reverse enough trains to
handle the passenger load (have you seen the crush at Highbury some of
the time?)

On 27/07/2015 12:01, y wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:53:06 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote:
Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so
inconsequential
that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell
with
the travelling public?

--
Spud

Crossrail work at Whitechapel according to TfLs website.

And it's not to hell with the travelling public - they have rail
replacement buses, seemingly a vast number of them given how Cable

Replacement bus services in london are a joke in the rush hour. You'd
often be quicker walking.

Well, if you can't run a train service (and there are sometimes reasons
why you can't), what else are they meant to offer? A rail replacement
helicopter service?!?

On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:11:10 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 27/07/2015 12:01, y wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:53:06 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote:
Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so
inconsequential
that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell
with
the travelling public?

--
Spud

Crossrail work at Whitechapel according to TfLs website.

And it's not to hell with the travelling public - they have rail
replacement buses, seemingly a vast number of them given how Cable

Replacement bus services in london are a joke in the rush hour. You'd
often be quicker walking.

Well, if you can't run a train service (and there are sometimes reasons
why you can't), what else are they meant to offer? A rail replacement
helicopter service?!?

Do the work at a time when you inconvenience the least number of people.

--
Spud

On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:09:56 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 27/07/2015 11:57, y wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:36:27 +0100
Mizter T wrote:
On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote:
Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so
inconsequential
that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell
with
the travelling public?


TfL tell you why. Look it up yourself.

So point to the bit where they explain why it has to be done during the week
and why the entire ELL needs to be shut since presumably they could - if they
could be arsed which is a big ask for TfL - run a Highbury to shorditch
service and reverse. Ditto from the south to shadwell.

They are running a service from the south to Shadwell!

Thats not what I heard on the radio this morning. But I'll take your word
for it.

Presumably the problem with running a northern shuttle is that the depot
is south of the work site and/or they can't reverse enough trains to
handle the passenger load (have you seen the crush at Highbury some of
the time?)

2 trains at highbury, 2 at dalston junction would surely do the job. And if
it wasn't going as far as canada water the number of pax would be much
reduced.

--
Spud

On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:29:13 +0000 (UTC), y wrote:

On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:11:10 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 27/07/2015 12:01, y wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:53:06 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 27/07/2015 11:21, y wrote:
Anyone know why? And how come Overground think the route is so
inconsequential
that they can just shut it for 2 days during the working week and to hell
with
the travelling public?

--
Spud

Crossrail work at Whitechapel according to TfLs website.

And it's not to hell with the travelling public - they have rail
replacement buses, seemingly a vast number of them given how Cable

Replacement bus services in london are a joke in the rush hour. You'd
often be quicker walking.

Well, if you can't run a train service (and there are sometimes reasons
why you can't), what else are they meant to offer? A rail replacement
helicopter service?!?

Do the work at a time when you inconvenience the least number of people.

Such as when schools are out for the summer holidays?