Hi All,

I agree with Roger wholeheartedly with regards to the connection problems at
Kennington. I have to say that I usually also wait at Kennington for people
to run like mad from the other platform. It is annoying I know, I have the
same problem transferring from the Central to the District Line at Mile End
sometimes. The problem at Kennington as Roger explained is that sometimes
you just don't know there is a train approaching. Camden Town is also a
brilliant example of this. The regulator will hold you in the Northbound
Edgware platform for several minutes, then releases the signal when he
notices the High Barnet train has fully berthed in it's platform. The result
of course is that you shut the doors, and when you are halfway out the
platform you notice thousands of people rushing onto the platform waving
fists, brollies or anything else they can lay their hands on. I get just as
p***ed off because this makes us all look like a bunch of idiots.

As for the resumption of the "all routes all branches" service, I noticed on
the TfL website that the Northern Line will be ending at 22.30 on Tuesday
evening to allow for test train running. So it looks as if something is
moving towards full service. Maybe the rumour about March 7 isn't as wild as
I imagined!

Shuttles in operation as follows:

Stockwell-Morden
Edgware-Golders Green
East Finchley-High Barnet ( It says also to Mill Hill East, but I suspect
this maybe a shuttle Finchley Central-Mill Hill East)

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:35:14 -0000, "Alan Ingham"
wrote:


"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
.. .
There is a new timetable in place now that restores old service
frequencies but with the fixed service pattern.

The new crossover is in place but fixed out of use. The testing and
assurance process is being done now. I had to review documentation about
testing equipment today so testing work can occur tonight. There were
also tests last night. The intention is to ensure the new installation
is fully safe to brought into full "moving" service and that depends on
the results gathered from the tests. On the assumption everything gets
signed off then I understand there is a time period before the all
singing, all dancing service pattern can be brought back into use. I am
afraid I do not know how long that time period is. I can assure you
that a lot of work is being done to get the service restored.

Thanks Paul. Didn't realise LU staff read this group! I guess I just wanted
to know what the intention was as I'd heard "Ken had spoken" and said the
line was going to stay in its present state.

I think you'll find there are lots of LUL staff on the group - some more
conspicuous than others.

There is an early finish to evening services tomorrow night on the
Northern which is being advertised as related to the re-opening. Not
sure what is involved but I *guess* it will be ultrasonic / computer
assessments of the track and its geometry as installed.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:35:14 -0000, "Alan Ingham"
wrote:


"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
.. .
There is a new timetable in place now that restores old service
frequencies but with the fixed service pattern.

The new crossover is in place but fixed out of use. The testing and
assurance process is being done now. I had to review documentation
about
testing equipment today so testing work can occur tonight. There were
also tests last night. The intention is to ensure the new
installation
is fully safe to brought into full "moving" service and that depends
on
the results gathered from the tests. On the assumption everything
gets
signed off then I understand there is a time period before the all
singing, all dancing service pattern can be brought back into use. I
am
afraid I do not know how long that time period is. I can assure you
that a lot of work is being done to get the service restored.

Thanks Paul. Didn't realise LU staff read this group! I guess I just
wanted
to know what the intention was as I'd heard "Ken had spoken" and said
the
line was going to stay in its present state.

I think you'll find there are lots of LUL staff on the group - some more
conspicuous than others.

There is an early finish to evening services tomorrow night on the
Northern which is being advertised as related to the re-opening. Not
sure what is involved but I *guess* it will be ultrasonic / computer
assessments of the track and its geometry as installed.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

Did they do any testing on Saturday night? (AVI train?). When I was up
there early Saturday morning, they had the lights installed on the track
at 20B points which apparently were in preparation for testing with a
train running that night - unless they'd got the days mixed up.

Roger

Paul Corfield wrote in message . ..
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:35:14 -0000, "Alan Ingham"
wrote:
Thanks Paul. Didn't realise LU staff read this group! I guess I just wanted
to know what the intention was as I'd heard "Ken had spoken" and said the
line was going to stay in its present state.

I think you'll find there are lots of LUL staff on the group - some more
conspicuous than others.

There is an early finish to evening services tomorrow night on the
Northern which is being advertised as related to the re-opening. Not
sure what is involved but I *guess* it will be ultrasonic / computer
assessments of the track and its geometry as installed.

So if nothing else requires modification (WHAM WHAM WHAM) then the
cross-services in TT48 at Camden Town will resume sometime in March or
early April, right? Or will LU test it as thoroughly as possible and
wait until the summertime?

Brad

It was a dark and stormy night when TheOneKEA
wrote in article . ..
Paul Corfield wrote in message news:b3lk30t6vpd44melprmr
...
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:35:14 -0000, "Alan Ingham"
wrote:
Thanks Paul. Didn't realise LU staff read this group! I guess I just wanted
to know what the intention was as I'd heard "Ken had spoken" and said the
line was going to stay in its present state.

I think you'll find there are lots of LUL staff on the group - some more
conspicuous than others.

There is an early finish to evening services tomorrow night on the
Northern which is being advertised as related to the re-opening. Not
sure what is involved but I *guess* it will be ultrasonic / computer
assessments of the track and its geometry as installed.

So if nothing else requires modification (WHAM WHAM WHAM) then the
cross-services in TT48 at Camden Town will resume sometime in March or
early April, right? Or will LU test it as thoroughly as possible and
wait until the summertime?

Poster at London Bridge last night said "within 2 weeks".

Grebbsy
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