Waterloo internal platforms. What the hell is going on?
 

On Saturday, 28 May 2016 00:03:13 UTC+1, wrote:
In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

On Thu, 26 May 2016 12:49:21 +0000 (UTC), d wrote:

Had a good view of them earlier on from the high walk inside waterloo.
Building junk strewn everywhere on the platforms with a grand total of 3
guys in hi-vis standing around chatting. The former terminal entrance now
half derelict with the doors missing, fences up along its length and the
information board falling apart.

What the hell is going on there? How many years has it been now, almost
9? AFAIR they needed to re-do the trackwork just outside, put some ticket
barriers in, replace some signs and ... err.. that was about it. What an
absolute farce.

No argument that it's taken / taking forever. I thought one of the
platforms was back in partial use in the peaks.

Anyway project info for future works.


https://www.networkrail.co.uk/news/2...%A3800m-Waterl
oo-upgrade/
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/wcip/

Summer 2017 is the crucial time when P1-4 are lenghtened and the
throat partly remodelled.

The most ridiculous aspect of the works now having to be carried out is the
bridge replacement on the International platforms approach. It seems a
bridge was built in the 1990s which could only take the weight of one
passing Eurostar train and couldn't cope with Siemens Desiro lardbutts
passing in and out at once. Extraordinarily short-sighted!

--
Colin Rosenstiel

"What the hell is going on?" Actually nothing. Whilst the bridge at the country end is being replaced and the track bed lined with water-proofing the platforms and station end / concourse is a builders' mess. I would have thought that whilst infrastructure was being replaced it would have made sense to be revamping the concourse - but no. It's possible to see through tears and gaps in the curtaining into the concourse area - nothing is being done presumably at great expense. CJB.

Waterloo internal platforms. What the hell is going on?
 

On 25/06/2016 08:37, CJB wrote:
[...]
"What the hell is going on?" Actually nothing. Whilst the bridge at the country end is being replaced and the track bed lined with water-proofing the platforms and station end / concourse is a builders' mess. I would have thought that whilst infrastructure was being replaced it would have made sense to be revamping the concourse - but no. It's possible to see through tears and gaps in the curtaining into the concourse area - nothing is being done presumably at great expense. CJB.


Please CJB do explain the "noting is being done presumably at huge
expense" comment?

Waterloo internal platforms. What the hell is going on?
 

On 26/06/2016 22:08, Mizter T wrote:
On 25/06/2016 08:37, CJB wrote:
[...]
"What the hell is going on?" Actually nothing. Whilst the bridge at
the country end is being replaced and the track bed lined with
water-proofing the platforms and station end / concourse is a
builders' mess. I would have thought that whilst infrastructure was
being replaced it would have made sense to be revamping the concourse
- but no. It's possible to see through tears and gaps in the
curtaining into the concourse area - nothing is being done presumably
at great expense. CJB.


Please CJB do explain the "noting is being done presumably at huge
expense" comment?

I wouldn't hold your breath - (s)he tends to turn up, have a rant about
something (usually falsely accusing someone or something of fraud and/or
dishonest behaviour) and then disappears back wherever they came from
until the next time.