On 04/08/2020 12:47, Recliner wrote:

Don't some Beckton trains go to Stratford, with its many interchange
possibilities?


I think not. The DLR timetable is consistent with the DLR map: Beckton
trains serve only the stations to Tower Gateway.


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Robin wrote:
On 04/08/2020 12:47, Recliner wrote:

Don't some Beckton trains go to Stratford, with its many interchange
possibilities?


I think not. The DLR timetable is consistent with the DLR map: Beckton
trains serve only the stations to Tower Gateway.

Has it always been that way?

On 04/08/2020 22:02, Recliner wrote:
Robin wrote:
On 04/08/2020 12:47, Recliner wrote:

Don't some Beckton trains go to Stratford, with its many interchange
possibilities?


I think not. The DLR timetable is consistent with the DLR map: Beckton
trains serve only the stations to Tower Gateway.

Has it always been that way?


Pass.

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Robin wrote:
On 04/08/2020 22:02, Recliner wrote:
Robin wrote:
On 04/08/2020 12:47, Recliner wrote:

Don't some Beckton trains go to Stratford, with its many interchange
possibilities?


I think not. The DLR timetable is consistent with the DLR map: Beckton
trains serve only the stations to Tower Gateway.

Has it always been that way?


Pass.


I had the impression that the services previously alternated between the
two destinations, but I could be wrong.

On 05/08/2020 00:02, Recliner wrote:
Robin wrote:
On 04/08/2020 22:02, Recliner wrote:
Robin wrote:
On 04/08/2020 12:47, Recliner wrote:

Don't some Beckton trains go to Stratford, with its many interchange
possibilities?


I think not. The DLR timetable is consistent with the DLR map: Beckton
trains serve only the stations to Tower Gateway.

Has it always been that way?


Pass.


I had the impression that the services previously alternated between the
two destinations, but I could be wrong.


This 2016 map...

https://mapa-metro.com/mapas/DLR%20L...ht_railway.jpg

.... suggests that you are correct.

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Basil Jet wrote:
On 05/08/2020 00:02, Recliner wrote:
Robin wrote:
On 04/08/2020 22:02, Recliner wrote:
Robin wrote:
On 04/08/2020 12:47, Recliner wrote:

Don't some Beckton trains go to Stratford, with its many interchange
possibilities?


I think not. The DLR timetable is consistent with the DLR map: Beckton
trains serve only the stations to Tower Gateway.

Has it always been that way?


Pass.


I had the impression that the services previously alternated between the
two destinations, but I could be wrong.


This 2016 map...

https://mapa-metro.com/mapas/DLR%20L...ht_railway.jpg

... suggests that you are correct.


Thanks.

The DLR does have a very flexible network, with good, grade-separated
options at Canning Town and Poplar. As its catchment areas develop, it's
easy to change the service patterns to meet demand.

On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:48:58 +0100
Recliner wrote:
On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 07:49:13 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 17:26:36 +0100
Basil Jet wrote:
On 03/08/2020 16:00, wrote:

Quite possibly, however that doesn't change the fact that the DLR is the
tubes poor relation and adding yet another branch to it would be a
disaster.

I don't see how you can say that. There are parts of the tube where an
extra branch would be great, there are parts where it would not. The
same is true of the DLR. It's just a network of lines, like the tube.

Well I suppose it depends where it connects, but if the trains run to Bank
which they'll need to to be any use it'll clog up an already clogged up route
(covid notwithstanding).

Why would future Thamesmead commuters take the DLR all the way to
Bank, even if there were direct trains?

City workers. If the DLR went out that way it would become a commuter hotspot
to central london and canary wharf. Whether it would be quicker than taking
a train to cannoan street or wherever they go on that line and then tube/walk
I don't know, but having more than 1 option always helps make a place more
popular.

wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:48:58 +0100
Recliner wrote:
On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 07:49:13 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 17:26:36 +0100
Basil Jet wrote:
On 03/08/2020 16:00, wrote:

Quite possibly, however that doesn't change the fact that the DLR is the
tubes poor relation and adding yet another branch to it would be a
disaster.

I don't see how you can say that. There are parts of the tube where an
extra branch would be great, there are parts where it would not. The
same is true of the DLR. It's just a network of lines, like the tube.

Well I suppose it depends where it connects, but if the trains run to Bank
which they'll need to to be any use it'll clog up an already clogged up route
(covid notwithstanding).

Why would future Thamesmead commuters take the DLR all the way to
Bank, even if there were direct trains?

City workers. If the DLR went out that way it would become a commuter hotspot
to central london and canary wharf. Whether it would be quicker than taking
a train to cannoan street or wherever they go on that line and then tube/walk
I don't know, but having more than 1 option always helps make a place more
popular.

No, they change to Crossrail at Custom House, which is designed as a
convenient interchange station. That gets them to Canary Wharf and the City
much faster than the DLR. It also gets them quickly to the West End, HS2
(which will be open before this extension) and Heathrow.

On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 08:23:36 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
wrote:
to central london and canary wharf. Whether it would be quicker than taking
a train to cannoan street or wherever they go on that line and then tube/walk

I don't know, but having more than 1 option always helps make a place more
popular.

No, they change to Crossrail at Custom House, which is designed as a
convenient interchange station. That gets them to Canary Wharf and the City
much faster than the DLR. It also gets them quickly to the West End, HS2
(which will be open before this extension) and Heathrow.

IME people rarely get off one train to go and wait for another going to the
same destination especially if they have a seat. By the time they've walked
down to the crossrail platforms and waited for a train the DLR train would
probably already be at or near canary wharf or poplar (which is a 5 min walk).
If they're going to Bank maybe they would depending whether Liverpool Street
is close enough to where they're going.

On 05/08/2020 09:23, Recliner wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:48:58 +0100
Recliner wrote:

Why would future Thamesmead commuters take the DLR all the way to
Bank, even if there were direct trains?

City workers. If the DLR went out that way it would become a commuter hotspot
to central london and canary wharf. Whether it would be quicker than taking
a train to cannoan street or wherever they go on that line and then tube/walk
I don't know, but having more than 1 option always helps make a place more
popular.

No, they change to Crossrail at Custom House, which is designed as a
convenient interchange station.

It's not a cross-platform interchange, even though it would not have
taken much effort to make it one, so I don't think interchange there is
viewed as that important.

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