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"Joe Patrick" wrote in message
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From April 2006...
http://www.railwaysonline.co.uk/news/news.asp?story=276

1st of April 2006 down at The Drain will find droves of would-be travellers
exclaiming "you're joking!"

Kinda poetic, actually.

--
Brian
"Anyway, if you have been, thanks for listening."

Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
 

Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
 

asdf wrote:
(snip)
And what about "replacement of old Network Rail engineering features"!
A bit of airbushing of history going on there...

And it's somewhat confusing to even bring Network Rail into the
picture, as LU took over the line directly from British Rail in 1994.
Network Rail has thus never had custody of the line.

Looking at CULG, it's intriguing to note that within LU, the W&C line
has been under Central Line management, then Bakerloo line management,
and then East London Line management. When the East London Line ceases
to be an LU operation then the W&C will need yet another new management
home. I wonder what the reason is for all these changes.

Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
 

On 29 Sep 2005 01:35:18 -0700, "Mizter T" wrote:

And what about "replacement of old Network Rail engineering features"!
A bit of airbushing of history going on there...

And it's somewhat confusing to even bring Network Rail into the
picture, as LU took over the line directly from British Rail in 1994.
Network Rail has thus never had custody of the line.

That was rather my point...

Still, at least if they set their targets low, we won't be
disappointed. Replacing every piece of former Network Rail
infrastructure on the line shouldn't be too hard...

Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
 

Mizter T wrote:

asdf wrote:
(snip)
And what about "replacement of old Network Rail engineering features"!
A bit of airbushing of history going on there...

And it's somewhat confusing to even bring Network Rail into the
picture, as LU took over the line directly from British Rail in 1994.
Network Rail has thus never had custody of the line.

.... and there were never any Romans in York, Chester or London ...
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Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
 

Waterloo & City Line to Close for 5 Months
 

wrote in message
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said:

. improved platform train interface

What on earth does this mean in plain English? I can just about guess
the other ones, but this has me really puzzled.


Do not 'mind the gap' anymore, perhaps?

Paul

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"Paul Scott" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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said:

. improved platform train interface

I can just about guess
the other ones, but this has me really puzzled.

Do not 'mind the gap' anymore, perhaps?

I don't think the platforms on the W&C are curved and gappy anyway. I
suspect they mean level access ... but since IIRC the Bank platforms can not
be reached from the street by a wheelchair anyway, that seems fairly
pointless. Then again, it's batter to get this stuff done when the line is
shut than to have to shut the line again when a lift is put in. I guess that
the NSE stripes on the platforms will be disappearing.

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

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On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:02:44 +0100, wrote:

said:

. improved platform train interface

What on earth does this mean in plain English? I can just about guess
the other ones, but this has me really puzzled.


You won't have to Mind The Gap :-)

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Laurence Payne said:

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:02:44 +0100, wrote:

said:

. improved platform train interface

What on earth does this mean in plain English? I can just about
guess the other ones, but this has me really puzzled.


You won't have to Mind The Gap :-)

Thanks.