"Mizter T" wrote in message
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On Jun 8, 7:44 pm, Martin Deutsch wrote:
On Jun 8, 7:28 pm, Mizter T wrote:

Anyway, leaving aside the brinkmanship I see from the splash on the
front page of the TfL website that they've got a number of contingency
plans up their sleeve should the strike go ahead - see the news
release he
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/medi...tre/11971.aspx

That's the 'In case of tube strike, break glass' bolt-on, as a friend
just described it. I also got a text from TfL this evening letting me
know about it, and directing me towards the website. I guess it's
going ahead, then...

Ha ha, very good. However it does seem rather more comprehensive than
has been the case before - I'm thinking of the Metronet workers going
on strike in September '07 (was that their only strike, I forget?),
which shut down much of the network, though of course the Northern,
Jubilee and most of the Piccadilly lines still ran. There wasn't any
universal 'acceptance' (i.e. passing) of Oyster PAYG on NR when that
happened, which is the most significant element of this contingency
plan. So I'm kinda curious to know whether that weapon was in TfL's
strike-breaking arsenal back then.

I remember during all-network Tube strikes of the past there being
temporary car parks that were set up in the Royal Parks, though maybe
it was only in Hyde Park, I forget. Perhaps that that shows that times
have changed a bit, what with the Mall playing host to a cycle park
this time.


I tried asking the 'special' journey planner earlier for a route home
from work, and it cheerfully suggested that I took the tube, with a
"planned engineering works are taking place" caveat on the first leg
of each of the journeys. Oh well, can't have everything...

Yes, I tried that too (on a strike day)! I then I forgot to mention it
in my spiel. Considering this special journey planner interface
appears underneath the heading "Planning your alternative journey", it
is perhaps a bit misleading.

So no lines will be running at all?