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Author: Batman55Batman55 Date: Jun 26, 2008 00:31
My TFL daily travel alert message says:
METROPOLITAN and PICCADILLY LINES: Between 2100 and 2140 on Monday to
Thursday evenings until early September, the Metropolitan line service is
suspended between Hillingdon and Uxbridge and the Piccadilly line is
suspended between Ruislip and Uxbridge. Customers are advised to use Bus
Route U2, which has been enhanced, between Hillingdon and Uxbridge.
Can anyone explain this please? 40 minutes of engineering work per day?
MaxB
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Date: Jun 26, 2008 02:17
>My TFL daily travel alert message says:
>
>METROPOLITAN and PICCADILLY LINES: Between 2100 and 2140 on Monday to
>Thursday evenings until early September, the Metropolitan line service is
>suspended between Hillingdon and Uxbridge and the Piccadilly line is
>suspended between Ruislip and Uxbridge. Customers are advised to use Bus
>Route U2, which has been enhanced, between Hillingdon and Uxbridge.
>
>Can anyone explain this please? 40 minutes of engineering work per day?
I know this one.
It's the amount or time required to put protection in place at Uxbridge
for the works on the station roof. Apparently once that is done, normal
services can then resume until end of traffic.
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You will find him in London's Docklands, E16, UK
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Author: John BJohn B Date: Jun 26, 2008 02:28
On Jun 26, 10:17 am, Steve Fitzgerald 127.0.0.1]> wrote:>>My TFL daily travel alert message says:
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>>METROPOLITAN and PICCADILLY LINES: Between 2100 and 2140 on Monday to
>>Thursday evenings until early September, the Metropolitan line service is
>>suspended between Hillingdon and Uxbridge and the Piccadilly line is
>>suspended between Ruislip and Uxbridge. Customers are advised to use Bus
>>Route U2, which has been enhanced, between Hillingdon and Uxbridge.
>
>>Can anyone explain this please? 40 minutes of engineering work per day?
>
> I know this one.
>
> It's the amount or time required to put protection in place at Uxbridge
> for the works on the station roof. Apparently once that is done, normal
> services can then resume until end of traffic.
This might be a stupid question - but if the protection is such that
it allows normal services to happen while it's in place, why don't
they just leave it up 24/7?
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Author: chunky munkychunky munky Date: Jun 26, 2008 04:13
On Jun 26, 10:28 am, John B johnband.org> wrote:> On Jun 26, 10:17 am, Steve Fitzgerald 127.0.0.1]> wrote:
>>>>My TFL daily travel alert message says:
>
>>>METROPOLITAN and PICCADILLY LINES: Between 2100 and 2140 on Monday to
>>>Thursday evenings until early September, the Metropolitan line service is
>>>suspended between Hillingdon and Uxbridge and the Piccadilly line is
>>>suspended between Ruislip and Uxbridge. Customers are advised to use Bus
>>>Route U2, which has been enhanced, between Hillingdon and Uxbridge.
>
>>>Can anyone explain this please? 40 minutes of engineering work per day?
>
>> I know this one.
>
>> It's the amount or time required to put protection in place at Uxbridge
>> for the works on the station roof. Apparently once that is done, normal
>> services can then resume until end of traffic.
>
> This might be a stupid question - but if the protection is such that ...
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Date: Jun 26, 2008 04:14
In message
s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
John B johnband.org> writes
>>>Can anyone explain this please? 40 minutes of engineering work per day?
>>
>> I know this one.
>>
>> It's the amount or time required to put protection in place at Uxbridge
>> for the works on the station roof. Apparently once that is done, normal
>> services can then resume until end of traffic.
>
>This might be a stupid question - but if the protection is such that
>it allows normal services to happen while it's in place, why don't
>they just leave it up 24/7?
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Date: Jun 26, 2008 04:20
In message
79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com>,
chunky munky hotmail.co.uk> writes
>> This might be a stupid question - but if the protection is such that
>> it allows normal services to happen while it's in place, why don't
>> they just leave it up 24/7?
>>
>
>Because the protection involves shutting off a platform, you would not
>be able to handle the peak hour service, Met line every 6 minutes and
>Piccadilly every 15 mins to Uxbridge (15 to Ruislip).
At that time of night (2100 isn't it?) the Picc is 20 mins to UXB; but
the point is still the same I guess They most likely just turn one trip
at Ruislip.
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Author: chunky munkychunky munky Date: Jun 26, 2008 05:55
On Jun 26, 12:20 pm, Steve Fitzgerald 127.0.0.1]> wrote:> In message
> 79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com>,
> chunky munky hotmail.co.uk> writes
>>>> This might be a stupid question - but if the protection is such that
>>> it allows normal services to happen while it's in place, why don't
>>> they just leave it up 24/7?
>
>>Because the protection involves shutting off a platform, you would not
>>be able to handle the peak hour service, Met line every 6 minutes and
>>Piccadilly every 15 mins to Uxbridge (15 to Ruislip).
>
> At that time of night (2100 isn't it?) the Picc is 20 mins to UXB; but
> the point is still the same I guess They most likely just turn one trip
> at Ruislip.
>
> In fact I think the Picc is always every 20 mins to UXB other than early
> mornings and late nights, the Ruislips increase the service level from
> Acton - Rayners. I only have a WTT41 here but it certainly was then and ...
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Date: Jun 26, 2008 07:20
>> In fact I think the Picc is always every 20 mins to UXB other than early
>> mornings and late nights, the Ruislips increase the service level from
>> Acton - Rayners. I only have a WTT41 here but it certainly was then and
>> I've not noticed any serious changes with TT43.
>
>I was referring to the affect on a peak time service of leaving the
>protection arrangements in 24/7 which John enquired about.
>The Picc in the peaks is booked to run every 15 mins to either
>Rayners, Ruislip or Uxbridge, thus a 5 min service up to Rayners
Ah, I've just realised this takes a platform (presumably 2/3) out until
EOT. I'd not realised that, and not having been there for a few weeks I
wasn't fully aware the extent of the works.
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