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Author: martinmartin Date: Jan 18, 2008 14:24
I hadn't noticed any publicity until this evening, but there are now
yellow stickers on the line diagrams in trains announcing more early
closures on the Victoria Line.
It seems to be the same timings as last autumn's closure, and will be
on Mondays to Thursdays from 4th February until "late November".
Full details can be found at http://preview.tinyurl.com/yu885v [pdf]
Now, is it just me, or is this rather short notice for something which
is going to affect rather a lot of people for quite a long time? Or
have the plans long been available in the bottom of a locked filing
cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying
'Beware of the Leopard'?
- martin
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Author: Dave NewtDave Newt Date: Jan 19, 2008 03:12
martin wrote:
> I hadn't noticed any publicity until this evening,
Me neither - it does come across as short notice indeed. And that PDF is
dated January 2008 too.
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Author: Paul CorfieldPaul Corfield Date: Jan 19, 2008 03:39
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:24:36 -0800 (PST), martin
gmail.com> wrote:
>I hadn't noticed any publicity until this evening, but there are now
>yellow stickers on the line diagrams in trains announcing more early
>closures on the Victoria Line.
>
>It seems to be the same timings as last autumn's closure, and will be
>on Mondays to Thursdays from 4th February until "late November".
>
>Full details can be found at http://preview.tinyurl.com/yu885v [pdf]
>
>
>Now, is it just me, or is this rather short notice for something which
>is going to affect rather a lot of people for quite a long time? Or
>have the plans long been available in the bottom of a locked filing
>cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying
>'Beware of the Leopard'?
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Author: Edward Cowling London UKEdward Cowling London UK Date: Jan 19, 2008 04:44
In message 4ax.com>, Paul Corfield
dsl.pipex.com> writes>
>Still as the internal web page says "it's all necessary so we get to the
>new Victoria Line".
Indeed. I think the point has been made many times that we all moan
about the endless delays because of old points, signalling, etc. Yet
when they close parts of the line to modernise they get even more moans.
I've been in a tunnel for an hour waiting for the Victoria line to get a
new flint fitted :-) The sooner they get it fixed the better.
While we're taking about the Victoria Line can someone fix the computer
to make the breaking less last minute and less fierce. It's the only
line that seems to routinely try to throw everyone on the floor !
--
Edward Cowling "Must go - Got to rub lard on the Cat's boil !"
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Author: Paul CorfieldPaul Corfield Date: Jan 19, 2008 06:15
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:44:10 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK
genghis0.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In message 4ax.com>, Paul Corfield
>dsl.pipex.com> writes>>
>>Still as the internal web page says "it's all necessary so we get to the
>>new Victoria Line".
>
>Indeed. I think the point has been made many times that we all moan
>about the endless delays because of old points, signalling, etc. Yet
>when they close parts of the line to modernise they get even more moans.
Fair comment but I'd personally prefer to have known last year that the
early closures were to continue. Instead the publicity strongly hinted,
last November, that "it was all over and thanks very much Victoria Line
passengers for your patience".
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Author: Edward Cowling London UKEdward Cowling London UK Date: Jan 19, 2008 09:02
In message 4ax.com>, Paul Corfield
dsl.pipex.com> writes>>
>>While we're taking about the Victoria Line can someone fix the computer
>>to make the breaking less last minute and less fierce. It's the only
>>line that seems to routinely try to throw everyone on the floor !
>
>Unlikely to be the computer itself. Either a fault with a particular
>train or a failure of a signalling / control component at one particular
>location.
No. I travel on most of the lines and the Victoria Line had definite
"jump on the anchors" problems. I now lean against the glass partition
until the train has come to a complete standstill. It's far to
consistent to be just an isolated thing. Mind you isn't the Victoria
line the only line where humans don't do the driving ? There might be
the problem !
--
Edward Cowling "Must go - Got to rub lard on the Cat's boil !"
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Author: Michael R N DolbearMichael R N Dolbear Date: Jan 19, 2008 09:22
Edward Cowling London UK genghis0.demon.co.uk> wrote
> While we're taking about the Victoria Line can someone fix the
computer
> to make the breaking less last minute and less fierce. It's the only
> line that seems to routinely try to throw everyone on the floor !
Huh ?
Whereabouts is this ?
I have never noticed anything out of the way (compared with Pic or
Northern line) but I usually travel Vauxhall to Highbury & Islington
outwards and Kings+ to Oxford Circus inwards.
--
Mike D
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Author: asdfasdf Date: Jan 19, 2008 09:30
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:44:10 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK wrote:
>While we're taking about the Victoria Line can someone fix the computer
>to make the breaking less last minute and less fierce. It's the only
>line that seems to routinely try to throw everyone on the floor !
Please don't; I'd rather have the faster journey times. More
grab-rails can be installed if necessary.
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Author: Mizter TMizter T Date: Jan 19, 2008 09:35
On 19 Jan, 17:30, asdf wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:44:10 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK wrote:
>
>>While we're taking about the Victoria Line can someone fix the computer
>>to make the breaking less last minute and less fierce. It's the only
>>line that seems to routinely try to throw everyone on the floor !
>
> Please don't; I'd rather have the faster journey times. More
> grab-rails can be installed if necessary.
I'm with you on that. One of the great things about the Victoria line
is that it is fast.
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Author: Edward Cowling London UKEdward Cowling London UK Date: Jan 19, 2008 09:48
In message <01c85aae$d37aaa20$LocalHost@default>, Michael R N Dolbear
privacy.net> writes>
>Edward Cowling London UK genghis0.demon.co.uk> wrote
>>> While we're taking about the Victoria Line can someone fix the
>computer
>> to make the breaking less last minute and less fierce. It's the only
>> line that seems to routinely try to throw everyone on the floor !
>
>Huh ?
>
>Whereabouts is this ?
>
>I have never noticed anything out of the way (compared with Pic or
>Northern line) but I usually travel Vauxhall to Highbury & Islington
>outwards and Kings+ to Oxford Circus inwards.
>
Hi fellow brother of the damned, I do the same awful route :-) I've
lost track of the times I've started to move towards the doors, only to ...
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