In message <95b39e6d-028e-4c1f-9233-67a80912c6b5@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, at 00:01:24 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, D7666 <d7666@hotmail.com> remarked: And why were they announcing yesterday that the Waterloo and City Line was closed as part of the announcements for closures due to engineering works? It's closed every Sunday, surely? Because it was closed Sat Sun and Mon (...

On Aug 25, 5:43 pm, Ian Jelf <i...@bluebadge.demon.co.uk> wrote: And why were they announcing yesterday that the Waterloo and City Line was closed as part of the announcements for closures due to engineering works? It's closed every Sunday, surely? Because it was closed Sat Sun and Mon (engineering, normal no service, engineering) and that sort of simple message is much easier for ...

Does anyone know the reason for the presence of a very large crane in Baylis Road at Waterloo this weekend near the Waterloo and City line shaft? It's only a couple of years since the rolling stock was refurbished, so what are they up to? Thanks, James

...>> > Do we know if Network Rail has considered converting Waterloo back into a thru station?  One could see Hampton Court...>> That would miss out the rather important stops at Waterloo and London Bridge...- They have plenty of services to Dartford and... London Bridge). Err, not after you've replaced the Waterloo/Charing Cross services with the service via Wandsworth Road...

...) In any case, I am no great fan of orbital routes diverting services away from already overcrowded radial routes (see my rantings about the ELL), I was just fairly flippantly suggesting that Wandsworth Road would be a better route if people really need to get from Hampton Court to Dartford. It's far more likely that they want to go to Waterloo, but they'll always be able to do that.

...:22 -0700 (PDT), MIG wrote: Do we know if Network Rail has considered converting Waterloo back into a thru station? One could see Hampton Court and Kingston Loop trains running ... go to Hackney for some reason?) That would miss out the rather important stops at Waterloo and London Bridge...- They have plenty of services to Dartford and are pretty easy to get to...

...22 -0700 (PDT), MIG wrote: Do we know if Network Rail has considered converting Waterloo back into a thru station?  One could see Hampton Court and Kingston Loop trains running... go to Hackney for some reason?) That would miss out the rather important stops at Waterloo and London Bridge...- They have plenty of services to Dartford and are pretty easy to get to from...

1506 wrote: On Jul 28, 11:27 am, D7666 <d7...@hotmail.com> wrote: On Jul 28, 6:16 pm, 1506 <adrian_auerhud...@yahoo.com> wrote: Do we know if Network Rail has considered converting Waterloo back into a thru station? Yeah let

... 28, 6:16 pm, 1506 <adrian_auerhud...@yahoo.com> wrote: Do we know if Network Rail has considered converting Waterloo back into a thru station? Yeah let’s reinstate every curve there ever was in London - One assumes you jest.... to the GN does this well. etc Whilst DfT UK is, rightly, spending billions on Crossrail, why sneeze at a low cost Crossrail (n) at Waterloo?

... news:335954d2-4cef-4027-8a8a-2678573421d9@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... On Jul 28, 6:16 pm, 1506 <adrian_auerhud...@yahoo.com> wrote: Do we know if Network Rail has considered converting Waterloo back into a thru station? Yeh lets reinstate every curve there ever was in London - Met line to Liverpool Street main line City Thameslink to Moorgate direct Hotel ...