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Post by knap on Feb 5, 2021 14:43:03 GMT
The original Amersham bridge had a connection added to a second bridge built some time post war. I think it was built to allow access to the station car park, which until the 1980s was on the other side of the tracks from the station entrance. When the multi-story car park opened, the old car park closed and the link between the two bridges locked out of use. I think the route across the second bridge is not a public right of way. So the building of a new step free bridge need not have impacted on this bridge / route.
The existing station bridge gets very busy at peak times and is not in pristine condition.
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Post by knap on Feb 5, 2021 13:52:03 GMT
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Post by knap on Mar 2, 2020 15:21:30 GMT
Hopefully attached a picture of the item in question
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Post by knap on Mar 2, 2020 11:08:27 GMT
There is something south of the station, on the right as you head for London.
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Post by knap on Oct 28, 2018 12:16:41 GMT
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Post by knap on Jul 28, 2018 21:46:25 GMT
I noticed tonight (July 28) that describer boards have been fitted at Amersham, but were not turned on. They seem to be 3 line boards with a space for the clock below. I also spotted on at Chalfont & Latimer which seemed to be displaying the station name and time. I hope when live they provide meaningful details as the information available on phone apps for station departures for stations at the end of the Met can be sporadic with some showing Chiltern services and some not and not much detail for Amersham
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Post by knap on Jun 20, 2017 8:51:35 GMT
Have noticed indicators on Platforms 1 & 3 at Harrow-on-the-Hill provides a message advising times of next fast Amersham and Chesham with a comment to await platform confirmation. This is better than when they first started when they showed the same trains arriving on both platforms, only changing to correct details when I assume the actual route was set. So I assume some tinkering has been done. It will be useful to have some displays at the north end of the Met
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Post by knap on Apr 18, 2017 11:08:33 GMT
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Post by knap on Jan 31, 2017 19:02:36 GMT
The display on platform 1 today was showing a new message along the lines of "next Chesham fast in 2 minutes , listen for announcement regarding platform detail". The PA announced next Chesham Fast platform 1. So no doubt many were surprised when the Chesham Fast arrived on platform 3. I could be wrong but I think the train arriving on platform 3 even took the driver who was to take over the train by surprise as I saw a TFL worker go from the front of platform 1!
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Post by knap on Dec 30, 2016 15:46:01 GMT
Third train's description is useful! I have seen this description on station departure details from apps and assume it is a limitation in the data feed, the system does not have the full Train detail. Unless the underlying information systems are about to be upgraded quickly to provide the full information needed by the displays, then perhaps the new displays should have been delayed. More in accurate information on the new displays is in many ways a poorer service to passengers than the simple light boards they have replaced.
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Post by knap on Dec 30, 2016 10:10:34 GMT
On Christmas Eve morning my wife used the toilets at a TFL station. There was an awful mess in there which needed to be cleaned or the toilets closed. However she could not find any staff to report it to. She had a 10 minute wait for her train so stayed by the ticket barriers (which were working) but no staff appeared. We notified TFL via Twitter (the only contact details I had on my phone) but no response.
The lack of visible staff I find disappointing
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Post by knap on Dec 28, 2016 16:53:12 GMT
The first picture shows the display on platform 1 showing a Chesham service. At the same time platform 3 also showed the second train was for Chesham (2nd blurred picture). Platform 1 then just showed "London Underground" then showed Chiltern service. (3rd picture). It listed the stations the train would call at through to Chalfont & Latimer then said "and all stations from Amersham". So not saying if train is for Aylesbury or Aylesbury Vale Parkway. Platform 2 does not have a display. The only place you can go to from platform 2 is Marylebone but perhaps it would be useful for passengers to know a train is due and also details of trains not to board (rusty rail services) or during engineering when trains can reverse. I understand the limitations of the systems cause the problems plus the different systems used by TFL and Network Rail. But it can be confusing for the non regular passenger.
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Post by knap on Dec 22, 2016 18:03:16 GMT
Platform 1 is showing train times. I can't be sure but I thought I also saw the Amersham train also shown on the platform 3 display which would be rather confusing.
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Post by knap on Dec 19, 2016 19:50:50 GMT
The light boxes were totally not working even when a train was due with green signal.
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Post by knap on Dec 19, 2016 18:13:57 GMT
I believe the attached photo shows new train describes installed at Harrow-on-the-Hill. Today (Dec 19) they were not working on platforms 3&4 nor were the old light boxes working. The light boxes appeared also not to be working on platform 1, but were on platforms 5&6. The P A was announcing train departures which was reassuring. Does anyone know when the new system will go live?
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Post by knap on Aug 29, 2016 12:29:02 GMT
Currently on a train to Chesham (13:25). Auto line announcements at stations advise no service to Chesham. Auto announcements on train says all stations to Chesham and then says there is no service to Chesham! Web site says good service on Met with previous details of no Chesham service removed. Confusing information being provided by TFL.
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Post by knap on Aug 12, 2016 10:58:27 GMT
The Met Line Twitter account last night gave details of a fire in the buildings above Preston Road station. I hope the link below works.
I hope all were OK. The fire seemed to be more above the Chiltern Lines and that line and the Met were closed.
I got home before the incident but it must have caused chaos for many.
I have noticed over the years boards put up against some of the balconies that overlook the station and lines. Is the building still in active use?
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Post by knap on Jun 12, 2016 10:03:51 GMT
Do the indicators at Rickmansworth say if a train is passing non stop (Chiltern) and warning people to stand back?
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Post by knap on May 22, 2016 9:31:43 GMT
Great to see Marylebone and Harrow-on-the-Hill with the old dmu s
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Post by knap on May 4, 2016 8:11:48 GMT
For the last couple of days I have received a text alert from Chiltern advising delays due to a landslip. There have been no announcements from TFL about any delays that I have seen. I have noticed trains go very slowly for part of the route between Chorleywood and Ricky and today the driver said we would be slow owing to a 10 mph restriction. Can anyone advise what the problem / landslip is? Also how long does a delay owing to late running because of a speed restriction need to be before it creates problems for the timetable / paths? It seems Chiltern see it as more of a problem for their passengers than TFL do
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Post by knap on Apr 4, 2016 13:04:14 GMT
Well, there is an hourly (Mon-Sat daytime) bus service from central Watford to Amersham via Ricky, Chorleywood, and Chalfont. Its the 336 operated by Carousel. I've used it a few times and it was lightly loaded. I The 336 is a very old bus route. I used it in the 1960s to go to school on! I believe the service was more frequent then. The current hourly service is slow, very rarely keeps to time and does not run in the evenings or Sunday. As such although I use it sometimes today it's not great. A more frequent reliable train service may generate more use and take some people from their cars
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Post by knap on Feb 9, 2016 13:20:30 GMT
It seems over recent days that more London bound trains are leaving from platform 2 instead of platform 3 at Amersham. This is the platform over the bridge and the usual platform northbound trains arrive on. Trains have gone to the sidings and then returned to platform 3 which I have not seen before.
Does anyone know if the are some problems with some of the points or is this a new policy?
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Post by knap on Jul 21, 2015 11:38:06 GMT
Shame it will take so long. The hoardings on both platforms have made them even narrower which can make it fun and the walk to and from the Jubilee station can be tricky, especially if you meet a crowd coming the other way!
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Post by knap on May 28, 2015 14:55:54 GMT
Would be good to know when work is going to restart at West Hampstead. I assume it is tied into the development next door. A lot of work was done at the start of the year in preparation and blue hoardings are along both platforms. The congestion at the station with the narrow platforms and few ticket gates is very unpleasant at times! Outside the station is not much fun either!
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Post by knap on Jan 21, 2015 10:07:50 GMT
Just an update. I had to pass through Kings Cross St Pancras and the ticket office there had no problems with sorting out registering my railcard onto my Oyster.
I did raise the issue with TFL via a contact form on their web site. While waiting for the reply I did pass through Kings X (re above), their reply apologised and they said they would resend out instructions to ticket offices. I suspect there is an option on the ticket office systems to do the required, so it is a case of knowing where the option is for the staff or for the system to have a search facility to allow staff to investigate what options are available.
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Post by knap on Jan 21, 2015 9:56:13 GMT
My experience of ticket office staff knowing how to register a railcard onto an Oyster is that some have no idea / knowledge but for others it's not a problem, I have tried 6 stations. Staff at Kings Cross St Pancras have always known what to do, but it is not always practical / convenient to go there. My local station did not know what to do, I raised the issue with TFL who apologised and said they had resent instructions out and I should go back to my local station. However by the time I received their reply I had already resolved the issue as I was passing through Kings X
I do feel there is an issue of trying to find the right person at TFL to solve disabled railcard issues. It is a shame the constituent gave up trying, a lump sum gesture to cover lost discount could be made.
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Post by knap on Jan 20, 2015 9:35:43 GMT
With regards to staring at the side of faces when sitting on the side facing seats looking at the transverse seats, is that better than when the trains are full and people are standing as it is not pleasant having to look at the bottoms or fronts of people standing right in front of you. I know this happens on tube stock too, but the height of the seats on S stocks seem to give a different view!
Still the S Stock (S8) have to do two things, provide high capacity for central London and seats for longer distances. I still get annoyed though having to stand past Ricky in my way home!
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Post by knap on Jan 7, 2015 16:50:22 GMT
Thanks. There is also the same detail on a TFL web page so I will take both pages along. However, this really should not be necessary and its a shame the staff don't know what is required. It is also quite frustrating not being able to find someone at TFL who could help. I have filled out a form on their web site about the issue and they promised to respond within 10 days. I know TFL are a large organisation with lots of people contacting them but not being able to contact them by phone on this issue is frustrating!
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Post by knap on Jan 7, 2015 14:40:03 GMT
Thanks. Called and that number has changed to 0343 222 0000. Very helpful operator there could not find details of a disabled persons travel department or similar in TFL She gave me the number of an external organisation that may help but that number is unobtainable!
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Post by knap on Jan 7, 2015 12:50:59 GMT
Hi. I have an issue relating to getting my National Rail Disabled Persons Railcard re registered onto my Oyster Pay as You Go card. It appears from Jan 2 this year the card will also give discount for peak time travel as well as the previous off peak travel on the underground. The web site for the railcard advises for this new discount to be available, the card has to be re registered onto the Oyster at an underground station.
Unfortunately, this is proving difficult. I managed to get mine done at a station, but only after showing the ticket person the web page, but my wife at a different station cannot get hers done as the ticket person said it did not need to be done and knew nothing more. I can confirm that unless the disabled card is re registered, then the peak discount is not applied.
I rang TFL who did not know much and put me thorugh to Oyster. They tried to contact the ticket office where my wife could not get her card done, but can't get an answer. They said try a diffeeent station, but that is not really practical and how do we know that a different station will know what to do and with ticket offcie opening times at the staions around us not being extensive, gettign to one on time is not easy! (Never mind if they are all closed in the future!)
I suspect that because this is not a common task for ticket offices and it is a new scheme, the details of what to do may not have reached all staff and offices.
I thought the best way to resolve this would be to talk to someone at TFL who knows about disabled travel, explain to them the issue and perhapos they could get an instruction sent out on what has to be done. However, I can't find a contact number of anyone at TFL who deals with disabled travel. Does anyone know of a number I could try or any other suggestions?
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