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Post by rsdworker on Jan 10, 2018 0:58:37 GMT
anyone knows what was changed at this station - i recall press said there is new stairs and better things but i havent not seen any new photos of station changes
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Post by Deep Level on Jan 10, 2018 8:02:10 GMT
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Post by rsdworker on Jan 10, 2018 10:21:33 GMT
looked there its great to see - its more expanded - i recall when i was there - no overbridge in middle of platforms but looks interesting
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Post by spsmiler on Jan 13, 2018 15:41:47 GMT
I visited this station on the Monday it reopened and have placed a batch of photos on my flickr photostream. Some come from Monday and others from before the station closed. www.flickr.com/photos/citytransportinfoI also have a video coming, I think this will be the first time that I've made a 'contrasts' film showing the same location before and after major rebuilding with all views being in HD format. I never filmed this station in BR days, I regret that but with a train every 30 minutes I felt that other routes would have represented better use of limited time. My film might be out tonight; I've got what I suspect is the flu and feel so whacked that I might not be able to complete it today. Simon |
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Post by AndrewPSSP on Jan 13, 2018 20:43:22 GMT
Geoff Marshall made a video on it:
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 13, 2018 22:59:28 GMT
Couldn’t the whole of that video be replaced just with one photo of a Crossrail roundel instread? It seemed mainly to be about him.
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Post by rsdworker on Jan 14, 2018 12:50:17 GMT
very nice - one big thing i noticed - they building large concourse above dlr - i recall plans was not like that - just 3 bridges spanning over dlr platforms
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Post by A60stock on Jan 14, 2018 18:20:58 GMT
why are crossrail stations getting the standard tfl roundels (as did the overground stations eventually), yet the DLR stations STILL dont follow this trend?
Just seems a little inconsistent at times
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Post by londoner on Jan 14, 2018 18:29:43 GMT
Couldn’t the whole of that video be replaced just with one photo of a Crossrail roundel instread? It seemed mainly to be about him. The video is posted on his own self titled Youtube channel to be fair... |
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Post by superteacher on Jan 14, 2018 20:33:28 GMT
Couldn’t the whole of that video be replaced just with one photo of a Crossrail roundel instread? It seemed mainly to be about him. The video is posted on his own self titled Youtube channel to be fair... I think the point being made is that the intended purpose of the video (the Elizabeth line roundels) did not warrant a video lasting 9 minutes. This is irrespective of who created the video. Anyway, let’s not get into a protracted discussion about it. Back on topic please. 
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Post by spsmiler on Jan 14, 2018 21:16:06 GMT
My film is now almost ready, one thing that baffles me is why this was not built as a cross-platform interchange station.
OK, the eastbound DLR would have needed relocating, but surely this would have been possible? Especially as there would have been vacant space to build a flyunder below the Crossrail tracks either side of the station before installing the Crossrail tracks above.
My eyes turn to Stratford where the Central Line rises and sinks either side of the station.
TfL say that the rebuilding of the DLR platforms was needed to create extra capacity by means of larger circulating areas and a new walkway above the DLR platforms. The advantage of cross platform interchange is that it would have eliminated the passageway / walkway footfall from interchanging passengers.
Simon
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Post by phil on Jan 14, 2018 21:56:36 GMT
My film is now almost ready, one thing that baffles me is why this was not built as a cross-platform interchange station. OK, the eastbound DLR would have needed relocating, but surely this would have been possible? Especially as there would have been vacant space to build a flyunder below the Crossrail tracks either side of the station before installing the Crossrail tracks above. My eyes turn to Stratford where the Central Line rises and sinks either side of the station. TfL say that the rebuilding of the DLR platforms was needed to create extra capacity by means of larger circulating areas and a new walkway above the DLR platforms. The advantage of cross platform interchange is that it would have eliminated the passageway / walkway footfall from interchanging passengers. Simon For the same reasons Abbey Wood is kept separate. Doing it the way they have done means very little disruption to DLR services and enables all construction to take place completely segregated from the operational railway*. It also makes things simpler for future maintenance as crews will not have to access someone else's infrastructure to get there. Stratford may well be lovely for passengers, but its a pain in the backside for everyone else who has to look after it. It was also built in an age where H&S was very much of secondary importance and thus could be done employing practices that are not permitted now or cost significantly more. *Working on an operational railway means all staff require railway specific competencies and it requires railway levels of site protection etc. Fence it off and it is instead covered Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 which are much less onerous. This is what NR did when repairing the sea walls at Dover and Dawlish and how platform 0 at Redhill was built. Only at the very end of the process did it become a 'railway worksite' with all the extra costs / regulations that brings with it. |
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Post by spsmiler on Jan 16, 2018 0:04:37 GMT
Phil,
Thanks for your answer. I must admit that whilst I understand your reasoning I am saddened that things have reached the stage whereby operational convenience is seen as more important than what is best for passengers.
Avoiding cross platform interchange will lead to greater congestion at busy times as interchanging passengers walk around the station, often finding that exhibition visitors (who are more likely to walk more slowly) are in the way.
My film is below. Originally I was going to include the Elizabeth Line and DLR roundels which can be seen under the bridge as part of the front cover image but when I heard that TfL had arranged for the Lizzie Line roundel to be covered over I decided against this. But as I saw and filmed it I kept it in the film. At the end of the film there is a sneak preview of a 'train' in action on a section of the brand new Crossrail railway. (smile)
Viewers' comments at YouTube include that the Crossrail platform is somewhat narrow. Maybe thats just the impression gained from my film - obviously I wont know for sure until it opens.
Below is the video film text.
As part of preparations for London's first mainline railway Crossrail service (which is being marketed as the Elizabeth Line) the Docklands Light Railway station at Custom House closed for rebuilding in February 2017.
The works carried out were to replace the original 1994 platform awning and other fittings so that a passenger walkway could be located above the platform.
The station reopened on Monday 8th January 2018.
This film shows the station on the day it reopened, plus some contrasting scenes filmed in 2012/13 showing the station in its original format plus the adjacent mainline railway (National Rail) platforms which had become part of the North London Line until they closed in 2006.
Simon
ps: if this line appears on the London Underground map then so should Moorgate -Finsbury Park and Kentish Town - London Bridge / Elephant & Castle.
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