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Post by Tubeboy on Aug 8, 2006 16:33:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2006 21:40:36 GMT
looks really bad at the moment, even a press release! How do they maintain a 'limited' service. How can less trains go down the tunnel than the normal timetable?
What happened?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2006 22:39:47 GMT
Luckily I booked on at 1430 at the service resumed just after 1500.
In honesty the service wasn't that bad - I've seen worse. An 7-8 min peak service isn't perfect, far from it, but does it warrant replacement buses & press releases?
I'd guess that LU had little faith in Tubelines fixing the problem, so booked the buses as they reckoned they'd lose the evening peak service as well.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2006 19:23:08 GMT
Sorry for the double post - but Clapham Common problems were caused by a faulty cable and the associated problems with fixing it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2006 21:24:40 GMT
I like the bottom of that press release:
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Post by Tubeboy on Aug 9, 2006 21:28:27 GMT
Its called delegating. Isnt it convenient? ;D
I bet lu press office are happy about the ppp. Less aggro from the substandard.
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Post by jimini on Aug 11, 2006 23:41:58 GMT
Didn't it happen again this morning (Friday), though? I get the northern from Colliers Wood to London Bridge, then the Jubbly to the Wharf. On Tuesday, I got to Colliers Wood at about 7:45am, to be greeted by a stationary train that was heaving. Managed to get on and claim space as appropriate?! We sat at the Wood for over 15 minutes before being told that the train would depart in one minute, but it was only going to Tooting Broadway, where we were likely to encounter similar delays before venturing further north. I wandered up to Tooting BR instead, got the train to Blackfriars and then got the boat to the Wharf. Net result: arrived at work 45 minutes late.
This morning, got on at Colliers Wood as usual about 7:45 again. Between Tooting Broadway and Bec we ground to a halt, and stayed there for half an hour. All credit to the driver, he kept telling us at regular intervals that there was once again a major signal failure at Clapham Common and the same rules as per Tuesday applied (no trains in between stations, lengthy delays). Eventually rolled (literally) into Balham, where the waiting game began once again. After 15 minutes of sitting there going nowhere, I (along with the vast majority of the denizens of south London) ditched the northern line and opted for NR services instead. One swift change at Chapham Jcn for a Waterloo service and a trip down the Jubbly and I once again arrived at work 45 minutes late.
Soooo, was it the same problem as on Tuesday? In all fairness, last year the Northern line got the worst PR (maybe worthy, maybe not), but credit where credit's due; this year the Northern line's served us Saaf Londoners well. Until this week?!
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Post by Tubeboy on Aug 12, 2006 9:07:10 GMT
Yes the incident on friday was the same as the other day. A cable becoming adrift apparently. Lets hope it wont turn out like the Angel/Old st episiode, the cables were continually [over a period of about a year] falling from the brackets onto the track. Suits loved finding out the Bank branch was closed.  ;D |
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