Worst ever closures?

The Overground (or most of it) Bakerloo and Waterloo is only closed on Sunday. But it does go to show how much of an impact certain key locations being out of use has on the disruption map though. e.g. Willesden and Aldgate areas can affect most LO and SSL 'lines'.
By the time you look at the ongoing upgrade works, especially on Jubilee (signalling), Met (for S stock) and DLR (3-car and Stratford Int.) there's not many lines left untouched
I do hope the NLL work settles down soon, must be frustrating for your line to shut at a weekend not too long after a prolonged closure.

It would help if the part closures were organised efficiently and sensibly rather than the shambles of disorganisation I experienced today.

We went to the District Line at Victoria at lunchtime today, myself to go east to Embankment (and a dogleg back home), and Mr Diana to go west to Hammersmith.

Went to the westbound platform first. Train indicator incapable of showing any destination (which is particularly unhelpful on the westbound District Line), just 1: ----------- with a blank. Literally hundreds of prospective passengers milling round not knowing if they were on the right platform or what. Overseas visitors heading for Edgware Road who I had to give advice to (there was no Circle of course) because there was none forthcoming from officialdom. Had to identify where the train was going as it came in, no other indication, no PA, nothing.

Waved farewell, back over to the eastbound side for me. This was a masterpiece. The train indicator said Mansion House for all services. The trains themselves all said Embankment. The signboards on the platform, which many more tourists were consulting (and why not?), showed the complete service, including the Circle. Yet again no PA until the train ran in, when it was completely inaudible due to the noise of the train of course.

When we got to Embankment, end of the service, we were held outside for some time due to congestion and then found our own train was in the platform for several minutes because the driver himself was expected to go back through several cars and decant those still seated. Why the large numbers of staff not required because of the closures could not have been assigned to assist to get this done in short order I cannot imagine. And nor can you.

Train continued on east with the lights out, and another came in and followed it after similar timewasting. I am guessing that they were actually going all the way to Mansion House, as the indicator said, to turn round; you boys will know the correct version of this so I will ask you if this is right.

Trains are indeed reversing via the crossover just east of Embankment.
It is not possible to display Embankment on the EB platform DMi's.
There is Thameslink work going on at Blackfriars.

Isn't there one at South Kensingon? You also have High St. Ken...

When was the #-over at Victoria taken out? That might have helped perhaps if it was still there (shades of North Ealing!).

And the other morning some of the levers were stuck in the frame and not going back, causing some delay. Luckily, the Technical Officer was based at Embankment so didn't have far to go!

It probably only affects the fast lines. Unlike a failure a few weeks ago when an eastbound District train ended up with a signal to the fast when the equipment decided to just do it itself!

Well the PPP was/is a 30 year thing, so it could be well 30 years before absolutely everything is complete.

Then you have the "10 year TfL investment plan"; so maybe it's 10 years.

I don't suppose any member of this forum can answer the question, but one thing is certain.......once it's all done they'll probably start all over again as many assets will probably be life expired when it's all complete - particularly if we are indeed looking at 30 years.

However......

Not everything that needs to be done is service affecting. My understanding is that the vast majority of the service affecting work is being done first, because apart from anything else it puts assets into place which then make life easier later on. New trains need the newer track to run on. Services can only get faster with new signalling that allows greater capacity and of course ATO to take full advantage.