Metropolitan line closure: 18th/19th February

So Does this mean the shuttle wont run this weekend?

Ah excellent good to see Fast trains from BST during the weekend, cheers!

MetControl, can you tell us why the work was cancelled ?

Thanks for the info. Any idea when this work will be rescheduled for and will the rescheduling involve the Chesham shuttles for the very last time? Some of us are like coiled springs waiting for that! Thanks again.

At this point in time, the April closure (or other subsequent closures) will not bring about the Chesham shuttle, but never say never. I've learnt better than that ;D

Incidentally, just for the record, version 1.1 of my timetable did have Chesham shuttles, but I'm afraid management opted for through services. I can issue version 1.1 for a small fee if anyone wants to see what would've operated ;D ;D (Can't blame a man for trying )

Well, yes I see what you're saying, but strangely enough draft 1 had 16 trains with a shuttle and draft 2 also had 16 trains without.

The advertised service this weekend for Chesham was every 40 minutes, and I have granted just that, a 50/50 split with Amersham on a 20-minute ex-Baker Street (fast) service. I think it's the fact that the service is so "low" which has meant resources can match the through service as much as a shuttle.

Also, we were told that no double-ended units were available, as they were all coupled to others due to stock availability - so you can deduce from that what you will. There may very well have been problems with that particular service this weekend whatever the decision. Perhaps too many (random?) disposals without taking into account the (future) planned service...

Think that'll probably be down to the Depot Duty Managers as opposed to the controller?




And yes, well done as always

Any idea when the train times to Chesham on Sunday are going on the TfL Journey Planner? It's showing a half-hourly service on Sunday morning.
I need to put the correct train times on the Ramblers Walks Finder for arrival at Chesham around 10:15.

It is hoped that Chesham services will get the majority of resources, given that it is only a 40-minute service, and Amersham has the Chiltern service.

Plans surrounding train operator coverage have been drawn up, and fit with the timetable, but it is still not 100% certain how many drivers will be at work on the weekend.

deansullivan Are you operating them?

Nearlly all fasts are bloody S stock, currently on 5148+5070 heading for Amasham!

Today on the fasts there was 3 A stocks units: 5070+5149, 5090+5151 and 5018+5199.
My suggestion to get more A stocks out there is to stable the S stocks at uxbridge and rickmansworth slidings and the A stocks at Neasden Depot, so for tomorrow there would be more A stocks around then S stocks.
But yes, today there was only a few A stocks working.

There is only a small amount of "stock rotation" written into the timetable - otherwise it would have either become over-complicated, or last trains could have been earlier, or have very large gaps between the last handful of trains.

So I'm afraid that what you got today will be more or less what you get tomorrow ;D

Because the engineering work was cancelled at the last minute, allegedly to give Met Line users some "respite" from the suspensions (wish District Line passengers could have similar consideration - 10 years of shutdowns for track replacement project [TRP], and now S Stock work; it'll be resignalling next - and then back to TRP).

Or was it the disruption of the Late-Surrender last Monday which suspended Met and Jubilee Lines and caused outrage from the Mayor's office?

Anyway, too late to change drivers' duties, so not enough of them to run a normal, oops sorry, "good" service.

Won't happen in the New World of "Deep Tube" I guess.

Does anyone know how many A stock are out today?