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Post by bicbasher on Jul 25, 2010 0:49:03 GMT
I notice that Wood Lane is not being served by the replacement buses and passengers are expected to use White City on the Central instead.
I'll be using the Central on Monday, so it'll be interesting to see if there's an increase on there too to get to Queensway for Royal Oak and White City for Wood Lane.
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Post by bicbasher on Jul 12, 2010 23:08:25 GMT
Are the ELL stations keeping the double-arrow logo south of NXG seeing as they're also served by a 'proper' NR TOC?
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Post by bicbasher on Jul 12, 2010 20:35:55 GMT
Scrapping of Sunday trading is for somewhere other than this thread, however on the subject, there are only two days a year other than a Sunday with restricted laws, those being Christmas Day and Good Friday. I think you mean Easter Sunday where large stores are not allowed to open for restricted hours. Good Friday is a normal Bank Hol under Sunday trading laws, although transport wise, it's a Saturday timetable.
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Post by bicbasher on Jul 5, 2010 19:53:59 GMT
The H&C was sandwiched between two Circles. The 2nd Circle was behind my train which had plenty of space due to the first one arriving 5 mins before. H&Cs are generally sandwiched between Circles, and vice versa, to give the H&C>Circle>H&C>Circle service at Edgware Road. What I think you're saying is that your H&C had, to begin with, 2 Circles behind it, of which one was passed around your train at Edgware Road. So more than likely the first was running around 5 late (going on your timings) which isn't bad considering there are probably fairly heavy loadings on the service we're operating. I was at Baker Street initially on the westbound Circ/H&C platform. It went, Circle, then two Met's from Aldgate, H&C which I boarded, then the next Circle which was right behind.
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Post by bicbasher on Jul 5, 2010 16:59:08 GMT
I know of some alternative routes which can be used during the H&C closure between Edgware Road and Hammersmith shortly, however I don't know them all.
Here's what I know:
Paddington (H&C): District/Circle/Bakerloo to Praed St. Royal Oak: Central to Queensway. District/Circle to Bayswater, 36 bus from Paddington. Wood Lane: Central to White City Shepherds Bush Market: Central or Overground to Shepherds Bush Hammersmith (H&C): District or Piccadilly, then a short wakk.
The ones I'm most interested in are Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park. (I know there is the replacement bus, but I don't fancy an extra 30 mins on top)
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Post by bicbasher on Jul 5, 2010 16:46:14 GMT
On my journey to Royal Oak this morning, the Circle behind the H&C was given priority and went into platform 3 (District) at Edgware Road. Not necessarily "priority." The H&C may have been early and the Circle may have been spot on time. With the reduced timetable in operation, only 1 middle platform is required for reversing trains (Districts only). The H&C was sandwiched between two Circles. The 2nd Circle was behind my train which had plenty of space due to the first one arriving 5 mins before.
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Post by bicbasher on Jul 5, 2010 11:00:28 GMT
On my journey to Royal Oak this morning, the Circle behind the H&C was given priority and went into platform 3 (District) at Edgware Road.
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Post by bicbasher on Jul 4, 2010 0:20:34 GMT
The list shown is interesting as it shows Southeastern and the ex Silverlink stations of LO sell Oyster cards. However the SE London LO stations can sell you Oyster products, but not register or have any cards at the ticket office.
With regards to Southeastern, I've seen at Charing Cross that you have to use the ticket machines and not the ticket office to add products, so I don't quite get why they say they sell Oyster cards?
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Post by bicbasher on Jul 3, 2010 16:21:59 GMT
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Post by bicbasher on Jul 2, 2010 23:38:19 GMT
Southern and London Overground have OEP facilities at their machines too. Can't confirm with the others. SWT most certainly do not - nor can they issue them (or do anything else Oysterish) at any ticket office other than Wimbledon and Richmond (since Underground tickets have always been sold from those stations for obvious reasons), and (I believe) Clapham Junction, now that it's served by the Overground. Everywhere else, they can read your Oyster at the barriers, and that's it. Clapham Jnc probably got it's Oyster equipment in November 2009 when the final TfL fares on NR were launched between Victoria and Balham.
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Post by bicbasher on Jul 2, 2010 23:23:54 GMT
I use Opera Mini for my Samsung U600 and have no problems reading or posting comments on the board. Plus it's free! I tried Opera Mini on my Samsund S7350-GT Classico. Whilst it worked well I didn't like the fact that it took much longer to open than the standard browser as it heavily uses Java. Also it seemed to make my phone crash every 4 hours, my phone would stop sending texts. Got rid of the browser and it's all fine now. Opera (on this basis) sucks. I can't say I've had those problems apartr from the heavy battery consumption. It's not perfect, but it does make a bog standard 2G phone as good as a 3G. Incidentally, did you download Opera Mini 5 which is littered with bugs or 4.2 which is stable?
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Post by bicbasher on Jul 2, 2010 18:52:55 GMT
Some of the National Rail TOC's allow you to add an OEP from the ticket machines. Southeastern (who run services to Sidcup) allow you to to add an OEP as long as you have I think it's £1.50 on the Oyster?
Southern and London Overground have OEP facilities at their machines too. Can't confirm with the others.
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 30, 2010 10:56:15 GMT
I wish the driver had operation of the doors when stopping instead of the passengers/auto door close as my poor Mum nearly got left off a train at Canada Water last night as the door shut in her face as a group of passengers took too long to walk on.
Luckily another passenger opened the door for her, but I think you're going to get some people on that line expecting driver operated door control as on the tube.
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 27, 2010 17:32:42 GMT
That shouldnt be much of a problem as trains can reverse in 3 platforms there. Albeit we normally now only use 3 and 5 which are the bays, but can use 4 provided there isnt a southern going through there at the time Southern don't operate the LB to Vic via CP service on Sunday, instead they go to West Croydon on Sundays via Forest Hill. which would explain why they can go to Crystal Palace on Sundays if needed.
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 27, 2010 12:54:27 GMT
Thanks 378 driver.
I thought as much, clearly there's enough time for a terminating service to go back to Dalston before the through service arrives.
A bit confusing for Joe Passenger though who has had to get used to using Plat 5 then to go back to Plat 1 for some northbound services.
Incidentally, when the West Croydon branch is closed in a few weeks time on a Sunday, LO are going to run 8tph to Crystal Palace instead apparently.
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 26, 2010 23:24:58 GMT
When for example one of the two branches to West Croydon or Crystal Palace is closed, do the services that start from NXG use the Southbound Platform 1 to return to Dalston or Northbound Platform 5?
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 26, 2010 17:59:10 GMT
I use Opera Mini for my Samsung U600 and have no problems reading or posting comments on the board. Plus it's free!
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 24, 2010 16:35:02 GMT
The fare finder has Dalston Junction to Wapping as £2.20/£1.80. Dalston to Shoreditch is £1.80 at all times.
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 21, 2010 20:41:47 GMT
You also have to consider that past NXG those trains have to fit in amongst 4tph Southern services as far as Sydenham and then between Norwood Junction and West Croydon.
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 21, 2010 18:33:04 GMT
Still teething troubles on the ELL, at Canada Water this afternoon, the 1335 to New Cross terminated there and the DOI and automated station annoucements claimed it was going to NX.
It was only the driver who annouced it was terminating there.
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 20, 2010 19:32:24 GMT
Just passing Harlesden Station, I saw RRB's passing by in both directions. LO service suspended between Stonebridge Park and Queens Park on the Watford-Euston line LO service suspended on the entire Richmond-Stratford line LO service suspended between Willesden Junction and Shepherds Bush on the Wlliesden Junction-Clapham Junction line LO service suspended on the entire Gospel Oak-Barking line. It will be exactly the same on the next two Sundays. Not forgetting the Crystal Palace branch of the ELL is closed today.
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 10, 2010 16:47:26 GMT
Now if only the FCC platforms below ground had their NSE branding removed! I doubt that will happen in a hurry - the whole section from Moorgate to Finsbury Park looks tatty and unloved, as it did during its London Transport days. I'm hoping they bring back a weekend and evening service - there is a lot more off peak potential on the line these days. If this happens, I daresay it will get a well deserved spruce up! Even more reason once the ELL opens at H&I. At least the Northern City line has modern DOI's!
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 9, 2010 18:02:07 GMT
Now if only the FCC platforms below ground had their NSE branding removed!
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 6, 2010 18:17:35 GMT
On the first day the southern section of the ELL is closed for enginerring works. It's Southern, not LOROL who are providing the replacement bus services.
One is from London Bridge to Sutton caling at all stations except Penge West, the other is a filler service calling at Sydenham, Penge West and Anerley which is also under contract to Southern, despite the stations being LOROL.
Incidentally, there is a 2tph Southern service on the southbound line via East Croydon.
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 5, 2010 18:28:15 GMT
For work expenses reasons, I have to get a Oyster Usage Statement to show how much I've spent on travel.
A couple of questions:
1. Do LOROL and FCC stations between Moorgate and Finsbury Park print them off at the ticket office.
2. I've been asked for ID at Leicester Square and instead of the 8 last last journey's only on the printed receipt, I've been given the full info on my Oyster including top-ups and when I was issued my card.
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 5, 2010 17:08:56 GMT
Forest Hill is finally Oyster enabled at the ticket office after months of delays which meant it wasn't ready in time for the launch last month.
Have any other station ticket offices on the West Croydon and Crystal Palace branches finally got the equipment?
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Post by bicbasher on Jun 3, 2010 18:18:36 GMT
It seems another signal fault between West Croydon and Sutton has affected the WC branch of the ELL again today.
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Post by bicbasher on May 31, 2010 18:01:45 GMT
I can confirm that the staff on platforms at Whitechapel and Canada Water are LUL staff as I work in the team that they are deployed from. AFAIK it is only a temporary measure, but we'll see... As in "Temporary Sign" ?!?! ;D Just to add to this though, staff I saw on the platforms at both stations in question during the preview service DEFINITELY had LO emblems on them, not LU, and had LO issue foghorns, but I can only take from the above that they were LU staff wearing LO uniforms with "borrowed" loud-hailing equipment. That's what I saw, LO hi-viz jackets, but now looking back I'm sure they had LUL name badges at Whitechapel?
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Post by bicbasher on May 30, 2010 16:56:32 GMT
Are LO staff based at Clapham Junction too? CJ has SWT, Southern and LO branding on the platforms.
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Post by bicbasher on May 30, 2010 12:43:58 GMT
I'm sure when I've been at Canada Water and Whitechapel, LO staff have been on both those platforms, with LUL working with LO at Canada Water.
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