Great Eastern festive closures

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Great Eastern festive closures Oct 20, 2009 16:10:32 GMT

Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2009 16:10:32 GMT

National Express East Anglia have just published their Christmas shutdown list. With the exception of Christmas Eve (falling this year on a Thursday), the Central line will be conveying passengers every day between 24th December and 3rd January.

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Friday 25th: no service

Saturday 26th: no service

Sunday 27th and Monday 28th: buses from Ilford, connecting into the Central line at Newbury Park

Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st December 2009: Services running to Stratford, central line from there into London

Friday 1st January to Sunday 3rd January: Buses from Ilford, linking into/out of the Central line at Newbury park.

Does anyone know if the Central line got away problem free over the last two years, or is this a third disaster waiting to happen?

Last Edit: Oct 20, 2009 16:11:03 GMT by Deleted

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Great Eastern festive closures Oct 20, 2009 17:29:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2009 17:29:39 GMT Once again the Central Line supports everybody else.

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Great Eastern festive closures Oct 21, 2009 12:01:56 GMT

Post by suncloud on Oct 21, 2009 12:01:56 GMT

Well the central won't be helping much on the 25th

It's also fair to note that on the 26th most NR operators don't run a service, and there are only a handful of 'working days' between Christmas Eve and the 4th of Jan.

(I wish they did run trains on boxing day, as I either get stuck away from home on Christmas Day or become reliant on lifts from family on the 26th).

mrfs42 71E25683904T 172E6538094T Big Hair Day Posts: 5,922	Great Eastern festive closures Oct 21, 2009 12:50:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrfs42 on Oct 21, 2009 12:50:35 GMT I'm guessing that the usual pattern of working will apply during the period: there will not be any service enhancements to cover the NXEA closures.
	If we can have A 244/R 246^A, ODX 246^A/R 246^B, A 246^B/ROD 1, OD 1/ROD 2 then I'm going to have A (7)88/R (7)90^A, NHX (7)90^A/R (7)90^B, A (7)90^B/RNH 1, NH 1/RNH 2 and hang the consequences!

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Great Eastern festive closures Oct 21, 2009 16:32:35 GMT

Post by superteacher on Oct 21, 2009 16:32:35 GMT

Oct 21, 2009 12:50:35 GMT mrfs42 said:

I'm guessing that the usual pattern of working will apply during the period: there will not be any service enhancements to cover the NXEA closures.

There is normally a Saturday service over the festive period which means 24tph. This should be enough to cope.

Severe Delays are occurring to my thought patterns due to overworking and long hours!

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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2009 17:29:39 GMT

Post by suncloud on Oct 21, 2009 12:01:56 GMT

Post by mrfs42 on Oct 21, 2009 12:50:35 GMT

Post by superteacher on Oct 21, 2009 16:32:35 GMT