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Post by radbod on Aug 16, 2011 18:39:50 GMT
Erm, it seems to have slipped 1 day, to the 30th.
Hopefully.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2011 19:36:45 GMT
Erm, it seems to have slipped 1 day, to the 30th. Hopefully. 1 day? Are you sure it isn't 1 year? If you look carefully through the DLR section of the TfL website, you can still find some propaganda that claims the extension will have opened in Summer 2010. |
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Post by radbod on Aug 17, 2011 12:39:26 GMT
Erm, it seems to have slipped 1 day, to the 30th. Hopefully. 1 day? Are you sure it isn't 1 year? If you look carefully through the DLR section of the TfL website, you can still find some propaganda that claims the extension will have opened in Summer 2010. Yeah. You're not happy. We get it. |
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Post by Alight on Aug 17, 2011 18:15:06 GMT
I know many of you have recently posted that the opening could be 30th August. Unfortunately I heard today from an Olympic planner that it is more likely to be open as late as October.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2011 19:53:27 GMT
I know many of you have recently posted that the opening could be 30th August. Unfortunately I heard today from an Olympic planner that it is more likely to be open as late as October. Really?  hmmm things seem pretty complete now - I assume Sundays emergency test is going ahead ( i have not had another cancellation email) If there is a problem at say Stratford International that is holding things up could they not start the service from Stratford ? Dan |
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Post by Deep Level on Aug 17, 2011 21:19:14 GMT
I know many of you have recently posted that the opening could be 30th August. Unfortunately I heard today from an Olympic planner that it is more likely to be open as late as October. Really? hmmm things seem pretty complete now - I assume Sundays emergency test is going ahead ( i have not had another cancellation email) Neither have I but then again I didn't get the first one as they misspelt my E-Mail address, luckily I have a friend on it who forwarded the E-Mail to me. See you there. |
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Post by Chris M on Aug 17, 2011 22:50:21 GMT
I did get an email first time round, and haven't had one since. From this I presume that either it is going ahead as planned on Sunday or a rescheduling is still under discussion.
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Post by Dom K on Aug 17, 2011 23:04:22 GMT
I do love it when new railways open! Just as excited as seeing a new bus in London! I wont bore anyone about my bus side  |
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Post by Deep Level on Aug 17, 2011 23:27:30 GMT
Its like when you receive a new toy as a child, you cant wait to get it and when you get it, you must play with it straight away and then it just becomes part of your toy collection until it is needed again.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2011 14:12:08 GMT
The DLR map says it's opening September 2011. Of course, it if is to open 30th August, then I'd probably put September 2011 too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2011 8:47:47 GMT
Which map? The one on dlr.co.uk still says "Summer 2011". And of course, some still still on public view say "Summer 2010"  |
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Post by flippyff on Aug 19, 2011 11:42:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2011 15:54:49 GMT
Oh wait, it does say "Summer". Never mind.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2011 17:58:59 GMT
Isn't it funny how they word it in a way that it sounds like they are so amazing because they are going to open it a year before the start of the Olympics (now looking like 10-11 months) instead of how they managed to totally f*ck it all up and that it should have been open 2 years before the Olympics? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2011 20:19:42 GMT
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Post by Chris M on Aug 19, 2011 22:55:58 GMT
In other words "We're not going to tell you when it's going to open until after it's opened".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2011 14:54:58 GMT
I don't think it's going to be opening any time soon. On the emergency exercise today it was revealed that the extension had only been handed over to Serco at 20:30 yesterday evening!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2011 17:35:03 GMT
I don't think it's going to be opening any time soon. On the emergency exercise today it was revealed that the extension had only been handed over to Serco at 20:30 yesterday evening! So when can we expect an opening? September? October? May 2039? |
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Post by radbod on Aug 21, 2011 18:19:33 GMT
I don't think it's going to be opening any time soon. On the emergency exercise today it was revealed that the extension had only been handed over to Serco at 20:30 yesterday evening! So when can we expect an opening? September? October? May 2039? My my. Your sarcasm is biting isn't it? |
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Post by alfie on Aug 21, 2011 18:47:43 GMT
Driver of the train on the emergency exercise said he had a bet on the 9th.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2011 19:17:53 GMT
So when can we expect an opening? September? October? May 2039? My my. Your sarcasm is biting isn't it? I can assure you that when I am not be eaten up inside with frustration, my sarcasm is a lot more humorous and witty (not hugely amusing, but more amusing). |
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Post by slugabed on Aug 21, 2011 19:52:15 GMT
Driver of the train on the emergency exercise said he had a bet on the 9th. Let's run a forum sweepstake!! |
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Post by Deep Level on Aug 21, 2011 21:18:26 GMT
I had a nice discussion with a member of staff on the exercise who seemed quite shocked to hear me mention the possibility of an opening on the 30th.
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Post by franknapo on Aug 23, 2011 1:44:47 GMT
I was also there on Sunday and what a great day it was. The Psa was really great and knew his stuff. It was also him who arranged for the trip to canning town and back. As I overheard him asking one of the managers if he could. I sent a email praising the event to the DLR.
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Post by Deep Level on Aug 23, 2011 3:50:25 GMT
I might just do the same, it was absolutely great and better than expected but that is all I will say as this thread isn't really for posts about it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2011 18:36:47 GMT
Any news on the projected opening date of the Stratford Int-Canning Town extension yet?
I presume from what I have heard it can't be any earlier than September.
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Post by radbod on Aug 23, 2011 18:54:41 GMT
When I left work yesterday afternoon, the projected public opening was the 30th August. Test running is happening during the day. New Duty Roster that was due to start on the 22nd is planned to start on Saturday including out of service running from Canning Town to
Stratford International.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2011 19:29:50 GMT
Excuse my cynicism, but which year are we talking about?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2011 19:36:13 GMT
Excuse my cynicism, but which year are we talking about? Funny yet painfully true |
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Post by Chris M on Aug 24, 2011 17:50:46 GMT
The DLR weekly email about engineering works etc notes:
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