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Post by stapler on Sept 21, 2014 9:54:36 GMT
Crossrail will surely vastly increase Stratford's interchange use, as passengers to/from the GEML, Central Line and Jubilee Line change there onto Crossrail as a matter of choice. How will the narrow platforms cope with this safely? And will pfms 9 and 10, not to mention 10A, get anything better than their present rudimentary facilities - eg, decent canopies? 10A, in particular, does not even have a train describer that can be seen from 90% of the platform.
Or maybe there are plans I'm not aware of....
There is no logic at all in the platform numbering, as explained to me with some force by an American tourist bound for Norwich (Norr-witch) the other day (tourists, who would have been somewhat rare in the Angel Lane of the 1950s, are now ten a penny, because of all the hotels near Westfield)
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Post by phil on Sept 21, 2014 10:36:09 GMT
There is no logic at all in the platform numbering, as explained to me with some force by an American tourist bound for Norwich (Norr-witch) the other day (tourists, who would have been somewhat rare in the Angel Lane of the 1950s, are now ten a penny, because of all the hotels near Westfield) This has been commented on before - particularly around the time the new Overground platforms were constructed. The reason given at the time for leaving the existing numbering untouched was that it wasn't simply a case of ordering some new signs, in fact quite a lot of money* altering various systems including various signalling related stuff as the controlling signalbox uses 'automatic route setting' and if the platform numbers change then that has to be modified to suit. * Anything to do with signalling - even if its not directly involved in train movements is incredibly expensive and that includes things such as software changes - all of which have to be done by the original manufacturers of the kit. The best chance you have got is when the signalling moves from the current Liverpool St IECC to the Romford ROC as this will involve outlay on new signalling kit and is an ideal opportunity to make other minor changes at the same time. Whether anyone will take up the chance is another thing of course. As for improved facilities on the platforms themselves - there is nothing in the pipeline, although its worth remembering that we are still a number of years away from Crossrail implementation and the exact passenger flows are still uncertain so maybe the reverent authorities are simply waiting to see how traffic develops. Besides because of the eastern split, passengers for mainline services may well prefer to change at Liverpool street where Crossrail will have 24tph instead of 12tph in the peaks and station facilities are far more extensive. After all its not as though Stratford will be getting cross platform interchange with mainline services is it. |
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Post by superteacher on Sept 21, 2014 10:43:36 GMT
I suspect that initially, fewer people will change from Crossrail to the Central line on the westbound. You may get more passengers leaving the Central line to change to Crossrail, although if Crossrail turns out to be packed, they may just stay on the Central. Mainline passengers from beyond Shenfield probably won't bother changing to Crossrail at Stratford as it will be easier to do so at Liverpool Street, where there will also be a more frequent service.
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