Tube bosses grilled about delays

they should read into it a bit more and stop trying to be negative.

Getting public transport in the UK better is not about constantly focusing on the negative, it can achieve somethings but being constantly negative does nothing.

They should see what they are acheiveing, they have got to remember that London's tube is very old in parts and lines like the Central, when they are upgraded and sorted out, work well. The Northern needs to be closed for engineering so that the trains will run on time more and come 2012 the Northern should be ATO and running 30+TPH.

The Victoria is being closed on weekends because it too will run more frequently and reliably.

Who has an edwardian house and has not done their house up. People re-fit their kitchens, for example, and they can't use that kitchen for a few weeks. Same for the tube. And the works that you do on your house won't run perfectly.

See what they have done with the buses. Investment and return. Same with the tube, but a larger timescale. Full accesability on buses is something london should be proud of, and when the tube new Victoria and SSR stock with trains running frequently, it will become a world class system while still keeping heritage. People complain about the Northern the most, that is a monster to run, the Misery line tag has been earned through lack of investment and clear planning. The Northern has gained new stock in the past such as the '72 and '95 just to keep the commuters happier and thinking that it will become more reliable. That only helps marginally. What is happening now is visible when it is being upgraded and when the signalling and track is done, what a system it will be.

The W&C will be a major success, with trains running on time and a reliable service. In a few years the East London will be even more reliable. And when the SSR will get new stock and ATO eventually, we will see what these closures are helping.

The media are making London Travelwatch sound like they are very dissapointed and there is nothing positive to say. That is wrong there are so many things that are positive at the moment.

Connect 2000, Jubilee Line ATO and moving block...... need I go on....

yes, are you a layperson? (as in a churchman)

Back to the Northern, the fact it has so many delays is due to P-Way failures. Hardly a day goes by without signal failure/problem that delays the line. The infrastructure dates back many decades and needs to be made reliable, and of course ATO would help this.