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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2007 18:47:28 GMT
Any stories/moans/complaints about attempting to travel today? I noticed that the SSL is a mess thanks to signal failures and obstructions, parts of the tube lines are also banjaxed and that at least two London termini are OOS due to obstructions and OHLE damage.
Was the evening commute fun today? ;D ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2007 18:54:27 GMT
Yes, I didn't have to do it! ;D Thankfully, that is. Just got my travel alert text for the Picc - "Severe delays due to earlier obstructions on the track" - That would mean an extra 45 minutes on top of the 75 it usually takes!  |
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Post by towerman on Jan 18, 2007 19:47:55 GMT
MML is running albeit 30 mins late but Euston,King's Cross and London Bridge stations are all closed.
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Post by chris on Jan 18, 2007 20:00:10 GMT
moans/complaints about attempting to travel today? Yes - it absolutley ruined my hair walking to school this morning! |
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Post by Chris M on Jan 18, 2007 20:14:41 GMT
One road in Cheddar was closed when I got home from work, but luckily its not one I have to use although it did make the one I use much busier. Fortunately there were no large lorries on it when drove down it as it is only just big enough for them.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2007 21:13:57 GMT
I had to wait at least three minutes for a Central Line train to show up, total chaos!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2007 21:15:55 GMT
Three minutes! Blimey  Sam |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2007 21:30:44 GMT
Yeah, the parts underground actually seemed to cope a bit, most trouble was on the ends of lines where trees tend to live near tracks. Or rather, lived. Look at this  Taken from Annie Mole's Blog. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2007 21:55:35 GMT
As well as the usual bits of tree, on the District we had a satellite dish and a complete window! Plus some plasterboard that escaped from a builder's yard.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2007 22:06:33 GMT
Rather ironic how the Drain managed to run a good service actually, seeing as it's normally broken with a signal failure nowadays after the renewal..
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2007 22:13:37 GMT
Looks like a typical day to me ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2007 22:25:12 GMT
Not forgetting some sheet metal at Bucky Hill!
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Post by Chris M on Jan 18, 2007 23:09:27 GMT
FGW had disruption in three places due to unsafe roofs, Chippenham and Great Malvern were two but I can't remember the third.
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Post by compsci on Jan 18, 2007 23:10:05 GMT
Everything worked this morning. There was a power cut at King's Cross, making the station rather spooky and closing the Underground, but luckily I use the Thameslink and so braved the traffic on Euston Road as usual. Those going elsewhere were directed to Euston.
This evening was rather less enjoyable. I finally got in to Cambridge at 10:24pm, having departed City Thameslink at 7:30pm and King's Cross at 8:30pm. I would usually leave at least an hour earlier. It all went horribly wrong when the wires came down on the Down lines at New Barnet. The very dubious solution was to reverse on to the Up line, then run wrong road all the way to Potters Bar. Reversing took 15 minutes per train, and there were at least 3 ahead in the queue. It was ok from there, apart from some extended dwell times. Many people then had to get where they were going (mostly on the West Anglia line) by taxi. Luckily I live 5 minutes from Cambridge Station.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2007 23:49:43 GMT
Luckily I live 5 minutes from Cambridge Station. We have to be grateful for small mercies...........  |
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Post by mandgc on Jan 19, 2007 0:15:22 GMT
Looks as though you can't win ! Either the wind blows down the O/H Line or it blows debris onto the current rails! :-)
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Post by Chris M on Jan 19, 2007 1:09:47 GMT
I remember reading somewhere (possibly last winter) that the reason the ECML OHLE is so vulnerable to high winds is that it was designed with the minimum number of posts as a cost-cutting measure.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2007 4:48:17 GMT
Was the evening commute fun today? ;D ;D Quite possibly, but i was hanging wallpaper!  |
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Post by mrjrt on Jan 19, 2007 12:50:48 GMT
I got stranded in Cambridge last night, ended up sleeping on a co-worker's floor. Saw your train come in about half 10 actually, I was wondering why nothing was appearing on the arrival boards  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2007 22:23:26 GMT
And most train websites had the 'unavailable' message, due to heavy traffic...
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Post by stanmorek on Jan 20, 2007 23:11:49 GMT
At least 12 obstructions on the track were removed from the Met alone becasue of strong winds on the day.
And a cold snap is expected this week with snow showers forecasted.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2007 23:23:31 GMT
But maybe not as bad a winter as January 1987...
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Post by stanmorek on Jan 20, 2007 23:31:10 GMT
Forgive me, I'm still traumatised by my 7 hour journey from Canary Wharf to Stanmore when 4cm of snow fell over London in January 2003 causing the whole transport network to come to a standstill...
I didn't take the most direct route of course ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2007 23:47:49 GMT
Aye, I remember only too well...
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