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Post by astock5000 on Dec 25, 2008 22:35:22 GMT
Typical railway is the new platforms at Stratford. As most of you will probably not know the date of 2 January 2009 for the opening was rather stretching it a bit. After dishing out 4,000 plus leaflets letting everybody know, after putting up posters at all of the LOROL stations letting passengers know, LOROL have finally accepted that after top level meetings with TFL, with Network Rail and then the Department of Transport that the date be put back to an as yet unspecified date in........................FEBRUARY................maybe. This has reprocussions on the Docklands Light Railway who wanted to start the work modifying the low level platforms. If the DLR needs to start the work as soon as possible, they could terminate the Overground service at Hackney Wick, and run a replacement bus service to Stratford until the new platforms are ready. The passengers wouldn't like it, but then people who go to Stratford a lot would be used to engineering work suspending the service (on the Jubilee and DLR), and the journey times wouldn't be that much longer, as the replacement bus route wouldn't be that long. |
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Post by 21146 on Dec 28, 2008 11:36:49 GMT
This thread saved me a trip up to Stratford to see how ready the platforms were (not a lot, it appears).
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Post by 21146 on Dec 28, 2008 15:40:52 GMT
Are the old platforms 1 & 2 going to return to use on Jan 2 or will buses suffice until the new facilities are commissioned?
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Post by astock5000 on Dec 28, 2008 18:22:40 GMT
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Post by uzairjubilee on Dec 28, 2008 20:15:17 GMT
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Post by 21146 on Dec 31, 2008 16:34:22 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 0:51:40 GMT
Overground standard is the banner for certain stations. I think the reason for the roundels is because off the interchange with Central Line for Southern customers. Alerting them to the fact Tube services are accessable from this station (I know its a seprate station across the road but passangers care not for this).
Whats interesting is that Stratford was rebranded before Shepherd's Bush opened with new Banners.
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Post by suncloud on Jan 2, 2009 8:43:21 GMT
Are they banners rather than roundels because they are not tfl managed platforms...? (Take a look at the central line platforms at Stratford for example)
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Post by 21146 on Jan 2, 2009 11:51:34 GMT
Are they banners rather than roundels because they are not tfl managed platforms...? (Take a look at the central line platforms at Stratford for example) I'm really confused as to LO's signing policy (despite the design manual being online). Similar banner signs are at Clapham Junction and Barking, which are National Rail-managed, but Stratford is *LU*-managed. |
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Post by DWS on Jan 2, 2009 13:59:15 GMT
Are they banners rather than roundels because they are not tfl managed platforms...? (Take a look at the central line platforms at Stratford for example) I'm really confused as to LO's signing policy (despite the design manual being online). Similar banner signs are at Clapham Junction and Barking, which are National Rail-managed, but Stratford is *LU*-managed. Barking could do with some new banner signs on platforms 2, 3 & 6 as it has old and faded ones |
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Post by littlecog on Jan 2, 2009 20:57:52 GMT
Are they banners rather than roundels because they are not tfl managed platforms...? (Take a look at the central line platforms at Stratford for example) I'm really confused as to LO's signing policy (despite the design manual being online). Similar banner signs are at Clapham Junction and Barking, which are National Rail-managed, but Stratford is *LU*-managed. TFL, I have had alleged at me, only have bits - not necessarily the bits you'd expect. (For certain: of the public areas, up to the first JLE gateline at least; I asked once why the platform DMIs couldn't be sited or duplicated in an easier spot for people coming down the stairs, and was told NR ownership was the issue.) |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 22:14:21 GMT
Overground standard is the banner for certain stations. I think the reason for the roundels is because off the interchange with Central Line for Southern customers. Alerting them to the fact Tube services are accessable from this station. If that were the case I'd be expecting to see roundels at Kensington Olympia...no consistency!  Not surprised the platforms aren't ready tbh, come to expect lateness from London Overground  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 23:07:07 GMT
Overground standard is the banner for certain stations. I think the reason for the roundels is because off the interchange with Central Line for Southern customers. Alerting them to the fact Tube services are accessable from this station. If that were the case I'd be expecting to see roundels at Kensington Olympia...no consistency! Not surprised the platforms aren't ready tbh, come to expect lateness from London Overground But Shepherd's Bush is new, Kensington Olympia is not hence the difference. Also note that Kenny O has join Sliverlink/LU station signs on the District platform (well last time I was there that is) and different signage on the 'main' platforms. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 23:10:03 GMT
But Shepherd's Bush is new, Kensington Olympia is not hence the difference. Also note that Kenny O has join Sliverlink/LU station signs on the District platform (well last time I was there that is) and different signage on the 'main' platforms. Yeah I'm just messing you about really. Would conform more with TfL's "consistent corporate image" philosophy if they put up the same signs everywhere though. |
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Post by dazz285 on Jan 3, 2009 9:10:43 GMT
Overground standard is the banner for certain stations. I think the reason for the roundels is because off the interchange with Central Line for Southern customers. Alerting them to the fact Tube services are accessable from this station. If that were the case I'd be expecting to see roundels at Kensington Olympia...no consistency! Not surprised the platforms aren't ready tbh, come to expect lateness from London Overground Nothing to do with London Overground.. It's a DLR project... |
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Post by uzairjubilee on Jan 3, 2009 20:35:25 GMT
Whats the actual problem - what has not been carried out that was necessary for the platforms to open?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2009 9:19:02 GMT
But Shepherd's Bush is new, Kensington Olympia is not hence the difference. Also note that Kenny O has join Sliverlink/LU station signs on the District platform (well last time I was there that is) and different signage on the 'main' platforms. Yeah I'm just messing you about really. Would conform more with TfL's "consistent corporate image" philosophy if they put up the same signs everywhere though. Im sure the plan is to do that but they dont seem to be able to make up their minds! I have to say that the banner signs with the orange strip do look good especially at places where the Overground is only a minor provider of services, ie Stratford, Clapham Junction. It clear to customers with the signage tho which service calls where with different kinds tho it does look bad when you have as many as you do at Startford (DLR, LO, LU & NXEA). I wonder what the signage on the new Central Line platform at Stratford will be seeing as its on the 'LU' side of the station? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2009 16:07:35 GMT
Went up there just now, new platforms have blue scaffold towers on them and some black boxes of stuff.
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Post by vitesse on Jan 5, 2009 0:15:24 GMT
Whats the actual problem - what has not been carried out that was necessary for the platforms to open? The junction hasn't been installed yet downstairs so no way of getting up there to them. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2009 21:08:42 GMT
Just an update but when I got home tonite the Overground platforms were lit up and the destination boards were up and displaying trains and station. For any one interested they look to be the same as the ones at Euston.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2009 19:39:30 GMT
Sorry to bump this thread. But for those track bashers, this coming week the last two trains to Stratford are booked to run into the High Level.
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Post by dazz285 on Mar 8, 2009 9:18:33 GMT
Platform 11 I belive  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2009 18:02:05 GMT
Yes, not the new platforms
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Post by vitesse on Mar 24, 2009 9:35:57 GMT
Yes it is Pl11, did it last night, conducted from Hackney Wick.
One thing im wondering with regard to the new messroom, why is the biggest room there the disabled toilet?
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Post by Rich32 on Mar 24, 2009 21:06:15 GMT
According to a notice posted on the current Platform 1, the new date for the transfer to the new platforms 1 and 2 is SOT Wednesday 15 April. Not sure how/when they plan to re-model Channelsea South Jn, as the new tracks and OHLE still stop abruptly, before they would link/be re-aligned to the current divergence.
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Post by dazz285 on Mar 25, 2009 3:51:45 GMT
Complete Easter shut down...
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Post by Dstock7080 on Apr 4, 2009 21:29:22 GMT
TfL website now says "LO services will use the new platforms 1 and 2 after 20:00 on Tuesday 14 April". tinyurl.com/cz6gtw |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2009 17:42:41 GMT
Hi, The old lower platforms are now closed...
Blue boards every were. The new platforms look very smart.
Shame about the central line these platforms look so shabby!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2009 17:50:11 GMT
What they should to is build a temporary bridge across the old North London Line tracks, so that people coming off the Jubbly don't have to go up and over and down to exit.
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Post by carlovel1 on Apr 13, 2009 18:12:37 GMT
What they should to is build a temporary bridge across the old North London Line tracks, so that people coming off the Jubbly don't have to go up and over and down to exit. I dont know if the bridge will go under the tracks or over the tracks  |
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