HSTEd
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Well most of the Olympic "family" will be moved by limousines using the network of Zil lanes.
Let's not be so bloody pessimistic and get behind the organisers of the Olympic games (and the actual games itself!).
Apparently there are maps being printed which don't have the Central and Jubilee line on them as an aid to instructing passengers how to get around without using those lines.
Really? Are you sure this isnt just more Olympic Games myths which people report as if they are fact. Indeed, I note your use of the word "apparently" which can be applied to anything which is simply made up nonsense.
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Well most of the Olympic "family" will be moved by limousines using the network of Zil lanes.
Jesus Christ. This is not the disaster of the century and nor will it be one. The key organisation will be down to LOGOC ensuring that events don't all finish at the same time at the Olympic park.
Of course they'll be stress points during the evening at key stations (around 6pm when the evening sessions start); but people will be travelling before this time, so rush hours in the morning/evening will probably be normal for most of the days on most routes.
Disruptions on lines will be the key to the success or failure of the Olympics and also how they're dealt with. One example might be if the Central Line was to be disrupted around Stratford, they'd redirect people onto the main/metro national rail lines back to Liverpool St and so forth.
Let's not be so bloody pessimistic and get behind the organisers of the Olympic games (and the actual games itself!).
Of course they'll be stress points during the evening at key stations (around 6pm when the evening sessions start); but people will be travelling before this time, so rush hours in the morning/evening will probably be normal for most of the days on most routes.
I'm assuming the new vehicles referred to are the 200 First have bought, and which will be redistributed throughout their empire post-Olympics
Well most of the Olympic "family" will be moved by limousines using the network of Zil lanes.
I can tell you are wearing rose tinted glasses. And no, I will never get behind the games, not while I have breath in my body.
A cynic would suggest you could have said "will be redistributed to London, Glasgow and Leeds post-Olympics" - do other subsidiaries expect to get their share of the Olympic order?
A cynic would suggest you could have said "will be redistributed to London, Glasgow and Leeds post-Olympics" - do other subsidiaries expect to get their share of the Olympic order?
They have had years to plan it....
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They have had years to plan it....
Upgrading to a computerized signalling system (like Paris metro) would increase the capacity, and reduce signalling breakdowns.
Good long term investment. (A city like London deserves a far better underground) As a train pulls out from the station the next one arrives seconds later!
We knew about the Olympics coming to London on 6 July 2005 (the day before the bombs).
Given the speed at which bureaucracy works I'm not sure quite how much could have been done in this time. As it is, we've seen the Stratford International developments in that time, which will be a big help.
FTFY
They have had years to plan it....
Upgrading to a computerized signalling system (like Paris metro) would increase the capacity, and reduce signalling breakdowns.
Good long term investment. (A city like London deserves a far better underground) As a train pulls out from the station the next one arrives seconds later!
They have had years to plan it....
Upgrading to a computerized signalling system (like Paris metro) would increase the capacity, and reduce signalling breakdowns.
Good long term investment. (A city like London deserves a far better underground) As a train pulls out from the station the next one arrives seconds later!
Staff and Volunteers who are helping out ARE being told to advise passengers to get around as if the Central and Jubilee do not exist - FACT.
Simple use of the words "fact" and "apparently" on a forum doesn't actually mean things are true. No-one has seen these reprinted tube maps, and you conveniently dont say how your "fact" about volunteers has been garnered.
Apparently I won the Euromillions last week. Fact.
We knew about the Olympics coming to London on 6 July 2007 (the day before the bombs).
Given the speed at which bureaucracy works I'm not sure quite how much could have been done in this time. As it is, we've seen the Stratford International developments in that time, which will be a big help.
My apologies - I made up both of the above just for fun.
2005 actually.
Indeed, anyone with even a basic knowledge of railways would know that from planning to full implementation of complex signalling schemes takes longer than seven years.
But it wasnt actually confirmed that we'd have the Olympics until 2007. There wouldnt have been any reason as to do any of the upgrades to signalling for an event that may or may not happen.
I remember that. On the night of July 6th, it was announced that London was getting the 2012 Olympics. People all over London were celebrating. I was initially ****ed off since I wanted NYC to get it (I later realised that the better city won). When I woke up the morning of July 7th, the London terrorist attack was all over the news in the US. I vividly remember a picture of a Routemaster with a hole in it.
I remember that. On the night of July 6th, it was announced that London was getting the 2012 Olympics. People all over London were celebrating. I was initially ****ed off since I wanted NYC to get it (I later realised that the better city won). When I woke up the morning of July 7th, the London terrorist attack was all over the news in the US. I vividly remember a picture of a Routemaster with a hole in it.