On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:59:55 +0100, Steve M 
wrote:

>Then I moved onto the Northern Line, and feared the worst. But since the 
>new timetable came into operation in January, I've been very pleasantly 
>surprised... I aim for a specific train number each day and you'd be 
>amazed at how often it turns up bang on time. This stat is backed up by 
>the latest TfL board papers, which state that the Northern Line is now 
>the most reliable Tube line (98.5% of all journeys operated last period).
>
>And yes, I am staff, but I'm quite capable of being a passenger too. And 
>generally, things work.

Indeed - I have the same experience with the Victoria Line. Same trains
pretty much day in, day out.   Yes it does go wrong sometimes but that
has declined noticeably in recent months.  If only I could say the same
for the bus route I use the most!

Still in Boltar world we're all pathological liars riddled with deceit
and specially trained to confuse and rip off LU passengers.
-- 
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:46:39 +0100, Paul Corfield
 wrote:

>Indeed - I have the same experience with the Victoria Line. Same trains
>pretty much day in, day out.   Yes it does go wrong sometimes but that
>has declined noticeably in recent months.  If only I could say the same
>for the bus route I use the most!

I find that bus services in London can be very variable, both in terms
of quality and in terms of punctuality.  Some of the latter is caused
by excruciatingly poorly designed bus lanes that aren't laid out
properly to avoid queueing traffic getting in the way - I reckon TfL
bus lane planners should take a trip to Germany or the Netherlands for
how it should be done.

Kingsway is the worst, with the bus lane not wide enough for a bus to
drive in without whacking the trees, and with the discontinuous bus
lane at Holborn traffic lights getting blocked by cars.  This is a
road crying out for the bus lanes to be in the middle, with general
traffic on the left, and a height restriction to avoid lorries
whacking the trees instead.

Neil

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