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Post by RM5chris on Nov 25, 2015 13:50:42 GMT
...just my 2 cents but I would rather see a compromise in that yes school kids travel free - but only during term (so no free travel in the holidays and using a school travel pass is during morning and afternoon - lets say 06.00 - 09.30 and between 15.00 and 19:00 after that a fare needs to be paid.
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Post by snoggle on Nov 25, 2015 14:28:25 GMT
And here is the bad news confirmed from the Treasury's own summary of departmental spending.
There is no explanation what the £11bn is and how much is existing spend, how much is Crossrail and how much is extra. Nothing has emerged on the Mayor's website. Given Crossrail 1 capital expenditure will start to fall from 2017 onwards as we approach the start of services it will be interesting to see if that spend is taken up by something else.
There is apparently £97m being spent on a new station at Brent Cross on the Thameslink line. There is also a reference to £55m for the Barking Riverside extension but that's a reannouncement of existing monies, nothing new.
Note that the government expect people to lose their jobs or for TfL to screw people through high land sales / high rents on publicly owned land. I don't see how those sources can possibly make up £700m every single year on an ongoing basis. It's ludicrous given the demands on the transport network.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2015 23:37:43 GMT
And here is the bad news confirmed from the Treasury's own summary of departmental spending. There is no explanation what the £11bn is and how much is existing spend, how much is Crossrail and how much is extra. Nothing has emerged on the Mayor's website. Given Crossrail 1 capital expenditure will start to fall from 2017 onwards as we approach the start of services it will be interesting to see if that spend is taken up by something else. There is apparently £97m being spent on a new station at Brent Cross on the Thameslink line. There is also a reference to £55m for the Barking Riverside extension but that's a reannouncement of existing monies, nothing new. I Note that the government expect people to lose their jobs or for TfL to screw people through high land sales / high rents on publicly owned land. I don't see how those sources can possibly make up £700m every single year on an ongoing basis. It's ludicrous given the demands on the transport network. Maybe we will see TfL owned garages like BT/EW and AE sold for redevelopment ?
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Post by snoggle on Nov 26, 2015 8:25:36 GMT
Maybe we will see TfL owned garages like BT/EW and AE sold for redevelopment ? Doubtful to be honest. Bus garages are strategic assets and operational property. They're unlikely to be sold off by TfL as to do so would be in breach of Mayoral policies. I used to "sign off" on property disposal proposals so have a little bit of insight into what land gets sold off and the reasons why / possible purposes. I suspect these days there is more pressure to "get rid" but you have to be very careful not to screw up current or future operational needs. One thing I'm concerned about with all this "sell off property" pressure is that future expansion plans / line extensions etc get completely screwed because short term budgetary pressures result in poor decision making. Once you put houses on railway land you end up with people who will object to extra trains running, new sidings or depots being built etc. All that leads to planning approval problems and extra costs. Let's hope some sanity prevails.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Nov 28, 2015 23:03:06 GMT
I note the point above about there being excess capacity on routes 229 & 269 at some times of week for example.
I typically have 3 London bus trips a year, at least 2 on Saturdays. I often notice buses less busy for the first few hours. So, I think TfL could run a less frequent service on quite a few routes until 9.30-10 am on Saturdays, perhaps more like an evening service then.
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