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Post by greenboy on Jun 29, 2023 17:05:32 GMT
Oh dear, as if the delays weren't bad enough.....
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Post by wirewiper on Jun 29, 2023 17:09:27 GMT
Oh dear, as if the delays weren't bad enough..... I'd take that Tweet with a large pinch of salt.
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Post by northlondon83 on Jun 29, 2023 19:28:38 GMT
I've been to Custom House a few times and I've not found anything interesting there. As I said in a previous post that London City Airport would be better for travellers as they wouldn't need to take a bus or a cab from Custom House. Custom House is not even on the same DLR branch as London City Airport. You might as well get a DLR from there to central London and change to continue your journey. As for your previous post there are interesting places to go in Hanwell and Maidenhead more so. Maidenhead is a big town in that part of Berkshire so of course they're not going to skip it. What on earth are you on about nothing interesting there? What’s that got to do with anything? You must have missed the huge Excel Centre, the redevelopment of the docks and the thousands of flats that have been built since 2000. No idea why you keep using the City Airport argument as it’s not exactly a busy airport compared to others in London! Sorry to say this but sometimes it feels like you are trying to be controversial for no real good reason. The station is built and going anywhere and the same with City Airport not getting a station on the line. I do think that you come across as a bit hypocritical here, you say I'm being controversial well some of your posts are. Like for example last week when you posted that twitter video about the bus driver going through a red light. You even admitted yourself that your posts are controversial. I think there's way too much belittling and point scoring on here, and to be honest he's not the only one who does it but i do wish that people would stop point scoring so much.
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Post by WH241 on Jun 29, 2023 19:36:28 GMT
What on earth are you on about nothing interesting there? What’s that got to do with anything? You must have missed the huge Excel Centre, the redevelopment of the docks and the thousands of flats that have been built since 2000. No idea why you keep using the City Airport argument as it’s not exactly a busy airport compared to others in London! Sorry to say this but sometimes it feels like you are trying to be controversial for no real good reason. The station is built and going anywhere and the same with City Airport not getting a station on the line. I do think that you come across as a bit hypocritical here, you say I'm being controversial well some of your posts are. Like for example last week when you posted that twitter video about the bus driver going through a red light. You even admitted yourself that your posts are controversial. I think there's way too much belittling and point scoring on here, and to be honest he's not the only one who does it but i do wish that people would stop point scoring so much. Why are you trying to goad me. Why have you not replied to others on the thread regarding Custom House station? They all made the same point as me yet you persist in replying only to me. Just admit you was wrong and move on! Maybe stop trying so hard and make sensible posts without making up facts and stats.
Not discussing further or playing the game that you are trying!
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Post by northlondon83 on Jun 29, 2023 19:41:21 GMT
I do think that you come across as a bit hypocritical here, you say I'm being controversial well some of your posts are. Like for example last week when you posted that twitter video about the bus driver going through a red light. You even admitted yourself that your posts are controversial. I think there's way too much belittling and point scoring on here, and to be honest he's not the only one who does it but i do wish that people would stop point scoring so much. Why are you trying to goad me. Why have you not replied to others on the thread regarding Custom House station? They all made the same point as me yet you persist in replying only to me. Just admit you was wrong and move on! Maybe stop trying so hard and make sensible posts without making up facts and stats.
Not discussing further or playing the game that you are trying!
Because it's only you who's being condescending here. Almost every post I make you try to find faults in it. Not just here but on other threads too. Ok I was wrong about Custom House having not been there much or stopped to visit anywhere but you seem to be making such a big fuss about such a trivial topic.
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Post by northlondon83 on Jun 29, 2023 19:43:42 GMT
I've been to Custom House a few times and I've not found anything interesting there. As I said in a previous post that London City Airport would be better for travellers as they wouldn't need to take a bus or a cab from Custom House. Custom House is not even on the same DLR branch as London City Airport. You might as well get a DLR from there to central London and change to continue your journey. As for your previous post there are interesting places to go in Hanwell and Maidenhead more so. Maidenhead is a big town in that part of Berkshire so of course they're not going to skip it. Likewise there are plenty of interesting places to go at Custom House! The Cable car is there, Thames Barrier Park, the Excel centre with its array of food outlets. You are totally out of touch with reality if you think there's nothing at Custom House and there's nothing to do there when the station was literally built to deal with swathes of people for a reason. LCY isn't suitable as a stop on the line, and would be far more desolate than Custom House is with the lack of flights from there. The DLR manages. It's quite funny you mention the cable car considering last week you said that it should be closed down!
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jun 29, 2023 21:04:16 GMT
Likewise there are plenty of interesting places to go at Custom House! The Cable car is there, Thames Barrier Park, the Excel centre with its array of food outlets. You are totally out of touch with reality if you think there's nothing at Custom House and there's nothing to do there when the station was literally built to deal with swathes of people for a reason. LCY isn't suitable as a stop on the line, and would be far more desolate than Custom House is with the lack of flights from there. The DLR manages. It's quite funny you mention the cable car considering last week you said that it should be closed down! Where did I say that?
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Post by northlondon83 on Jun 29, 2023 21:23:59 GMT
It's quite funny you mention the cable car considering last week you said that it should be closed down! Where did I say that? Reply no 23 on this thread tangytango.proboards.com/thread/12692/cable-car-discussion?page=2On the previous page you also said it should be closed and reopened as a tourist attraction but I thought that's it's main purpose?
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jun 29, 2023 21:29:16 GMT
That reply doesn't mention the word closure on there at all. Don't accuse me of saying something I didn't. The cable car was made as a part of the public transport network, not as a tourist attraction. That's why Oyster cards are accepted and its on the tube map.
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Post by northlondon83 on Jun 29, 2023 21:39:31 GMT
That reply doesn't mention the word closure on there at all. Don't accuse me of saying something I didn't. The cable car was made as a part of the public transport network, not as a tourist attraction. That's why Oyster cards are accepted and its on the tube map. You said 'how is that enough justification' in response to me saying that it should be retained. May not have said closure but it means the same thing.
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jun 29, 2023 22:10:25 GMT
That reply doesn't mention the word closure on there at all. Don't accuse me of saying something I didn't. The cable car was made as a part of the public transport network, not as a tourist attraction. That's why Oyster cards are accepted and its on the tube map. You said 'how is that enough justification' in response to me saying that it should be retained. May not have said closure but it means the same thing. It doesn't mean the same thing, I'm the one who wrote it. The figures just meant it wasn't working in its correct format which goes back to my original point of it needing a branding overhaul.
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Post by vjaska on Jun 30, 2023 1:13:51 GMT
I think most of us are aware that Oxford Square is less able to be upgraded to accommodate it but it don't stop us pointing out the flaws all the same especially when the Hanover Square interchange is hardly advertised - I wasn't aware of it so god help any passengers who aren't into transport related stuff. I didn't even know it was there till recently. I assumed I'd I wanted Bond Street I would have to walk down to the main Jubilee/Central line station for the Elizabeth Line as opposed to just down Holles Street to the entrance. Yeah, I changed from a Central Line train at Bond Street to the Elizabeth line and it's a hell of a walk - equally, at Tottenham Court Road, from Central to Elizabeth line involves almost exiting the station to access the Elizabeth line. In comparison, from Thameslink to Elizabeth line at Farringdon is easier and not as long
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jul 1, 2023 0:13:28 GMT
The air conditioning is a big draw. I use jubilee / picc and am considering Elizabeth + 74/414 to Knightsbridge. Else drive! Try using central / picc / jubilee when it’s hot, it’s such a pain Sometimes, it is way too cold the air con on the class 345. Its counterparts on the Overground are better when it comes to A/C and is not blasting when temps are below 21 deg C.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jul 1, 2023 0:15:26 GMT
Not having an interchange with the Victoria line seems like a massive oversight, means its two changes to Victoria from anywhere on the Liz line unless you fancy trundling round the Circle line - which isn't worth it. For me its a glaring gap which Crossrail 2 is desparately needed to close. I've not tried all the possible interchanges in the core but the length of the walks at Bond Street to the Jubilee and Liverpool Street to Moorgate Northern line are so offputting. Farringdon Thameslink and Paddington Bakerloo are probably the most convenient ones. There is an out of station interchange between the Bond Street Hanover Square exit and Oxford Circus station for users wishing to interchange from the Victoria Line. Sadly this isn't well advertised. That is just long, unless you are travelling to South London or coming from West London. If it is north you are travelling. It is easier to get the Victoria line at Kings Cross by coming off at Farringdon and getting the Met/Circ/H&C for one stop.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jul 1, 2023 0:19:16 GMT
Yes but it’s a long schlep The lack of interchange with Piccadilly / Victoria l/ vakeelon is an oversight (although with bakerloo the jubilee / northern can be an alternative) The issue even at the interchange points is that the walks are phenomenally long. Look at Bond Street as an example. Even woolwich is located away from the town centre in one corner I've interchanged at Farringdon, Moorgate, Liverpool Street and Whitechapel before. All were incredibly long and took over 5 minutes between lines That is the biggest downside of the crossrail, they are extremely far from other lines in stations. Liverpool St is very far from mainline and other Underground lines. The connection at Moorgate between the Northern line and Elizabeth line is a 3 minute walk. I once run the length of it non stop to get a train and it took literally 1 minute to run.
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