AllyG wrote:Ian,
I still think the disruption to the London public transport system has something to do with the Olympics. I've never seen such widespread closure of lines for repair work. This weekend, for example, there are 6 lines due for partial or complete closure, and there are semi-permanent road signs up for the replacement buses.
Ally
I think its more to do with the fact the London Underground is one of the oldest in the world and if it isnt updated and repaired soon, its going to collapse or stop working.
I spent many years working in and around London and commuted in every day for 3 years so I know what it can be like when there is disruption.
Coming like you do from out of town you probably expect it to work perfectly just how you want it to, but it doesnt. Its a dirty old mess of a system and there are certain lines that often dont run properly because of signal faults and electrical failures, Northern Line in particular.
The Jubilee line is the main one into Stratford now and the station is built. But the Central now gets affected quite often too, linked to the Olympics I believe.
Go to any other capital city in Europe and see how efficient and clean their underground system is. Even the Metro in
Newcastle is organised compared to the Tube! But for some reason I am still fond of the London Underground network, even though its an old dinosaur.
