tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post5309369289559102467..comments2023-04-02T03:28:11.593+01:00Comments on London Connections: The DLR disruption in picturesMr Thanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380941017046817239noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-33968132805176639132008-05-30T09:45:00.000+01:002008-05-30T09:45:00.000+01:00The DLR doesn't want to try and reorganise their t...The DLR doesn't want to try and reorganise their trains to improve service for passengers.<BR/><BR/>I'm on the Beckton branch, and before this happened, our service was being stopped at Poplar during the rush hour, and if we wanted to travel onto Tower, we'd need to wait for the next King George V train.<BR/><BR/>However, it seems the DLR coordinate these trains so the King George V train to Bank is just ahead of our Beckton train, so we then have to wait another 7mins or so for this.<BR/><BR/>Why can't our service be just ahead of the King George V service, so we don't have to wait long for the connecting service ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-28555561095341122382008-05-29T11:24:00.000+01:002008-05-29T11:24:00.000+01:00there is a crossover just before Westferry Station...there is a crossover just before Westferry Station which trains could use to run trains from south to west. However, with West India Quay platform 1 closed, all trains heading south use platform 2, so there is no spare capacity to run trains heading west. <BR/><BR/>Apparently, the problem could go on for much longer than next weekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-35839886027656501272008-05-28T21:34:00.000+01:002008-05-28T21:34:00.000+01:00Talking of engineering "issues": http://news.bbc.c...Talking of engineering "issues": http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7424757.stmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-82631393081370958782008-05-28T18:21:00.000+01:002008-05-28T18:21:00.000+01:00There's no point running eastbound trains over the...There's no point running eastbound trains over the viaduct if they can't get them back west again.<BR/><BR/>Although I'm sure there's a crossover just east of Westferry station so perhaps they could run a very limited service using the viaduct bidirectionally?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com