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Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 27 Feb 2012, 15:21
by The Raven
***** wrote:i don't think i've ever said at any point, "I want it closed". i'm saying that (to me) the restriction in service is LU's way of starting the decline to wind down the service. it obviously goes without saying that it would make it easier for everyone (myself included) to do 269 stations, about 15 minutes faster than the current record.
if they DID take out MHE too (they won't), sub 16-hour times would be possible.
Just because TfL are reducing the service doesn't necessary mean the service will be stopped.
Take Aldwych for example, there where plans to close the station as early as 1929. It also kept its "peak hour only" service for more than 30 years before it closed in 1994.
Also, Aldwych didn't close due to low usage but due to unsafe lifts.
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 28 Feb 2012, 07:29
by al
Surely the lifts weren't replaced due to low usage, though?
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 28 Feb 2012, 12:32
by palkanetoijala31
***** wrote:Aldwych; No the lifts weren't replaced because the cost of doing it did not justify it for the amount of footfall through the station.
Ken O; Except that these really are austere times now, and if they can save money here - they will! LU really do mean it when they see Overground service running through Olympia, and wonder why have an annoying shuttle that goes back that the Olympia service which is a routing space through Earls' Court, and drivers that could be spare/used elsewhere, etc ... it's becoming an overhead they don't want to run anymore. Thus, sticking to my prediction they will wind down services altogether at somepoint, and definitely before Watford closes/Croxley Link opens!
carefull though they might decide to make it a bus link between the two like t4 was then if they say u still have to visit it that be a thorn in a side!.
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 27 May 2012, 20:22
by Nigel
The TfL Journey Planner has recently been extended to include dates up until the December 2012 timetable change. However, I can find no dates after June when there appears to be an Olympia Exhibition service running. Not even for the British Beer Festival on 7-11 August, which this year is at Olympia rather than Earl's Court because of Earl's Court being used for Olympic Volleyball. Does this mean that TfL have given up on running Exhibition services, or is it just they've not scheduled them into Journey planner yet?
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 27 May 2012, 21:07
by Iain
The latter I suspect, I seem to recall I checked previously and found an expo service not in JP but a week later it was
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 28 May 2012, 08:28
by Urzzz1871
There does not appear to be a new timetable available on the journey planner for the District Line after Sunday 9th September.
All other lines go up to the end of December.
Conspiracy theories????
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 28 May 2012, 10:03
by Urzzz1871
TLF works page does suggest there are closures every weekend after Paralympics finish (9th Sept) for a couple of months, but we assumed it would be OK during the week.
At least we hope so, as our charity attempt is scheduled for 27th Sept!
We have just gone for an early Olympia trains so we don't have to worry about the exhibition days.
Of course we are just after a completion rather than a fast time.
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 07 Jun 2012, 20:12
by Thunderball
Hi. Long time lurker...
Just curious if anyone asked Guiness if the event service counts as normal timetabled trains for the record.
Thanks.
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 07 Jun 2012, 20:36
by palkanetoijala31
Thunderball wrote:Hi. Long time lurker...
Just curious if anyone asked Guiness if the event service counts as normal timetabled trains for the record.
Thanks.
well of course it does they are scheduled so they count why do u think geoff only goes out when special service!
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 08 Jun 2012, 20:10
by jbom
Thunderball wrote:Hi. Long time lurker...
Just curious if anyone asked Guiness if the event service counts as normal timetabled trains for the record.
Thanks.
Interesting question. I think it's pretty much universally agreed to be OK, this is "an underground train in normal public service".
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 12:01
by The Raven
Phoned up tfl customer services to see if they had any information on future exbo services after the Olympics.
They said they have
NO knowledge of any future exbo services what so ever from Ken O.
I wish tfl had a bit of clarity on the situation.
I think we are stuck with a parliamentary train service people!
"♫ Waiting for the train the never comes ♫"
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 22:27
by Starkey7
The Raven wrote:"♫ Waiting for the train the never comes ♫"
Choon!
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 26 Jun 2012, 23:22
by tractakid
It's not the best authority, but the new tube map still reads 'And some Olympia events'
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 27 Jun 2012, 08:44
by Urzzz1871
Of course, according to the journey planner there are no services at all on the district line after 9th September, let alone Olympia!
Re: Olympia Shuttle
Posted: 27 Jun 2012, 08:54
by The Raven
Urzzz1871 wrote:Of course, according to the journey planner there are no services at all on the district line after 9th September, let alone Olympia!
I do hope that means one of two things.
Either:
- No more Olympia trains
- More Olympia trains