Tuesday 18 August 2009

Appendix C: An E-mail from Transport for London

I received this e-mail on the 12th. It went automatically to the spam folder, but I took one look at it and thought, "I HAVE to keep this!" So, I kept it. (I took another look at it and thought, "I don't have to change my commute!")

Dear Mr Farris,

The Transport for London network is being upgraded through a programme of improvement works.

If you are planning to travel this weekend 15/16 August 2009, please check if any of the following works will affect you.

For a map highlighting planned improvement works this weekend, please click here

Visit our website to look at our 'Travel Tools', a range of free travel services to help you plan your journey tfl.gov.uk/traveltools

Central line
Wanstead station is closed for improvement work. For further details and alternative routes, please
click here

District line
Between Whitechapel to Barking there is no service due to track replacement work. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Between Putney Bridge and Wimbledon there is no service due to track replacement work. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Hammersmith & City line
Between Whitechapel and Barking there is no service due to track replacement work. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Jubilee line
Between Green Park and Stratford there is no service due to line upgrade work on Saturday. This will affect services to North Greenwich station (for The O2). For further details and alternative routes, please click here

There is no service on the entire line due to line upgrade work on Sunday. This will affect services to North Greenwich station (for The O2). For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Metropolitan line
Between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge there is no service due to signalling work. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Northern line
Camden Town station will be exit only between 1200 and 1630 on Saturday and Sunday. Between these times, you can change between the Edgware branch and High Barnet branch. This is due to escalator refurbishment. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Both Clapham North and Tooting Bec stations are closed for improvement work on Sunday from 2200. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Piccadilly line
Between South Harrow and Uxbridge there is no service due to signalling work. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Wood Green station is closed for improvement work. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Hyde Park Corner station is closed for improvement work on Sunday from 2200. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Victoria line
There is no service on the entire line due to line upgrade work. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Docklands Light Railway
Between Canary Wharf and Lewisham there is no service on Saturday. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

Between Poplar/Westferry and Lewisham there is no service on Sunday. For further details and alternative routes, please click here

London Overground
Between South Tottenham and Barking there is no service on Saturday from 1100.

Between Gospel Oak and Barking there is no service on Saturday from 1700.

Between Gospel Oak and Barking there is no service on Sunday.

Between Euston and Harrow & Wealdstone there is no service on Saturday from 1900 and on Sunday until 1200.

Between Richmond and Stratford there is no service on Sunday.

Between Shepherd's Bush and Willesden Junction there is no service on Sunday.

Between Kilburn High Road and Euston there is no service on Sunday from 2100.

For more information on these engineering works click here


Yours sincerely,
Vernon Everitt
Vernon Everitt
Managing Director, Marketing and Communications


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