Dave
Dave Wetzel; Vice-Chair; Transport for London.
Windsor House. 42-50 Victoria Street. London. SW1H 0TL. UK
Tel: 020 7941 4200
Intl Tel: +44 207 941 4200
PA: Vicky Jennings 020 7941 4081
Windsor House is close to New Scotland Yard. Buses 11, 24, 148 and 211 pass
the door. (507 passes close by).
Nearest Tube: St. James's Park Underground station.
Nearest mainline stations: Waterloo and Victoria (Both a walk or short bus
ride).
Public cycle parking available outside Windsor House.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wetzel Dave
Sent: 17 May 2005 15:43
To: 'Eric Bruun'
Cc: [log in to unmask]; 'UTSG'
Subject: RE: [NewMobilityCafe] PRIORITIES - paying your way
Eric
Thanks for this posting.
It is true that the Underground railway services continue to suffer
disruptions from the old equipment not replaced because of the lack of
adequate investment since WW2.
In addition, now that the current Labour Government are providing £2bn pa
investment in new and refurbished infrastructure, extra delays and
inconvenience occur as the system is renewed. (eg weekend closures for
engineering work; some stations are being closed completely for several
months whilst refurbishment takes place; some platforms are taken out of use
and passengers have to alight at the next station and return on the opposite
side; some morning services are delayed because of late access for the
trains when the PPP engineers over-run their overnight track-laying etc).
However, despite the problems above, and increased fare levels, the
Underground has improved its performance and is enjoying unprecedented
passenger growth. (Last years figures show Underground use at its highest
level ever - 6m more than our previous best in 2001 - Today's press
release reads:
Tube breaks passenger and train records
London Underground (LU) announced today that last year it carried more Tube
passengers in a single year - 976 million - than ever before, more than the
previous high of 970m set four years ago.
LU also ran more trains then ever before, clocking up a huge total of nearly
70m kms.
Underground tends to cater for different types of journeys than buses.
(Longer Underground trips and many bus routes act as feeders to the
Underground and National Rail stations).
Given these facts, it is actually unlikely that there has been much transfer
from Underground to bus.
Dave
Dave Wetzel;
Vice-Chair; Transport for London.
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Bruun [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 16 May 2005 18:58
To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
Cc: 'UTSG'
Subject: [NewMobilityCafe] PRIORITIES - paying your way
Dave
I applaud the improvements since the London Mayor was elected 5 years ago.
But I think that fairness requires that one of the reasons for the very high
bus usage is the state of the Underground. There is serious overcrowding as
well as close to the world's highest fares.
Eric Bruun
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