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A grunt from pedant's corner: 2011 was the opening of the extension to Highbury & Islington. It would be interesting to see a comparison with what was scheduled to open during that period had Boris not cancelled everything. (Silvertown Crossing, CRT, Dagenham Dock, Riverside Tram etc.)

Dan | 09.12.12 - 8:06 a.m. | #

You missed out that wonderful means of airial transportation from the Dome to the Dock.

It would also be interesting to add to your list who initiatived the project (Boris or Ken).

Am I right that almost everything listed (except perhaps Crossley, which is outside of the mayors jurisdiction, and Battersea, which is essentially a private investment) is due to Ken?

Dan (a different one) | 09.12.12 - 8:33 a.m. | #

  • 2011 extension amended, thanks.
  • Dangleway added.

    diamond geezer | Homepage | 09.12.12 - 8:47 a.m. | #

    • Funnily enough I was preparing a couple of articles and making the same point but in a less precise way. Looks like (yet another) link to a DG posting will be included.

    It doesn't strictly count but there is the massive Victoria Station Upgrade due to partially open in 2016 and be complete by 2018. And strictly speaking a lot of the Bond Street station and Tottenham Court Road station works and are the responsibility of London Underground not Crossrail. To be fair there is an awful lot of investment going on in station expansion, signalling and new trains.

    Pedantic of Purley | 09.12.12 - 10:27 a.m. | #

    Surrey Canal Road?

    Messiah | 09.12.12 - 11:04 a.m. | #

    5-car Overground trains in 2013 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20640976 !

    Briantist | Homepage | 09.12.12 - 11:26 a.m. | #

    There may well be no new lines or stations opening in the next 3 years but two huge infrastructure projects will be continuing (Thameslink and Crossrail). Combined with the investment already mentioned by Pedantic, Londoners can't really complain too much.

    Whiff | 09.12.12 - 1:41 p.m. | #

    I suppose DG is only counting TfL, so Thameslink does not count, but the improvements to the north-south train service already include 12 carriage trains, and the new and improved platforms at St Pancras, Blackfriars and Farringdon, and London Bridge is on its way. The new cross-river station at Blackfriars in effect adds a new station on the south bank.

    The Thameslink project was originally known as Thameslink 2000 of course so it might be completed only 18 years late...

    But if we are only counting TfL, what about buses?

    Andrew | 09.12.12 - 2:23 p.m. | #

    @ Andrew - tracking bus improvements is not so easy as you need to define what is an improvement. TfL have a document showing all changes (positive and negative) to services since 2008 to Jan 2012. There been further cuts and some improvements since then. There is no money allocated in the new TfL business plan for service expansion. Any improvements would have to be funded by cuts elsewhere or TfL exerting commercial pressure on operators at retender / contract extension time.

    http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/bsc-all-network.pdf

    You then get into more subjective territory about what is good or bad. I'd say the Countdown system expansion and open data access is a definite plus but if you're not on the web and only have a basic mobile you might disagree. I have lost count of the extremes of argument about vehicles designs, accessibility, bus stations etc. It is much easier to count the openings of lines and stations.

    PC | 09.12.12 - 4:08 p.m. | #

    Just to amplify what others have said I suspect DG will be doing articles about (and Boris will be celebrating) :-

    S Stock trains replacing C Stock.
    S Stock trains replacing D Stock.
    Tottenham Ct Rd bigger T Hall opening in 2016.
    Longer GOBLIN and Class 378 trains in 2015 and 2016.
    New Bus for London first full route conversion in 2013.
    Bromley by Bow step free access in 2015
    Finsbury Park capacity upgrade 2016?
    Vauxhall Stn capacity upgrade 2015?
    Bank W&C line new entrance 2015/6
    Tottenham Hale gyratory removal 2014
    Paddington Stn H&C new ticket hall 2014
    New Crossrail trains in service 2016/7 between Shenfield and Liv St.

    It may not be "big bang" time until 2018 with Crossrail and Thameslink but there will be plenty of other stuff coming along before then.

    PC | 09.12.12 - 6:34 p.m. | #

    First of those coming up very shortly...

    diamond geezer | Homepage | 09.12.12 - 6:58 p.m. | #

    What about the new South Quay DLR station - and, come to think of it, the whole 3-car train capacity upgrade?

    Siwi | 09.12.12 - 7:53 p.m. | #

    What about the removal of the hideous "temporary" shed at the front of Kings Cross next year? It will might not be the creation of a new station but it will certainly feel like it.

    Johnny | 09.12.12 - 9:26 p.m. | #

    Depending on whether you started at the north or south end, the first train on the Clapham Junction line departs at either 7:11am or 7:20am.

    I was on the latter one. What with it being December, it wasn't a terribly exciting sight.

    swirlythingy | Homepage | 09.12.12 - 11:42 p.m. | #

    The BBC have a video now - Dalston Junction to Clapham Junction in 3 minutes - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20640976

    Andrew | 10.12.12 - 12:22 a.m. | #

    Also don't forget the Bank station upgrade and, possibly, new tunnels and ferries in east London.

    Chris M | 12.12.12 - 2:52 p.m. | #

    I just found a link to this thread in my bookmarks, as the solitary occupant of the "Unsorted bookmarks" directory.

    I have literally no idea what it was doing there.

    swirlythingy | Homepage | 19.03.13 - 3:12 p.m. | #











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