I left London just over two years ago. I wasn’t sure how I’d get on, given that I had lived in Zone 1 or 2 all my life. It was an absolute revelation. I loved living in the middle of nowhere.
After a few months I realised what it was. I hate the tube. My actual job is fine. Getting to it was a daily stress-test. You have no control over when you’re going to arrive, it’s invariably packed, and an awful lot of Londoners deal with that by acting like dicks.
Didn’t they say last week that the trains need upgrading I assume this will be occurring for while. I honestly don’t understand why upgrading doesn’t happen gradually rather than all at once causing the most chaos 😕
I don’t miss you central line..
I have the option of taking either central or if I walk a bit further, the Lizzie line. I will always walk further to take the lizzie line
Central line is a joke and I’ve noticed too the delays everyday. Woeful. New excuses for delays these days are cos of “lack of trains”. Like wtf you mean lack of trains?!
Months of this BS.
I am lucky as I can take the overground and walk 30mins BUT in winter and with a chronic health issue that’s not always achievable for me
Fortunately my boss is chill about when I get to work as knows I always make the time up
The only advantage of Central Line trains is beggars are fewer, as they can’t move between carriages like they do on Circle Line.
I see this and think – ah good service then!
Those delay timings are the common place for services like the Bakerloo line in the outer parts
I call BS on “all the other lines are fine”
UNESCO keep a list of traditions passed down through the ages that are in danger of dying out and should be preserved. The Belgians have several Shrove Tuesday carnivals, the Finnish have their sauna traditions, for example.
The UK wants travelling on a Central line train and Pantomime to be added to the list.
last night it said ‘avoid using the central line where possible’ – i thought i was back in the midlands when it said 20+ minutes for a train to epping!!!
Yeah I saw that today. Sorry this happened. It was almost as if the western side of the Elizabeth Line sneezed and passed on its disease of failures to the Central Line.
Victoria line in early mornings is starting to piss me off as well
It would be more reliable if they flooded it and let people float down in rubber rings.
Wait ’till you hear about the Liz Line.
At least Central has an excuse for being ancient.
I only get the Central Line from Oxford Circus to Marble Arch and vice versa.
Got it from MA to St Paul’s tonight.
No issues, I totally ignore the continuous “central is operating with severe delays” announcements
Will be every day for a while, it’s while they refurbish all the carriages
There’s a shortage of trains because the motors keep failing on the 30 year old stock, so the 80 trains that are usually in service during rush hour is now down by literally half.
They say trains should be re-entering service in the next few weeks, so probably months before things ease up.
Really hope things are better before the summer. It’ll be a nightmare down there when it’s hot.
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I left London just over two years ago. I wasn’t sure how I’d get on, given that I had lived in Zone 1 or 2 all my life. It was an absolute revelation. I loved living in the middle of nowhere.
After a few months I realised what it was. I hate the tube. My actual job is fine. Getting to it was a daily stress-test. You have no control over when you’re going to arrive, it’s invariably packed, and an awful lot of Londoners deal with that by acting like dicks.
Didn’t they say last week that the trains need upgrading I assume this will be occurring for while. I honestly don’t understand why upgrading doesn’t happen gradually rather than all at once causing the most chaos 😕
I don’t miss you central line..
I have the option of taking either central or if I walk a bit further, the Lizzie line. I will always walk further to take the lizzie line
Central line is a joke and I’ve noticed too the delays everyday. Woeful. New excuses for delays these days are cos of “lack of trains”. Like wtf you mean lack of trains?!
Months of this BS.
I am lucky as I can take the overground and walk 30mins BUT in winter and with a chronic health issue that’s not always achievable for me
Fortunately my boss is chill about when I get to work as knows I always make the time up
The only advantage of Central Line trains is beggars are fewer, as they can’t move between carriages like they do on Circle Line.
I see this and think – ah good service then!
Those delay timings are the common place for services like the Bakerloo line in the outer parts
I call BS on “all the other lines are fine”
UNESCO keep a list of traditions passed down through the ages that are in danger of dying out and should be preserved. The Belgians have several Shrove Tuesday carnivals, the Finnish have their sauna traditions, for example.
The UK wants travelling on a Central line train and Pantomime to be added to the list.
last night it said ‘avoid using the central line where possible’ – i thought i was back in the midlands when it said 20+ minutes for a train to epping!!!
Yeah I saw that today. Sorry this happened. It was almost as if the western side of the Elizabeth Line sneezed and passed on its disease of failures to the Central Line.
Victoria line in early mornings is starting to piss me off as well
It would be more reliable if they flooded it and let people float down in rubber rings.
Wait ’till you hear about the Liz Line.
At least Central has an excuse for being ancient.
I only get the Central Line from Oxford Circus to Marble Arch and vice versa.
Got it from MA to St Paul’s tonight.
No issues, I totally ignore the continuous “central is operating with severe delays” announcements
Will be every day for a while, it’s while they refurbish all the carriages
There’s a shortage of trains because the motors keep failing on the 30 year old stock, so the 80 trains that are usually in service during rush hour is now down by literally half.
They say trains should be re-entering service in the next few weeks, so probably months before things ease up.
Really hope things are better before the summer. It’ll be a nightmare down there when it’s hot.
What did you say?