{"id":7909,"date":"2012-03-31T19:25:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T18:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=7909"},"modified":"2012-03-31T19:28:49","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T18:28:49","slug":"brixton-tube-closures-explained-31st-mar1st-april-and-6th7th-may-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/brixton-tube-closures-explained-31st-mar1st-april-and-6th7th-may-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Brixton tube closures explained: 31st Mar\/1st April and 6th\/7th May 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Brixton<\/p>\n

Long\u00a0suffering\u00a0Brixtonites are again without a tube service all weekend, with the Victoria line shut down until Monday morning.<\/p>\n

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\"Brixton<\/p>\n

TfL say there is just one more weekend closure to go – on the weekend of the\u00a06th and 7th May 2012 – as a team\u00a0of engineers put the “finishing touches to the new signalling system – allowing the line to start running more trains, and faster.”<\/p>\n

Here’s London Underground’s Chief Operating Officer Howard Collins with some ‘science fact’ to explain the upgrade program and why we’ll end up with a better service.<\/p>\n

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TfL’s website<\/a> offers some details about the project:<\/p>\n

What’s going on?<\/strong>
\nIf you travel on the Victoria line, one of the most obvious changes you’ll have noticed is that all trains are now new. We’re also upgrading the line’s track and\u00a0signalling system, which\u00a0will mean faster, smoother, more reliable journeys.<\/p>\n

More trains, more often<\/strong>
\nWe’re in the final stages of our upgrade\u00a0of the Victoria line’s signalling system. We finished installing a new, state-of-the-art system in 2009 and, since then, we’ve been running the old and new systems alongside each other.<\/p>\n

The final stage of the upgrade involves dismantling the old system, which was installed when the line opened in 1968.<\/p>\n

We know\u00a0signalling is\u00a0not something\u00a0you necessarily take notice of, but the new system will enable us to run\u00a0more trains, more often and with fewer failures. Combined with our new trains, which\u00a0we can run more quickly and closer together, it’ll mean more room – or capacity – on the line.<\/p>\n

That’s good news because as London continues to grow, so will the number of Victoria line passengers. Once work is complete in 2012 –\u00a0before the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games –\u00a0we’ll\u00a0start running an extra two trains per hour at peak times (in addition to the current 28).<\/p>\n

Eventually\u00a0we’ll be adding even more trains –\u00a0up to\u00a033 trains an hour at peak times. This\u00a0means we’ll be able to carry about 10,000 more passengers an hour.<\/p>\n

Comfortable ride<\/strong>
\nIf you’ve travelled on our\u00a0new trains, you’ll have noticed they are\u00a0bigger\u00a0and\u00a0more comfortable as they have more seats, wider aisles and doors, and higher ceilings.<\/p>\n

They also have dedicated spaces for wheelchairs and security features like CCTV in every carriage and push-button emergency alarms connecting directly to the driver.<\/p>\n

In addition, the new trains are equipped with regenerative breaking technology, which means energy is returned to the rails to be used by other trains, rather than adding to heat in the tunnels.<\/p>\n

More accessible<\/strong>
\nPlatform humps have now been installed at all stations on the Victoria line (except Pimlico). These provide level access with the trains, meaning easier journeys for customers with mobility impairments, luggage or pushchairs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More info: TfL Planned works calendar<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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