tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post1751136045415728160..comments2023-04-07T14:56:17.509+01:00Comments on Leabank Square: Hackney Wick Station Closes for 4 Months!!!Leabank Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482765049099564103noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post-53220713881348786002009-10-29T14:08:32.168+00:002009-10-29T14:08:32.168+00:00Now is about the right time for one of our TA'...Now is about the right time for one of our TA's to get on to the Olympics and ask them for some cycle lock-ups!<br />The whole square needs to start getting on their bikes, and we all know how crammed the houses and flats are, so we need to get some robust lock-ups set up in all 4 corners of LS<br />SoozSuzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post-54412090201697511692009-10-26T11:24:16.097+00:002009-10-26T11:24:16.097+00:00I think you guys had a great idea (while gardening...I think you guys had a great idea (while gardening) about switching platforms.<br />Often there seems to be a train broken down somewhere along the line, and someone then switches the points over to make my train land on the opposite platform. It's a pain sometimes, but in this case, it might mean that Network Rail can concentrate on making the out-of-service platform longer while we all use the in-of-service platform for a few weeks.<br />I'm sure there is some great excuse that NR will come up with to NOT make this happen, but it seems the most sensible.<br />Ms ScarlettttttttMs Scarletttttttnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post-87219797503136720052009-10-23T18:27:39.692+01:002009-10-23T18:27:39.692+01:00No one is disputing that this work needs to be don...No one is disputing that this work needs to be done (well personally I disagree, a longer, more frequent train is all thats really necessary in my opinion) but the fact that we're going to be cut off for FOUR months is just unacceptable. Especially seeing as its the entire line.Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post-67049959144644905272009-10-22T15:05:10.524+01:002009-10-22T15:05:10.524+01:00Sóna
I hear what everyone is saying, but you yours...Sóna<br />I hear what everyone is saying, but you yourself know that most of us have youngers at schools and nurserys, and need to get them there on time or else. I just hope the replaced buses are going to be good and the traffic even better.<br />SuSunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post-66088950276574411822009-10-22T13:40:20.762+01:002009-10-22T13:40:20.762+01:00Matts right! Short term - more of us need to get o...Matts right! Short term - more of us need to get on our bikes. Long term - we will have the most modern rolling stock just metres from Leabank Square.<br />I've been on a couple of the new trains - and they make me feel sort of 'modern'. Of course - I suddenly feel very 'ancient' when I get off at Hackney Wick Station. I hope they take the opportunity to update the station while legnthening the platform. It really is a grotty place, especially late at night.<br />BevBevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post-64345331182165128822009-10-22T03:14:57.517+01:002009-10-22T03:14:57.517+01:00I've given up on public transport in Hackney a...I've given up on public transport in Hackney and now just use a bicycle - what I have found is that it is actually as fast or faster than public transport. I used to get the north london line from Hackney Wick to Camden everyday - it takes the same time as the train and I get fit...<br /><br />That said what martin says about the train line is true - it's been desperately bad for years and these improvements will last after the olympics have happened. That's not a bad thing.<br /><br />Side note: I used to live in one of the flats overlooking the canal in Lea Bank Square. I love cycling past there on my way up to the marshes - to see what you're doing there from across the canal is great. <br /><br />Good on ya!!matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735686857548566615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post-35567718965753985432009-10-21T17:32:53.490+01:002009-10-21T17:32:53.490+01:00Goodness, what a pessimistic view! The new trains ...Goodness, what a pessimistic view! The new trains (which are already being introduced) will have a fourth carriage added once the necessary platform lengthening work has been completed, and there'll be <a href="http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/2008/03/north-london-line-upgrade.html" rel="nofollow">8 trains an hour</a>. And no, it's not just for the games - haven't you noticed how desperately the Overground needs this upgrade just to function normally?martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383993686053030023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post-82336319611195838982009-10-21T17:28:35.579+01:002009-10-21T17:28:35.579+01:00Hi Sóna
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Please tell me ...Hi Sóna<br /><br />NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!<br />Please tell me this is not happening!<br />Look slike I'm gonna have to get a bike as well huh?<br />Please tell us when you hear any definet dates right?<br />SuSunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post-13739288261788357652009-10-21T15:52:38.854+01:002009-10-21T15:52:38.854+01:00Sóna
The ONLY way this will work is if there is a ...Sóna<br />The ONLY way this will work is if there is a FLEET of replacement buses leaving every 5 minutes with its own dedicated lane on ALL the roads along the closed section.<br />Like with everything in the Olympic Legacy, I just hope that all these improvements and legnthenings will still stay in place once the games have moved on.<br />PetePetenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post-26296478089548559262009-10-17T12:12:36.642+01:002009-10-17T12:12:36.642+01:00It's not just you.. the whole line will be clo...It's not just you.. the whole line will be closed. I'm amazed at the fact that there's no information on the TfL website about it so far, no posters, nothing. The <a href="http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/5651.aspx" rel="nofollow">Network Rail website</a> has some hints that something's going on, but you have to do a bit of digging.<br /><br />Still, it'll be a case of jam tomorrow - won't it be lovely when they've got shiny new 4-carriage trains that you can actually fit onto?martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383993686053030023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589579548155673009.post-10151043631828945812009-10-17T09:47:39.148+01:002009-10-17T09:47:39.148+01:00Great!!! yet another way to stuff all Hackney Wick...Great!!! yet another way to stuff all Hackney Wick residents up! Thanks Hackney Council, you do like to make our lives even more difficult than they already are. No buses, No Trains & even more road closures, you sure do value us as residents eh?! Maybe all Wick residents should have a suspension on their council Tax Bills for the next 3 years to Compensate us for all of the, inconvenience, aggravation, noise, dirt, pollution..........I think you may get what I'm saying here......Oh and so you know Mr Mayor/Hackney Council, My daughters 1/2 hour bus journey to school now takes over and hour and my 12 minute drive to work now takes over an hour.... most of this is because we can't get out of the Wick area! Oh and I forgot to mention all the Trucks, & workers cars parked on double yellow lines blocking corners, so it makes it even more difficult & dangerous to judge if its safe to cross (pedestrians) & pull out(cars!).... Come on now ,actually get down here at peak times and see how stufed up you've left us all. Don't just sit at your desks and look at "plans" as that clearly does not work!Zoullanoreply@blogger.com