Originally Posted by jra:
“Maintenance work can be done most week nights (after midnight) anyway, since the majority of train services will have shut down, other than some freight.
Tfl claimed that the reason the tube shut down so early was due to maintenance work being required. Now they are running 24 hours services on some lines at weekends, proving that maintenance work can be done at other times.”
“Maintenance work can be done most week nights (after midnight) anyway, since the majority of train services will have shut down, other than some freight.
Tfl claimed that the reason the tube shut down so early was due to maintenance work being required. Now they are running 24 hours services on some lines at weekends, proving that maintenance work can be done at other times.”
Why do engineering works over bank holidays?
We carry out maintenance and upgrade work every night of the year. The few hours access to the track that our teams get over night is not enough to complete larger scale work such as:
Replacing bridges
Changing track layouts
Upgrading signalling systems
We usually have to close a section of the track for 24 hours or more to carry out this work.
Much of this large scale work is done around public holidays because the railway is relatively quiet for a few days and the inevitable disruption affects fewer people. Plan ahead this Christmas and New Year
Up to 200 railway projects are being delivered this Christmas and New Year.




Nah, this was back in the late 90's.. I do remember one year walking back home right into the face of a nasty storm, having to fight through the heavy wind and rain.. It extended my journey time.