The Wheels On the Bus Don't Go Round Tottenham Hale: Holding TFL To Account
This weekend there are a series of engineering
works that are likely to make travel into town complicated for local people.
These include the complete closure of the Victoria line on Saturday 20 and
Sunday 21 September as part of the Victoria line upgrade and no service
throughout September on the Gospel Barking Oak line, which serves Blackhorse
Road and Queens Road station. In addition to this, this weekend will see
closures on the Jubilee Line and Northern Line as well as on some overground
services.See the Transport for London Website for further details.
I recognise that many local people are annoyed by the extra travelling time these engineering works have added to their journeys and the road congestion caused by the provision of several replacement bus services seeking to travel around areas such as St James Street. I share this frustration and I look forward to the improved service we will hopefully experience as a result of these disruptions.
However, there are some areas of managing these engineering works that can be improved. For that reason I have written to Transport for London to express my concerns about the use of bendy buses in providing replacement services from Finsbury Park as these vehicles are not suitable for Tottenham Hale Station so preventing the services going further than Seven Sisters. I will circulate their response via this newsletter and would welcome evidence from local residents as to any further use of these vehicles to serve this purpose and the waiting time experienced at Finsbury Park, Manor House or Seven Sisters for a service to Walthamstow as a result.
I recognise that many local people are annoyed by the extra travelling time these engineering works have added to their journeys and the road congestion caused by the provision of several replacement bus services seeking to travel around areas such as St James Street. I share this frustration and I look forward to the improved service we will hopefully experience as a result of these disruptions.
However, there are some areas of managing these engineering works that can be improved. For that reason I have written to Transport for London to express my concerns about the use of bendy buses in providing replacement services from Finsbury Park as these vehicles are not suitable for Tottenham Hale Station so preventing the services going further than Seven Sisters. I will circulate their response via this newsletter and would welcome evidence from local residents as to any further use of these vehicles to serve this purpose and the waiting time experienced at Finsbury Park, Manor House or Seven Sisters for a service to Walthamstow as a result.
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