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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/7
Posted by: Guy Lambert
Date/Time: 25/08/16 14:25:00

It's worth remembering that when Boris was first elected Mayor, the plan was in place to replace the signalling on the Piccadilly line by 2014, using the Thales Seltrac 40 system.
Somebody in his administration had the wizard wheeze of giving the work to Bombardier instead.
Bombardier worked on it for a while until it became apparent (aficionados believe it was bleedin' obvious from day 1) that they couldn't deliver.
So TfL cancelled Bombardier, went back out to tender and got only one response .... from Thales, Seltrac 40.
Result of intervention by Boris' administration - delay of an initial 7 years, though 10 now seems more likely, followed by installation of exactly the same system as previously specified, no doubt at a hugely inflated price.
Still, never mind, Boris is now Foreign Secretary.

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Tube 24/719/08/16 19:18:00 Philip Coe
   Re:Tube 24/719/08/16 19:45:00 Richard Greenhough
      Re:Re:Tube 24/719/08/16 22:17:00 Gordon McDonald
         Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/720/08/16 10:22:00 Vanessa Smith
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/723/08/16 06:46:00 Marlene Johnson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/723/08/16 08:14:00 Anne England
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/723/08/16 08:57:00 Michael Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/723/08/16 10:22:00 Colin Jordan
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/723/08/16 10:49:00 Michael Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 06:20:00 Marlene Johnson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 09:46:00 Michael Robinson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 09:51:00 Richard Greenhough
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 12:00:00 Michael Robinson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 13:06:00 Richard Jennings
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 14:25:00 Guy Lambert
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 15:46:00 Michael Robinson
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 20:23:00 Guy Lambert
   Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 10:03:00 Mark Dixon
      Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 14:09:00 Colin Jordan
         Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 14:19:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 14:48:00 Kevin Mitchell
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 15:20:00 Michael Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/725/08/16 21:21:00 Peter Evans
                     Crossrail effect and other stations which could 'close'26/08/16 08:50:00 Penelope Crocker
                        Re:Crossrail effect and other stations which could 'close'26/08/16 10:08:00 Michael Robinson
                           Re:Re:Crossrail effect and other stations which could 'close'26/08/16 11:54:00 Penelope Crocker
                              Re:Re:Re:Crossrail effect and other stations which could 'close'26/08/16 12:19:00 Michael Robinson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Crossrail effect and other stations which could 'close'26/08/16 15:53:00 Penelope Crocker
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/728/08/16 16:14:00 Marlene Johnson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/728/08/16 16:41:00 Richard Greenhough
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/728/08/16 16:44:00 Richard Jennings
               Re:Tube 24/728/08/16 16:48:00 John Whitworth
   Re:Tube 24/726/08/16 12:01:00 Richard Greenhough
      Re:Re:Tube 24/726/08/16 13:02:00 Karen Foster
         Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/726/08/16 13:17:00 Andy Rooney
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube 24/726/08/16 15:24:00 Karen Foster

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