Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
GOBLIN Line Escapes Ticket Office Closures
After it won the contact to run London Overground back in 2016, German owned Arriva promised to to modernise stations and provide more frequent services.
However, in an announcement earlier this month, the company said it is examining how tickets are sold at stations in light of the growing use of new technology - in particular contactless payments. In plain English, this means a scheme which might result in the closure of 65 ticket offices.
The first round of closure would involved 51 stations, none of which is in Haringey.
It is currently uncertain where the remaining 14 will be located.
If your travel might be affected, you can air your views in an online consultation until 11 October - http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/news/view?id=715&x%5b0
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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on
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'Not so fast Mr Bond Admins' - the line will be affected - the Gospel Oak ticket office is on the list of 51 stations. On the line only Barking (run by c2c not London Overground) will have a ticket office, and nearby Walthamstow Central keeps its LO booking office at least for now.
The consultation letter includes this:
As part of the new Concession, under Schedule 12.1 of the Concession Agreement, TfL retained, and
subsequently exercised, the right to request that ARL prepare a plan for the closure of Booking Offices
and, if approved, to undertake the statutory consultation process for their closure.So TfL, rather than Arriva, is the driver for this change.
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Permalink Reply by HoL Site Admin on
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Thanks. This is why a site like HoL works well! Would hate to think we had all the answers!
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Yup, but I have no answers as to when the main event, the fabled four-carriage electric trains, will arrive.
Still tucked away in the depot at Willesden with October fast approaching. Meant to be in service months ago.
None of them has yet emerged to do any sort of testing, like will they graze the platforms, never mind driver training or accumulating fault-free running under test to get them finally signed off.
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Permalink Reply by Glenn Wallis on
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GTR Great Northern ran their first Class 717 6-car trains to Moorgate today (Friday) while the LO 710s are just taking little trips from one end of Willesden depot to the other. They were meant to be in service six months ago but still have not got Network Rail clearance to run on their tracks.
It is likely another diesel train will move to Birmingham in the next few weeks, leaving six behind which is not enough to maintain the Barking - Gospel Oak timetable.
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