@ShruggedAslef@NootiNoot02@TfL I’m surprised that Heathrow being one of the world’s busiest airports doesn’t have a staffing team for situations like this to liaise with TfL? Or that TfL doesn’t have an on site team at such a key route? Abroad this role definitely exists
@ShruggedAslef@NootiNoot02@TfL In fact let’s go basic and just stick some staff and some signage up - it’s unfair on drivers to have to do crowd control, information and then do the actual driving
@ShruggedAslef@NootiNoot02@TfL Sorry I mean use the existing routes just run them as express to the first mainline / TfL station - no need to change anything else and then just stick a couple of staff to make things less chaotic (or just do the latter with a nice traditional queue 🤣🤣)
@NootiNoot02@TfL No need to - redirect some buses as direct to TfL station (on existing routes) services on a loop and have a couple of staff setup makeshift cordon and queues with clear info
Could ask a couple of other providers with capacity to provide a similar service
@ShruggedAslef@TfL Will add the bus driver on the 350 to West Drayton was great - helpful and got as many people as physically possible in so kudos (if that’s some kinda option?)
@ShruggedAslef@TfL Understand but the engineering works were planned - they could also redirect existing routes where there’s capacity? Or work with other providers on emergency capacity increase - if only to a TfL station not a full route
@TLRailUK@whammylance@jjh@MayorofLondon Sorry didn’t meant to tag you Scottie 😌 was replying to the thread! Seems the 17:27 is running so hopefully things moving 🙃
@whammylance@jjh@TLRailUK@MayorofLondon Things break, I get that, but surely we should design systems with redundancy and workarounds? Seems like all that shareholder money would help do that…
@TLRailUK right so points failure south of London - divert trains to Kings Cross and then run them out of there? Surely that would solve everything north of London then use Southern services south??