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London Underground

August 07 2002

More trains running on Northern Line

LU today unveiled a new train-every-two-minutes timetable for the southern end of the Northern Line during rush hours.

Customers are reaping the benefits of the Private Finance Initiative partnership between London Underground and private company ALSTOM with more trains running – increased from 28 trains to 30 trains per hour between Kennington and Morden, in the peak hour going towards London in the morning and towards Morden in the evening.

To mark the new timetable, a Heritage car, which has been expertly restored in the livery used between 1922 and 1927, and converted into a visitors’ centre and staff meeting room, were unveiled at ALSTOM’s Transport Sector Metro care Depot in Morden, Surrey.

Paul Kilius-Smith, Service Delivery Manager, Trains, JNP, said: "Like any good marriage there is something old – the Heritage train, which has been painstakingly restored and converted by two members of the ALSTOM maintenance team, Andy Beal and Tony Edmonds as a visitors’ centre and staff meeting room.

"Plus something new - an enhanced Northern Line timetable, which will help our customers travelling to and from work and in their leisure time in the evenings and at weekends.

"This will mean that commuters travelling between Kennington and Morden will only have to wait two minutes in the rush hour for their train.

“Northern line services in the 'shoulder' hours around the peak will also be enhanced in some cases by between one and four trains per hour. This equates to a waiting time reduction of half a minute.

"During the week, trains running between the rush hours and in the evenings, will rise by two to three trains per hour on most Northern line branches. This means customers will have their waiting time reduced by up to one and a half minutes.

"On Saturdays, there will be an increase of two to three trains per hour in the early morning and late evenings on most branches, which results in a waiting time reduction of one and a half minutes.

"On Sundays, there will be an increase of between one and four trains per hour on most branches throughout the day, with the greatest increases first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Passengers will have a waiting time reduction of about one and a half minutes.

"Although this may seem only a small increase in the timetable, a great deal of work, extra staff and trains are needed to achieve this substantial improvement in the service."

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