Petition against weekend closure of the Northern Line

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The private company Tubelines has announced that it will suspend services on the Northern line on weekends for 20 months from March.

Read more about it here http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23801527-outrage-at-plans-to-shut-northern-line-for-82-weekends.do

Nash Ali, Labour's leader the borough of Camden said: "The borough of Camden, from Tottenham Ct Road up to Hampstead and Kentish Town, will be disproportionately hit on weekends. It may have a massive impact on the Lock market, one of London's largest tourist attractions and a source of local jobs and trade."

"This plan seems designed to protect the shareholders of Tubelines, rather than the interests of travelling Londonders. I urge Camden Council to make immediate representations on this and take action, just like it did when private companies wanted the Channel Tunnel works to go 24hrs after similar contract slippage."

We, the undersigned, agree that Camden Council should make immediate and urgent representations to Transport for London and Tubelines.

18 Signatures

  • Thomas Neumark
    • Comments
    • The tube should put the needs of residents over the desires of shareholders
  • Cllr Roger Robinson
    • Comments
    • The only time for leisure are weekends and also to get to work at weekends if one works in shops in the West End or anywhere on the Northern Line.
  • Meric Apak
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    • How can other counties upgrade and maintain their tube network without closures and without the consequential extra costs? Why is Camden council not doing anything about this? We want a greener Camden and less cars.
  • Louise Rothschild
  • Judy Lloyd
    • Comments
    • These repairs should be done at night with no disruption, if the French can manage to up grade the metro without shutting it for days at a time why cant we in England?
  • Warwick Sharp
  • Martin Plaut
  • Jenny Headlam-Wells
  • Maria Duggan
  • Danny Nicholson
  • Ruairi McAleese
  • Niall Barker
  • Jay North
    • Comments
    • The weekend is our busiest time and we need the tube open!
  • kleo
  • Helen Sherman
    • Comments
    • There is a total lack of joined up thinking on this. It will kill the village at the weekends when trade is at its busiest. There was no consultation and no assessment on the effect this would have on businesses in the area. Putting the whole line out of action when only a small part is being worked on is inexcusable. The underground is dark anyway so why not work from the end of evening rush hour until the morning? The people that though this up ought to be sacked for complete lack of forethought.
  • Monica Taddei
  • Mandy Smith
    • Comments
    • I run a shop in Hampstead and if these tube closures go ahead there is a good chance i will go out of business.
  • Susanna Bonometti
    • Comments
    • don't close it