Passenger Transport Liaison Group - Wednesday 25 March 2026, 6:30pm - Wandsworth Council Webcasting

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Thank you and the meeting is now live.
Okay, so thank you very much everyone. As you know, I'm Jenny Yates, I'm the cabinet member for transport here in Wandsworth
and unfortunately Councillor Mayorkas can't attend this evening. He sends his apologies so I'm chairing the meeting this evening.
So we'll just do introductions. I'll start with Councillor Hamilton.
Yes, Councillor Daniel Hamilton, Conservative.
Thank you very much. Now we'll go to James.
Good evening everybody, I'm James Picard. I work for the Local Communities and Partnerships team at TfL.
Great, thanks. And we'll go to Malcolm. Yeah, good evening everybody.
Malcolm Barrage, Network Performance Manager for First Bus London.
Great, very glad you're with us. Thank you, Malcolm. And Jack?
Jack Wharton, Senior Public Affairs Manager for Network Rail, Wessex Route.
Great. Michael?
Michael Flowers, Democratic Service Officer for Wandsworth Council.
And then David?
Hello everybody, David Tiddley. I'm the Head of the Transport Strategy
and apologies from Sidonie Forrest Brown who's usually here at these meetings.
Right. Do we have any other apologies, Michael?
We don't have any other apologies. Right, okay, so now we'll go on to the minutes of our last meeting,
which was on the 25th of September last year. So is everyone okay to agree that the minutes are a correct record?
Yep.
Yep. Good. Okay. That's great. So the minutes are agreed.
And I don't think there are any matters arising unless anyone had anything they wanted to raise.
No. Okay. So then we'll go on to declaration of interests.
So are there any declarations of either pecuniary or other registrable or non -registrable interests?
Please declare any interest quoting the item and paper number in which you have an interest
describing the nature of your interests, including whether or not you will be taking part in
the item.
Okay, right, so no declaration of interests.
And then agenda item three, we were due to have a passenger transport public safety item
with a presentation from the community safety team on safe space at Clapham Junction.
But I think Michael, you've mentioned just before we started the meeting that unfortunately
the representatives of the community safety team are not available after all, is that right?
That is correct and I've asked them to provide a written update to you after the meeting.
Right, okay.
To the group once that's available.
Good, thank you very much.
So we'll go on to Agenda Item 4, Busses.
So first we'll go to the Bus Quality of Service Indicators
and then the G1 Bus Route Performance Monitoring.
So I think I'll go first to James from TfL, please.
Hello everybody. So first, gender item around the quality service indicators.
So obviously a stand in agenda item.
The excess wait time is the statistic that we generally tend to judge performance around.
So I'm happy to take any questions if anybody's got anything in particular.
I did get some data on the best and worst performing routes that we had operate over the last period.
So I'll just read a couple of those out.
So in terms of the period 12, that's the most recent period.
In terms of high frequency routes, we've got the 419, 337 and 33 as the best performing
routes and on the low frequency, the G1 is on there as one of the better ones and then
a couple of the night services which tends to be the case.
In terms of worst performing routes we have the 19, the 131 and the 170, which wouldn't be surprised I'm sure, as in the high frequency routes and in the low frequency routes the 424 and the N19.
So as I said I'm happy to take any questions on any particular routes that people may have questions on but yeah those are the updates that I have.
Many thanks James and hopefully everyone in the meeting's got the useful statistics that were sent around for the meeting. I can see David you've got your hand up.
Yes I just wanted to, having looked at the data, just highlight the Putney boots I think and see what was happening with them and the third quarter compared with the equivalent period last year.
and it does look looking at the 39 is better than the equivalent year time last year. The 85 is
better. The 170, despite what James has said about it being relatively poor performance,
is still performing better than it was last year. The 265 is noticeably improved.
So it does look as if all the Putney routes, at 4 .30 is improved as well, does look as
if all the Putney routes are showing improvement compared to the equivalent period last year,
which is good news.
Obviously, there's probably more to be done and more being done on those, but that did
look like a notable thing to highlight.
Yes, thank you David, that's certainly what the data is showing, isn't it?
Malcolm, would you like to comment at all on any of the data
or any of the Putney routes that First Bus runs?
Yes, first of all, most of mine were in the top half, thankfully. The 85 has been improved,
there's an extra bus on there which gives us extra time, which allows for the delays that
around Putney high street so the performance is much improved and
continues to be improved. That's certainly good news I do keep getting
concerns raised by residents though Malcolm about early curtailments at the
Green Man and often residents they send me photos because they don't think there
is congestion on the high street so they don't know why it's curtailed there is
anything that you could say about that? Unfortunately your next door neighbour in Kingston
is having lots and lots of high voltage cable work which is running through the town centre
and all the way out to Maldon Russia not that that will affect the 85 but it is getting hit quite
badly on Kingston Hill so even though it's not Putney that's causing the delays they'll be
delayed from somewhere else. And would that impact them being able to go all the way to Putney station
Yes, normally what happens is a bus that goes through to Putney station probably will only come back not as far as Kingston, it'll be cut out away from Kingston so you do both ends against the middle.
So the middle gets a really good service but the ends get starved. Like I say it's a much improved route but at the moment it's plagued with roadworks.
Oh I see, okay that's really useful to know, thank you very much Malcolm.
James, anything to add on that at all?
No I think we're obviously discussing these routes regularly with yourself and Flora Anderson,
so happy to sort of investigate anything further.
I know we've done a lot of work with yourselves on what can be done on the high street to
improve, partly, but yeah I mean happy to sort of continue those meetings and
hopefully progress and continue to make improvements. Yeah thanks very much James.
Councillor Hamilton, have you got any questions at all? I don't, my
questions were more related to the G1 which I continue to get quite a
correspondence on so I'd be, I'd wait the update on that. Yeah so thanks
Councillor Hamilton. So James could we go on to the G1? I know you mentioned it
one of the better performing routes which was good to hear. So obviously we're fully aware that
there were some periods last year when the minimum performance standard wasn't really met
for the G1. I'm looking at sort of start a summer period, periods two, three, four, which is sort of
June, July, August and then again into sort of October, November. We had some sort of
relatively poor on time percentage numbers there as well. However, the last four periods
we are now meeting the minimum performance standard for the route. Obviously, there were
those issues last year were some of the delays in the delivery of the new electric vehicles,
which did cause poor performance then, there was also some mechanical issues as
well which we believe has since been rectified so yeah as I say since
that sort of Christmas period things have started to move in the right
direction with the G1 and we are seeing a lot better performance statistics and
on there but if Councillor Hamilton and you're getting concerns raised then happy to
sort of take those back to performance team to review. Yeah thank you I think I
think the concerns continue to be because obviously there was a change in the
frequency of the route and it almost seems you know logical to me now that
you know the on -site performance has improved because there are frankly I
think less services on the road so it makes it I think a little bit easier
for you to hit the targets but I think there is still a feeling and it's
it's not connected to the reliability but more to the the frequency that a lot
people do rely on this service for, you know, for getting to the hospital, you'll be aware
that the route is a slightly strange and slow route going, you know, all the way from Clapham
Junction all the way around through down through Tooting and parts and ones with common. But
I think the view remains amongst residents that the changes to the frequency have been
detrimental and we continue to receive complaints about that, regardless of what these statistics
say about the on -time performance. So that's the niggle here rather than the statistics
understood yeah I mean I think when we did discuss that when the changing
frequency did come into being David I think through his team did raise that up
with us and obviously highlight the concerns there obviously you know we'll
continue to keep it under review and obviously if there is a need to improve
that frequency we will do that I'll speak with the bus planning team after
this and double cheque we're not getting people left behind or anything like that
but as I understand it the frequency at the moment is enough to sufficiently
meet the demand but I'll continue to keep on top of the demo and obviously
report back when I get more information. Thanks a lot James. David you want to
come in again? Yeah very quickly I mean it's noticeable that the low frequency
routes, so those that run every 15 minutes or every 20 minutes or in some
cases every half hour of the poorer performing routes and that's probably
what you might expect because you only need to have one that's delayed or
cancelled and it's a large proportion of the of the hourly total. That said I
think because they only run every 15 minutes or 20 minutes or half hour it's
probably they're probably the ones which are most important to run on time so if
there's I'm not quite sure what a borough can do about it James but if
there's anything the borough can try and do to help ensure that those lower
frequency routes like the 424 and the 485 and the G1 are able to perform better
and we're happy to help and I say I'm not sure what that might be but I think
we're happy to work with you. Yeah sure, like I say happy to have a meeting about
that with involving our performance and planning colleagues and discuss what
might be able to be done so happy to take that back David. Okay thanks that's
good idea so could you please note that Michael is in action for the minutes and then Councillor
Hamilton? Nothing. That's an old hand right okay. Sorry I'll lower that. Yeah right yeah no obviously we would be
keen to do anything we can that's kind of reasonable and doable to help ensure that
you know these low frequency routes do run on time because as David says because they don't
so frequently. If one is missed then obviously that is difficult for people.
But okay well thanks very much to TfL for this information. No further comments
or questions? Malcolm, nothing further to to add?
Nothing for me.
Yeah okay jolly good. All right so Malcolm, the next items don't involve the
busses so we're very grateful to you for joining and obviously you're very
welcome to stay for anything, the other items, but I'm conscious we're taking up
your evening. I've got people to see, places to go, so yes I will drop off, but
thank you anyway. Thank you very much. Bye now, have a good evening. I just don't want to listen to Jack whining on.
Well I'm sure Jack's got a really good update for us, so let's go to trains and
underground. So I think Jack, first of all, we've got Access for All and Second
Entrance at Wandsworth Town Station.
Yeah, thanks Jenny, and always good to start on a good news storey. I think with
Wandsworth, obviously, firstly, just want to put on the record a massive thank you
to the council for their support on the project. Certainly goes without saying
without their support we wouldn't be where we are today. So we began working
site on the 5th of February and today we're still currently on programme. As
pretty residents and passengers will see, we've set up our site compound on Old
York Road and we have our holdings in place on the Island Line platform.
Basically what we've been doing since the 5th of February is currently doing the
enabling work. So across where we're putting the lifts, we've been removing
redundant cables, removing buried services and essentially moving them.
That all kind of moves, is all proper enabling works for over the next couple of
months. So in May, we'll start to see some of the more heavy engineering where our
will be essentially building the lift pits to where the lift shafts will be, which will include
some piling. We actually have quite a unique situation on the 9th of May over that weekend
where we have a 4 ,500 tonne crane coming in to lift in the piling equipment to begin the piling on the
island line platform. Quite conscious of the potential disruption to local residents,
particularly in the new housing estate on the back. So we'll make sure our communications are,
we send out some reminders just to let them know that's going on. But yeah, as I say,
We're currently on programme so in next month in particular we'll see the erection of the temporary
bridge which will carry passengers over from platform two to three to four. That's just to
enable us to keep some materials down in the underpass safely from passengers but in the
eventuality obviously we're ahead of the opening to actually build the second entrance. So that
will be in place from this until the summer and then essentially the last part in the next six
months is building the pits for the lifts. You'll see some removal of the canopy which we will
reinstate at the end.
But yeah, like I say, everything's in a good place to date.
One thing to note is that from the 11th of May, passengers will see service
changes at the station, so that comes in two phases.
The fundamental reason why we're doing this is that when we were
also discussing building the project, we had several options.
There was this option, which I'll go for in a second, and the second option,
which was shutting the station for a period of time, which I think we all
agreed this wasn't a suitable option.
So we agreed to do with our operations team in the Southwestern Railway is have
service changes in place so from the end for May to the 26th of July passengers
going country bound so away from London won't be able to call at once with town
between the hours of 11 and 2 Monday to Thursday. Appreciate that it's quite
disruptive so we're working closely with Southwestern Railway particularly as we're
an integrated business unit now to ensure passenger communications are quite
are uplifted in the run up to that and throughout. In the long term, so from the 26th of July to
October that essentially reverses, so when passengers are going northbound they won't
be able to call at Wandsworth town during 11 and two, 11 till two, Monday to Thursday.
That enables us essentially just to work around certain sections of the station. Being an island
platform is going to be incredibly complex but you know this was kind of the best of a bad bunch in
terms of solutions. So yeah, like I say, it's, um, it's all going as to plan. Um,
obviously more than well, more than heavy to welcome you all down again. Um,
Jenny, as per your request, we met with Fleur and the other councillors.
So we have posters in stations now, um, in terms of the service changes,
the bridge, but also an information board at the front of the station,
just our clearly Arctic Lane, what's going on. Um, today, uh,
touch wood, we haven't had any complaints from local residents about the work,
but that said, I think when we get to May,
we have the piling that will be the most disruptive element of the project so I'll certainly keep the
council updated but alongside Sidonie and Esther from your communications team we've had fortnightly
catch -ups just discussing how our comms are going and how passengers are feeling and if you feel
there's any immediate concerns arising we'll certainly let you know. Many thanks Jack, just
a follow -up point before I come to Councillor Hamilton, you mentioned you know the disruption
to residents is that when the crane, the enormous crane is there, is that in terms of noise?
Yeah, essentially. So we'll be piling, which we won't be sheet piling, which is by far the most
disruptive. We're doing a process called ogre piling, which is essentially putting these giant
metal sheets down, we'd more or less vibrate them in. I think the size of the crane will definitely
be a bit of a visual shock, but during that weekend in particular, there will be some noise.
We'll do our utmost to kind of mitigate that wherever we can, but fundamentally it will be,
I can't escape the fact it will potentially be disruptive to local residents when they're looking
outside the window and seeing quite a big piece of engineering out in front of
them. Right yes no obviously the key will be you know lots and lots of comms with
residents so they know what to expect but I know you're working on that with
with Esther from the council comms team as you mentioned yeah and I see Yvonne
Leslie's just joined and the meeting Yvonne please could you introduce
yourself? Hi yes sorry for being late I was just a little bit late home I am here
represent and Govea Thameslink railway so Southern railway and Thameslink.
Okay great well thank you very much for joining us. Yes we're just on the item
concerning the trains and the overground so you've joined us at just the right
time. So Councillor Hamilton thank you for waiting and how would you like to
come in? No thank you I had a similar question about the noise in the area and
the type of communications that you're undertaking. So just a word on who you're going to be reaching
out to would be would be great. And also, could you just reconfirm the dates was the
11th of May 26th of July with trains going away from London was it?
Yeah, that's correct. I'll happily send you an email, Councillor Anderson, just so you'll
have the information. And then yeah, we've so way back in December, we sent the first
initial letter out which covered the construction period from February down to November, which
very much specifically include the piling. When we actually were doing our community drop -in we
had a further chat with it, is it the with the estate next to it and we've had a good contact
with them so we'll be utilising them to kind of get further communications out directly to
residents as well so they're reminded of any potential disruption coming up.
Okay that's good so any other questions for Jack on Wandsworth town station?
No? Okay, so I think we'll go on then to the second entrance at Queenstown Road Station before we come to Yvonne for any updates you'd like to give us.
So over to Jack on Queenstown Road.
Thank you. I probably will start with an apology that I probably don't have the most satisfactory answer for this.
In terms of where we are Queenstown Road, so the fund, the large scale, the civil works to actually build the second entrance have been completed.
The process we're in now is kind of essentially going through a snagging list and getting a sign
off from our asset managers. And the reason why I apologise, because I was at the previous PTLG,
we felt we were kind of relatively close to opening that. In the process of going,
completing note that Civil Works, we've had a few concerns cited from a neighbour next to the
property with regards to security and trespass. So we've just been kind of closely working with
them over the last month to get that done. And then on top of that, just kind of working
between our asset protection programme, the contractors that have undertaken the
work and our asset managers just to really kind of get this signed off and
open. Because, um, I think I've, um, for the last two years we've been on, I've
been on these calls. We regularly raise Queenstown road. Um, Council, to answer
your specific question with regards to dates, I am to try, I've got a meeting
with them subsequently after this later this week to really get a date. I don't
have one specific for you, but there's light at the end of the tunnel. We're
certainly near, but I'm just, uh, yeah, just waiting for a specific date to
share that with you and the council as to when that might open. And like I
I apologise I couldn't bring this, it's cool.
Yeah no Jack understood it.
I mean could you give us any kind of idea what sort of timeframe we're looking at?
Oh yeah I'd certainly, I'd like to, I'd certainly think given the scale of it, it's kind of a case of a paperwork and snag list.
We're in the next couple of month range for definite.
It's definitely not too far away.
I yeah, it's yeah, it's become a bit of a personal interest of mine and making sure that's open as a stakeholder team as well.
So like I say, I'll certainly write to you all when we have that.
I think a nice sort of opening ceremony would be in order as well.
Okay, excellent. No, that's good to hear. Yeah. Good. So any questions,
anyone or any further comments or questions on Queenstown Road Station?
No. Okay. So then, as we're on trains and overground, Yvonne, is there anything you'd
like to update us or draw our attention to?
No specific updates from us at the moment, so I was here more just in case there was any questions to be directed to us.
Yes, I'm not sure if you'd be the right person, but I'm just wondering are all the trains going through Wandsworth Town Station, are they all the new trains now?
I know some of them are and I've been enjoying using the lovely new trains.
That wouldn't be us, that would be SWR.
I think the absolute majority would be, I think we've reached 500 train services a day under the
arterials, so the Class 455s, the traditional fleet on the suburban network have more or less pretty
much all been withdrawn. There's a few kept just for a stock situation but in terms of those
in the ones with town, a large majority should be getting served by the arterials. However, there
still be the odd class 445 as we continue the roll out. Yes all the announcements always tell us
they're the arterial trains. We're all very proud of them as you can imagine. They're certainly very
nice trains, yeah very good. Okay so any other points, questions on trains and overground
in Wandsworth at all? David? I was just going to take advantage of the fact that Leslie's
joined us to just say I've received a couple of queries again about that sort of old issue
of whether or not trains could stop at Ballon and stop at Gatwick. I'm not sure if there's
been any discussions at all on that idea since the last time it was discussed several years
ago.
there, so that has not, and I know certainly when we do our changes in May, it's very minimal
changes so it's definitely not on the cards for then. And I don't, I mean I can revisit
that with the train planning team, but you're right that has kind of come up before and
isn't something that is likely that I can mention it to them again.
Right, okay thank you and Councillor Hamilton?
Thank you. Just back on that one because it's one that certainly I've
campaigned on with colleagues over the years and would love to see realised.
What is the technical impediment to that? I've heard various sort of
descriptions of what the problem is over the years but what is that impediment
because it strikes me as entirely logical that we would link up those
services with the Northern Line App ballot.
So I would need to get from the timetable team what the kind of the absolute issues are, but generally it'll be related to timing.
That would probably be the main thing. And then also passenger flow.
So trying to make sure that the key points are covered in terms of where passengers want to go to and from.
So those are generally the timetable principles that they will take when constructing that kind of thing.
That as well as performance as well in terms of, you know, which links to timing, you know, what you have time to do.
So you're not aware of some technical reason they can't stop?
Because I've heard a description in the past that said there was some technical barrier to them doing so.
I don't know it's possible but I can find out I guess I can revisit with the timetable
team just to get an update and answer on that.
Thank you.
David?
Yeah my recollection Councillor from the past was it was just timed it was I say just timetabled
and that's quite significant of course but it was just that there wasn't enough time
in the schedules for the trains to stop there without having an impact on too many other
services and it just wouldn't work. But as I said, hopefully maybe the technology has improved since then.
Well I think it's fair to say we'd all love to see it.
Okay good, thank you. So unless there's any other points, I think we should now go on to underground.
So James, first of all please could you update us on step 3 access projects at
underground stations? Yes, so there were two feasibility studies on stations in
Wandsworth currently undergoing various stages of completion. So first one is at
Tooting Broadway so I did get an update on this from the station's team this
week so just wanted to highlight that obviously the feasibility study is
ongoing we expect to be able to provide the results of that in the spring of
this year it's obviously a challenging station with the platforms beneath busy
road and the dead serpent location there. So we are looking at the feasibility
studies looking to identify solutions that sort of reflect those complexities
there and the reason it's taken quite so long is due to those complexities.
So it was due to be announced much much further in the past unfortunately but
the spring, we're pretty confident the spring 2026 date can be met for Tooting Broadway
and the second station is East Putney. Again the feasibility study is on the way there
and we do expect the results of that to be available in the summer this year again. So
following that a decision will be made in the autumn as to which date which schemes
will be progressed in the next stage of the design process so yeah we'll be
communicating that to officers and councils as soon as we're able to but
yeah it should be Tooting Baweld Bay first and then followed by East Putney shortly
afterwards. Okay thanks very much James. Yes Councillor Hamilton do you have
Something to raise on that? Apologies it was old hand. Ah right and sorry James what was the,
when did you say the East Putney feasibility study would be available? We're expecting this summer,
so we'd like to operate in seasons and TfL so that gives us a bit extended into
sort of yeah later in the summer basically so hopefully we'll be able to sort of provide a
more clear outlook on that in the next meeting we have.
Can I also ask the same question about T .C. Broadway again?
That's spring, so not too far in the future for that one.
Thank you.
Okay, good.
Well, it'll be great to get an update at the next meeting.
And while we're on East Putney, James,
please, would you have any information at all
on the performance of the district line?
I mean, I know that TFL was working really hard,
I think, with network rail
to try and improve the performance of that bit of the district line. I know
there's been issues with signalling. Have you got any update on that? I'm not fully
briefed on that right now. We obviously do publish monthly performance
statistics on our website. I can try and grab those but I haven't had any reports come through in recent months.
Jack's got his hand on that.
Yeah, I can see the Jack's got a thing to add.
Yeah, no, it's a bit of a quirk of the railway that, so whilst TFL
manage that, Network Rail have contracted in to manage the signalling
operations on that section of the line.
So yeah, so I appreciate, I don't have the exact figure on performance, but I
think we've kind of got a good position over the next six months with TFL as to
how we're going to approach just improving the signalling, so in terms of
some of the track circuit failures that we've seen on that line, which are the,
basically the signalling equivalent of telling you where the train is. TfL and
our services can be working to make sure that they're improved as well as finding
a system in in terms of properly tracking the equipment that is failing
on that and causing issues. Obviously we've met with a few stakeholders
internally and I think particularly during the summer time on the district
line down to Wimbledon, obviously big events with the Wimbledon tennis
championships and I think moving into that and lessons learned from previous
years is to make sure that we're properly resourced to do with any
if they come touch wood.
So yeah, I'll, can I say,
I've shared something externally to a separate stakeholder.
I'll pass that on to you after this call.
So you have like the exact wording
in terms of what we're up to,
but it's in where we were six months ago,
I think we found a good position with TFL
to make some improvements to the right reliability to life.
Thanks Jack, yeah, that knew really useful.
I mean, I think it is coming up less,
but it still does get raised by residents as a concern.
Yeah, so it'd be really good to get that update.
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.
Yeah, I did have a meeting with Fleur Anderson and Claire Mann some months ago and we discussed in detail.
I know a lot of efforts were underway and also efforts to improve the kind of coordination and management of the line.
Yeah, I think particularly over the last 17 months and two years in general, I mean, if you take reliability out,
I think TfL and Net4Rail have kind of been really kind of built on a quite good relationship in terms of just really tackling the issue,
because I think particularly last summer, the level of service disruption we had wasn't acceptable.
obviously there were some real big failures during the Wimbledon Championships which was
not necessarily detrimental to passengers but also you know visitors to the local area which
is not the impression we want to give so yeah so it's definitely it's moving in the right direction
in terms of us you know investing to make sure that the reliability is improved.
Okay okay that's no that's great. Okay so now I think we should go on to East Putney Rail Bridge
refurbishment update. So over to David on that one I think.
Yeah, it probably was me rather than the Network Rail or TfL. So the works are on site
and just for everybody's benefit that's basically cleaning decades upon decades of grime and
corrosion from the bridges at East Putney and then refurbishing them. Those works are
on site and will last for a few weeks further. We're very constrained. We're using Network
Rail's contractors doing the project. One of the bridges is Network Rail Bridge. The
other is a TFL bridge, one for the district line, one for the rail service. We're very
constrained in the times that we can work because it's over Upper Richmond Road. So
the working hours are generally between 10pm and 5am. We're trying desperately to ensure
that noisy works are done relatively early in the evening and also building in periods
of respite for the surrounding residential areas. That said, it's still been quite a
and the TFL bridge as well, James, is because this carries the overground. There are some
works we can't actually do until 1am. I think in terms of the noisy works that have been
occurring, I think we're over the worst of those because all the heavy machinery, jet
washing is completed. But we're still keeping a really close eye on the close ear on what's
going on from now. There will still be considerable maintenance work going on, hopefully using
hand tools which are not quite as loud or as intrusive. That said, I have still got
complaints coming in occasionally and I've had one today relating to the noisy generator that
went off without warning this afternoon. So there were still a few issues that we need to make sure
we stay on top of and Jack I'll probably catch up with you as well because I think there are some
things that the contractors moving forward can probably build into the project and think
about future projects as well.
Yeah, that sounds good David. Is it an end group that you're using?
It is, yeah. I think they're so used to doing lots of work at nights on the railway, but
this is quite a sensitive location. We're surrounded by residential people, and it has
presented some challenges given the nature of the works. Yeah I think from
our experience I mean I'm assuming that when they sound lasting. To begin with
yeah. Yeah that wherever we do that on the network we normally upset the
residents say to be too but you're happy to pick that up David, no problem.
Yeah well David thank you very much for all you're doing to try and ensure that
you know the noise levels and disturbance residents get to a minimum.
Yes I know you did take action on the generators so that's a shame to hear
there was a problem today, was that just a one -off?
Yeah, yes.
I'm not quite sure what the particular issue was,
but it just went off without warning, with nobody there.
I went down and had a look at it,
and then got the contractor out to turn it off.
But obviously that took a few hours to sort that out.
But no, that was resolved.
Yeah.
Well, Jack, anything you can do to help
with sort of best possible management
by the contractor, we'd really appreciate that because as David says, it's just, you know,
some of the flats has such close proximity to the bridges. I mean, obviously, it's good to go ahead
with it because they did really need this refurbishment. But and then of course, it has to be
done at night because, you know, we need to keep traffic moving. And it's such a busy road and
such a key route. So number of challenges, but yeah, hopefully it all stay on programme.
Yeah, don't know if anyone else got any other questions or comments on that one?
No, okay so anything else at all on underground anybody wants to raise?
No, okay so then I think we're on to AOB, anything anyone wants to raise under AOB?
Just a brief one from me, just by chance, a positive one as well actually, I was actually
downed by these Putney bridges just the other day.
There's a large section of land just that backs on the fork park road that Network Rail
were currently exploring the possibility of turning that into a nature reserve site.
And I think the idea in time, there's a few hoops to go through internally there.
But, um, yeah, I think in the next couple of months we might reach out with the
council about seeking a potential partnership on that side there.
Appreciate in a suburban area, nature reserves, green spaces are quite hard to
come by.
Um, so, um, in the summertime, I'll definitely reach out to you just to see
where we've got with that, but we feel it'd be a good opportunity to kind of bring
the council on board, local community, if we can get the sign off from it internally.
Okay.
Yeah, no, great.
Thanks, Jack.
Look forward to hearing more about that.
sounds really exciting, really interesting. Yeah, no good to hear. Yeah, no, as you say, unusual.
And yeah, Jack, thanks very much for all you're doing to keep the, you know, the ones with
town station works on track. That's a very substantial project. Good stuff. So,
any more from anybody? No, okay so then I think we just need to confirm the dates
of the next meeting so these are scheduled for Monday the 14th of
September and then Monday the 16th of November this year and then Tuesday the
23rd of March and Wednesday the 12th of April next year so we've got
good long -term planning here. So I hope those are all convenient for everybody.
I think that concludes the business of the meeting. Good, so thank you very much
everyone for joining this evening. Enjoy the rest of your evening. Hope you have a
good Easter break and yes look forward to the next meeting.
Thank you very much.