On the radio early this morning, DJ Janice Long said that she was on a train last Sunday and after leaving Watford the train stopped about one mile along the track, then the conductor/guard made an announcement that they had forgotten some passengers and that they had to go back. She then says that the train went back to Watford to pick up a load of passengers then carried on its journey. Does...

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On Mar 11, 8:59*am, Tom Barry wrote: amogles wrote: Tom Barry wrote: Adonis confirmed roughly what I'd doodled, actually - Euston to OOC in tunnel, then GW&GC up through Ruislip, then tunnel to Amersham and out Isn't there space on the approaches to Paddington for two further tracks (former Birmingham line), now largely occupied by taxi stabling

On Mar 11, 2:52*pm, martin wrote: On Mar 11, 2:44*pm, Mizter T wrote: It's almost as if the system thinks you ended up at Kew Gardens LU, not Kew Bridge NR. That was one of the suggestions the helpdesk made to me. I'm fairly certain I spent half an hour shivering on a mainline platform at Vauxhall.

Back at the start of January, to take advantage of being able to use PAYG on National Rail - and to visit the steam museum there - I took a trip from Wood Green to Kew Bridge. The fares finder on the TfL site says that this should cost £3.10 off- peak, or £2.05 with a Railcard. I was charged £2.40, which is the z1-3 LU-only fare. This suggests to me that either the fares finder is wrong, or the...

Reported on BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8562181.stm I foresee a summer of discontent on the tube, with the strikes no doubt carefully timed to coincide with England's matches in the World Cup

"Ian Jelf" wrote in message In message , Recliner writes It's not my nearest station, but I use it when I need to park close to a tube station for one or more days. It has the further advantage (when carrying luggage) that you don't have to use any stairs when travelling westbound.

Hello I am trying to ascertain which credit card I registered for Auto Top Up, as the numbers on both my cards have changed recently. I also cannot find my journey history online anymore, it was there at one time. When I try to log on I am presented with a 'change password' page wherever I go. I change the pw and get a 'web page not found' page, repeatedly.

I have read that owing to the entire Jubilee Line being hors de combat over the weekend that there are - very unusual this - replacement boats. They will run East India to North Greenwich after 16:00 on both days. On replacement buses the driver never looks at tickets; I wonder will the admiral look at them on the boat? Also, I wonder why the time of 4pm was chosen? Anyway, it might be a nice...

More of London, Britain and Europe is now covered. -- We are the Strasbourg. Referendum is futile.

The 2009 stock on the Victoria Line has now been let loose in peak hours. Apparently it ran for the first time a few days ago but quite by chance I caught on the way home tonight. Looks like the days of 67 stock are definitely numbered. -- Paul C

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8555841.stm I love the wheel - it's audacious and brilliant - who'd a thunk it'd ever actually happen, a slice of the funfair ever so nearly opposite Parliament, and yet it did. The latter is of course a bit of a neo- Gothic theme park exhibit anyway. And then there's the rather preposterous Tower Bridge down river too of course, which is...

Hi Living in Scotland now I only visit London two or three times a year, and not since PAYG became valid on NR in January. Could you knowledgeable folks in London advise me as to the following scenarios please. Firstly Wimbledon. I usually arrive at Wimbledon off the tram, touching in/out on the LU platform for onward travel. Presumably the

About a year ago, I broke down in the petrol station in Southwark Bridge Road and phoned the RAC. The guy took several hours getting to me and told me that he had gone to "the other Southwark Bridge Road in Bermondsey" and when he couldn't find me, cancelled the job and went on to do someone else. I said "I think you mean Southwark Park Road" but he said no, it was the other Southwark Bridge...

As might be expected from the bankrupt wholly Spanish-owned BAA its train services were cashing in big-time on the disruption to the Piccadilly Line this weekend. In the past All Zone Travel Cards have been accepted on both HEX and CONnect. However in an admirable demonstration of 'rip-off' Britiain, and at the expense of its long suffering airline passengers, BAA and its two Paddington /...

Another day in London, another Oyster problem. Strangely, I've never had a problem with using it on the way out, only in central zones. Anyway. On Friday, finding myself at Northolt tube with £7.35 on my Oyster, I used the Central Line to get to Liverpool Street, where I bought a laptop. 35 minutes later, I caught the 16.02 to Stratford, then the Docklands to Woolwich Arsenal.

I see that Thames Clippers are offering discounts to travelcard holders - does the travelcard in question have to be valid in Z1? I have a Z456 Annual Travelcard - is that enough to get me a discount? Thanks

Just saw the article about London Black cab drivers being taught new skills including when to give their fares quiet space. Head of taxi regulation, Mr Mason told the FT: "It's a world-renowned service. The drivers are always perceived to be some of the great characters you come across in London.” I beg to disagree. Characters, yes. But not greatest. I have a huge beef with London cabbies....

It seems that there is a delay in issuing replacement Freedom Pases In London. Meanwhile the TfL and NR Oyster validators / gatelines are warning that Freedom Passes are about to expire. After March 31 it seems that there are going to be a lot of pensioners without any concessions after March 31. It is rumoured that there are also technical issues with the new chips which will delay the...

Mrs. F. and I had to travel from Clapham Junction to Twickenham last night. She has a Z1-3 monthly Travelcard on her Oyster, along with a few quid of PAYG. Neither of us remembered that you're meant to get a whatever-it's-called (OEP?) to cover her to Twickenham (Z5), but when she put her card on the reader at Twickers it worked fine, deducting the difference from her PAYG balance. The same...

.... you can't get on this train. So said the policeman blocking the door to a District Line train when it arrived at St James Park this afternoon. I initially wondered what football match was being held. This was because the police were "escorting" several hundred (by the looks of it) members of the English Defence League who were a tad inebriated, very noisy and jumping up and down in the...

The other day I needed to reach the Old Street area and noticed on the London Central Bus map leaflet the 812, which might have been useful. But the leaflet says about the 812: "Valid Freedom Passes can be used on this service (Bus Passes, Travelcards, Oystercards and Saver Tickets are not accepted)." By Bus Passes I assume it means the National Bus Pass for the over-60s and handicapped. I...

Waiting at a bus stop a while ago, I noticed the timetable for the 969. Whitton - Roehampton, Tuesdays and Fridays only, one journey. Why? It even has a Facebook group commenting on its infrequency. Given the absence of such strategically vital bus links as the N213, presumably there is a really good reason for the 969 to exist - but what is it? --

In article , (Paul Corfield) wrote: I would much rather that TfL built functional and affordable stations for ELLX and got the line actually open than design it as some sort of architectural showpiece that costs the earth. It's not impossible to do both. I would cite the programme of new public toilets in Cambridge since 2000

From last week's Mayor's Question Time: http://mqt.london.gov.uk/mqt/public/question.do?id=30225 Question by Caroline Pidgeon Why is it not possible at present to get Gold Card or Network Railcard benefits in conjunction with Oyster PAYG? How many people would benefit from this? Do you have any plans to introduce this?

I will be flying into London City Airport in a few weeks and was planning to go (London City Airport - Woolwich Arsenal via DLR) to (London Bridge via NR). I'm sure that there are other ways, but the question is; If I touch in at LC Airport, travel to Woolwich A, do I need to touch out at WA, or can I transfer to NR there and just touch out at London Bridge making it one journey from City...

On Mar 2, 11:58*am, Graeme wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8544491.stm ....so says the the Commons Public Accounts Committee report. Rather interestingly, the poor management being criticised here is not that of Metronet (though that seems a given, considering it collapsed), nor that of LUL/TfL, but that of the DfT... here's an excerpt of the article:

On Feb 28, 1:16*pm, CJB wrote: Just travelled out of Liverpoool Street Station on Saturday for the first time for many years. What a great station that is. I wonder if Paddington will so well restored? Anyway on leaving the initial tunnels, on the far right hand side we saw a disused platform - I guess this served the East London Line tube when it used to run into Liverpool Street -...

I recently bought an Intercity open return ticket via the Southern rail website. The outward journey is on 23rd May, 10am, Kings Cross to Newcastle. I also asked for seat reservations. The website said an outward one only was available and asked whether I wanted "facing" etc., etc. When the tickets arrived in the post, there was nothing for the reservation. When I emailed, they said there...

I've recently discovered that it's possible to tack local connections on front of Advance fares. AIUI, if the train to the advance bit of the journey is delayed, and I miss the connection, then my ticket ought to be honoured on a later service. I mentioned in passing in another thread that I've got a Advance 1st ticket from U12* London to Pollokshields West. The reservation (obviously) only...

Can any one suggest me the best place to Visit this Christmas Holiday with my family.Your Suggestion are deeply appreciated Thank You & happy Christmas to all Members

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