....after much pressure from local residents. As of last night, the signs have been removed but not the road markings. Robin

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3121652.stm Quote: Civil rights campaigners have expressed concerns about the new smart travelcards introduced for London commuters. Under the new system, Transport for London will be able to track a commuter's movements and it plans to retain information on journeys made for "a number of years"

Any news on the East London line extensions, any ideas as to the dates that costruction will start. Or has it already started? Many thanks. Brenda

It seems that the contract for the 207 has been re-awarded to First London, and there are a few changes afoot. The route is to be split, with the "207" becoming Shepherd's Bush - Hayes Bypass only, and an new route "427" taking over the Acton - Uxbridge section. The 207 has a PVR for 25 bendybuses (presumably the trial in 2001 was succesful!), and the new 427 will have a new fleet of low-floor...

Gazing thoughtfully at 2 tph off peak, just like the days when I was at school :- I notice that the last stopping service of the day, the 00:09 Waterloo to Guildford via Woking is "stops to set down only" after Surbiton. Can anyone explain the advantage of this ? I also note that "existing Staines to Weybridge service is withdrawn" is timetable-speak for 2 tph rather than 1 tph off-peak, that...

Anyone else notice the north London traffic has suddenly become the same as before the congestion charge was introduced? So has Ken reversed the traffic light settings to start his new £10 charge scheme? daveF

I just want to thank everyone for their generosity and information to prepare me for my visit England. Someone asked what I do for NY Transit. I support their financial systems primarily Accounts Receivable and Budget. Since I started working here and travelling Singapore, Stockholm and Holland I have been enjoying their trains & subways/underground/tubes and now since I'm seeing the...

I have been told that a parliamentary commsission judged that Crossrail was poor value for money. Can anybody confirm this? -- Michael Bell

Hi all, Does anyone know why Maryland has not been included in the proposals for Crossrail line 1? It appears on none of the route maps, yet its closure isn't discussed anywhere on the Crossrail homepage; I can't really see the station staying open if the line goes ahead, because all stopping services on the Shenfield line will be diverted into the new tunnel, and short of diverting some C2C...

I forget exactly what day it was, but in the afternoon rush hour there was massive jams on the M4 heading into London, which I got stuck in. Somewhere between J3 and J2 I heard on the traffic news that the Eastbound A4 was closed at Sutton Court Road, so I came off onto the A205, around to the A316, back in on that, over the flyover at the Hogarth roundabout, and then it was fine all the way...

Has anyone got any sources for a map of London displaying the LU services along with service tunnels, disused stations and waterways ? Any help aprreciated.

"Martin WY" wrote in message ... On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 21:53:31 +0100, "ballymoss" wrote: Hi, For discussion and general information on new trains being built post privatisation, reviews, rants and opinions all welcome. another troll style looking at the groups its posted to as well.

I gather the new service using the new line (dont know where it actually starts or ends) will commence on 28th Sept. Does anyone knoiw if ALL the Eurostar sevices will be using this from day or will there only be a few trains using it to begin with? Thanks

On 2003-08-13 K ) wrote: On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:02:55 +0100, Barry Salter wrote: The suggested 'workaround' is as follows: First time you *enter* an Underground station after getting a new Travelcard, ask to be let through the Manual Gate. When you exit, use an Automatic Gate.

Thought you guys would be intrested in this article and discussion of the Oyster card on slashdot.org http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/09/25/1329200.shtml?tid=126&tid=158&tid=99

I got my oystercard in the post the other day, and I'll have to travel in to zone 1 tonight but the monthly ticket that's loaded on to the oyster doesn't start until the 30th. Is it possible at this time to load day travelcards and other tickets on to oysters, or will I have to wait for that option and use a normal paper ticket tonight? -- message by Robin May, consumer of liquids "A very...

Hi, I've looked over the groups and the Oyster website and cannot find the answer to my question: Is there a charge to own an Oyster card in the first place or do you just pay the cost of the season/monthly/7-day travelcard and get the card for free? I've been told that there is a charge for the card itself, with the actual cost of transport to be paid on top.

I am searcing for a Routmaster double decker bus for sales, can someone help me? I found on internet the EnsignBus of London and The London bus Export Company Do you have some other address of company (in Europe also) that sell this kind of bus??? TANKS

I have recently become a user of the the Dartford Crossing, something I need to do every week or so. Coming back South last night with the family on board we suddenly realised we had made no provision for the £1 toll. Having slowed to a crawl we eventually scraped together enough pennies and 5p's from the kids pockets to pay. Does anyone know what proedure the staff adopt when faced with...

Just Featured a man complaining about the noise on the North Circular, a woman complaining about trams and a family whos garden got sucked in a hole by the CTRL works. CTRL won and featured Howard who was put infront of a video clip putting the award in a tunnel. -- To reply direct, Remove NOSPAM and Replace with 21fun For the latest News, Information and Photos check...