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[email protected] · November 12th 09, 08:22 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:23:23 -0800 (PST), Uncle-C
wrote:

On 12 Nov, 18:32, Paul Corfield wrote:

As a side comment I was slightly puzzled by some of the interchange
examples provided by the fare finder alternative routes. I can see
why someone may change Leytonstone High Rd / Leytonstone in order to
reach Wanstead. I completely fail to see why anyone starting at
Gospel Oak and not going via Z1 would change Seven Sisters / South
Tottenham or Walthamstow Central / Walthamstow Queens Road in order
to reach *Wanstead* on the Central Line! * Most odd but not an issue
for anyone here to answer.

The only possible reason I can think of is if one decides to take the
NLL line instead of the GOBLIN . This would allow a change at Highbury
&Islington onto the Victoria Line to either Seven Sisters, for the
GOBLIN from S.Tottenham to Leytsonstone High Rd. and then Central Line
at Leytonstone , or Walthamstow Central, for the GOBLIN from
Walthamstow Queens Rd to Leytonstone High Rd.

You would, however, have to be clinically insane or plain daft to make
such a journey. If you were on the NLL then you'd just stay on it to
Stratford and pick up the Central there. It is, after all, the first
alternative non Z1 route offered.

You could just be gricing, of course! OTOH, wanting to go to Wanstead
could indicate something. :-)

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Colin Rosenstiel