Richard J. wrote:
Andrew wrote:

";

- the Government will actively explore options for giving an
increased role for the Mayor on discrete services within the GLA
boundary;


Sorry if this sounds flippant, but what are 'discrete services' ?
Trains that no one knows about ? Or do they just run very quietly ?


Discrete and discreet have discrete meanings.
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/discreet.html

Presumably it means that the Mayor will get control, sorry, "an
increased role", for defined individual services, e.g. Waterloo -
Richmond - Hounslow - Waterloo, but perhaps not Waterloo - Richmond -
Reading.

I think the prime candidates are Silverlink Metro's services. Watford
services could be considered "almost entirely" within the GLA area, and
the North and West London Lines and the GOBLIN are all obvious
candidates - TfL want to do more with orbital services.

Any services terminating at Dartford are also easy candidates, as are
those on the South London Line and to Orpington, Sevenoaks, Hayes,
Caterham, Epsom Downs, Tattenham Corner, Shepperton, Hampton Court,
Chessington, Greenford, Chingford and Enfield Town.

Actually it's quite a big list already before much consultation with the
neighbouring local authorities.

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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London