On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Dave Arquati wrote:

One might think that a journey from the outskirts of London into the
centre would be quickest via a fast National Rail operator,
^^^^^^

I made a journey from High Wycombe into Kensington last week.
^^^^^^^^^^

Dave, are we going to have to go over this again?

I definitely didn't expect to travel from Wycombe to Gloucester Road in
almost exactly an hour.

Sit down with a map - a real map, not Mr Beck's filthy propaganda - and
have a look at the routes. The surprisingly fast route is also
surprisingly direct!

I take your point, though - by rights, a non-stop train from Ruislip to
Marylebone should be faster than a stopper to Notting Hill. The Central is
a bit of a speed demon, but i suspect the problem is really that the
Chiltern trains are a bit slow. I have no idea why; probably some line
speed thing, or else complications arising from congestion.

(including a stop at the fantastic Denham Golf Club).

Do expand on that.

tom

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