On Sat, 13 Aug 2005, Dave Arquati wrote:

John Rowland wrote:
"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
h.li...

However, i can't imagine quite how this is done - i've been to
Paddington many times, and never seen a car queueing at the gateline.

As you leave Paddington by train, the motorail facility is on the left.

Indeed... you can see it clearly from a Hammersmith & City train, or you
can see the entrance for cars as you travel between Bishops Bridge Rd
and Eastbourne Terrace, e.g. on bus routes 7, 23, 27 or 36.

Funnily enough, i saw it yesterday - i was cycling to Paddington to catch
a train, and got slightly lost, so i ended up coming in along that very
road!

Thanks to everyone who replied. In a way, it's good news that the service
gets booked out - that means there's demand to sustain it; it might even
be profitable for FGW to expand it.

I have to agree with the point about having a pick-up point outside
London, though - it's crazy to make people drive into central London to
catch a train! This Iver Parkway idea is all very well, but i'd have
thought that Slough was 80% as good for, er 0% of the cost, since it's
there already. Alternatively, if the Heathrow Intercity (or whatever it's
called) station gets built, that could be a suitable terminus.

tom

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