Mizter T wrote:
asdf wrote:
On 9 Sep 2005 10:23:20 -0700, wrote:
I thought this report deserved greater exposu
Picc train from Heathrow arrives Acton EB, -lug cases upstairs to
'waiting' bus -try to get cases on 'high floor' buses being used
(hopefully remaining downstairs)-bus then runs Acton-Hammersmith
ALL stations, -CHANGE buses in Hammersmith bus station! (cases
off 1st bus, onto 2nd bus)-2nd route running via West Kensington
to WEST BROMPTON! not even the station, but the yard in front of
Lillie Bridge Depot- the station
can't even be seen from there!-Get cases off 2nd bus, walk across
reasonably busy road into West Brompton station-down more stairs
to EB platform -then hopefully the 1st train is going to a
destination you require! or, as still no Picc at Sth Ken, it's
ALL CHANGE again somewhere else!! Imagine the reaction of
tourists taking this unfamiliar route on these days?!
The replacement buses were only supposed to be for local journeys.
People travelling from Heathrow to Central London or beyond were
advised to use Heathrow Express or Connect as first choice, or the
Tube via Acton Town and Ealing Broadway as an alternative.
Having said that, after seeing the LARGE number of people waiting
for replacement buses and westbound District at Acton Town late on
Sunday evening, many with heavy luggage, I suspect that TfL may
have been prevented by agreement from advertising the Travelcard
validity on Heathrow Express/Connect at Heathrow, to prevent HEx
from losing revenue from all their "usual" passengers buying
Travelcards instead of full-price tickets.
TfL have printed two seperate leaflets regarding these travel
changes, one details the local journey options, the other tells
passengers of their options for getting to Heathrow. Perhaps they
should've combined the information into one leaflet.
Maybe they wanted to keep the advice to air travellers simple, and not
confuse them with details of local journeys. But on the August weekend,
they ran out of leaflets at Heathrow! However, they had several staff
almost blocking the entrance to the Tube station at T123, making sure
that all passengers heading for Central London were advised to buy a
Travelcard and then walk round the corner to the HEx station.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)