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Old January 21st 07, 12:41 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Default No online information during storms

In article , Frank Incense
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Not Rail I know, but both RAC.co.uk and trafficmap.co.uk sites seem to crash
providing the famous "page cannot be displayed". Just the one day of the
year when I need them to work too.



Quite..

Round this way BBC radio Cambs fell over on their VHF transmitter just
when I needed them for information!, but this is the best way of giving
out such info by Radio but there needs to be better coverage nation-
wide. For instance I was very interested in what "one" were up to around
the Stortford area, but their website fell over as did many other's and
BBC radio Essex was anally occupied with what was going on at Sarffend
on Sea seafront.. suppose it was more fun?..

As to anywhere else zilch. What's needed it seems is an emergency
channel radio system bit like radio autoroute in France on 107.7 MHz
IIRC.

Anyone should be able to receive the info they need especially mobile
AND at home, and work a battery wireless would take far, far less
current than a PC useful if your lights have gone out!..

However this would require some disaster planning ..something the UK
isn't that good at.....
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Tony Sayer