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Old July 19th 09, 06:50 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit
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Default HS1 Domestic trains are a bit busy

Free Lunch wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:49:21 -0700 (PDT), John B
wrote in misc.transport.urban-transit:

On Jul 18, 7:57 pm, Arthur Figgis wrote:
Lots of places have signs but no distinct government. I think I've seen
"England" on signs, and even "London" is rather complex concept to pin
down as a specific "thing".

England exists, legally, though - e.g. the Department of [English]
Health.

London is easy: the Corporation's area is the City of London, the GLA
area is Greater London, and there isn't anything else.


Does the GLA cover all of urbanized area and adjacent suburbs?


No: see the reply which should come in above. And I think you mean
adjacent towns.