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In article , d ()
wrote: On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:13:41 -0500 wrote: I'm surprised anyones bothers with the circle line TBH. On the rare occasions I need to go to the western end of it I'll just use the central or bakerloo and walk. It simply isn't worth the hassle using the Circle anymore, its a total failure as a line. If you have luggage and walking issues and want to get from King's Cross to Putney it's still the best option. If you have a non-folding bike with you it's the only option. The circle line goes to putney now? No wonder its been having problems. Seriously , if you have a bike why not just ride it and save yourself some money? Otherwise why bring it? What's the f***ing point? Wait till you have a suspect stress fracture in your foot and heavy luggage, as my daughter did, with granddaughter in tow. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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d wrote: Well if you're not going to ride it why f***ing take it then?? Because you want it in once place, rather than the other. Might be because you can't manage the ~80 miles from Cambridge - or the ~10 miles from Kings X - and want to get the train part of the way. This could be because you cycled from Putney to Cambridge, and are too tired (*tish*) to cycle back again; because you're not that fit; or because you're in a hurry. Use your imagination and empathy, Boltar. -- Mike Bristow |
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() wrote: *Subject:* Circle restored *From:* *Date:* Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:13:41 -0500 In article , d () wrote: On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:21:12 -0500 wrote: I think I was on the first eastbound train out of Paddington at about 21:20 that evening which claimed to be only for Edgware Road but then immediately changed into a Circle Line. Great I thought until arrival at Edgware Road where we managed to pause for over 5 minutes waiting for a relief driver... My observations (more than once for reasons I won't bore people with) on Monday were that they were waiting for 5 minutes on every train. None of mine changed drivers. I'm surprised anyones bothers with the circle line TBH. On the rare occasions I need to go to the western end of it I'll just use the central or bakerloo and walk. It simply isn't worth the hassle using the Circle anymore, its a total failure as a line. If you have luggage and walking issues and want to get from King's Cross to Putney it's still the best option. If you have a non-folding bike with you it's the only option. Looking at the TfL Journey Planner for tomorrow I see it gives me just two choices from King's Cross to Putney. Either the Victoria Line and SWT to Putney or the H&C or Circle to Edgware Road and District from there to East Putney in much the same journey time. A no brainer to use the Circle then as the Oyster fare to Putney via SWT is a lot higher (£2.05 with a railcard on my Oyster card) than the Underground fare to East Putney (£1.30). -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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On Apr 16, 3:51*pm, redcat wrote:
I lived in London through much of the 'seventies and anytime I needed to go somewhere where the Circle or the District appeared to be the obvious choices my heart sank. Both lines remain the pits. Why? Knackered infrastructure, mainly. But, unlike other countries, it does seem to be a LUL thing to run nice new trains on knackered old infrastructure, rather than the opposite as is more common (though usually maintaining the old trains well so they aren't knackered). Neil |
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