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Is Clapham 'London'?
On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 21:23:49 +0200, "tim \(moved to sweden\)"
wrote: Now, because of the Richmond loop there are indeed two routes to Staines, one clockwise and one counter-clockwise (actually three if you count via Weybridge, but I think it's forbidden). One would have thought that 'not London' would force one to go clockwise round the loop. So who was right? Logic or the official? And if the official was right, what can be the purpose of disallowing London? AIUI "London" is the London terminals rather than the conurbation, especially as your journey started within it. That's what I'd think usually, but in this specific case I can't see any reason to forbid London terminals, The reason is to stop you double backing between Waterloo and CJ. If you want to do this the fare is higher (by the cost of a return W-CJ for each direction of travel) Also because you could take Thameslink from Wimbledon to Blackfriars, then transfer to Waterloo (another way of getting a free trip to London included in the price). especially as Waterloo is the only London terminal with services to Staines. Why is this relevent? They stop at CJ and even if they didn't you still wouldn't be able to change at Waterloo without paying the higher fare. IIRC there is actually a specific easement in the Routeing Guide allowing doubling-back between CJ and Waterloo. |
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