In message .com, Paul
Weaver writes
Edward Cowling wrote
Just about every night last week the Hammersmith & ****ty line was
either delayed or not running at all.

Does anyone ever use this line (aside from the trackshare bits)? I've
always found it faster to use the District/Picc/Central. The lack of
time indicators at stations West of Paddington (inclusive) doesn't help
either. Be nice if, on Paddington station, they had a sign in the main
concourse saying "next H&C train 12 minutes"


Travelling from Aldgate East it's by far the best way of getting to
Moorgate or Kings Cross. I took the District to Monument on Friday to
get the circle line, only to end up being directed back to Aldgate East
because the Circle Line was FUBAR.

I thought part of the deal with the congestion charge was Ken got his £8
quid a go (A fiver then) and we got a decent transport system. This one
we've got appears to be disintegrating.

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Edward Cowling London UK

On Sun, 14 May 2006 14:25:26 +0100, Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

Does anyone ever use this line (aside from the trackshare bits)?

Travelling from Aldgate East it's by far the best way of getting to
Moorgate or Kings Cross.

However, from anywhere east of Mile End, if a District turns up first
(as is usually the case), it's quicker to take it and cross over to
the Central at Mile End then pick up the Met/Circle/H&C at Liverpool
Street, rather than wait around for an H&C.

Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

I thought part of the deal with the congestion charge was Ken got his £8
quid a go (A fiver then) and we got a decent transport system. This one
we've got appears to be disintegrating.

ITYM "Ken got his 8 quid a go and we got a load of new buses". The
Tube hasn't had as much to do with it, I believe.

The main beneficiaries of that, other than bus users of course, are the
main UK bus companies who have been benefitting from a good second-hand
market in decent buses that have been appearing all over the country.

Neil