jonsie wrote:
Don't know what's going on but FGW cancelled the Railair to Reading
this evening and pax had to go via Hayes & Harlington Station. That is
apparently via a 140 bus from Heathrow to H&H, then Thames Strain
(sorry FGWL) stopping all stations to Reading. Great when folk have
paid £15 for the journey by coach. Anyone know what or why? I have
heard rumours that FGW are cancelling the entire LHR-Reading service in
the near future - perhaps they have already. CJB.

Maybe because of the traffic problems on the M4?

Indeed. Credit to FGW for using the fact that they're a rail company to
their advantage and sorting this one out.

(in any case, if I paid to go on a horrible coach and then found myself
on a comfortable train instead, then I'd be delighted - all too often
this happens the other way round...)

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

In message om, at
01:22:10 on Thu, 28 Sep 2006, John B remarked:
(in any case, if I paid to go on a horrible coach and then found myself
on a comfortable train instead, then I'd be delighted - all too often
this happens the other way round...)

A bus, plus an all stations stopper, doesn't sound more comfortable than
the airport coaches! And would take much longer than the coach is
scheduled to.
--
Roland Perry

"Roland Perry" wrote:
(in any case, if I paid to go on a horrible coach and then found myself
on a comfortable train instead, then I'd be delighted - all too often
this happens the other way round...)

A bus, plus an all stations stopper, doesn't sound more comfortable than
the airport coaches! And would take much longer than the coach is
scheduled to.

I don't know why they didn't, but surely they could have used the Heathrow
Connect service - a direct rail link to Hayes + Harlington from Heathrow.

--
"For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died."

AstraVanMan wrote:


I don't know why they didn't, but surely they could have used the Heathrow
Connect service - a direct rail link to Hayes + Harlington from Heathrow.


BAA aren't known for being co-operative about allowing nonpremium pax to
use the tunnel into the airport. remember the tube closures which
according to this group, LUL had to pay a hefty amount for HEX to take
travelcards for a day

In article , (Roland
Perry) on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:30:09 +0100 wrote:

A bus, plus an all stations stopper, doesn't sound more comfortable
than the airport coaches! And would take much longer than the coach is
scheduled to.
--
Roland Perry


Hi Roland,

Just looked at your website(s) and they seem a little out of date. Also
no mention of your time at CIX.

--
Richard
( email - (reverse the obvious) )
( www.virbius - more is hidden than viewable! British site! )