|
London Overground Concession Award
On 20 Jun, 12:53, asdf wrote:
And Wembley Park (Met) will be accessible, but not Wembley Park (Jubilee). How are they going to manage that? Big steps running along the lengths of the platforms? They have already done it the southern ends of the Met platforms have all been built up by approx a foot, so I assume that they will be level with the new train doors. At Pinner the whole platform with the exception of the last 30 foot of the southern end has had tactile stripes fitted so I assume they will be raising this part of the platform as well. What I did find surprising is that they did not put in lifts at Finchley road, I would have thought they could have extended the ticket office over the platforms and drop in two lifts as they did at Earls Court, especially as there is no steps into the station and it does act a reasonable size interchange with busses and coaches. Regards Leo |
London Overground Concession Award
"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
h.li Tesco's doing well in the US, i believe, and i think our few remaining banks are holding their ends up. Actually, Tesco has yet to open its first Fresh & Easy store in the US: http://www.freshandeasy.com/home.aspx Time will tell if it does well in that tough market that has burned to many other British retailers. |
London Overground Concession Award
"Ian Jelf" wrote in message
In message . com, John B writes On the subject of utilities, National Grid owns the transmission network for most of New England and New York. Now that *is* interesting. I always though US law prohibited foreign ownership of utilities there. No, at various times many US utilities have been foreign-owned. It seems to be ports and airlines that are heavily protected in the US. |
London Overground Concession Award
In message , Recliner
writes "Ian Jelf" wrote in message In message . com, John B writes On the subject of utilities, National Grid owns the transmission network for most of New England and New York. Now that *is* interesting. I always though US law prohibited foreign ownership of utilities there. No, at various times many US utilities have been foreign-owned. It seems to be ports and airlines that are heavily protected in the US. And television and radio stations? Or is that another myth I've fallen for? -- Ian Jelf, MITG Birmingham, UK Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
London Overground Concession Award
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:55:20 +0100, "R.C. Payne"
wrote: Mortimer wrote: "Tom Anderson" wrote in message h.li... The Evening Standard in London is apparently saying the Chinese have won the bid, though. Not sure what that means. MTR is a Hong Kong company; i guess Hong Kong counts as China, although saying 'Chinese' certainly suggests the big red bit of China to me. It was started as a government agency, then partially privatised - the HK government still owns most of it. Mention has been made of their already being involved in running other railways outside Hong Kong, but i don't think this has actually happened yet; they're contracted to build some lines in China, but haven't successfully completed anything yet. How long will it be before *every* bit of British life is run by overseas finance and management. Are there going to be *any* companies in Britain that are still British? Is it a two-way process: are there any transport or utility companies elsewhere in the world that are owned by British companies, or is it all one-sided? I'm pretty sure that Vodafone is still UK, and they have their fingers in a great many pies round the world. Others have mentionned the companies that started as bus barons in the 80s that have done a good job of hoovering up transport bits and pieces around the world. I would say it's generally a 2-way street. Vodafone is an English-registered company but that doesn't prevent significant portions being held by foreign investors such as e.g. AXA S.A. (~5% of voting rights). |
London Overground Concession Award
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:12:02 +0100, Ian Jelf
wrote in : In message , Recliner writes "Ian Jelf" wrote in message In message . com, John B writes On the subject of utilities, National Grid owns the transmission network for most of New England and New York. Now that *is* interesting. I always though US law prohibited foreign ownership of utilities there. No, at various times many US utilities have been foreign-owned. It seems to be ports and airlines that are heavily protected in the US. And television and radio stations? Or is that another myth I've fallen for? It was once, at least. Murdoch couldn't own both a TV chain and a newspaper chain at the same time (IIRC) as a foreigner, so he renounced his citizenship and took up US nationality. -- Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. ] Room 40-1-B12, CERN KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty". |
London Overground Concession Award
|
London Overground Concession Award
On 21 Jun, 17:01, Tom Anderson wrote:
Indeed one wonders why Kilburn remains the only step-free station between Stanmore and Westminster on the Jubilee line. Knowing what little i do of Kilburn, it'll be to stop people getting on when they're legless. :) s/stop/allow, shirley? Anyway. Wembley is accessible, despite that map. AIUI Green Park is currently having stepfree access scoped out, to be ready in time for 2012. As someone else said, Finchley Road is busy and would be straightforward to do. And Baker Street is sufficiently major that stepfree access really ought to be provided (it's being added for the SSL as part of the Olympics work). The benefit/cost ratio for the others [e.g. Swiss Cottage], I imagine, is less than favourable. -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org |
London Overground Concession Award
On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, John B wrote:
On 21 Jun, 17:01, Tom Anderson wrote: Indeed one wonders why Kilburn remains the only step-free station between Stanmore and Westminster on the Jubilee line. Knowing what little i do of Kilburn, it'll be to stop people getting on when they're legless. :) s/stop/allow, shirley? Bugger, misread that. Makes the joke even less funny. tom -- SCIIIIEEEEEENNNNNCNCCCCCE!!! |
London Overground Concession Award
On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:43:39 +0100, The Junk Yard Express
wrote: Barry Salter wrote: * A fleet of new trains between Gospel Oak and Barking from 2009, Anyone know what they are likely to be, diesel versions of the 376 would be most appropriate than any current DMU design surely? Hope the layout is not going to be like an artists impression of an interior I saw this week. All the seats faced inwards with a wide aisle like normal tube trains. I want to look out of the window in the direction I'm travelling! Dave |
| All times are GMT. The time now is 11:01 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2006 LondonBanter.co.uk