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3 Pound deposit on Oyster
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2008 10:29:43 in uk.transport.london, Paul Corfield writes On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:24:32 +0100, Simon wrote: On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 18:22:47 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: I'm planning to buy 2 oyster cards for me and my friend I Booked At wembley I'm buying 2 oyster I pay 44.60 for the 7 day 1-6 oyster card and add 1.80 for 2 buses the day b4 making it 46.40 for each . I plan to take rt 105 then connect to rt 92 does anyone know where to transfer in the same stop ? Near Greenford Red Lion. The locals will tell you when you get there if you ask. Stop W on this map. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaro...reenfordbroadw ay-2103.pdf Both of the routes are operated by First London so I-Bus should be working (hopefully) and therefore the stops will be displayed and announced as the bus approaches them. Just to provide a little more reassurance. What is the "operability" status of I-Bus? I was on a 183 yesterday from Golders Green to Kenton. The I-Bus display was working but not the PA. Had I been carrying my cellphone, would a call to CentreComm have been worthwhile? I got no opportunity to speak to the driver on leaving the bus as it was clogged with passengers. Boarding at Golders Green had not been impressive. "Resting" 83s blocked the stop. The 183 driver invited us to join him by crossing to the "wrong" side of the road. A wheelchair would have made the process amusing. It was wonderful to see the large numbers of small family groups in their Saturday best walking to synagogue. I had considered getting off a 210 for a salt beef sandwich on my way from Finsbury Park. The penny later dropped. On the bus, there was an entertaining passenger interaction. A pensioner asked a young woman if she would move to another seat so the pensioner and her mother could sit in their preferred seats. She moved, but sounded off about paying for her travel. In her position, I would have seen no reason to move. The stop to get off the 105 should be announced as Greenford Red Lion. No idea where you are getting off in Wembley but this is the route list for the 92 - the name on here should match the on bus announcement. I am now a REAL fan of I-Bus. It is not 100% with its information. I was going from Northolt to South Harrow. I thought "Station Parade" in South Harrow might have been my stop but had to go 3 stops further. I had minor interactions with a pensioner. He barged past me on entry and shut two windows. After I checked my stop, he decided to use his stick to close the window next to me. I said nothing but re-opened it. He also had the good sense to be silent. Go to www.tfl.gov.uk and select Journey Planner, the Timetables and then I think you missed "Advanced options" after Journey Planner. Thanks for that. I had missed timetables. enter 92 in the appropriate box for bus timetables. There's no point in providing a url as they are session based and I think different every time you use the system. I find my favorite (sic) setting of http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/user/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en always gets me to the "Advanced options" page. "language=en" is needed as the default is "language=de" because a German company supplies the software. My hope is that the new mayor might extend the Journey Planner to support taxis and cars. I suppose I should lobby. I also find it irritating that one has to classify origins and destinations. i.e. "SE1 2AA" is not a "Station or stop in London" but should be recognised as a "Post code" without further interaction. (IE maintains a list of previous locations but does not hold their classifications.) Yes! I'm lazy. -- Walter Briscoe |
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On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:23:58 +0100, Walter Briscoe
wrote: My hope is that the new mayor might extend the Journey Planner to support taxis and cars. I suppose I should lobby. I also find it irritating that one has to classify origins and destinations. i.e. "SE1 2AA" is not a "Station or stop in London" but should be recognised as a "Post code" without further interaction. Oh, hell yeah, that irritates me every time. In FF3, sometimes it detects it as a postcode, but not always. |
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