"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
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"Cast_Iron" typed



I would allow a little more than that, like 2½ mins. 2
stops per 5 mins
is easy eough to calculate.

Whilst better to allow more than less the 2 minutes is based on many
years
experience.

I suppose it depends on which parts of which lines you frequent. I live
on the outer fringes of the Northern Line, where 2½ mins is the correct
allowance. My other regular journey is Preston Road to Uxbridge on the
Met (10 stops) for which the 'average' journey time is given as 26 min.

Inner London stations are far closer so need less time.

My method works for the system as a whole, obviously there are local
variations.

Forget Pedo's and terrorists it's the back packers we should really be
going after :-)

good to see the EC pronouncements have not softened with age, arhhh those
were the days... IBBS, OLEF.... 2.4k modems..


"Edward Cowling London UK" wrote in message
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In message , Nick Cooper
writes
On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 15:54:55 +0100, Edward Cowling London UK
wrote:

Bounds Green to Heathrow on the Piccadilly Line, mid morning on Monday.
How long should I allow for the journey ??

Great, now I know which joker with all the luggage to scowl at!

It does seem typically British to run a service to the airport, but have
no real provision for luggage space.

Mind you I promise not to have all my belongings in a back pack !


--
Edward Cowling London UK

Edward Cowling London UK wrote:
In message , Nick Cooper
writes
On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 15:54:55 +0100, Edward Cowling London UK
wrote:

Bounds Green to Heathrow on the Piccadilly Line, mid
morning on Monday. How long should I allow for the
journey ??

Great, now I know which joker with all the luggage to
scowl at!

It does seem typically British to run a service to the
airport, but have no real provision for luggage space.

As with so many extensions to an existing service the Piccadilly Line trains
are a compromise. Its primary functions is to carry people between central
London, the suburbs and intermediately. The airport traffic is an add on,
providing adequate space for large quantities of luggage would be to the
detriment of those who make most use of the service.

In message , tfp ntl
writes
Forget Pedo's and terrorists it's the back packers we should really be
going after :-)

good to see the EC pronouncements have not softened with age, arhhh those
were the days... IBBS, OLEF.... 2.4k modems..


I always reckoned OLEF stood for Off Line Every Five Minutes :-)

Good days those, until someone tried to upload with a V23 modem at 75
baud !!

All the best

--
Edward Cowling London UK

In message , Cast_Iron
writes
It does seem typically British to run a service to the
airport, but have no real provision for luggage space.

As with so many extensions to an existing service the Piccadilly Line trains
are a compromise. Its primary functions is to carry people between central
London, the suburbs and intermediately. The airport traffic is an add on,
providing adequate space for large quantities of luggage would be to the
detriment of those who make most use of the service.


I think there is a place for trains with mainly standing areas, which
would be better for those carrying luggage, but that's a whole different
thread.

--
Edward Cowling London UK

In article ,
(Cast_Iron) wrote:

"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
...
"Cast_Iron" typed

I would allow a little more than that, like 2½ mins. 2
stops per 5 mins is easy eough to calculate.

Whilst better to allow more than less the 2 minutes is based on many
years experience.

I suppose it depends on which parts of which lines you frequent. I
live on the outer fringes of the Northern Line, where 2½ mins is the
correct allowance. My other regular journey is Preston Road to
Uxbridge on the Met (10 stops) for which the 'average' journey time is
given as 26 min.

Inner London stations are far closer so need less time.

My method works for the system as a whole, obviously there are local
variations.

I also use 2 minutes per stop as a working approximation but it isn't
right for outer sections of some lines. E.g. If I take the Victoria Line
from central London to Tottenham Hale I allow 3 minutes per station North
of King's Cross.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

"Cast_Iron" wrote in message
...

"Edward Cowling London UK" wrote in message
...
Bounds Green to Heathrow on the Piccadilly Line, mid morning on Monday.
How long should I allow for the journey ??


A good rule of thumb on the underground is to allow 2 minutes per station
stop.

Plus allow an extra 5 minutes per Tube line used, plus 10 minutes for
getting in/out of the stations and miscellaneous delays.

"Edward Cowling London UK" wrote in message
...
In message , Cast_Iron
writes
It does seem typically British to run a service to the
airport, but have no real provision for luggage space.

As with so many extensions to an existing service the Piccadilly Line
trains
are a compromise. Its primary functions is to carry people between
central
London, the suburbs and intermediately. The airport traffic is an add on,
providing adequate space for large quantities of luggage would be to the
detriment of those who make most use of the service.


I think there is a place for trains with mainly standing areas, which
would be better for those carrying luggage, but that's a whole different
thread.

They need to remove the arm-rests from the seats so American tourists can
sit down.

On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 13:00:42 +0100, "Ed Crowley"
wrote:

They need to remove the arm-rests from the seats so American tourists can
sit down.

Like they've done on the Bakerloo and Central Lines ya mean? (I'm
ignoring the Met/East London and Circle/Hammersmith & City/Wimbleware
for now, as those didn't have armrests when built IIRC).

Cya,

Barry, wandering off to look at the Fido nodelist and see just how small
it is

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Barry Salter,
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DISCLAIMER: The above comments do not necessarily represent the
views of my employers.

From: "Cast_Iron"
Date: 05/10/2003 09:27 GMT Daylight Time
Message-id:

My method works for the system as a whole, obviously there are local
variations.

What a modest assertion! May we be permitted sight of the evidence for it?