Paul Terry wrote:
In message , John Rowland
writes

Are you sure Hatton Cross is cut-and-cover? It's quite deep, and
there would be no obvious reason to cover it.

I'm not sure it is very deep, is it? I recall just stairs down to the
platforms - not even an escalator.

Yes, there are 33 steps down to the platforms, which have flat ceilings and
are evidently cut-and-cover. The "obvious reason to cover it" is that the
exit from the bus station and the airport perimeter road are on top of it.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was Richard J.
), in message
who said:
Paul Terry wrote:
In message , John Rowland
writes

Are you sure Hatton Cross is cut-and-cover? It's quite deep, and
there would be no obvious reason to cover it.

I'm not sure it is very deep, is it? I recall just stairs down to the
platforms - not even an escalator.

Yes, there are 33 steps down to the platforms, which have flat
ceilings and are evidently cut-and-cover. The "obvious reason to
cover it" is that the exit from the bus station and the airport
perimeter road are on top of it.


I've always wondered just who uses Hatton cross.

With the exception of staff working in the immediate area, anyone going to
the airport would surely use the two 'terminal' stations, and aside from an
under-occupied industrial estate there's not a lot in the area on the
non-airport side.

The only time in my life that I've used the station was as a pick-up point
on my world-record attempt, having just been around the Heathrow loop.

BTN

In article , Ben Nunn wrote:

I've always wondered just who uses Hatton cross.

With the exception of staff working in the immediate area, anyone going to
the airport would surely use the two 'terminal' stations, and aside from an
under-occupied industrial estate there's not a lot in the area on the
non-airport side.

The only time in my life that I've used the station was as a pick-up point
on my world-record attempt, having just been around the Heathrow loop.

I used to use it when I lived in Ealing - I'd get the tube from
Northfields and get off at Hatton Cross, then get the H26 bus from there
to Bedfont Lakes where I work.

Niklas
--
"Never go off on tangents, which are lines that intersect a curve at
only one point and were discovered by Euclid, who lived in the 6th century,
which was an era dominated by the Goths, who lived in what we now know as
Poland." - Unknown from Nov. 1998 issue of Infosystems Executive.

"Ben Nunn" wrote in message

Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was Richard J.
), in message
who said:
Paul Terry wrote:
In message , John Rowland
writes

Are you sure Hatton Cross is cut-and-cover? It's quite deep, and
there would be no obvious reason to cover it.

I'm not sure it is very deep, is it? I recall just stairs down to
the platforms - not even an escalator.

Yes, there are 33 steps down to the platforms, which have flat
ceilings and are evidently cut-and-cover. The "obvious reason to
cover it" is that the exit from the bus station and the airport
perimeter road are on top of it.


I've always wondered just who uses Hatton cross.

With the exception of staff working in the immediate area, anyone
going to the airport would surely use the two 'terminal' stations,
and aside from an under-occupied industrial estate there's not a lot
in the area on the non-airport side.

The only time in my life that I've used the station was as a pick-up
point on my world-record attempt, having just been around the
Heathrow loop.

Presumably there are a lot of airline staff who use it, plus those picking
up buses to go to/from local hotels, etc. Doesn't the airport run a free
bus service from there?

In message , Ben Nunn
writes

I've always wondered just who uses Hatton cross.

With the exception of staff working in the immediate area, anyone going to
the airport would surely use the two 'terminal' stations, and aside from an
under-occupied industrial estate there's not a lot in the area on the
non-airport side.

The only time in my life that I've used the station was as a pick-up point
on my world-record attempt, having just been around the Heathrow loop.

Some years ago I used to use Hatton Cross for parking when flying from
Heathrow for meetings in Manchester. The small car-park next to the
station always had plenty of room at 07:30 and it was either free or
very cheap to park there all day - certainly very, very much cheaper
than parking for a day at Heathrow itself, and more convenient than the
airport's long stay car-parks - just one stop on the tube.

Alas, I don't think that that has been possible for some years - I'm not
even sure the car park is still there.
--
Paul Terry

In message , Ben Nunn
writes
I've always wondered just who uses Hatton cross.

With the exception of staff working in the immediate area, anyone going
to the airport would surely use the two 'terminal' stations, and aside
from an under-occupied industrial estate there's not a lot in the area
on the non-airport side.

The only time in my life that I've used the station was as a pick-up
point on my world-record attempt, having just been around the Heathrow
loop.

Anyone who lives in Twickenham, as the local bus (490) goes from there
rather than Heathrow.
Also handy and faster for dropping off people who have little luggage,
rather than suffer the ring-road and tunnel.


--
Martin @ Strawberry Hill

In article , Usenet wrote:
In message , Ben Nunn
writes
I've always wondered just who uses Hatton cross.

Anyone who lives in Twickenham, as the local bus (490) goes from there
rather than Heathrow.

That is indeed how I've gotten to/from Heathrow the few times I've
needed to.

Niklas
--
"Just imagine it's your initiation ceremony into the wiccan convent. Somewhere
deep in the wood, the moon is shining on you and that cute witch, and suddenly
one of the druids gets out his cheap casio keyboard and plays Scotland the
Brave. Brrrr...." -- Feanor