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Forum: London Transport November 10th 06, 10:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,031
Posted By [email protected]
Christmas/New Year Service Info + Grand Central starts operating at the beginning of Dec-June timetable

Neil Williams wrote:

Comfortably? On a coach? I'm yet to experience that...

Perhaps if you were to travel on one straight after a journey on a
Pacer ......
Forum: London Transport November 10th 06, 02:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 814
Posted By [email protected]
Dealing with failed LU trains

If an LU train fails between stations and comes to a stand do following
trains successively apply the "stop and proceed" rule leading to an
enormous queue of trains with minimal distance between each...
Forum: London Transport October 10th 06, 09:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,433
Posted By [email protected]
Unstaffed LU Stations

Are there any LU stations which are completely unstaffed? I know that
there are some with no staffed ticket offices but unsure whether they
retain any other staff?
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gordon
Forum: London Transport October 10th 06, 09:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,098
Posted By [email protected]
Later Tube services on Hainault loop

TheOneKEA wrote:
AIUI, This was due to the Chigwell NIMBYs, how did things change?

They moved away.

Birds of a feather?

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gordon
Forum: London Transport August 24th 06, 12:50 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 854
Posted By [email protected]
Bus strike Sunday to Tuesday

Thomas Covenant wrote:
I know Firsts service controllers in west London and Orpington are on
strike over that period, but I'm not aware of any drivers/platform
staff being involved.

I wonder...
Forum: London Transport August 23rd 06, 10:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 837
Posted By [email protected]
London Victoria Rail and Coach Stations Link

Curious to know if there is currently a minibus shuttle between
Victoria Rail and Coach Stations. I think there has been on occasion in
the past. The distance between the two is far enough to be a...
Forum: London Transport August 21st 06, 09:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 718
Posted By [email protected]
Dispatches - Ch4 tonight 8pm

Paul Corfield wrote:
The subtext, IMO, was that it was a job application by Mr Kiley to be
the single person in charge of the National Rail network.

About as much chance of Ms Kylie (Minogue)...
Forum: London Transport August 16th 06, 09:46 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 10,518
Posted By [email protected]
Bus numbering

Iain wrote:
What about the W-prefixed buses? I've variously heard that the W stands
for Walthamstow, Woodford, and even West (which seems unlikely seeing as
they're mostly based around...
Forum: London Transport August 16th 06, 06:25 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 10,518
Posted By [email protected]
Bus numbering

"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
...
"Stu" typed
Helen, I've always wondered. How do...
Forum: London Transport August 16th 06, 06:18 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 10,518
Posted By [email protected]
Bus numbering

Dave Arquati wrote:
There's also H around Harrow and Hampstead, and E for Ealing, C for
Chelsea-ish, P for Peckham, K for Kingston, D for Docklands, B for
Bexleyheath, R for Orrrrpington or...
Forum: London Transport August 15th 06, 06:13 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,320
Posted By [email protected]
Advice - overnight track works

Kev wrote:
Isaac Abraham wrote:
wrote:

In certain cases they'll whinge like b****ry but apparantly lack the
wit to perceive the disturbance potential before...
Forum: London Transport August 11th 06, 04:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,320
Posted By [email protected]
Advice - overnight track works

Larry Lard wrote:
So the railway has /carte blanche/ to be as loud as it wants, whenever
it wants, and do whatever it wants, because it was there first?

No but it has a duty of care to carry its...
Forum: London Transport August 11th 06, 03:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,320
Posted By [email protected]
Advice - overnight track works

Isaac Abraham wrote:
Adrian wrote:

1. Lines closed during the day for maintenance?
2. No maintenance at all, until the trains are banging and thumping every
time they pass - and let's...
Forum: London Transport July 30th 06, 08:41 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,942
Posted By [email protected]
Waterloo platforms

Peter Smyth wrote:

"Jack Taylor" wrote in message
...
wrote:
John Salmon wrote:

An easier...
Forum: London Transport July 30th 06, 08:32 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,942
Posted By [email protected]
Waterloo platforms

Peter Smyth wrote:
"Jack Taylor" wrote in message
...
wrote:
John Salmon wrote:

An easier...
Forum: London Transport July 30th 06, 05:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,942
Posted By [email protected]
Waterloo platforms

John Salmon wrote:

An easier way is to ask
http://217.23.229.206/jpclient.exe

....but suffers from the slight downside of not actually responding.

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gordon
Forum: London Transport July 27th 06, 09:14 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,536
Posted By [email protected]
reliability of NNL and district line richmond branch

Aosmosis wrote:
How reliable is the Richmond branch of the NNL and district line?

I think almost from the moment your question was rendered it's been
pumping awful!
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gordon
Forum: London Transport July 27th 06, 08:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 671
Posted By [email protected]
Landslide on Piccadilly Line

Line blockage near Boston Manor details at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5222602.stm

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Gordon
Forum: London Transport July 16th 06, 09:02 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 688
Posted By [email protected]
Don't Sleep in the Subway, Darling

Alan OBrien wrote:
I was very young when I first heard Peculia Clart's
Don't Sleep in the Subway, Darling.

Would have been quite an appropriate song to play to the previous
Secretary of State...
Forum: London Transport July 15th 06, 10:42 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,086
Posted By [email protected]
2009 stock

Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 03:34:10 +0100, "John Rowland"
wrote:

I can't help but wonder why they didn't use a disused platform at...
Forum: London Transport July 9th 06, 10:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,320
Posted By [email protected]
Oyster deposit

wrote:
Title of thread sounds a bit like something nasty found on the side of
a plate in a seafood restaurant.

And presumably so titled because of the princely amount you have...
Forum: London Transport July 9th 06, 10:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,320
Posted By [email protected]
Oyster deposit

Title of thread sounds a bit like something nasty found on the side of
a plate in a seafood restaurant.
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gordon
Forum: London Transport July 2nd 06, 10:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,136
Posted By [email protected]
LU Live Station Departure Boards

Lawrie wrote:
Wembley Park is at present showing a
Northbound train to Ealing Broadway- Rev to Depot via Victoria !!!

Not Mornington Crescent, then?
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gordon
Forum: London Transport June 30th 06, 09:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,136
Posted By [email protected]
LU Live Station Departure Boards

Tried this online facility again not expecting it to work and managed
to get a result for London Bridge(Jubilee Line) Station.
Link...
Forum: London Transport June 29th 06, 12:33 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,575
Posted By [email protected]
Stagecoach London Sale

Ian Jelf wrote:
And am I alone in thinking that the new London system of ultimate
destination only on the front is a *terrible* retrograde step?


Does this therefore leave Edinburgh's Lothian...
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