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Forum: London Transport February 6th 05, 08:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 906
Posted By Acrosticus
LT Heritage "Beyond the Fringe"

From: Ian Jelf
Date: 06/02/2005 19:22 GMT Standard Time

There are still old LT shelters at Stapleford (near Hertford) and Weston (near
Letchworth). The old pink pre-cast...
Forum: London Transport December 15th 04, 04:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,098
Posted By Acrosticus
3- Decker buses to Hogwarts

From: Michael Bell
Date: 13/12/2004 23:22 GMT

But I think I remember newspapers reports that at one time London
Transport were REALLY thinking of...
Forum: London Transport December 2nd 04, 07:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,714
Posted By Acrosticus
London's Trolleybuses

From: David Bradley
Date: 30/11/2004 23:56 GMT

So you have placed more than one order to Capital Transport in the
past and for whatever reason they co*k*d up on every...
Forum: London Transport November 2nd 04, 09:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 949
Posted By Acrosticus
MP promotes bikes and trains

From: (JWBA68)
Date: 28/10/2004 01:01 GMT

MP promotes bikes and trains
By Tracey Treanor


HARROW East MP, Tony McNulty, attended the Connections awards ceremony this
week in...
Forum: London Transport October 9th 04, 05:39 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,853
Posted By Acrosticus
End of London's Trams

From: "Marratxi"
Date: 08/10/2004 22:22 GMT

Is this a spoof ? Do university students in their final year really make
such elementary spelling...
Forum: London Transport September 18th 04, 04:55 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 781
Posted By Acrosticus
Temilology: 'the tube'


Date: 12/09/2004 19:35 GMT

Has anyone an earlier date than 1900 for the use of the expression
'the tube'?
I believe the 'Daily Mail' referred to the 'Two-penny...
Forum: London Transport September 15th 04, 10:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 983
Posted By Acrosticus
Did you waft in from paradise?

From: Dave Arquati
Date: 15/09/2004 23:05 GMT

Meanwhile, National Express have launched their "NXL Shuttle" service
between Victoria, Golders Green and Birmingham. The...
Forum: London Transport September 11th 04, 09:18 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 670
Posted By Acrosticus
Bicycle on the tube

From: Simon
Date: 11/09/2004 15:10 GMT Daylight Time
Message-id:

I have looked at...
Forum: London Transport September 4th 04, 09:01 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 13,886
Posted By Acrosticus
Sad day for London and farewell to faithful friends

From: Colin McKenzie
Date: 04/09/2004 21:29 GMT

Losing three things I value: conductors, hop-on/hop off, and the
downstairs front seat, with a view forward no modern bus...
Forum: London Transport September 4th 04, 04:25 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 13,886
Posted By Acrosticus
Sad day for London and farewell to faithful friends

From: Martin Bienwald
Date: 04/09/2004 15:00 GMT

Again, to the general public a trolleybus is just another sort of bus.
I've heard, however, that the demise of the trams...
Forum: London Transport September 4th 04, 12:03 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 13,886
Posted By Acrosticus
Sad day for London and farewell to faithful friends

From: Paul Corfield
Date: 04/09/2004 10:34 GMT

I did manage some photos at lunchtime and I rode home on FRM1 - the rear
engined Routemaster - and that was great fun with...
Forum: London Transport September 2nd 04, 06:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,627
Posted By Acrosticus
LUL track gauge not the same as BR gauge?

From: (James)
Date: 02/09/2004 15:43 GMT

Regular 4'8½" gauge track actually varies in gauge between 4'8¼" and
4'8¾" depending on track curvature. If you think about it,...
Forum: London Transport August 20th 04, 06:10 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 16,885
Posted By Acrosticus
Routemaster lament

From: (Mark Brader)
Date: 15/08/2004 19:32 GMT Daylight Time
Message-id:

Aidan Stanger writes:
Dr John Stockton ...
Forum: London Transport August 12th 04, 04:20 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,961
Posted By Acrosticus
Passport to Pimlico - 2004 version?

From: "Alan \(in Brussels\)"
Date: 09/08/2004 13:23 GMT Daylight Time

Immigration officer Emma Cromack said: "If you hear someone speaking a
language that's...
Forum: London Transport April 19th 04, 08:37 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 16,921
Posted By Acrosticus
Disabled 'to sue for Tube access'

From: "Clive D. W. Feather"
Date: 19/04/2004 16:57 GMT Standard Time

To quote my site:

"An emergency lift is one provided for firefighters' access to the...
Forum: London Transport April 18th 04, 03:47 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 16,921
Posted By Acrosticus
Disabled 'to sue for Tube access'

From: "Richard J."
Date: 15/04/2004 21:24 GMT Standard Time

Complete rubbish. If a wheelchair user needs to access any level other
than ground level, a lift is...
Forum: London Transport April 15th 04, 07:05 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 7,627
Posted By Acrosticus
Local/Express bus routes

From: Dave Arquati
Date: 06/04/2004 16:18 GMT Standard Time

When Jeffrey Archer was standing for Mayor, he had a plan to run a
series of orbital and radial express coach routes...
Forum: London Transport April 15th 04, 06:53 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 16,921
Posted By Acrosticus
Disabled 'to sue for Tube access'

From: "Brimstone"
Date: 09/04/2004 09:18 GMT Standard Time

The primary concern with allowing wheelchairs onto the Underground,
specifically the tube lines, is getting them...
Forum: London Transport February 29th 04, 06:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 724
Posted By Acrosticus
WAGN 'refusal' to give performance discounts

WAGN is a total cowboy outfit so none of what you write is a surprise. I had
cause to cross swords with them about running a train which was scheduled to
stop at my local station but didn't and took...
Forum: London Transport February 27th 04, 04:40 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,729
Posted By Acrosticus
Community rail plans to revive line

From: (JWBA68)
Date: 26/02/2004 14:27 GMT Standard Time
Message-id:

The SRA plans to designate the line a '' community railway'' to cut costs and
enhance low-frequency low-speed...
Forum: London Transport February 26th 04, 06:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,240
Posted By Acrosticus
Gillespie Road Tube Station

From: "John Rowland"
Date: 25/02/2004 21:24 GMT Standard Time

Spiral escalators would be nice. They must have got the bugs in that
prototype fixed by...
Forum: London Transport February 26th 04, 05:59 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,080
Posted By Acrosticus
Tube direction

From: "tim"
Date: 25/02/2004 21:37 GMT Standard Time

As to finding the correct direction, they are indicated using the
compass directions, North, South, East...
Forum: London Transport February 22nd 04, 05:38 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 631
Posted By Acrosticus
"Mad Ken" on borrowed time ?

From: "Seanie O'Kilfoyle"
Date: 13/02/2004 17:49 GMT Standard Time

Most didn't really understand the power and influence that a London Mayor
could weild and aside from...
Forum: London Transport February 20th 04, 05:15 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 791
Posted By Acrosticus
Routemasters in Parliament.

From: "Billy"
Date: 20/02/2004 13:10 GMT Standard Time

My Lords,Ladies and Gentlemen...Pray silence for the following motion
submitted to the Commons on 21st Jan 2004.
...
Forum: London Transport February 4th 04, 06:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,014
Posted By Acrosticus
Text message alerts.

From: "Cast_Iron"
Date: 04/02/2004 16:47 GMT Standard Time

Contact LU and ask for help - how ever much it goes against the grain.

"LU" and "help" in the same sentence....
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