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Forum: London Transport October 13th 20, 09:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,482
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
ancient usenet, uk.railway - gone

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Graeme Wall wrote:
My sense of history is that Usenet predated the Internet.

ITYM Usenet predated the World Wide Web

Both,...
Forum: London Transport March 20th 20, 10:28 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,669
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
Tube partially shut due to Kung Flu

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wrote:
On 20/03/2020 16:39, MissRiaElaine wrote:
On 20/03/2020 16:31, wrote:

They...
Forum: London Transport February 29th 20, 09:20 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 13,008
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
not at all Heathrow expansion plans "illegal"

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Graeme Wall wrote:
Apart from it being 1,500 miles from the Atlantic? What's the biggest
container ship you can get that...
Forum: London Transport February 29th 20, 09:18 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 13,008
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
not at all Heathrow expansion plans "illegal"

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Roland Perry wrote:
Apart from it being 1,500 miles from the Atlantic? What's the biggest
container ship you can get that...
Forum: London Transport February 28th 20, 09:12 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 13,008
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
not at all Heathrow expansion plans "illegal"

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
Why do you think shipping by sea to Chicago is difficult?

Apart from it being 1,500 miles from the Atlantic?...
Forum: London Transport February 28th 20, 05:36 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 13,008
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
not at all Heathrow expansion plans "illegal"

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
The biggest destination is the USA, which isn't surprising, not because
of the size of the market, but shipping...
Forum: London Transport January 6th 20, 07:44 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,154
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
no circle line today

In article ,
MissRiaElaine wrote:
I regularly escort a disabled wife from Baker Street to South
Kensington, she is so grateful...
Forum: London Transport January 6th 20, 06:21 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,154
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
no circle line today

In article ,
MissRiaElaine wrote:
I'll never understand how they can still call it the Circle line when it
doesn't go in a circle any...
Forum: London Transport November 28th 19, 04:49 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 15,830
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
Heathrow Express slashes fares (so it says!)

In article ,
tim... wrote:
I've been to about a dozen, even by train for Paris, Brussels and London
(although the latter is hardly...
Forum: London Transport November 9th 19, 12:48 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 15,830
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
Heathrow Express slashes fares (so it says!)

In article ,
Clive D.W. Feather wrote:
In article , Roland Perry
writes
As a result, and even as a...
Forum: London Transport November 9th 19, 12:40 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 15,830
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
Heathrow Express slashes fares (so it says!)

In article ,
Recliner wrote:
Aside from Hex I suspect the piccadilly line will face a hefty slump in
passengers too given how slow and...
Forum: London Transport November 8th 19, 08:30 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 15,830
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
Heathrow Express slashes fares all over the world

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
It's vital to your thesis because HEx is catering for the high-end
airline passenger who has probably never...
Forum: London Transport November 8th 19, 05:30 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 15,830
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
Heathrow Express slashes fares all over the world

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
The Long Island Railroad also goes to that Airtrain much faster and
lots of people take it. The NJ Transit...
Forum: London Transport November 6th 19, 09:54 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 15,830
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
Heathrow Express slashes fares (so it says!)

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
I don't think you are a very typical traveller. Most are very
unadventurous when it comes to foreign countries,...
Forum: London Transport November 6th 19, 09:43 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 15,830
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
Heathrow Express slashes fares (so it says!)

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
majority. Plus all the less confident ones who inherently distrust
foreign commuter services rather than...
Forum: London Transport November 3rd 19, 09:52 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 15,830
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
Heathrow Express slashes fares (so it says!)

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
The fact that they're suddenly providing all these new discounted options
proves that HEx lacks your deep...
Forum: London Transport October 22nd 19, 05:22 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 14,553
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
Orion 769 Flex cargo services into Liverpool St

In article ,
Recliner wrote:
The trains, due for delivery in May, are having their seats removed and
being fitted with diesel engines. The...
Forum: London Transport September 24th 19, 02:39 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 22,344
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
pushback to avoid paying the Heathrow CC

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At some airports - don't know about heathrow - some aircraft push back using
reverse thrusters.

The last plane I saw push...
Forum: London Transport February 10th 19, 05:59 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,704
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
X5, not Kingston to Eastbourne bus

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
How many people take it end to end?

Enough to perhaps convince some gullible people that a rail replacement
for...
Forum: London Transport February 10th 19, 04:37 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,704
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
X5, not Kingston to Eastbourne bus

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
Easily beaten by the 3hrs 50mins for the Oxford-Cambridge bus.

How many people take it end to end? The few times I...
Forum: London Transport February 9th 19, 06:49 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,832
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
buzz buzz rippp goes the trolley, was DfT favours battery trams

In article ,
Marland wrote:
North America seems to be a bit of a hold out with Toronto ,Philadelphia
and Boston still using trolley...
Forum: London Transport January 29th 19, 05:49 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 13,338
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
When the software meets the hardware

In article ,
wrote:
If someone can't hold it for that length of time then they need to see a
doctor.

You'll understand when you're...
Forum: London Transport December 22nd 18, 03:09 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 15,562
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
writing a cheque for Sadiq's looming poll tax moment

In article ,
wrote:
It does make me wonder if the people who evangelise online payments for
everything actually have vested...
Forum: London Transport December 15th 18, 06:20 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 15,562
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
cashless tolling, Sadiq's looming poll tax moment

In article nr1a1e1g4aqi3avoqad0k43dv3o0ii3cdd@None,
Arthur Conan Doyle wrote:
"tim..." wrote:

and how do users of rental cars pay these...
Forum: London Transport December 15th 18, 01:01 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 15,562
Posted By John Levine[_2_]
cashless tolling, Sadiq's looming poll tax moment

In article ,
Robin wrote:
And the phone and postal services for the Dart Charge seem quaint and
indulgent compared with the...
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