On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 wrote:

On 24 Feb, 14:47, "John Rowland"
wrote:
wrote:

Someone ought to do a similar proposal to revive a trolleybus system
along the Edgware Road (from Edgware to Marble Arch) Dead straight
(because the Romans built it)

Not as straight as people think.

Our survey says:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=728859

Yes it bloody is!

and flat for 10 miles.

Rubbish. Part of it is even called "Shoot Up Hill".

Because of the junkies.

An Edgware Road tram/trolley was considered by TfL (or whatever they
were called then) but ruled out, possibly because a lot of the road is
quite narrow.

Shoot Up Hill is a gross exaggeration,

gmap-pedometer.com says there's a ~110 metre rise between the junction
with Marylebone Road and the end of the straight bit it Stanmore, over a
distance of 14 km, but it also says it's distributed evenly over the
distance, so i think this reflects the poverty of the elevation data
rather than any aspect of London topography.

there are no woods in Cricklewood,

There are some wooded areas on the greenway that runs round the back of
the business park at Staples Corner.

Swiss Cottage isn't in Switzerland

It is, actually. It's an exclave. Long story.

and there's no a circus in Picadilly

Says you!

P.S. What is a Crickle?

Round thing of cheese.

tom

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