On 2012\11\02 23:00, Dr J R Stockton wrote:
In uk.transport.london message
om, Thu, 1 Nov 2012 16:15:54, Bruce posted:

That would mean that the turning circle at the Savoy Hotel would have
to be declared off-limits for taxis; there is no room to enlarge it.

You do not recall, then, the arrangement that was used at Christchurch
for reversing trolleybuses in their own length?

See the beginning of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n6qfSHpUNg.


There's one of them at Enfield Civic centre, but I'm not sure why.
http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.6551...15. 5,,0,4.71

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(Basil Jet) wrote:

On 2012\11\02 23:00, Dr J R Stockton wrote:
In uk.transport.london message
, Thu, 1 Nov 2012
16:15:54, Bruce posted:

That would mean that the turning circle at the Savoy Hotel would have
to be declared off-limits for taxis; there is no room to enlarge it.

You do not recall, then, the arrangement that was used at Christchurch
for reversing trolleybuses in their own length?

See the beginning of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n6qfSHpUNg.

There's one of them at Enfield Civic centre, but I'm not sure why.
http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.6551...00503,0.001206
&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=51.655195,-0.080349&panoid=JDlCj94G7FndlEPUYD0D
Wg&cbp=12,115.5,,0,4.71

There's one for Sainsbury's (and other smaller shops) in central Cambridge.

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Colin Rosenstiel

On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 04:15:54PM +0000, Bruce wrote:

That would mean that the turning circle at the Savoy Hotel would have
to be declared off-limits for taxis; there is no room to enlarge it.

So? It wouldn't be the only private driveway in London where taxis
can't turn around.

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Fashion label: n: a liferaft for personalities
which lack intrinsic buoyancy

"David Cantrell" wrote in message
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On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 04:15:54PM +0000, Bruce wrote:

That would mean that the turning circle at the Savoy Hotel would have
to be declared off-limits for taxis; there is no room to enlarge it.

So? It wouldn't be the only private driveway in London where taxis
can't turn around.

Even if they can't get round in one go, they could presumably do a
three-point turn if necessary.

Peter Smyth

On 05/11/2012 18:35, Peter Smyth wrote:

"David Cantrell" wrote:
On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 04:15:54PM +0000, Bruce wrote:

That would mean that the turning circle at the Savoy Hotel would have
to be declared off-limits for taxis; there is no room to enlarge it.

So? It wouldn't be the only private driveway in London where taxis
can't turn around.

Even if they can't get round in one go, they could presumably do a
three-point turn if necessary.

I'm reminded of the absurd scenes of US Secret Service-men struggling to
do a (circa) fifteen point turn with the Presidential limo in Britain's
most famous cul-de-sac, Downing Street.

Mizter T wrote:
On 05/11/2012 18:35, Peter Smyth wrote:
"David Cantrell" wrote:
On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 04:15:54PM +0000, Bruce wrote:

That would mean that the turning circle at the Savoy Hotel would have
to be declared off-limits for taxis; there is no room to enlarge it.

So? It wouldn't be the only private driveway in London where taxis
can't turn around.

Even if they can't get round in one go, they could presumably do a
three-point turn if necessary.

I'm reminded of the absurd scenes of US Secret Service-men struggling to
do a (circa) fifteen point turn with the Presidential limo in Britain's
most famous cul-de-sac, Downing Street.


Britain's most famous cul-de-sac? Brookside Close, Shirley?

"Peter Smyth" wrote:

"David Cantrell" wrote in message
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On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 04:15:54PM +0000, Bruce wrote:

That would mean that the turning circle at the Savoy Hotel would have
to be declared off-limits for taxis; there is no room to enlarge it.

So? It wouldn't be the only private driveway in London where taxis
can't turn around.

Even if they can't get round in one go, they could presumably do a
three-point turn if necessary.



Why is it that so many people take Usenet postings literally then
dissect them while completely missing the point?

"Anthony Polson" wrote in message
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Britain's most famous cul-de-sac? Brookside Close, Shirley?

West Midlands, Croydon or Southampton?

Paul

"Paul Scott" wrote:
"Anthony Polson" wrote in message
.. .

Britain's most famous cul-de-sac? Brookside Close, Shirley?

West Midlands, Croydon or Southampton?


Merseyside.

In this context, Shirley is not a place, but an adverb, usually
appended to "Don't call me". ;-)