In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 10:48:33 on Fri, 27
Jun 2014, Richard J. remarked:
I didn't think the TfL journey planner would stretch out as far as
Cambridge (well, Ely really, I'm only starting in Cambridge because the
Sunday service from Ely has let me down).

The TfL journey planner will handle Ely. Just enter From "Ely",
station or stop in "Ely".

Good grief. I'd have tried "in... Cambs". Got nothing, and assumed it
didn't go out that far.

There's something about the way the TfL planner works that I simply
don't get on with (see recent discussion about typing in "Kings
Cross" and being offered things like Kingsbury/Blackbird Cross).

I know what you mean. I still haven't worked out what to type it to stop it
asking me if I mean Caledonian Road or something.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

wrote on 27 June 2014 11:51:33 ...
In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 10:48:33 on Fri, 27
Jun 2014, Richard J. remarked:
I didn't think the TfL journey planner would stretch out as far as
Cambridge (well, Ely really, I'm only starting in Cambridge because the
Sunday service from Ely has let me down).

The TfL journey planner will handle Ely. Just enter From "Ely",
station or stop in "Ely".

Good grief. I'd have tried "in... Cambs". Got nothing, and assumed it
didn't go out that far.

There's something about the way the TfL planner works that I simply
don't get on with (see recent discussion about typing in "Kings
Cross" and being offered things like Kingsbury/Blackbird Cross).

I know what you mean. I still haven't worked out what to type it to stop it
asking me if I mean Caledonian Road or something.

It does expect you to spell things properly. Type King's Cross. The
lack of an apostrophe is your problem.

The new Journey Planner interface at
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/ is much better in this regard.
You have only to type Kin and you get options that include King's Cross
Rail Station and King's Cross St Pancras.
--
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

wrote on 27 June 2014 11:51:33 ...
In article ,
(Roland Perry) wrote:

In message , at 10:48:33 on Fri, 27
Jun 2014, Richard J. remarked:
I didn't think the TfL journey planner would stretch out as far as
Cambridge (well, Ely really, I'm only starting in Cambridge because
the Sunday service from Ely has let me down).

The TfL journey planner will handle Ely. Just enter From "Ely",
station or stop in "Ely".

Good grief. I'd have tried "in... Cambs". Got nothing, and assumed it
didn't go out that far.

There's something about the way the TfL planner works that I simply
don't get on with (see recent discussion about typing in "Kings
Cross" and being offered things like Kingsbury/Blackbird Cross).

I know what you mean. I still haven't worked out what to type it to
stop it asking me if I mean Caledonian Road or something.

It does expect you to spell things properly. Type King's Cross. The
lack of an apostrophe is your problem.

Did that.

The new Journey Planner interface at
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/ is much better in this regard.
You have only to type Kin and you get options that include King's
Cross Rail Station and King's Cross St Pancras.

Yes and no. I had the old planner still bookmarked and it still comes up
with the same nonsense. Trying the new planner, it does as you say for
King's Cross but when I put in "Moorgate", it accepted it and then asked to
choose between 5 alternatives. So it's still rubbish.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In article ,
() wrote:

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

The new Journey Planner interface at
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/ is much better in this
regard. You have only to type Kin and you get options that include
King's Cross Rail Station and King's Cross St Pancras.

Yes and no. I had the old planner still bookmarked and it still comes
up with the same nonsense. Trying the new planner, it does as you say
for King's Cross but when I put in "Moorgate", it accepted it and
then asked to choose between 5 alternatives. So it's still rubbish.

I also notice that the old planner won't cover National Rail outside London
like Cambridge, while the old one does.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

wrote:
In article ,
() wrote:

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

The new Journey Planner interface at
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/ is much better in this
regard. You have only to type Kin and you get options that include
King's Cross Rail Station and King's Cross St Pancras.

Yes and no. I had the old planner still bookmarked and it still comes
up with the same nonsense. Trying the new planner, it does as you say
for King's Cross but when I put in "Moorgate", it accepted it and
then asked to choose between 5 alternatives. So it's still rubbish.

I also notice that the old planner won't cover National Rail outside London
like Cambridge, while the old one does.

Er, which does?

In article
,
(Recliner) wrote:

wrote:
In article ,
() wrote:

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

The new Journey Planner interface at
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/ is much better in this
regard. You have only to type Kin and you get options that include
King's Cross Rail Station and King's Cross St Pancras.

Yes and no. I had the old planner still bookmarked and it still comes
up with the same nonsense. Trying the new planner, it does as you say
for King's Cross but when I put in "Moorgate", it accepted it and
then asked to choose between 5 alternatives. So it's still rubbish.

I also notice that the old planner won't cover National Rail
outside London like Cambridge, while the old one does.

Er, which does?

Sorry, my typo which I have updated separately. I was wrong anyway.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In article ,
() wrote:

In article ,
() wrote:

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

The new Journey Planner interface at
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/ is much better in this
regard. You have only to type Kin and you get options that
include King's Cross Rail Station and King's Cross St Pancras.

Yes and no. I had the old planner still bookmarked and it still
comes up with the same nonsense. Trying the new planner, it does as
you say for King's Cross but when I put in "Moorgate", it accepted
it and then asked to choose between 5 alternatives. So it's still
rubbish.

Oops! new of course
I also notice that the old planner won't cover National Rail outside
^
London like Cambridge, while the old one does.

In fact the /new/ planner does get places outside London but you have to
persuade it to offer the option.

--
Colin Rosenstiel