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On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 08:46:54 +0000, Graeme Wall
wrote: On 02/11/2015 08:09, Recliner wrote: Graeme Wall wrote: On 01/11/2015 21:56, Charles Ellson wrote: On Sun, 1 Nov 2015 21:26:24 +0000, Graeme Wall wrote: On 01/11/2015 20:34, Charles Ellson wrote: On Sun, 1 Nov 2015 18:32:23 +0000, Graeme Wall wrote: On 01/11/2015 02:53, Charles Ellson wrote: On Sun, 1 Nov 2015 02:37:58 -0000 (UTC), Recliner wrote: Charles Ellson wrote: On Sun, 1 Nov 2015 01:40:46 -0000 (UTC), Recliner wrote: Charles Ellson wrote: On Sun, 1 Nov 2015 00:02:08 -0000 (UTC), Recliner wrote: Charles Ellson wrote: On Sat, 31 Oct 2015 12:03:37 +0000, Basil Jet wrote: On 2015\10\31 12:01, Basil Jet wrote: On 2015\10\31 09:34, e27002 aurora wrote: Dalston, Angel and St Pancras look reasonable. BUT, then the line heads for Victoria. Victoria already has a direct route toKX/St P. But Waterloo does not. Why not follow the route of the WWI plan for an express Northern Line pair to Waterloo? Boris's new toy then follows a zigzag route to Wimbledon. Wimbledon is already well served and cramped. Adding the entrances here for a Crossrail station will be difficult. Moreover it adds little value. Anyone heading from Wimbledon to Victoria has a choice of routes. One can change at Clapham Junction, or use the District Line. Why not continue to shadow the Northern Line with Stations at Kennington, Clapham North, Balham, Tooting Broadway, and South Wimbledon? Borisrail then continues to Raynes Park. There is a logic to this because several of the main SW suburban routes have converged there. But Boris's route then runs onto them ALL. That begs the question: Why retain the slow pair from Waterloo. How does TfL, et al, expect to maintain the discipline of a rapid transit service with four branches? No, from Colliers Wood Crossrail two should continue to Raynes Park for interchange and then take over the pair towards Motspur Park. The route could terminate at Chessington and Horsham. The later will provide many valuable connections to, and from, the outer suburbs. That sounds dear. I don't know why everybody wants to build underground stations everywhere. They're dear! By 2030 the Waterloo trains will probably all be electric or bi-mode. I suggest a new twin-tunnel mainline from Hersham to Clapham Junction with a pair of tunnelled platforms at Kingston, to replace Surbiton as the principal station in the area. That would free up lots of room on the surface lines through Wimbledon and Surbiton for more local trains which could then go into the CR2 tunnel near Clapham Junction in approximately the same place as the mainline tunnel ended. I forgot to say that the mainline would be under parkland for much of the route and under the A3 for another chunk, all of which cheapens and simplifies construction. If the oil runs out you could put the railway on one side of the A3 as the other side might be all that's needed for what's left of public and goods road transport. The oil isn't running out any time soon, Strange, three parties spent two years telling people in Scotland that it was. Charles, stop being so obtuse. You know very well that what they correctly said was that *Scotland's* oil was running out. Not all of the oil in the North Sea is in Scottish waters and there are more undeveloped fields in the west. Does the SNP now also claim the oil in Norwegian waters? Norway is East of Scotland. There have been undeveloped fields in the west for decades. There still will be just as many in decades to come, because there are many cheaper places to extract oil. It was the SNP that lied, on this and many other topics. Oh ? LIB - Carmichael - In danger of losing seat because of lies. [http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2015/...ael-case-ends] LIB/LAB/CON - Promised new Scotland Bill ready to be voted on by 25th January. Bill is still making way through Westminster. LAB - Claims that "Scottish Labour" is a political party when it is merely a registered alias of GB Labour. LAB/LIB/CON - Claimed thousands depend on Trident for jobs at Faslane - MOD later confirms they only employ 159 and contractors employ about 360. Figures had been puffed up by counting 3500 sailors and 3000 other staff mostly not employed on Trident, many of whom are not always there. But all of which will be lost if the nuclear subs move out of Faslane. No, it is a favoured location for a future Scottish naval base. The boats don't fix themselves. How many people does it take to maintain a couple of motor launches? The current fisheries protection vessels are respectively 781, 2181 and 2181 tonnes. The smaller one is a bit heavier than a Hunt class minesweeper and the other two a bit heavier than an RN River class vessel and of comparable size to Irish naval vessels. If/when independence occurs the Grey Funnel Line will have more offshore protection vessels than they need (if the current mob in Westminster haven't shaved things down any more) so the logical thing to do is leave behind those already used in Scottish waters. So that'll be three people then… If you think two assistants are all you need then tender for the job now. Jura is currently invading Hull if you want to get your paint tins ready. Not sure you think we'll need less FP vessels in the event of Scottish independence, got to make sure they don't go fishing in our waters. Actually, fishery protection would be important to an independent Scotland. It won't have much oil production by then, and may be outside the EU, so fish will be an important asset to be defended. Even more reason why the rest of us should make sure they stick to their own waters. Good luck with confining England to its own waters for fishing. |
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On 02/11/2015 20:31, wrote:
In article , (Someone Somewhere) wrote: On 02/11/2015 14:27, wrote: In article , (Graeme Wall) wrote: Not sure you think we'll need less FP vessels in the event of Scottish independence, got to make sure they don't go fishing in our waters. Not in London, that's for sure. Please take this to a more relevant newsgroup. Are we allowed to say this every time Cambridge (insert anything here, but especially minicabs) are mentioned in the future? That at least bears some relation to discussions about London cabs. There is, as far as I know, no question of London getting its own fisheries. You never know: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/teemi...s-6702371.html You could attach a net to the back of a Thames Clipper and, having dropped the catch off at Billingsgate, subsidise the cost to bring it within reach of a standard travel card. There you go, London transport and fishing.... |
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On 2015\11\03 12:12, wrote:
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 08:45:10 +0000, Someone Somewhere wrote: You never know: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/teemi...s-6702371.html You could attach a net to the back of a Thames Clipper and, having dropped the catch off at Billingsgate, subsidise the cost to bring it within reach of a standard travel card. I don't think they would make a Net profit. Can it! |
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On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 12:35:39 +0000, Basil Jet
wrote: On 2015\11\03 12:12, wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 08:45:10 +0000, Someone Somewhere wrote: You never know: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/teemi...s-6702371.html You could attach a net to the back of a Thames Clipper and, having dropped the catch off at Billingsgate, subsidise the cost to bring it within reach of a standard travel card. I don't think they would make a Net profit. Can it! His is angling. |
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On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 14:31:15 -0600,
wrote: In article , (Someone Somewhere) wrote: On 02/11/2015 14:27, wrote: In article , (Graeme Wall) wrote: Not sure you think we'll need less FP vessels in the event of Scottish independence, got to make sure they don't go fishing in our waters. Not in London, that's for sure. Please take this to a more relevant newsgroup. Are we allowed to say this every time Cambridge (insert anything here, but especially minicabs) are mentioned in the future? That at least bears some relation to discussions about London cabs. There is, as far as I know, no question of London getting its own fisheries. Councillor consider utilizing your kill file. It will reduce your Mishegas Quotient and improve your Usenet experience. My USD0.02 .. |
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