Robin9 wrote:


Mike Bristow;154290 Wrote:
In article ,
Robin9 wrote:-

'Basil Jet[_4_ Wrote: -
;154218']The current TfL Rail map

https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/track/tfl-rail

shows interchange with the Goblin at Forest Gate, but the new Betty
map

http://tinyurl.com/h3r9l35

doesn't. Accident or design?-

TfL are peddling flannel, The Standard is telling the truth.
The distance between Forest Gate Station and Wanstead Park
Station is far greater than the distances at West Hampstead.-

Er, not really. Forest Gate - Wanstead Park is ~200-250m; so is
West Hampstead Tube - West Hampstead Thameslink. While the West
Hampstead link might be marginally shorter, they're certainly in
the same ballpark.


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Mike Bristow

I drove down Woodgrange Road today past the two stations a few
hours before reading your post. Next time I'll re-set my clock and
measure the distance.

This morning I met a woman who has severe back problems as
has her 70 year old mother. She told me she has difficulties in
walking or standing up for long periods. I explained the bone of
contention in this thread and asked her opinion. She affirmed
that my argument is correct and that for people with mobility
problems, being obliged to walk between stations is onerous.

Nobody is "obliged" to do anything. As far as I am aware there are no
staff at Forest Gate chucking people off trains and forcing them to
walk to Wanstead Park.

TfL are merely making people aware of an option that may be useful for
some journeys.

Peter Smyth

If a misleading map has lured people into making an inappropriate
choice of route, then when those people discover their mistake
they either have to make the best of it or plan an entirely new journey.