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Furthest point from a bus stop
Does anyone know where is the point in Greater London which is furthest
from: a) a bus stop with a scheduled service (even only only weekly) b) any form of scheduled public transport? I assume someone must have calculated this[1] - but a quick Google didn't find anything. [1] And Diamond Geezer photographed it, Ian Visits written about a Victorian proposal for an atmospheric railway there, and London Reconnections written a slightly tl;dr analysis of why the Underground doesn't go there. -- Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK |
Furthest point from a bus stop
"Arthur Figgis" wrote Does anyone know where is the point in Greater London which is furthest from: a) a bus stop with a scheduled service (even only only weekly) b) any form of scheduled public transport? I assume someone must have calculated this[1] - but a quick Google didn't find anything. [1] And Diamond Geezer photographed it, Ian Visits written about a Victorian proposal for an atmospheric railway there, and London Reconnections written a slightly tl;dr analysis of why the Underground doesn't go there. Diamond Geezer has done something along those lines, perhaps distance from a station ? But there are some difficulties of definition. The middle of Richmond Park would be an obvious entry, but there is a park bus service, every Wednesday, so perhaps Bushy Park or Hyde park. -- Mike D |
Furthest point from a bus stop
On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:20:51 -0000, "Michael R N Dolbear" wrote:
"Arthur Figgis" wrote Does anyone know where is the point in Greater London which is furthest from: a) a bus stop with a scheduled service (even only only weekly) b) any form of scheduled public transport? I assume someone must have calculated this[1] - but a quick Google didn't find anything. [1] And Diamond Geezer photographed it, Ian Visits written about a Victorian proposal for an atmospheric railway there, and London Reconnections written a slightly tl;dr analysis of why the Underground doesn't go there. Diamond Geezer has done something along those lines, perhaps distance from a station ? But there are some difficulties of definition. The middle of Richmond Park would be an obvious entry, but there is a park bus service, every Wednesday, so perhaps Bushy Park or Hyde park. I would guess somewhere on the outskirts, for example parts of Bromley. |
Furthest point from a bus stop
On 21/02/2017 00:20, Michael R N Dolbear wrote:
"Arthur Figgis" wrote Does anyone know where is the point in Greater London which is furthest from: a) a bus stop with a scheduled service (even only only weekly) b) any form of scheduled public transport? I assume someone must have calculated this[1] - but a quick Google didn't find anything. [1] And Diamond Geezer photographed it, Ian Visits written about a Victorian proposal for an atmospheric railway there, and London Reconnections written a slightly tl;dr analysis of why the Underground doesn't go there. Diamond Geezer has done something along those lines, perhaps distance from a station ? But there are some difficulties of definition. The middle of Richmond Park would be an obvious entry, but there is a park bus service, every Wednesday, so perhaps Bushy Park or Hyde park. Might the southern bit of Rainham marshes (where Coldharbour Lane runs down towards Coldharbour Point) be a candidate? Or Coldharbour Point itself if it's defined as "how long does it take to walk to..." :) -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
Furthest point from a bus stop
I hope it is not the middle of a park because that would be cheating. I hope it is somewhere residential.
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Furthest point from a bus stop
Define "furthest"?
As the crow flies? By public footpath? By surfaced road? Noak Hill is probably a candidate. Using rough estimates by grid squares the furthest reaches are a nearly a couple of kilometers as the crow flies. The old 174 terminus at the site former Pentowan Cafe is about 2k by road. Widdrington Farm is a short walk across the fields but getting on for 3k by road. |
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