"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 Oct 2007, lonelytraveller wrote:

On 16 Oct, 13:43, wrote:

Are there/were there? Any plans to extend the Central Line past West
Ruislip?

There were also plans to extend the other branch of the central line past
Ealing - it would have gone to Uxbridge, roughly along the route of the
recently abandoned West London Tram. I still don't see why they didn't
propose that instead of the tram - digging a cut-and-cover route under
the main road

Well, at least you've more than made up for their failure to propose it.

I suspect the answer is cost - a tram route is an awful lot cheaper to
build than a tube line. Also, i don't know what the traffic along the
A4020 is trying to do; if it's a lot of local trips, then a tram is a
better service than a tube, although if it's people commuting into Ealing
or into town, then a tube would be much better.

The District might be a better bet than the Central, though - it's a long
distance, so bigger trains ought to be more comfortable.

ObIdleRouteSpeculation: Hanwell Broadway, Iron Bridge (x GWML - for
hospitals and inevitable high-density residential conversion of works),
Southall High Street, Yeading Brook, Hayes (Lansbury Dr - Church Rd),
Hayes End (x West Drayton Rd), Hillingdon Heath (x Harlington Rd),
Stratford Bridge (x R. Pinn, for Brunel University), junction with the
Metropolitan, Uxbridge.

tom

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So are you saying the bigger the size train the more comfortable they are?
How do you find the Met line trains then?

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007, wrote:

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 Oct 2007, lonelytraveller wrote:

On 16 Oct, 13:43, wrote:

Are there/were there? Any plans to extend the Central Line past West
Ruislip?

The District might be a better bet than the Central, though - it's a long
distance, so bigger trains ought to be more comfortable.

So are you saying the bigger the size train the more comfortable they
are?

Generally, yes.

How do you find the Met line trains then?

I follow the purple signs.

Met trains seem pretty comfortable to me. The transverse seating is better
than longitudinal seats on long trips, for sure.

tom

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Weird is Cool -- Naomi Clarke

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
h.li...
On Sat, 20 Oct 2007, wrote:

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
. li...
On Wed, 17 Oct 2007, lonelytraveller wrote:

On 16 Oct, 13:43, wrote:

Are there/were there? Any plans to extend the Central Line past West
Ruislip?

The District might be a better bet than the Central, though - it's a
long
distance, so bigger trains ought to be more comfortable.

So are you saying the bigger the size train the more comfortable they
are?

Generally, yes.

How do you find the Met line trains then?

I follow the purple signs.

Met trains seem pretty comfortable to me. The transverse seating is better
than longitudinal seats on long trips, for sure.

tom

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Weird is Cool -- Naomi Clarke

I agree with you on that and its a shame that this is going to go when the
Met line gets its new trains in 2009.