On 9 Jan, 19:17, "Peter Smyth" wrote:
Henry wrote:
On 9 Jan, 15:20, Michael Hoffman wrote:

Hampton Court-London Terminals This ticket is only valid for routes
passing through Esher. view £161.30

I'm baffled - which Hampton Court - London Terminals routes
would pass through Esher?
...
It is actually a dual-availability season ticket that is valid to both
Hampton Court and Esher. The description is not very helpful though.

Thanks.

An extra 30 quid a week for the option of driving to Esher?
SWT must be rubbing their hands in glee at the
proposed Jolly Boatman works...

Henry

Henry wrote:

SWT must be rubbing their hands in glee at the
proposed Jolly Boatman works...

Is Hampton Court Station going to close?
--
Michael Hoffman

On 10 Jan, 22:05, Michael Hoffman wrote:
Henry wrote:
SWT must be rubbing their hands in glee at the
proposed Jolly Boatman works...

Is Hampton Court Station going to close?

Not permanently, but the application involves a lot of building work,
including moving the car park underground, so I'd expect a lot of
disruption (I don't think there's a Hampton Court-Esher bus link
any more, so these tickets are presumably for car-borne
commuters).

The application is 2007/2970 , 2971 & 2972 accessible via
http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/services...ningonline.htm

I'd expect something in all of that about interim arrangements
during the works, but I've not managed to wade through it all yet.

Thanks

Henry

Henry wrote

Is Hampton Court Station going to close?

Not permanently, but the application involves a lot of building work,
including moving the car park underground, so I'd expect a lot of
disruption (I don't think there's a Hampton Court-Esher bus link
any more, so these tickets are presumably for car-borne
commuters).

There is such a link but it's useless: 513 Kingston-Hampton
Court-Esher-Cobham-Downside 3 buses a day. I suppose a commuter might
live or park their car at some point where both stations (2 miles apart
by road) are a reasonable choice - long ago I was issued, at no extra
cost and without being asked, a season from Walton-on-Thames OR Cobham
to Waterloo.

--
Mike D

The question remains whether it is possible to get all the way to
Waterloo for GBP 29.30/112.60 as advertised in at least two locations
now, we see. Any ideas?

I'm fairly sure not - I travel from Thames Ditton and have picked up
on the grapevine that there's a cheaper price for London for those who
don't go to Waterloo, e.g. those who travel to Vauxhall and get the
tube from there (or even just walk from Vauxhall). Waterloo counts as
London Terminals, so you're stuck with the higher price.

Clapham Junction may also count as "London" in the above.

On Jan 11, 11:41 am, "Michael R N Dolbear" wrote:
Henry wrote

Is Hampton Court Station going to close?

Not permanently, but the application involves a lot of building work,
including moving the car park underground, so I'd expect a lot of
disruption (I don't think there's a Hampton Court-Esher bus link
any more, so these tickets are presumably for car-borne
commuters).

There is such a link but it's useless: 513 Kingston-Hampton
Court-Esher-Cobham-Downside 3 buses a day.

Also, for some mysterious reason appears that this only calls at
Hampton Court _Station_ going towards Esher, but not on the
return journey.

I suppose a commuter might
live or park their car at some point where both stations (2 miles apart
by road) are a reasonable choice
....

There are the residential roads south of the Ember (though you'd make
yourself unpopular parking there) - but, if you were doing that, I'd
have
thought it would make more sense to walk to Thames Ditton station
rather than all the way to Hampton Court. Also Thames Ditton station
is connected to Esher by both the 513 bus and the 515
Kingston - Thames Ditton - Esher - Guildford service.

Is an Esher-or-Thames Ditton to London season available?
Not sure where to look online that doesn't want me to register.

Thanks

Henry

On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:34:10 -0800 (PST), Henry wrote:

Is an Esher-or-Thames Ditton to London season available?
Not sure where to look online that doesn't want me to register.

All of the dual availability season tickets are listed in Section N of
the NFM: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passen...s/manuals.html
(you want the London version).

On 17 Jan, 21:07, asdf wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:34:10 -0800 (PST), Henry wrote:
Is an Esher-or-Thames Ditton to London season available?
Not sure where to look online that doesn't want me to register.

All of the dual availability season tickets are listed in Section N of
the NFM:http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passen...s/manuals.html
(you want the London version).

That's great, thanks.

Aha, an Esher - Hampton Court - Thames Ditton threeway lurks there!

Henry

In message
, at
17:34:10 on Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Henry remarked:
There is such a link but it's useless: 513 Kingston-Hampton
Court-Esher-Cobham-Downside 3 buses a day.

Also, for some mysterious reason appears that this only calls at
Hampton Court _Station_ going towards Esher, but not on the
return journey.

Isn't the road rather wide there, maybe the bus stop for the opposite
direction is called something else?
--
Roland Perry

On 18 Jan, 08:49, Roland Perry wrote:
In message
, at
17:34:10 on Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Henry remarked:

There is such a link but it's useless: 513 Kingston-Hampton
Court-Esher-Cobham-Downside 3 buses a day.

Also, for some mysterious reason appears that this only calls at
Hampton Court _Station_ going towards Esher, but not on the
return journey.

Isn't the road rather wide there,

There are two lanes in each direction but it's pretty
busy most of the day, especially in the Kingston
direction as the traffic backs up from the roundabout
across the river. The buses can't really stop in the road,
and there are too many side turnings to build a bay without
blocking sight lines.

maybe the bus stop for the opposite
direction is called something else?

Going towards Esher, the buses pull off into the station
forecourt, but on the way back the last official stop before
the Green (on the other side of the Thames) is Summer Road,
(by the level crossing).
That probably counts as walking distance if you're fit enough
to cross the road in mid-traffic to the station-side pavement
immediately; otherwise there's currently a couple of hundred
yards of mud slick and a couple of nasty junctions to negotiate
to reach the pelican crossing at the station.

The obvious solution would be to turn into the gyratory and
share the bay already used by buses heading along the riverbank,
but simply go right round and turn left back on to the bridge.

Of course that would mean buses both to and (~hourly) from
Kingston sharing a stop, which no doubt violates some
incontestable diktat.

Hth

Henry