"John B" wrote in message
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In latest fire-related-chaos news, this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7238711.stm
led to this:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/servic...y.html#current

Inadequate satnav?


When I first glanced at the pic I was hoping it was a fire engine! Is it
possible (looking at the BBC's pic) that the bus driver was unaware of the
meaning of the whitelines painted on the brickwork above the centre of the
arch, or was he too high anyway? Although at 9am he probably wasn't the
first bus along?

Paul S

Paul Scott wrote:
"John B" wrote in message
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In latest fire-related-chaos news, this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7238711.stm
led to this:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/servic...y.html#current

Inadequate satnav?

When I first glanced at the pic I was hoping it was a fire engine! Is it
possible (looking at the BBC's pic) that the bus driver was
unaware of the meaning of the whitelines painted on the brickwork
above the centre of the arch, or was he too high anyway? Although at
9am he probably wasn't the first bus along?

I'd imagine it wasn't his first trip under the bridge, it was just the first
time he forgot to drive in the middle.

John Rowland wrote:
Paul Scott wrote:
"John B" wrote in message
...


In latest fire-related-chaos news, this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7238711.stm
led to this:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/servic...y.html#current

Inadequate satnav?

When I first glanced at the pic I was hoping it was a fire engine! Is it
possible (looking at the BBC's pic) that the bus driver was
unaware of the meaning of the whitelines painted on the brickwork
above the centre of the arch, or was he too high anyway? Although at
9am he probably wasn't the first bus along?

I'd imagine it wasn't his first trip under the bridge, it was just
the first time he forgot to drive in the middle.

Yup - the BBC site has an update including:

A Transport for London (TfL) spokesperson said buses had been using the
route under the arched bridge safely for 24 hours before the crash
happened. The bus was diverted because of road closures.
He said: "The route is a recognised diversion route and drivers know to
drive straight through the middle."

Paul S

On Feb 11, 11:45 am, John B wrote:
On 10 Feb, 01:03, "Richard J." wrote:

Reporting very nearly from the scene (ie waiting for a bus home), I
can tell you the bridge effected is the Primrose Hill link and not
part of the North London Line itself, which is completely
unaffected.

Good news! Phew, I got worried for a while!
If it were to be NLL, I could easily imagine Overground being split
in Camden, probably meaning no service to Stratford for months.

Can't wait for the update in your blog! ;-)

TfL are still reporting at 01:00 no trains Richmond-Stratford, Willesden
J - Clapham J, Willesden J - Euston. National Rail site says that
services to/from Euston resumed at 22:20.

In latest fire-related-chaos news, this:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7238711.stm
led to this:http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/servic...y.html#current

Inadequate satnav?

--
John Band
john at johnband dot orgwww.johnband.org

The same thing happened on Sodor but Thomas was able to cross the
bridge at caution speed.

In message
, at
03:45:05 on Mon, 11 Feb 2008, John B remarked:
In latest fire-related-chaos news, this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7238711.stm
led to this:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/servic...y.html#current

"Landslip in the Brighouse area". Maybe there was a story earlier about
the bus/bridge bash?

[Always pays to post a quote from sites that change all the time].
--
Roland Perry

In article ,
Mr Thant wrote:
On 10 Feb, 22:09, Nick Leverton wrote:
Do I understand right - the fire is at the other end from that proposed
for redevelopment ? *I hope so otherwise it might be depressingly
convenient for the developers. *It will still take some rebuilding,
especially to keep the atmosphere that people visit Camden for :-(

Yes. The Canal Market was probably the least visited and least
important one. The tube station redevelopment is a long way south and
gets rid of Buck Street Market, which is the most touristy one -
mostly identical stalls telling t-shirts for edgy 14 year olds. The
other markets are much more interesting.

Got it. Not what I think normally of as part of the Camden Market
at all, don't think I've even been in it. They could have burnt and
redeveloped that bit all they liked ! Some day when I go there I will
work out the layout. I tried Google but every site relating to Camden
seemed overloaded ...

(btw If you're a fan of TfL arson conspiracy theories, check this
ranty one-note blog:
http://opendalston.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html
)

Thanks for the link. Getting OT for Camden Market but as a once-frequent
visitor to the Four Aces and the Theatre Factory (both now R.I.P) I have
a lot of sympathy with Opendalston's war against Hackney planning blight,
even if not with all their conspiracy theories!

Nick
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Serendipity: http://www.leverton.org/blosxom (last update 4th February 2008)
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