wrote in news:W-
:

In article ,
(James Farrar) wrote:

wrote in
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Those changes will just make it useless for most of the journeys
I currently make on it because there will be no service through
Edgware Road between North and West sides of the Circle.

Really? You've never told us that before.

Yes I did. See the limited steps discussion for King's Cross - East
Putney journeys.

When's your birthday? I'll buy you an irony meter.

On Apr 30, 3:04*am, Clive wrote:

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Thant writes
And Stratford International, which will
potentially never handle international passengers)

Apart from when the Olympics are staged.

Eh?! The duration of the Olympic Games is one period where Eurostars
are absolutely guaranteed not to stop at Stratford International. The
only service to stop there during this period will be the "Olympic
Javelin" service, formed of the Hitachi class 395 trains, which will
shuttle between St. Pancras - Stratford Int'l - Ebbsfleet. AIUI the
Kent High-Speed (aka 'Kent domestics') service will be entirely
suspended during this period because the trains will be needed for the
Olympic Javelin service. Eurostars will continue to use HS1 but will
pass through Stratford Int'l non-stop.

On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:58:35 +0100
Clive wrote:
I know nothing of modern stock but the previous 62 stock above ground
with the "Flag up." had the top speed of 60, though with the power
handle off I have seen speeds of 65mph whilst coasting down to Debden.

That must've been a white knuckle ride for all involved. Those trains
weren't exactly smooth riders at the best of times.

B2003

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:48:28AM +0000, wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:29:36 +0100
"John Rowland" wrote:
Closer to home, Sheffield's tram network has a branch to serve a high-rise
housing estate which was demolished while the tramway was under
construction.
Speaking of underused infrastructure in Sheffield, what happened here?
I bet thats a boy racers paradise at night.

If you look carefully the pointless roads have some *very* stout
barriers across them.

--
David Cantrell | Reality Engineer, Ministry of Information

23.5 degrees of axial tilt is the reason for the season

David Cantrell wrote:
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:48:28AM +0000,
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:29:36 +0100
"John Rowland" wrote:
Closer to home, Sheffield's tram network has a branch to serve a
high-rise housing estate which was demolished while the tramway was
under construction.
Speaking of underused infrastructure in Sheffield, what happened
here?
I bet thats a boy racers paradise at night.

If you look carefully the pointless roads have some *very* stout
barriers across them.

This one doesn't.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...87896490338057

The others wouldn't stop a motorcycle anyway. Maybe it was supposed to be a
test circuit for learner drivers, like this
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...,0.002414&z=19

In article , () wrote:

On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:58:35 +0100
Clive wrote:
I know nothing of modern stock but the previous 62 stock above ground
with the "Flag up." had the top speed of 60, though with the power
handle off I have seen speeds of 65mph whilst coasting down to Debden.

That must've been a white knuckle ride for all involved. Those
trains weren't exactly smooth riders at the best of times.

Hammersmith-Acton Town was always fun for that reason!

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Hammersmith-Acton Town was always fun for that reason!

Heh, each time I'm in the train passing through that section I feel
like a tiny bit more and the train will JUMP away from the track :-)

Joe wrote:
From the signs, that must be the station for Disneyland, Marne la
Vall?e-Chessy station on RER line A, about 20 miles east of Paris. It's
not a M?tro station. The RER has ticket gates on entry and exit, and
generally tighter security.

I know, I was just using it as an example of the fact that the ticket
barriers are bigger than what we normally have in GB.

The Metro has tall, opaque exit gates. Seen to the left of this picture,
with the footballer vinyls:
http://parisbytrain.com/files/2008/0...ntparnasse.jpg

They're at least person-operated, so no ticket is required. I notice there
seems to be some kind of emergency exit via the 'wrong' side of the entry
gates (right side of picture).

Theo

John Rowland wrote:
The others wouldn't stop a motorcycle anyway. Maybe it was supposed to be a
test circuit for learner drivers, like this
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...,0.002414&z=19

Looks like someone demolished:
http://www.multimap.com/s/R389ihKE
these houses:
http://www.multimap.com/s/vYMM109y

Looking at the random ones that survived for a while, perhaps some people
were a bit more obstinate than others.

Seems to be a less than desirable part of the world:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-sto...9520-18971926/

Ah... looks like they've been demolished to 'balance supply and demand':
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-cit...g-supplydemand
(list in Appendix A)

Theo