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Forum: London Transport September 27th 17, 07:31 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,428
Posted By Neil Williams
Uber shut down in London

On 2017-09-27 07:23:32 +0000, Roland Perry said:

Even without the competition aspect, black cabs say it makes it much
less safe for them to drop off fares at such venues.

Bear with me while...
Forum: London Transport September 19th 17, 07:28 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 9,532
Posted By Neil Williams
675 bus route

On 2017-09-19 16:27:05 +0000, Roland Perry said:

Do you mean the red London ones, or outside London.

Outside London is my main experience. All the MK ones are stage
carriage services which you...
Forum: London Transport September 19th 17, 07:26 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 9,532
Posted By Neil Williams
675 bus route

On 2017-09-19 17:45:00 +0000, Roland Perry said:

That doesn't answer the question about whether the Big Green Bus
Company will take stage fares (rather than student seasons) on whatever
...
Forum: London Transport September 19th 17, 08:19 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 9,532
Posted By Neil Williams
675 bus route

On 2017-09-19 06:31:59 +0000, Roland Perry said:

If a bus has a "number" from the local fare stage operator, I don't see
why not.

On the other hand, outside London they are often privately...
Forum: London Transport September 13th 17, 11:54 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 7,761
Posted By Neil Williams
Hopper fare and two journeys lasting more than an hour

On 2017-09-13 11:22:44 +0000, Recliner said:

No, I think Roland is right: the second journey just has to start
within an hour of the first. The Oyster system has no idea how long
you stay on...
Forum: London Transport September 13th 17, 11:54 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 7,761
Posted By Neil Williams
Hopper fare and two journeys lasting more than an hour

On 2017-09-13 11:16:14 +0000, Jarle Hammen Knudsen said:

To me, making a bus journey means getting on the bus, riding the bus
and getting off again.

TfL does not share your interpretation.

If...
Forum: London Transport September 1st 17, 12:39 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 11,166
Posted By Neil Williams
Oyster and Contactless on NR

On 2017-09-01 12:23:05 +0000, John Levine said:

There's a reason that transit systems increasingly use proof of
payment rather than gates.

Er, do they? European countries seem increasingly to...
Forum: London Transport August 4th 17, 08:44 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,948
Posted By Neil Williams
Latest RAIB on Croydon tram catastrophe

On 2017-08-04 08:05:20 +0000, Roland Perry said:

There's more to do when driving a bus, therefore drivers don't fall
asleep as often. There are also very few instances of buses toppling
over...
Forum: London Transport August 4th 17, 08:43 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,948
Posted By Neil Williams
Latest RAIB on Croydon tram catastrophe

On 2017-08-04 07:35:43 +0000, Robin said:

Such devices may offer value for money on trams but not on the road (eg
because the current technology means they are easier to make work on
rail...
Forum: London Transport June 26th 17, 06:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,115
Posted By Neil Williams
**** up, brewery? Not on LUs CV.

On 2017-06-23 18:16:48 +0000, Steve Lewis said:

When ATO/ATP dies, all the trains stop, as they have just stopped
receiving the communication tells no them that they can proceed. The
trains...
Forum: London Transport May 29th 17, 02:46 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,678
Posted By Neil Williams
BA IT collapse -- what effect on ttains?

On 2017-05-29 08:43:37 +0000, Roland Perry said:

In message
-septe

mber.org, at 20:10:12 on Sun, 28 May 2017, Recliner...
Forum: London Transport May 29th 17, 02:43 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,678
Posted By Neil Williams
BA IT collapse -- what effect on ttains?

On 2017-05-29 06:40:01 +0000, tim... said:

it seems to be entirely down to insufficient redundancy in their
systems, and any decision to dispense with (whatever is) industry
standard...
Forum: London Transport April 28th 17, 04:53 PM
Replies: 313
Views: 44,552
Posted By Neil Williams
Woking to Heathrow

On 2017-04-28 16:37:11 +0000, said:

Merseyrail like the drayton park - moorgate line in london rather eludes
definition. Is it a metro, an S Bahn or just commuter...
Forum: London Transport April 28th 17, 10:53 AM
Replies: 313
Views: 44,552
Posted By Neil Williams
Woking to Heathrow

On 2017-04-28 09:43:59 +0000, said:

Even so, I still can't figure out why newcastle was so blessed when other
more deserving cities were not. God knows, Birmingham...
Forum: London Transport April 28th 17, 08:56 AM
Replies: 313
Views: 44,552
Posted By Neil Williams
Woking to Heathrow

On 2017-04-28 08:16:11 +0000, Roland Perry said:

You said that the original intention was for the P&R to be used by
people working in Cambridge (but that was always misconceived in my
view...
Forum: London Transport April 28th 17, 08:55 AM
Replies: 313
Views: 44,552
Posted By Neil Williams
Woking to Heathrow

On 2017-04-28 04:36:54 +0000, Recliner said:

Though, of course, the Newcastle Metro largely runs on former BR tracks,

The Hamburg U-Bahn has a couple of sections where it's on ex-DB metals
I...
Forum: London Transport April 28th 17, 08:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 763
Posted By Neil Williams
Cleaner Air For London?

On 2017-04-28 04:17:46 +0000, Recliner said:

Well, we are doing (slightly):

"Electricity generated in 2016 fell by 0.2 per cent from 339.1 TWh in 2015
to 338.6 TWh.

A lot of that will come...
Forum: London Transport April 28th 17, 08:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 763
Posted By Neil Williams
Cleaner Air For London?

On 2017-04-27 23:49:36 +0000, said:

The National Grid probably prefers not to think about them. The
pseudo-environmentalists who pretend to care about the environment
...
Forum: London Transport April 27th 17, 10:27 PM
Replies: 313
Views: 44,552
Posted By Neil Williams
Woking to Heathrow

On 2017-04-27 20:42:58 +0000, Recliner said:

Very little (10%) of the Newcastle Metro is underground. It's much more of
an S-Bahn than a U-Bahn.

An U-Bahn doesn't have to spend that much of...
Forum: London Transport April 19th 17, 01:48 PM
Replies: 313
Views: 44,552
Posted By Neil Williams
Woking to Heathrow

On 2017-04-19 12:47:02 +0000, said:

On a related cambridge note - why do some parts of the "guided" busway not
have guiderails? I don't mean the bits that cross other roads,...
Forum: London Transport April 18th 17, 10:32 AM
Replies: 313
Views: 44,552
Posted By Neil Williams
Woking to Heathrow

On 2017-04-18 10:06:00 +0000, Roland Perry said:

Nope. In Cambridge it's by transponder.

Still not car colour.

Neil
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Neil Williams
Put my first name before the @ to reply.
Forum: London Transport April 18th 17, 09:18 AM
Replies: 313
Views: 44,552
Posted By Neil Williams
Woking to Heathrow

On 2017-04-18 07:39:42 +0000, Roland Perry said:

... get older...

I think we probably do.

You get older quicker than everywhere else in the country? Seems
unlikely. People are people, and...
Forum: London Transport April 18th 17, 07:31 AM
Replies: 313
Views: 44,552
Posted By Neil Williams
Woking to Heathrow

On 2017-04-17 23:02:15 +0000, said:

Roland is referring to East Cambridgeshire, not Cambridge.

I bet people don't get sick there any more than anywhere else...
Forum: London Transport April 17th 17, 10:05 PM
Replies: 313
Views: 44,552
Posted By Neil Williams
Woking to Heathrow

On 2017-04-17 06:51:56 +0000, Roland Perry said:

Just seen proposals from my District Council to reform the rules, which
are in response to *local* considerations, including:

Enhancing the...
Forum: London Transport April 7th 17, 10:44 AM
Replies: 313
Views: 44,552
Posted By Neil Williams
Woking to Heathrow

On 2017-04-07 10:24:31 +0000, tim... said:

There's currently an argument in Brighton about Uber drivers from
London being allowed to operate in the city (on their London
registration papers)...
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