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Forum: London Transport July 1st 08, 08:08 PM
Replies: 337
Views: 49,127
Posted By Lew 1[_2_]
How much was a ticket for the underground in the 60s?

$2 bills have a worse problem, incidentally. Many people have never
seen one in their entire lives -- or even know they exist -- and they
look different than all the other bills. Many clerks...
Forum: London Transport April 24th 08, 10:14 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,132
Posted By Lew 1[_2_]
broken bus journey

Yes you should pay twice if using cash or PAYG. There are no "break of
journey" facilities for London's buses nor are there are through single
tickets valid bus to bus. Obviously you aren't...
Forum: London Transport April 20th 08, 10:31 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 8,507
Posted By Lew 1[_2_]
How GPS works (was Bus Information Signs)

So this means a receiver needs to already know current approximate
location and the current time, and the orbit and frequency pattern
information about the satellites. This is why it takes ages...
Forum: London Transport April 12th 08, 12:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 957
Posted By Lew 1[_2_]
What is the Life of a Bank of Escalators?

The escalators being replaced were installed as part of the DLR
extension to Bank. Perhaps the budget for said extension might have
been somewhat stretched, so the chosen escalators weren't...
Forum: London Transport April 6th 08, 12:59 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,556
Posted By Lew 1[_2_]
Nightmare at Bank

And 14 months just to replace 4 escalators???

Remember, they can only work overnight when the station is clear of public.

LEWIS
Forum: London Transport March 24th 08, 03:16 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,414
Posted By Lew 1[_2_]
StP retail fit-out - still a work in progress

Beaten by Tesco, who already had a chain of several hundred stores by
1963. Their first actual supermarket was 1956, although they were
operating self-service shops as early as 1947 (and more...
Forum: London Transport March 21st 08, 12:15 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,414
Posted By Lew 1[_2_]
StP retail fit-out - still a work in progress

It's also one of the few that doesn't "charge three time as much for ready
food" because it's on a railway station.

Though, presumably, that's only because they charge three times as...
Forum: London Transport March 17th 08, 02:18 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,106
Posted By Lew 1[_2_]
Thameslink/FCC ticket validity question again

"Sky Rider" wrote in message
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Lew 1 wrote:

Luton Airport Parkway.

And as of last week, I still can't get through...
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