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Forum: London Transport July 10th 12, 01:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 932
Posted By amogles
London Paddington Shenanigans

On 10 Jul., 13:07, 77002 wrote:

Brunel turns in his grave. *But given the way Paddington has been
abused, Brunel the younger has turned in his grave for some years.-

I guess...
Forum: London Transport June 11th 12, 02:24 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,448
Posted By amogles
Paddington Station H&C Platforms

On 21 Mai, 18:12, "Paul Scott" wrote:

AFAIAA they are going to convert P12/P13 into a full length platform, but I
haven't seen it in anything official yet....
Forum: London Transport March 5th 12, 02:22 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,656
Posted By amogles
London Bridge - Paddington by cab

On 24 Feb., 20:55, Chris Read wrote:
The Jubilee platforms at London Bridge are a bit 'journey to the
centre of the earth', and the headways are generally dire, at any...
Forum: London Transport February 7th 12, 02:56 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 10,561
Posted By amogles
First rule of politics: If your opponent has a great idea, copy it!

On 7 Feb., 12:33, ian batten wrote:
It also means that some realistic use-cases, such as "quickly nipping
over to X to buy a Y" become single journeys, unless you have...
Forum: London Transport December 21st 11, 11:13 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 20,048
Posted By amogles
Modern double deck trams

On 20 Dez., 17:47, Neil Williams wrote:
On Dec 20, 3:48*pm, bob wrote:

Articulations and double deck vehicles are generally not compatible.
In all...
Forum: London Transport December 20th 11, 10:35 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 20,048
Posted By amogles
Modern double deck trams

On 20 Dez., 12:10, Basil Jet wrote:

Since trams tend to have priority at traffic lights on surface routes
anyway, the tunnels exist for the benefit of road...
Forum: London Transport December 20th 11, 09:48 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 20,048
Posted By amogles
Modern double deck trams

On 20 Dez., 11:46, bob wrote:

And of course the largest DD rolling stock of the lot are the formerly
Hawker Siddeley now Bombardier cars developed for GO. *I've only
ridden...
Forum: London Transport December 20th 11, 09:39 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 20,048
Posted By amogles
Modern double deck trams

On 20 Dez., 11:27, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2011\12\20 08:57, Graham Harrison wrote:

I can't find a tram related newsgroup.

I've sometimes wondered why...
Forum: London Transport December 20th 11, 08:54 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 20,048
Posted By amogles
Modern double deck trams

On 20 Dez., 10:46, amogles wrote:
On 20 Dez., 09:57, "Graham Harrison"

wrote:

And, I am aware of the new double deck trams in...
Forum: London Transport December 20th 11, 08:46 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 20,048
Posted By amogles
Modern double deck trams

On 20 Dez., 09:57, "Graham Harrison"
wrote:

And, I am aware of the new double deck trams in Hong Kong.

Alexandria also has some double-deck trams. I...
Forum: London Transport November 4th 11, 07:55 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 20,989
Posted By amogles
London Hub proposal published by Halcrow/Foster+Partners

On Nov 4, 9:23*am, Roland Perry wrote:

A few head west over Reading, but others turn over Windsor. It depends
where they are going.

I've always wondeed why Windsor castle...
Forum: London Transport November 3rd 11, 03:18 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 20,989
Posted By amogles
London Hub proposal published by Halcrow/Foster+Partners

On Nov 3, 3:22*pm, Jamie Thompson wrote:

An interesting read. Though I'm not sure about the "high speed" aspect
of the orbital. At the M25 the radial main lines aren't...
Forum: London Transport November 1st 11, 08:26 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 43,007
Posted By amogles
Heathrow to western GWML link under consideration

On Sep 9, 1:32*pm, Roland Perry wrote:

I think they believe the Heathrow Connect/HEx free shuttles fulfil that
need. Although I agree that elsewhere (I can think of...
Forum: London Transport October 13th 11, 04:06 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 19,523
Posted By amogles
Platforms with two numbers

On Oct 12, 9:01*pm, "John Salmon" wrote:
"Richard" *wrote

That makes me wonder, are there any stations in the UK or elsewhere that
have a continuous platform with...
Forum: London Transport October 11th 11, 09:45 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,465
Posted By amogles
"Heathrow and Gatwick airports: Ministers mull rail link" (twixtthe two)

On Oct 9, 9:06*am, "tim...." wrote:

But it only works if turn up and go fares are available at rock bottom
prices, which is almost certainly unlikely to happen

If...
Forum: London Transport October 11th 11, 08:30 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,465
Posted By amogles
"Heathrow and Gatwick airports: Ministers mull rail link" (twixtthe two)

On Oct 9, 1:18*am, "Richard J." wrote:

How exactly does a rail link between LHR and LGW increase *air*
capacity? *The problem at Heathrow is said to be that the...
Forum: London Transport April 5th 11, 04:03 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 20,696
Posted By amogles
Massive Disruption at Paddington - Very Badly Handled Yet Again

On 5 Apr., 15:32, Chris wrote:
Yes, it is. The real problem is Joe Public's complete lack of patience
these days. Previously, they'd work it out for themselves that...
Forum: London Transport January 5th 11, 11:15 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,027
Posted By amogles
Crossrail western termunus

On 30 Dez. 2010, 20:56, Philip wrote:
On 30/12/2010 11:13, 1506 wrote:

And how do you think the Bristol and Norwich passengers will feel
about travelling in rapid transit...
Forum: London Transport November 23rd 10, 12:24 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 16,922
Posted By amogles
BBC London News

On 23 Nov., 13:00, Graeme wrote:


And that's what the broadcasters generally have to work from.

However, if information is cryptic and unclear, the least they can...
Forum: London Transport September 21st 10, 12:28 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,237
Posted By amogles
Could isolation transformers prevent electrocution on LU tracks?

On 20 Sep., 22:23, "Ray Shafranski" wrote:


You can't use a transformer on a DC system, that is totally impossible.
Transformers ONLY work on AC.

I supose the OP meant...
Forum: London Transport July 27th 10, 12:49 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 47,550
Posted By amogles
'Ending' "the war on the motorist"

On 27 Jul., 13:35, "Recliner" wrote:


I believe that they make a small net loss (ie, raise less than they
cost), but that's probably not the real reason for...
Forum: London Transport July 1st 10, 08:42 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 26,810
Posted By amogles
Loogahgbaroogah

On 28 Jun., 19:42, Paul Corfield wrote:


You get Bay-zill (Basil), Fill-ey (Fillet but pronounced as the French
would??!?), Erbs (Herbs) and several others that I can't...
Forum: London Transport June 7th 10, 12:38 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,265
Posted By amogles
1928 equipment causing commuter misery at Edgware Road Tube

On 6 Jun., 16:58, john wright wrote:


"When there was only one line for the whole of London" What can that
refer to? Neither telephones nor rail lines makes much sense in...
Forum: London Transport May 28th 10, 08:13 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 13,689
Posted By amogles
"Crossrail budget may be slashed by a third"

On 28 Mai, 10:06, Chris Tolley (ukonline
really) wrote:


Surely deep cuts always were inevitable with Crossrail...


Really? I thought they were going to use a tunneling...
Forum: London Transport May 27th 10, 03:23 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 13,689
Posted By amogles
"Crossrail budget may be slashed by a third"

I hope they are almost working out how much more it would cost to
correc these omissions at a later point. Extending platforms on an
existing line or adding a station will cause seemingly endless...
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