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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
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London Transport
September 15th 04, 08:42 PM
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Non-London Vehicles In London Bus Garages
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Non-London Vehicles In London Bus Garages
Do "non London" vehicles ever make use of London Bus Garages on a regular
basis? In the days when several of the former Scottish Bus Group companies
ran day and night services to London they normally...
Forum:
London Transport
September 3rd 04, 05:56 PM
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LU Driver Duties
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
LU Driver Duties
"James" wrote in message
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Ana=Up, Kata=Down. Then an Up District train would be headed for
Mansion House, Tower Hill,...
Forum:
London Transport
September 2nd 04, 10:30 PM
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LU Driver Duties
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
LU Driver Duties
"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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I must say I've always wondered why the Circle Line isn't labelled as
"Circle Line...
Forum:
London Transport
September 2nd 04, 10:13 PM
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Bus driver complaint and OYBike
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Bus driver complaint and OYBike
"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
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The psycho
bus driver apparently had the same misapprehension; is this...
Forum:
London Transport
August 23rd 04, 06:41 PM
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LU Driver Duties
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
LU Driver Duties
"Colin" wrote in message
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Time allotted for break. (Is this time paid or unpaid?)
at least 30mins plus traveling time to canteen...
Forum:
London Transport
August 22nd 04, 08:22 PM
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LU Driver Duties
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
LU Driver Duties
Thanks folks for providing the gen in such detail - much appreciated.
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gordon
Forum:
London Transport
August 21st 04, 10:43 PM
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53
LU Driver Duties
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
LU Driver Duties
For a typical LU Driver's shift what would be the approx amount of duty time
for the following components of the days work?
Time between signing on and taking over train.
Time driving before...
Forum:
London Transport
June 26th 04, 06:55 PM
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Strike Called Off on NR but not LU
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Strike Called Off on NR but not LU
Will the LU strike still impact on bits of the non-LU services which share
common tracks? If so which sections are likely to be affected?
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gordon
Forum:
London Transport
June 25th 04, 11:48 PM
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Picc derailment at Hammersmith
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Picc derailment at Hammersmith
"Dave Arquati" wrote in message
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TfL website:
The Piccadilly Line has no service between Acton Town Station and Hyde
Park Corner Station...
Forum:
London Transport
June 25th 04, 10:41 PM
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Service Distribution To Terminal Points
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Service Distribution To Terminal Points
At one time certain stretches of London Underground used by services with
several potemtial terminating points seemed to give a poor spread of
departures to each terminal. For example on the...
Forum:
London Transport
June 9th 04, 09:29 AM
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LU Stock Transfer Routes
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
LU Stock Transfer Routes
Thanks for the gen. - very helpful.
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gordon
Forum:
London Transport
June 9th 04, 12:16 AM
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LU Stock Transfer Routes
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4,356
Posted By
Sharon & Gordon Thomson
LU Stock Transfer Routes
Anyone tell me anything about the stretch of line which links the District
with the East London Line? Is it entirely in tunnel and double-tracked? How
long is it? Where does it branch off from the...
Forum:
London Transport
May 30th 04, 07:26 PM
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17
Scope for Changing LU Route Linkings
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Scope for Changing LU Route Linkings
"Andrew" wrote in message
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In fact many Hainault trains continue to Woodford where
they reverse and go back the same way.
I'm...
Forum:
London Transport
May 29th 04, 07:47 PM
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Scope for Changing LU Route Linkings
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Scope for Changing LU Route Linkings
Would it be totally impractical for all or most Met journeys to/from Chesham
to run as through services to Baker Street as opposed to mainly a branch
shuttle with the odd peak-time run to Aldgate or...
Forum:
London Transport
May 29th 04, 06:09 AM
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Turnround Times on the Underground
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Turnround Times on the Underground
What is the minimum scheduled time to be found on LU between arriving at a
terminal point and departing in the opposite direction on the next journey.
At the opposite extreme which terminal generally...
Forum:
London Transport
February 1st 04, 09:29 PM
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1
Buses Are Getting Better
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Buses Are Getting Better
"John Rowland" wrote in message
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Hi all,
It's not worth going too far out of your way, but if someone with...
Forum:
London Transport
January 8th 04, 09:09 PM
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London Bus Destination Displays
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Posted By
Sharon & Gordon Thomson
London Bus Destination Displays
Do you ever get London buses in normal service which are unable to display
the correct destination for the service or is this just a provincial
malaise?
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gordon
Forum:
London Transport
January 6th 04, 10:17 PM
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What can I expect?
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870
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
What can I expect?
"Pete Fenton" wrote in message
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I've purchased a First Class return ticket between Rugby and Milton
Keynes for...
Forum:
London Transport
January 4th 04, 12:35 AM
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Most and Least Powerful LU Trains
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828
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Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Most and Least Powerful LU Trains
Which LU lines have trains with the most and least "oomph" for want of a
technical expression (power-to-weight ratio?).
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gordon
Forum:
London Transport
December 29th 03, 09:51 PM
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5
Trains Trapped In Depot
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916
Posted By
Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Trains Trapped In Depot
Have situations ever arisen on London Underground where major service
disruption has resulted from a track problem or derailment occurring at a
critical location at/near a depot such as to prevent...
Forum:
London Transport
December 28th 03, 02:53 PM
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DMU's on Unusual Lines
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1,311
Posted By
Sharon & Gordon Thomson
DMU's on Unusual Lines
Anyone know of examples where Diesel Units have travelled over lines in the
London Area normally the preserve of electric traction. For example would
they have been permitted to use the East London...
Forum:
London Transport
November 5th 03, 09:19 PM
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1
Last Routemaster Service
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862
Posted By
Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Last Routemaster Service
Which service (excluding specials, Sightseeing etc.) will be the last in
London to be operated mainly by Routemasters?
gordon
Forum:
London Transport
September 15th 03, 08:47 PM
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8
Largest Bus Allocation
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1,346
Posted By
Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Largest Bus Allocation
"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
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from a quick check against those two I have 204 buses from Holloway and
217 from...
Forum:
London Transport
September 14th 03, 02:14 PM
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Largest Bus Allocation
Views:
1,346
Posted By
Sharon & Gordon Thomson
Largest Bus Allocation
Which London bus garage currently has the largest vehicle allocation and how
many buses does it have?
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Thanks in advance
gordon
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