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Forum: London Transport December 16th 20, 04:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 596
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Heathrow runway 3 lawful

Recliner wrote:

Oh, I don't think HAL will be in any hurry to pursue this opportunity. It
currently has much more pressing concerns. It's much more likely...
Forum: London Transport October 20th 20, 12:31 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,486
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Manhattan-on-Thames, Nine Elms

Basil Jet wrote:

Encouraging large numbers of staff to live in a single building outside
the compound seems like a security risk.

Not exactly the same, but it depends on...
Forum: London Transport October 20th 20, 12:20 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,486
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Manhattan-on-Thames, Nine Elms

Arthur Figgis wrote:

I know it is one of those things that "everyone knows", but has anyone
ever looked into to the extent of this? Are there huge numbers of flats...
Forum: London Transport October 19th 20, 02:51 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,486
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Manhattan-on-Thames, Nine Elms

On 19/10/2020 13:46, Recliner wrote:

I took some photos through a slightly grubby window of a moving class 458/5:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/recliner/albums/72157716527707158

I would...
Forum: London Transport July 20th 20, 01:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,653
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
No black LEDs?

wrote:

I'd be interested in knowing where it gets its info from. Is it a public
API anyone can connect to or is it paid subscription included in the price
of the board that...
Forum: London Transport July 19th 20, 08:38 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,653
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
No black LEDs?

Peter Able wrote:

It'd put an extra load on the PSU, but how about pale white LEDs with
LED OFF representing Northern line trains?

It would be very cool if the larger one were...
Forum: London Transport June 17th 20, 05:49 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 16,610
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
PT today

Roland Perry wrote:

No they aren't. The majority are DIY dusk-masks, and the vent is to let
the moist air out.

Which kind of puts to rest the argument that masks protect...
Forum: London Transport June 2nd 20, 12:04 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 21,698
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
New boarding on London's buses

wrote:

Roll all you like. Governments have been playing the fear card for months now
but as Sweden and Japan have shown, this virus isn't nearly as contagious
or deadly as...
Forum: London Transport May 20th 20, 12:29 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 12,760
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Coronavirus: TfL reveals 20 busiest Tube and train

Recliner wrote:

Remember, the lockdown isn't a cure; it's just a way of prolonging
the agony, and only justified to avoid overloading the NHS, which it did
very...
Forum: London Transport May 20th 20, 12:41 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 12,760
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Coronavirus: TfL reveals 20 busiest Tube and train stations 'to avoid'

Recliner wrote:

So what purpose do you think the masks worn by the public are meant to
serve?

To reassure the lemmings that their government is "doing something."
Forum: London Transport May 11th 20, 09:13 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 18,932
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Nice empty tube

"michael adams" wrote:

As to where she lives, quite possibly misleading messages are now the
norm, for female TV personalities among others, who wish to...
Forum: London Transport March 19th 20, 07:17 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 7,441
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Tube partially shut due to Kung Flu

abelard wrote:

how seriously dead will they be?

There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is
slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead...
Forum: London Transport March 19th 20, 12:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 826
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Trams (or BRT) from Sutton to Colliers Wood

Basil Jet wrote:

I'm a little baffled by the kink at Reigate Avenue. It looks like they
are destroying a recreation ground for no reason.

Am guessing there's...
Forum: London Transport March 18th 20, 03:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,055
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
LHR partial shutdown

wrote:

Wtf is a doozy?

Slightly less than a corker, but more than a snorter.
Forum: London Transport March 15th 20, 08:02 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,928
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
TfL's enhanced cleaning regime

wrote:

This whole self isolation is bloody nonsense. But the time the symptoms appear
the person has been spreading the virus for almost a week already.

And would continue to...
Forum: London Transport February 29th 20, 03:37 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 14,622
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
not at all Heathrow expansion plans "illegal"

Recliner wrote:

Air freight is generally only used for items with a short shelf-life
or needed quickly. For example, Scotch whisky by sea, Scottish salmon
by air. Cars...
Forum: London Transport November 2nd 19, 12:15 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 16,166
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Orion 769 Flex cargo services into Liverpool St

wrote:

Its always good to be reminded why I avoid those branded famine relief
centres called Aldi and Lidl. God awful ********s.

I truely do not understand why they are so...
Forum: London Transport October 26th 19, 03:49 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,757
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
C5 Fare Dodgers - question

Graeme Wall wrote:

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! (Sorry - I had to.)


Cardinal Biggles I assume?

Monty Python -...
Forum: London Transport October 25th 19, 12:37 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,757
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
C5 Fare Dodgers - question

Graeme Wall wrote:

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! (Sorry - I had to.)


Cardinal Biggles I assume?

Monty Python -...
Forum: London Transport October 24th 19, 07:53 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,757
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
C5 Fare Dodgers - question

Roland Perry wrote:

I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition.

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! (Sorry - I had to.)
Forum: London Transport September 26th 19, 01:58 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,726
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Heathrow CC

"tim..." wrote:

after suffering a 20 minute walk from the gate to passport control, at T2
this week, so would I

I agree - that trek is really a pain. Are there any...
Forum: London Transport September 24th 19, 02:25 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,726
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Heathrow CC

David Cantrell wrote:

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 04:45:38PM +0100, Someone Somewhere wrote:

But it seems obvious that the best solution would be some kind of
...
Forum: London Transport September 24th 19, 10:40 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,726
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Heathrow CC

Recliner wrote:

Name one.

Was quite common at DFW with American Airlines DC-9/MD-80 aircraft. They stopped
doing that when fuel prices spiked a number of years ago.
Forum: London Transport September 11th 19, 02:25 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 15,186
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Northern Line goes south

Recliner wrote:

I know my weight in kg.

But quick, what about stone?
Forum: London Transport September 8th 19, 02:51 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 15,186
Posted By Arthur Conan Doyle
Northern Line goes south

"tim..." wrote:

Bring back London Transport (and British Rail for that matter).

bring back paper timetables

And staffed switch boxes!
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