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Forum: London Transport February 6th 05, 07:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,015
Posted By Martin Whelton
Route 73 to go DD and Route 29 to go Bendi???

Apparently it has been reported in other newsgroup forums that Route
73 is to revert back to being a double deck bus route and the bendis
redeployed on the Route 29, does anyone know whether any...
Forum: London Transport November 28th 04, 06:27 PM
Replies: 277
Views: 45,721
Posted By Martin Whelton
Buses from Waterloo to King's Cross (was Eurostar to quit Waterloo)

Tom Anderson wrote in message ...
On Thu, 25 Nov 2004, Dave Arquati wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

...
Forum: London Transport November 15th 04, 08:22 PM
Replies: 277
Views: 45,721
Posted By Martin Whelton
Eurostar to quit Waterloo

A great shame trains are not going to run into Waterloo. For an extra
journey time of 20 mins the benefits are more then made up when you
consider the extra amount of time it will take to get to St...
Forum: London Transport September 10th 04, 11:10 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,867
Posted By Martin Whelton
Route 73 - New service levels

Having observed the 73 this week, I have noticed how harldy any bendi
bus is packed out, indeed on nearly all 73's seats seem to have been
available. I have noticed however that loadings are up on...
Forum: London Transport July 21st 04, 11:58 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,962
Posted By Martin Whelton
Montague Report on Crossrail

The spur to Kingston is likely to be dropped(and I was told this from
a very senior source at Tfl) due to cost considerations and will save
a substantial amount of money. Besides the Kingston link...
Forum: London Transport May 16th 04, 08:08 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 9,728
Posted By Martin Whelton
Piccadilly line extension to Terminal 5/Heathrow Express extension to T5

Do we know when construction work is due to start on the Piccadilly
extension to Terminal 5 as I understand that tunneling work was due to
be finished by next year. I also understand that Terminal 4...
Forum: London Transport April 9th 04, 06:54 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,626
Posted By Martin Whelton
What will happen to KX Thameslink?

You obviously do not have much experience of the Kings Cross area!,
yes the station is not perfect but it is a hell of a lot better then
some on the network and when it closes it will mean at least...
Forum: London Transport April 9th 04, 10:25 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,626
Posted By Martin Whelton
What will happen to KX Thameslink?

My understanding is that the new St Pancras Thameslink station is
opening next year. The line is being split in September to facilatate
work with trains from the south terminating at Kings Cross...
Forum: London Transport November 22nd 03, 09:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,706
Posted By Martin Whelton
Route 73 to be converted to Bendi Bus

Tfl have announcend that the 73 is to be converted to Bendi Bus next
year. The route will be revised to run between Stoke Newington and
Victoria(withdrawn between Stoke Newington and Tottenham) at a...
Forum: London Transport November 22nd 03, 09:28 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,694
Posted By Martin Whelton
Number 8 bus

Do we know the date of the conversion to Route 8 to OPO as following
the recent conversions of 11, 15 and 23 it is now the last Routemaster
route going through City of London.

Martin



Kat...
Forum: London Transport November 22nd 03, 09:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,213
Posted By Martin Whelton
Fleet Line?

No the Fleet line never exisited, it was the original name for the
Jubilee Line until 1977 when it was remamed by the the newly elected
Conservative administration at the GLC to commerate the Queen's...
Forum: London Transport November 12th 03, 11:08 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,582
Posted By Martin Whelton
Bus route numbering

And S for Sutton, we also have R for the Orpington Roundabout routes
and of course C-Central for the C1 and C3

Martin



"Henry" wrote in message...
Forum: London Transport November 9th 03, 10:14 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,431
Posted By Martin Whelton
Thameslink ticket checks - or lack of!

From experience and I travel from South London I have to say that I
find Thameslink one of the most rigourous for checking tickets. From
experience they are on at least 1/10 journeys that I have...
Forum: London Transport October 7th 03, 07:04 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 7,074
Posted By Martin Whelton
Crossrail preferred route

The whole of the Western options need examining again, the options for
the western lines are very limited and from what I have seen will not
provide much relief to Paddington. With the cost of the...
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