Hello everyone, This video may be of interest - quite a transformation. It gives the station a much more 'London' ambiance than before. ...
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David Orchard
dorchard@...
Mar 2, 2010 11:39 am
Aye, bonny lad, visually the platforms look rather like the Northern Line on an extremely quiet day at off-peak ! What are the passenger numbers at Haymarket...
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Simon Cooper
simon0cooper
Mar 2, 2010 7:16 pm
Shamelessly lifted from the Diamond Geezer blog.... http://www.southessex.ac.uk/news/readmore.aspx?id=965 HTIOI Simon...
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David Orchard
dorchard@...
Mar 2, 2010 9:09 pm
From the extract shown, the "arc-shaped" way of drawing LU lines seems reasonably clear, and it certainly solves the problem of the Circle/Saucepan/Teacup line...
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James Fairchild
jamesfairchild
Mar 3, 2010 8:31 am
please feel welcome to forward this email to other lists etc I see on the DfT website that there is a consultation around the east coast franchise -...
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Gerry Cork
gerryacork
Mar 4, 2010 12:29 pm
Gerry Cork Tarring, Worthing, West Sussex ... www.luxury-yacht.co.uk ... www.amberleynarrowgauge.co.uk ... From: alert@... To: gerry@......
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Simon Smiler
sipis2946
Mar 5, 2010 3:59 pm
Hello everyone, The Docklands Light Railway is now running triple-unit trains, and as it was bright & sunny this morning I thought I'd go and investigate (with...
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David Orchard
dorchard@...
Mar 5, 2010 4:45 pm
Well done, Simon, on these photos. The first of them (with the DLR cars on the viaduct and all the City types dashing around below and using their mobile...
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Peter Mugridge
srn4uk
Mar 5, 2010 5:34 pm
Does anyone know what happened to the train this man was on? Peter PS Lucky devil - I wouldn't mind the long late night delay if it meant getting a couple of...
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Simon Smiler
sipis2946
Mar 5, 2010 6:24 pm
Thanks David. Docklands is like that - I was there at lunchtime, you should have seen what it was like inside the retail complex with all the city workers...
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David Orchard
dorchard@...
Mar 5, 2010 6:56 pm
Simon - Thanks - they're all excellent photos (what camera are you using ?), but the first one - with DLR on viaduct and Alex/ bankers whizzing round below...
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Simon Cooper
simon0cooper
Mar 12, 2010 5:34 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8564154.stm Looking at the maps given on the above link, I guess HS2 will (if built) have quite an impact on the Central Line....
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David Orchard
dorchard@...
Mar 12, 2010 6:33 pm
Simon - Thanks for the link, and certainly an impressive piece of cartography ! Am I alone in recalling all the fuss made by the NIMBYs about Cross-River Tram...
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Tony Holland
trammedic
Mar 12, 2010 7:53 pm
Hi Simon, Thanks for this interesting link. I understood the idea was a non-stop line without intermediate stations. If so, can anyone suggest the reason for...
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Richard@hertsman Images
arty88_99
Mar 12, 2010 8:10 pm
Crossrail! ... From: Tony Holland To: tubegroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 7:53 PM Subject: RE: [TG] HS2 - Tube implications Hi Simon, Thanks...
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Simon Smiler
sipis2946
Mar 12, 2010 8:17 pm
and Heathrow Airport links Simon ... From: Richard@hertsman Images To: tubegroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 8:09 PM Subject: Re: [TG] HS2 -...
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David Orchard
dorchard@...
Mar 12, 2010 8:22 pm
Simon - I rather see Tony's point. The "Station Box" is adjacent to the large mothballed Eurostar repair workshop site (mothballed since the terminus shifted...
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Simon Smiler
sipis2946
Mar 12, 2010 8:34 pm
Hello everyone, I feel sure that the Acton depot is open this coming weekend... Anyone going? I hope to be there on Sunday. Simon...
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David Orchard
dorchard@...
Mar 12, 2010 9:01 pm
Richard - This crossed with my own posting pointing out that there was little reason to construct a station at Old Oak (unless we reopen the station closed in...
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Tom Beevers
tombeevers2000
Mar 12, 2010 9:06 pm
... This is indeed the case. Usual rubric applies. -- Tom Beevers tombeevers2000@......
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Tramlink
pstaveley6
Mar 12, 2010 9:34 pm
Simon I will be manning the Cor Coach (inside the Depot) all day. Peter Staveley...
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Tramlink
pstaveley6
Mar 12, 2010 9:34 pm
I can help a little bit here. Hammersmith & Fulham Council has various ideas for this area. These include: - Major redevelopment of the Oak Old Area (including...
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Tom Beevers
tombeevers2000
Mar 12, 2010 9:42 pm
I should have added to the previous message - I'm exhibiting, doing my usual simulator stuff. I may also end up running around like a headless chicken doing...
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Simon Smiler
sipis2946
Mar 12, 2010 10:25 pm
This also puts the WLL on Crossrail, and creates a useful interchange with direct services to Clapham Jcn. Simon ... From: "Tramlink";...
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Simon Smiler
sipis2946
Mar 12, 2010 10:34 pm
Peter, please excuse my ignorance but is that a former Southern Railway carriage, or something else? Tom, which simulator - is that for computer simulations of...
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Tramlink
pstaveley6
Mar 12, 2010 10:34 pm
Yes, but please do not hold your breath for any of this. It requires all the "ducks to be in a row" and that will take a long time. My best guess is 2020 at...
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Tramlink
pstaveley6
Mar 12, 2010 10:38 pm
Simon Yes, it is a 1938 ex-Southern Railway 4 Cor coach. It is owned by the SEG, not LT Museum, but do not forget that the LT Museum now covers National Rail...
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Simon Smiler
sipis2946
Mar 12, 2010 10:40 pm
In 2020 I'll be 60, so all things being equal I'll still be around! Simon ... From: "Tramlink"; <tramlink@...> To: <tubegroup@yahoogroups.com> ...
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Simon Smiler
sipis2946
Mar 12, 2010 10:41 pm
Thanks Peter. I seem to recall that last year they were not even able to accept credit cards, nor the LT Museum shop which had a stall there. Simon ... From:...
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Chris Cook
baureihe481
Mar 13, 2010 12:24 pm
Hi Tony, This is to be an interchange station with Crossrail, with connections for Heathrow etc. as they don't want to route the high speed line via Heathrow...
