Gerrards Cross - eta of fixing it?
(146 messages)
Date: 8 Jul 2005 06:53:31 -0700
Does anyone actually have any idea of when the Chiltern marylebone
services affected by the tunnel collapse will be back to normal?
There seems to be no indication of this on their web site, just some
rather triumphalist ...
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Another Fares manual query
(4 messages)
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 13:08:58 GMT
Hi,
I wonder if someone with a fares manual can offer further advice?
The journey that my wife and I want to make (I have a YP card, but that may
be irrelevant if Apexs are cheapest) is:
Friday 13th August
0820 Glasgow ...
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Gerrards Cross new pictures and update.
(8 messages)
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 09:37:29 +0100
A new page http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.gorton/clearance.html has
been added to my website, with links to and from earlier pages. I
would like to thank Phil Holbourn for making space available for
additional pictures after ...
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Crossrail - another option
(3 messages)
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 09:40:05 +0100
As this is unlikely to happen for ages, how about this about this option?
Hammersmith (Metropolitan Line) - Paddington - (then following proposed
route in tube gauge) - Stratford (end on junction with Jubilee Line)
Service ...
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Widespread police presence around UK today?
(70 messages)
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 08:25:12 +0100
Two policeman were obviously 'on duty' at Bradford Forster Square this
morning.
I can only assume that it's something to do with what happened yesterday. Is
this the case elsewhere?
--
Androo
(Remove your clothes to reply)
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The End of One Man Operating?
(42 messages)
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 06:52:33 GMT
Following yesterdays events, is it about time that trains, tubes and buses
stopped being one man operators.
As a matter of safety and security.
Views...........
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cheshunt station
(4 messages)
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 23:26:11 +0100
Hi all,
does anyone have a picture of Cheshunt station footbridge?
Thanks,
J.
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BBC - Train derails after hitting cows
(4 messages)
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 21:43:32 +0100
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/4661889.stm
Last Updated: Thursday, 7 July, 2005, 17:10 GMT 18:10 UK
A passenger train derailed after hitting a herd of cows on a level
crossing in North Yorkshire.
Services ...
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My friendship from Spain
(3 messages)
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 21:59:38 +0200
As a spanish railwayman I must express my sincere condolence and my deep
feeling of sorrow for such criminal terrorists attacks in London.
Me, as spaniard , know perfectly what are the feelings when you're attacked
without ...
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Gerrards Cross Tunnel Investigation
(10 messages)
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 20:45:40 +0100
As a former local I was interested in these snippets from an article in
today's New Civil Engineer Magazine:
"Backfill placement has emerged as the chief focus of investigations into a
major tunnel collapse.....at Gerrards ...
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Virgin summer Saturday HSTs
(3 messages)
Date: 7 Jul 2005 11:15:41 -0700
I'm booked on the 11:25 Plymouth - Birmingham New Street on Saturday
16th. Does anyone know if this service is one of the hired HSTs, or is
it a Voyager? The reason I ask is I am taking a bike with me - I've
never taken a bike ...
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Alternate Tube Lines
(13 messages)
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 18:35:07 +0100
Just wondering how different London would be if the 1935-40 New Works
programme had been completed, if the Fleet Line was built as planned or the
Chelsea-Hackney line went ahead?
What about if Ongar became a New Town post-WW2 ...
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London
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 18:26:27 +0100
Any news yet if any of the victims were homo's?
I do hope so. ...
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Me in London today
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 16:57:37 +0100
For those who care, here's what happened to me today.
I had a meeting at the Angel (the big BT building there). Got to King's
Cross about 08:30 - all normal - and went to get a cup of coffee and sit
and work for an hour ...
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Season ticket price - Oxford to London
(12 messages)
Date: 7 Jul 2005 07:48:05 -0700
Hi all,
Other than ringing up national rail inquiries is there any other
way of finding season ticket prices?
Many thanks
Sam
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CHILTERN RAILWAY SERVICES AT KINGS CROSS DISRUPTED...
(22 messages)
Date: 7 Jul 2005 06:55:21 -0700
....according to Transport Direct
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Chiltern only going Denham - W Ruislip - Marylebone
(17 messages)
Date: 7 Jul 2005 05:40:54 -0700
For some strange reason, some brain box at Chiltern Railways has to
decided to cut all services from MYB to run to West Ruislip & Denham
only, and the staff are telling people to "go away" (their words not
mine). I've heard ...
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Will the London attacks cause further enthusiast restrictions?
(56 messages)
Date: 7 Jul 2005 05:22:46 -0700
I strongly suspect that the series of explosions in London this morning
will play a significant part in further restrictions on the activities
of railway enthusiasts and photography at stations. Its been getting
quite silly ...
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Heathrow Express services suspended
(2 messages)
Date: 7 Jul 2005 03:00:18 -0700
Continued fallout of today's terror attacks tho' no incident reported.
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Gerrards Cross update 7/7/05
(14 messages)
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 09:53:24 +0100
Inspection cradle seen in use yesterday in the gap, presumably to view
inside the the broken tunnel.
All broken segments have been moved out of the hole, exposed
reinforcing being cut up nearer the site entrance, and pieces ...
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