On Jul 7, 12:14 am, MarkVarley - MVP <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net>
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> On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 18:24:15 퍝, "dB"  wrote
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> >"Roland Perry"  wrote in message
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> >> In message <-6WdnZcMDd_VTO3VnZ2dnUVZ8gidn...@posted.plusnet>, at 15:05:48
> >> on Sun, 6 Jul 2008, dB  remarked:
> >>>I do live in London and use public transport every day. It's considerably
> >>>better than the public transport elsewhere in this country.
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> >> That's a fairly bold assertion. Having experienced both at close quarters,
> >> I think the public transport in Nottingham is at least as good. And having
> >> been many places in the World, there are plenty where public transport is
> >> cheaper and cleaner than in London.
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> >> Roland Perry
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> >A generalisation, yes. As always there are exceptions and Nottingham has
> >always had fairly good bus services. That's not true of some other large
> >cities though. If I had to live without a car, of all the places I've lived
> >in, London would be the easiest place to do it (followed by Nottingham). I
> >agree about the cleanliness, although to be fair that's not just a public
> >transport issue.
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> Personally I've lived in Plymouth, York, Edinburgh, Newcastle and now
> London and this is the only place I've been happy to not have a car so
> I'm inclined to agree.
> yes it could be better on oh so many ways.
> yes it is already pretty good.


In London, the transport system doesn't always do what it says on the
tin.

In most other UK towns and cities, it doesn't say anything on the
tin.  Try to find a route diagram on display in most places, for
example.  You wouldn't know how well the buses were running, because
they are kept such a good secret.