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date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:06 +0100 (BST),    group: uk.transport.london        back       
Re: Any idea what has been going on here and why TfL are upset?   
In article <gb14db$ut1$4@leverton.org>, nick@leverton.org (Nick Leverton)
wrote:

> In article 
> ,
> Mizter T   wrote:
> 
> >Without particularly wanting to get into this yet again, anyone being
> >'guided' by this maps should be aware that there are now more frequent
> >ticket checks on these buses than there were in the early days, and
> >these occur day and night, sometimes with police accompaniment. Anyone
> >travelling without a valid ticket is thus risking a penalty fare,
> >prosecution and police attention. My own subjective view from
> >observing these ticket checks is that there are now fewer people
> >attempting to fare evade on these buses than there once were.
> 
> For the benefit of us outside London, is this basically just a map of
> bendy bus routes ?

No map shows here, or is it only visible in Selfridges window?

-- 
Colin Rosenstiel
date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:06 +0100 (BST)   author:   (Colin Rosenstiel)

Re: Any idea what has been going on here and why TfL are upset?   
"Colin Rosenstiel"  wrote in message 
news:memo.20080920110643.1160k@cam002297.rosenstiel.co.uk...
> In article <gb14db$ut1$4@leverton.org>, nick@leverton.org (Nick Leverton)
> wrote:
>
>> In article
>> ,
>> Mizter T   wrote:
>>
>> >Without particularly wanting to get into this yet again, anyone being
>> >'guided' by this maps should be aware that there are now more frequent
>> >ticket checks on these buses than there were in the early days, and
>> >these occur day and night, sometimes with police accompaniment. Anyone
>> >travelling without a valid ticket is thus risking a penalty fare,
>> >prosecution and police attention. My own subjective view from
>> >observing these ticket checks is that there are now fewer people
>> >attempting to fare evade on these buses than there once were.
>>
>> For the benefit of us outside London, is this basically just a map of
>> bendy bus routes ?
>
> No map shows here, or is it only visible in Selfridges window?

I couldn't work that out either?

tim
date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:38:58 +0100   author:   tim.....

Re: Any idea what has been going on here and why TfL are upset?   
On 20 Sep, 12:38, "tim....."  wrote:

> "Colin Rosenstiel"  wrote:
>
> > No map shows here, or is it only visible in Selfridges window?
>
> I couldn't work that out either?
>

The map was originally available via a link on the blog's 'homepage'
here (it was underneath the link to the author's website)...
http://happytransportforlondon.co.uk/

...however it appears that it has now been taken down (or at least the
link to it has).

The stuff about it being displayed in Selfridges window is almost
certainly BS.
date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:10:19 -0700 (PDT)   author:   Mizter T

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