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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Heathrow to Slough
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on: January 13, 2017, 21:00:48
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You certainly aren't allowed to do this on NatEX coaches....they have dearer fares to places like airports & I've tried to exit at one with a ticket further & I got a right dressing down! The driver thought about not letting me off, but finally changed his mind.
I've successfully done that a few times. I had to make the outward journey from West Drayton to Victoria by train/tube then NatEx coach to the West or South West. Coming back, get off early at Heathrow. Saves a lot of money and I was never challenged. |
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All across the Great Western territory / Who's who on Western railways / Re: Unhelpful Announcements
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on: January 13, 2017, 20:31:06
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Recently I found myself making a connection at Reading station, a station which I am not at all familiar with having previously only passed through it on a train. A few moments before my train arrived, the familiar announcement sounded signifying that I needed to be at the front of the train for the quiet coach; it was only then that I realised that being unfamiliar with the geography of the station, I had no idea which direction the train would be coming from and therefore where the front or rear of the train would be.
At Guildford there are signs on the opposite platforms roof that say "Portsmouth End" and "London End" with arrows pointing in those directions. Do any other stations do that? |
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Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Hayes & Harlington - poor CIS due to Crossrail
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on: January 07, 2017, 09:27:17
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My understanding is that the feed that supplies CIS▸ with next train arrival & departures information is publicly available if you know who to ask to get the code.
I have the codes for many stations (including Hayes and Harlington), for the "WebTIS" screens - that's not the LED displays on the platform but the TV monitors. There's a number of different formats available including the beautifully named "detailed summary" - sample below. If you get to setting up a screen, it shouldn't be a problem getting the feed (that applies to most but not all other GWR▸ served stations too). I like that display. I haven't seen any others at stations that show the arrival times for the following stations or the Last Report. Out of curiosity, how many locations do you know of locally that use this and do you have issues with screen burn? I'm thinking along the lines of the old plasma display boards at Paddington that were replaced with LED displays about 10 years ago. |
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Rolling stock now oldest since 2001 ... GWR oldest diesels of the lot!
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on: January 03, 2017, 21:46:52
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Not sure why it would be sensible to use an intercity service to shuttle people from Slough/Maidenhead/Twyford to London or Reading when Crossrail will be set up precisely to do that?
If you're an MP▸ looking to retain your Henley-on-Thames seat, might it make sense for you to show your constituents how much you care by winning them a nonstop service to Twyford that connects with the branch shuttle? I've spotted that many current evening commuters prefer to catch the 17:06 and change rather than wait for the direct 17:12, or catch the 18:05 and change rather than wait for the direct 18:10 (I have not travelled on the 17:12 or 18:10, so no comment on number who prefer the direct train. The MP for Henley now is John Howell. I've no idea if he has any post in Govt. Before him it was Boris Johnson who replaced Michael Heseltine. |
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Name the Stations from the vowels
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on: December 26, 2016, 10:16:39
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I like the idea of naming the tubs.  The first is Bank, the second I assume is Angel, don't know the third (I was going to say Waterloo, but that has an E in it). In GWR▸ land, the answer has to be M..ELK..sham.  I think there's a misprint in the Londonist's article that I quoted ... I don't believe the shortest escalator's in zone 1. Correct. The station is in Zones 2&3 |
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