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« Reply #30 on: September 12, 2010, 00:16:50 » |
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Confirmed by a colleague.
Addition: Also confirmed by Jo.
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« Reply #31 on: September 12, 2010, 00:50:23 » |
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There's always the option of the back cab, on a turbo, if its busy. Although prob not allowed if not possession of some paper/card thingy.
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« Reply #32 on: September 12, 2010, 00:54:29 » |
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Would require cab pass I assume. I guess if in uniform or something you could say it's for your own safety.
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« Reply #33 on: September 12, 2010, 01:50:24 » |
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Thanks Ollie for the up to date information as I was travelling home.. As you know it did turn out to be 6 carriages (I got the 00.30) so everyone I could see had seats... It's a pity FGW▸ didn't work it out for themselves after last time but had to be told after last nights were overcrowded.. All in all not a bad journey home for me.. Even my fellow passengers were fairly well behaved considering how late it was  |
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« Reply #34 on: September 12, 2010, 11:47:41 » |
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Surely we have an "events" department that should be aware of things like this, and with all due respect to Ollie - and much kudos for pushing the point for strengthening on Saturday, but we really shouldn't have to be so reactive all the time  |
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« Reply #35 on: September 12, 2010, 19:52:01 » |
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I don't know if we have a department, but there is certainly someone who gets together a list of noteworthy events.
The only issue with a music event, there is no way from what I can gather how you can really tell what sort of loadings you will get.
Unless when you buy your tickets you get asked how you plan to get there and where from..which obviously wouldn't happen.
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« Reply #36 on: September 12, 2010, 20:33:59 » |
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Although, as was already said on here, a similar thing happened a couple of years ago (Muse at Wembley Stadium plus many thousands at a Hyde Park gig).. Do FGW▸ seriously think that all of a sudden everypne from East London is going to this sort of thing and no one else...
It's quite obvious to me that there will be fairly equal (but large) loadings from all London major stations. Or am I wrong there?
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« Reply #37 on: September 12, 2010, 20:40:59 » |
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Sorry but did I actually say that everyone from East London would be going?
I just said it's not possible to always make assumptions that there will be heavy loadings on the local stopping services. Yes last time was busy again I know as I went then too. I actually feel this year was busier. From my own experience. Yours is obviously different as you got the extended train and I didn't.
I wonder out of all the other TOC▸ 's out of London excluding Chiltern did any others run additional or strengthened services?
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« Reply #38 on: September 12, 2010, 20:57:31 » |
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« Reply #39 on: September 12, 2010, 21:43:52 » |
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Sorry but did I actually say that everyone from East London would be going?
Hi Ollie.. No.. I just picked East London as a random place that was as far away from FGW▸ land as possible but still in London as a potential reason (in FGWs eyes) why they didn't need to worry about last night or Friday night.. To try and prove the point that any gig as big as this (or two gigs as there were last night) should provide pretty much similar loadings from all mainline stations in London (and sorry if I didn't manage to word it as such ) I'm very grateful for the information you gave me last night and also that, after you had a bad journey home Friday night, you complained/mentioned it the the powers that be, to help me have a good journey home last night.. Thank you |
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« Reply #40 on: September 12, 2010, 21:46:39 » |
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Well I'm glad I helped  I'm not starting a new text alert service though, so don't get ideas   But I am glad your journey was good  |
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« Reply #41 on: September 12, 2010, 21:51:27 » |
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I'm not starting a new text alert service though, so don't get ideas I think that's a very good idea |
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« Reply #42 on: September 12, 2010, 21:53:05 » |
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I'm not starting a new text alert service though, so don't get ideas I think that's a very good idea Fine - I will have to start charging |
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« Reply #43 on: September 12, 2010, 21:54:09 » |
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I'm not starting a new text alert service though, so don't get ideas I think that's a very good idea Fine - I will have to start charging You could end up VERY rich? |
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« Reply #44 on: September 12, 2010, 21:55:17 » |
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Maybe if I charge ^50 a text |
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