Recent content by JamesRowden

I'm referring to journeys which start and end outside London. TfL already offer a discount for avoiding Zone 1.

Perhaps we can put all of these connectivity ideas together by: Building WCML platforms at Willesden Junction with all post HS2 WCML services calling. Build some West London Line platforms at Old Oak Common Have as frequent as possible metro service between Willesden Junction and Clapham...

It could actually free up paths. Since fewer paths would cross at Paddington. No new path crossing is created at Old Oak Common (except for the easy to time timetable 2tph of terminating services crossing the other 2tph of terminating services west of the station), compared with the present...

Might it be possible to have 4tph of Thames Valley fast services terminate in the centre 2 fast platforms at Old Oak Common, and the Great Western Intercity services run non-stop to/from Paddington through the outer fast platforms?

Westbury - Swindon 42 minutes Swindon - Didcot 18 mintues (my estimate for 100mph diesel stock) Didcot - Oxford 19 minutes Oxford - Milton Keynes 44 minutes So about 135 minutes should be possible. A 7 minute connection at Reading produces an 81 minute Westbury to Oxford journey time at the...

It might be fun to travel on a merger of of the following services plus the Swindon - Didcot section required to link them: Westbury - Swindon stopping service Didcot - Oxford stopping service Oxford - Milton Keynes EWR service

This is a trial. I am considering the scenario of this trial being applied to all LNER services. If one could save £17 for an hour longer journey, which is also more frequent than the intercity rail services, the return on investment of time would be more than most people get for spending time...

Perhaps a coach company could undercut the ticket prices of the railway while having fairly competitive journey times and flexibility with an every 15 minute non-stop service between for example Stevenage station and each of the major ECML destinations, so a separate non-stop route to each...

The short term effect of the extra grid power consumption of charging a particular electric car is 100% from fossil fuels until the quantity of grid power consumption reduces to a level at which no fossil fuel power is required to power the grid. The long term effect of recharging an electric...

Are others incapable of being as great as I? I have loads of fun activities, challenges, interests and relaxing things in my life (including playing Golf). And not being allowed to drive has probably helped make me healthier. I believe that being happy and satisfied is as much to do with that...

It's easy. I just designed my life around not being allowed to drive. Got a property in a small town about 20 minutes walk from a good job.

Reading - 72 - Aldershot - 20 - Guildford - 63 - Horsham - 17 - Brighton - 12 - Eastbourne - 99 - Hastings

Perhaps there should be a compulsory pitstop to spice up the sprint, even when it's wet.

About 10 minutes turn around is capable of 4tph per platform with double doors. So 2.25tph per platform does not need to be so fast. Just have the same number of cleaners cleaning trains faster by having fewer trains to simultaneously clean. Perhaps the relatively short journey times on HS2...

4 platforms can easily terminate 9tph. Just look at some existing London terminals. The float time is all put at the country end of the timetable rather than the London end.