... wrote: [crossposted to uk.transport.london - originally posted on uk.railway]... customers who have difficulty using London Underground services, or who prefer ...(TfL) to introduce a cross-London Bus transfer facility between National...termini. This bus transfer would only be issued, and used, in...conjunction with tickets which include 'cross-London validity'. Wasn't there...

... customers who have difficulty using London Underground services, or who prefer...TfL) to introduce a cross-London Bus transfer facility between National...details of route validity on London Buses has still to be...that until otherwise advised, Discounted London Bus Pass tickets MUST NOT...ticket will be a quasi-bus pass, for use on more...take longer for many such transfers, may be similarly busy to...

... will take longer for many such transfers, may be similarly busy to the Tube... missing their connection once this cross-London bus ticket gets introduced, perhaps helped ... years ago there was a circulat bus route linking all the main London stations, using low-floor vehicles with .... Perhaps few wheelchair users make cross-London journeys or maybe most doing so prefered a taxi transfer. Jon...

Ian Jelf wrote: Non-Londoners will often go to extreme lengths to avoid the Tube. In my experience, most prefer taxis, even where a simple bus transfer (or sometimes even a walk, depending on luggage, would suffice. By the same token, non-Londoners often go to extreme lengths to use the Tube, even where a simple bus journey (or sometimes even a walk) would not only ...

... bus route linking all the main London stations, using low-floor vehicles with ...customers. Perhaps few wheelchair users make cross-London journeys or maybe most doing so prefered a taxi transfer. Of course, another issue is that ... two car journeys together with a bus in the middle! It would be ...km) to run. Having the mainstream bus fleet accessible to wheelchair users will...

... Jan 2007 09:28:58 +0000, Dave Hillam wrote: IME more visitors to London appear to have a mortal fear of getting on a London bus. The main reasons I've been able to establish are a) perceived as being far too slow... slow. and b) a fear of getting irretrievably lost. What type of bus information is available to visitors? -- jhk

... Jan 2007 09:28:58 +0000, Dave Hillam wrote: IME more visitors to London appear to have a mortal fear of getting on a London bus. The main reasons I've been able to establish are a) perceived as being far too slow... slow. and b) a fear of getting irretrievably lost. What type of bus information is available to visitors? -- jhk

Dave Hillam wrote: IME more visitors to London appear to have a mortal fear of getting on a London bus. The main reasons I've been able to establish are a) perceived as being far too slow and b) a fear of getting irretrievably lost. I'm a Londoner and have no problem using buses here - but if I'm in a strange city I'...

Dave Hillam wrote: IME more visitors to London appear to have a mortal fear of getting on a London bus. The main reasons I've been able to establish are a) ... lost. Regarding point (b), the bus spider maps with an index do help...so long as there is a direct bus from where you are to where you want to go. -- Phil Richards London, UK Home Page: http://www.philrichards1....

....0.1]> wrote: IME more visitors to London appear to have a mortal fear of getting on a London bus. The main reasons I've been able to establish are a) ... But I've known people new to London not to trust either, in one case walking from Kings Cross to Knightsbridge and back... I'm suprised ... could *find their way* from Kings Cross to Knightsbridge and back! -- Fig