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From: Buddenbrooks on 25 Apr 2010 09:14

"Roland Perry" <roland(a)perry.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Are you sure the expansion is mainly in PAX heading for London, rather
> than transfers?


It would make more sense to implement a Japanese style rapid transit to
London and Bristol Airport.
Make Bristol the major hub for North Europe transatlantic traffic. This
would keep the concentration of air traffic
away from the large concentrations of population. A rapid train without
stops could be as quick into London as
the tube is now.


From: Roland Perry on 25 Apr 2010 09:30
In message <NeXAn.85156$TL1.46614(a)newsfe06.ams2>, at 14:14:23 on Sun, 25
Apr 2010, Buddenbrooks <knightstemplar(a)budweiser.com> remarked:

>> Are you sure the expansion is mainly in PAX heading for London,
>>rather than transfers?

> It would make more sense to implement a Japanese style rapid transit
>to London and Bristol Airport.

Not sure why you choose Bristol, it is legendarily deficient in other
forms of public transport (not everyone who lands there will be wanting
to go via London). If they build HS2 to Birmingham, then this would be a
much better choice, and much closer to the country's population centre
of gravity.
--
Roland Perry
From: jcurry99 on 25 Apr 2010 09:45
On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:14:23 +0100, "Buddenbrooks"
<knightstemplar(a)budweiser.com> wrote:

> A rapid train without
>stops could be as quick into London as
> the tube is now.

Assuming of course that the pax are either originating from or going
to London? Stops would ensure pax in between are not inconvenienced
enough to prevent using a rapid train?


From: jcurry99 on 25 Apr 2010 09:48
On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:30:47 +0100, Roland Perry <roland(a)perry.co.uk>
wrote:


>(not everyone who lands there will be wanting
>to go via London).

Which is the problem for some with LHR currently.? More services
should be distributed to the UK regionals.?
From: Buddenbrooks on 25 Apr 2010 09:51

"Roland Perry" <roland(a)perry.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In message <NeXAn.85156$TL1.46614(a)newsfe06.ams2>, at 14:14:23 on Sun, 25
> Apr 2010, Buddenbrooks <knightstemplar(a)budweiser.com> remarked:
>
>>> Are you sure the expansion is mainly in PAX heading for London, rather
>>> than transfers?
>
>> It would make more sense to implement a Japanese style rapid transit to
>> London and Bristol Airport.
>
> Not sure why you choose Bristol, it is legendarily deficient in other
> forms of public transport (not everyone who lands there will be wanting to
> go via London). If they build HS2 to Birmingham, then this would be a much
> better choice, and much closer to the country's population centre of
> gravity.


The key point is a rapid transit system to London. It acts as a Hub, so
nearby connotations are not important.
And the idea is that no one goes via London, it becomes the UK hub airport.

Planes from the Atlantic do not cross overland.

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