By MARK LONG, AP Sports Writer Updated 2:06 am CDT, Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Cody Kessler (6) takes the field before the start of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Cody Kessler (6) takes the field before the start of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) Photo: Stephen B. Morton, Associated Press FILE - In this Thursday, April 26, 2018, file photo, Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, left, fields questions from the media on his interest in buying Wembley Stadium in London ahead of the Uniform Launch and Draft Party NFL football event at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. Khan tried to strengthen the franchise’s foothold in London by bidding $790 million … [Read more...] about Jaguars insist London is financial windfall, not future home
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London’s most famous Tube station is one commuters cannot use
While every Londoner will reserve the right to complain about Transport for London’s services, it’s hard to deny the capital’s transport network is a remarkable feat of engineering and logistics. The world’s oldest underground railway network, London Underground incorporates 11 lines, 402 kilometres of track and 270 stations, and handles up to 5 million passengers per day. Across its buses, trams Overground services and more, TfL as a whole facilitates more than 31 million journeys daily. As the network has evolved, lines have been extended and new stations constructed, but a few have fallen out of favour too. Right in the centre of the city, Charing Cross station today accommodates Northern and Bakerloo line services but it also functioned as the terminus for the fledgling Jubilee line when it opened in 1979. As part of its extension the Jubilee line was rerouted and its Charing Cross terminus made redundant - it was last used by passengers in 1999. Customers … [Read more...] about London’s most famous Tube station is one commuters cannot use
Train lines reopened after Portsmouth to London passengers urged ‘not to travel’ because of signal fault
TRAIN lines have been reopened after a ‘major’ signal fault on a route to London. The error between Woking and Surbiton left some passengers unable to travel to London Waterloo this morning.The line has now been reopened, but Network Rail has apologised to passengers who are expected to face ‘significant disruption’ for the rest of the day as they pass through the stations.Earlier this morning South Western Railway urged customers who travel from Portsmouth to Waterloo ‘not to travel’ because of the disruption. But in a statement released this afternoon, Network Rail said: ‘We are sorry to passengers for the ongoing serious disruption on the South Western Railway network today.‘Our engineers have now fixed the signal fault and all lines have reopened.‘However, passengers should expect significant disruption through the day as we work hard with South Western Railway to recover the train … [Read more...] about Train lines reopened after Portsmouth to London passengers urged ‘not to travel’ because of signal fault
Baglioni Hotel, London
0 Have your say I haven’t spent much time in London, with most stays in the city coming on the way back from lengthy trips abroad. This time is no different, as I am straight off an 11-hour flight from the Far East. As I make my way to the hotel from the Tube station, I realise that choosing to stop over before the final leg back to Edinburgh was probably the right decision. I haven’t spent much time in London, with most stays in the city coming on the way back from lengthy trips abroad. This time is no different, as I am straight off an 11-hour flight from the Far East. As I make my way to the hotel from the Tube station, I realise that choosing to stop over before the final leg back to Edinburgh was probably the right decision.The Baglioni Hotel London, overlooking Hyde Park, is a gorgeous Italian-style hotel; part of the group of the same name established by Roberto Polito in Tuscany in 1974. With sites in Milan, Venice, Rome, Florence, France and … [Read more...] about Baglioni Hotel, London
Portsmouth residents warned ‘not to travel today’ on trains after major signal failures on London bound line
0 Have your say Portsmouth rail passengers on routes hit by a guards strike were advised not to travel on Wednesday because of a signal failure. South Western Railway services were already being disrupted by the second day of a five-day walkout by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union.The company said in a message to passengers: ‘Due to a major fault with Network Rail signalling systems between Woking and Surbiton, trains are unable to run on this line through to London Waterloo.‘We are advising all passengers who travel on the mainline (services from Weymouth, West of England, Portsmouth) and suburban (from Guildford to Waterloo) services that run through these stations, not to travel and to check for updates.’And to make matters worse for residents in our area, signal failures have also hit Portsmouth and Southsea station preventing trains moving in and out of platforms three and four. READ MORE: Rail … [Read more...] about Portsmouth residents warned ‘not to travel today’ on trains after major signal failures on London bound line