Location, location, location
#766
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: Tunbridge Wells KENT
Posts: 2,914
Re: Location, location, location
Other factors have to be considered such as the fares may cause counts to go down.
Beeching (was that his name) already did a number on the railways. Also Margaret Thatcher did a number on the bus transport which she had to unfortunately because of the militants who were marching for recognition.
Beeching (was that his name) already did a number on the railways. Also Margaret Thatcher did a number on the bus transport which she had to unfortunately because of the militants who were marching for recognition.
#767
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: Tunbridge Wells KENT
Posts: 2,914
Re: Location, location, location
The question should always be asked when we consider the subsidies on rail travel is how much is road travel subsidized? Further if you reduce train travel that will throw more people on the roads and we will be on the way to coast to coast concrete. Look at what has happened to many cities where neighborhoods have been destroyed to make ways for 'traffic'. Wrong! Bring back the horse and cart I say! Another part of the equation is how many people are employed on the rails who might otherwise be unemployed? Whenever we see the headlines about reducing spending I would advize the reader to move on to the next article were they are going to be spending some outrageous sum on a project with questionable benefit.
There I said it.
What I want to do when I become emperor is to tax heavily all those high rise buildings in London which blight the city and they are not beneficial to the public whether they be employees who work in them or residents who are inconvenienced by the congestion that they create. They also create wind tunnels.
End of chapter 2.
Location, Loc.....
There I said it.
What I want to do when I become emperor is to tax heavily all those high rise buildings in London which blight the city and they are not beneficial to the public whether they be employees who work in them or residents who are inconvenienced by the congestion that they create. They also create wind tunnels.
End of chapter 2.
Location, Loc.....
I posted the article regarding rail travel in the UK because it is a Location Location Location issue.
IF local councils are asked to take on the subsidies from Central Government almost certainly some councils will be reluctant to do so when they are already withdrawing other subsidies for Local Bus transport. As a result, we will see stations closing and even lines closing where the traffic doesn't warrant their being open. So we may need to be thoughtful of the possibility that rail and bus connections will not be there in low traffic areas for the long haul.
This topic is quite aside from the issue of alternative transport subsidies*. There is no question that the UK Government plan to develop fast rail transport connections between major UK cities and London and I would not envisage that they plan to subsidise these routes, even in off-peak travel.
* I do not believe that UK overhead gantry scanning of car registrations for road toll purposes is that far off now.
Last edited by Pistolpete2; May 29th 2011 at 5:02 pm.
#772
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: Tunbridge Wells KENT
Posts: 2,914
Re: Location, location, location
Other factors have to be considered such as the fares may cause counts to go down.
Beeching (was that his name) already did a number on the railways. Also Margaret Thatcher did a number on the bus transport which she had to unfortunately because of the militants who were marching for recognition.
Beeching (was that his name) already did a number on the railways. Also Margaret Thatcher did a number on the bus transport which she had to unfortunately because of the militants who were marching for recognition.
Last edited by Pistolpete2; May 29th 2011 at 5:11 pm.
#773
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Aug 2010
Location: US
Posts: 4,224
Re: Location, location, location
When we have multi-billion new aircraft carriers planned but no planes to fly on them due to cuts there is no telling where the axe will fall next. They will be looking everywhere and even in badly-conceived places and places where the lost votes don't seem to matter particularly.
OK I'm ready for your next finds on homes in England, in fact I'm looking forward to it.
#774
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: Tunbridge Wells KENT
Posts: 2,914
Re: Location, location, location
Now I'm going to look at areas that have major (trunk) road access close-by (e.g. A303), plus well used railway stations (non-(London)commutable), maybe plus bus service by the majors such as First, Arriva and Stagecoach, then I think we have a stable transport situation.
IF we are thinking rural we may have to rely on there being car-pooling* if existing public transport were to be withdrawn. Rural we also have to think of more closed Post Offices and pubs. We would probably have to do grocery-delivery pooling some days.
We also have to consider services and Hospital and A&E, right aries?
By the way, I got no comments on my Cornwall bit and flights ex Newquay. Truro is very well-connected for transport, medical, schools, leisure, shopping, period houses and for being more cosmopolitan than the rest of Cornwall.
*There's a challenge, in a village
Last edited by Pistolpete2; May 29th 2011 at 5:41 pm.
#775
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: Tunbridge Wells KENT
Posts: 2,914
Re: Location, location, location
This is another weekly feature in the Guardian in the Society Section for careers/employment purposes but it gives the low-down of Council performance and services, Health, Commuter links and housing.
This one is for Lancaster but there are many others, back to 2006.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...sector-careers
This one is for Lancaster but there are many others, back to 2006.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...sector-careers
#776
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Aug 2010
Location: US
Posts: 4,224
Re: Location, location, location
Only thing is Pete are we going down the road that we accuse the Brits of going down and that is looking at the down side of what could happen or is happening for that matter.
Cheers
Cheers
#777
Re: Location, location, location
I want this house <sigh>
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-15099837.html
This is another area in the south west I love, the Wells/Glastonbury area.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-33287609.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-32964977.html
A lot of potential.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-30199633.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-18351504.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-15099837.html
This is another area in the south west I love, the Wells/Glastonbury area.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-33287609.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-32964977.html
A lot of potential.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-30199633.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-18351504.html
#778
Re: Location, location, location
I'll tell you what!
Now I'm going to look at areas that have major (trunk) road access close-by (e.g. A303), plus well used railway stations (non-(London)commutable), maybe plus bus service by the majors such as First, Arriva and Stagecoach, then I think we have a stable transport situation.
IF we are thinking rural we may have to rely on there being car-pooling* if existing public transport were to be withdrawn. Rural we also have to think of more closed Post Offices and pubs. We would probably have to do grocery-delivery pooling some days.
We also have to consider services and Hospital and A&E, right aries?
By the way, I got no comments on my Cornwall bit and flights ex Newquay. Truro is very well-connected for transport, medical, schools, leisure, shopping, period houses and for being more cosmopolitan than the rest of Cornwall.
*There's a challenge, in a village
Now I'm going to look at areas that have major (trunk) road access close-by (e.g. A303), plus well used railway stations (non-(London)commutable), maybe plus bus service by the majors such as First, Arriva and Stagecoach, then I think we have a stable transport situation.
IF we are thinking rural we may have to rely on there being car-pooling* if existing public transport were to be withdrawn. Rural we also have to think of more closed Post Offices and pubs. We would probably have to do grocery-delivery pooling some days.
We also have to consider services and Hospital and A&E, right aries?
By the way, I got no comments on my Cornwall bit and flights ex Newquay. Truro is very well-connected for transport, medical, schools, leisure, shopping, period houses and for being more cosmopolitan than the rest of Cornwall.
*There's a challenge, in a village
#779
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Aug 2010
Location: US
Posts: 4,224
Re: Location, location, location
I want this house <sigh>
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-15099837.html
This is another area in the south west I love, the Wells/Glastonbury area.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-33287609.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-32964977.html
A lot of potential.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-30199633.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-18351504.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-15099837.html
This is another area in the south west I love, the Wells/Glastonbury area.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-33287609.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-32964977.html
A lot of potential.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-30199633.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-18351504.html
1. Way over priced but very nice.
2. Probably has a nice view. My least favorite. Don"t like the carport among other things.
3. Good but about 100K over priced. Nice street view.
4. Like others have said I'm not going to spend the rest of my life fixing up a place. Other than that that old fashioned fireplace oven is a prize and it may be needed to use again in the hard times ahead.
5. Don't like, except the price is good.
#780
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: Tunbridge Wells KENT
Posts: 2,914
Re: Location, location, location
There are things that we can do to take the risk and potential future downside out of a decision and we should probably, on average, do them. Particularly if we have reasonable information at our fingertips to aid the decision-making process. That way we end up ahead of the pack. There speaks an Accountant.