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Timothy Baldwin

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  • Why such bad public transport answers here?

    Many of the answers that specify train routes here, and on other Internet forums, are often suitably bad routes. Why is this?

    For example:

    King's Cross to London Stansted Airport via Liverpool Street ( https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=+site:answer... )

    London Gatwick Airport to the O2 Arena via Victoria

    London to Maastricht via Amsterdam ( http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=201... ) (9 hours via Amsterdam vs 4 hours fastest route)

    Canterbury to Epping via St Pancras ( http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=201... )

    The answers often use language suggesting use of the specified in necessary like "you must take the tube to Liverpool Street to catch the Stansted Express" - it appear these people believe that it is necessary to travel via a hub such as central London or Amsterdam; many questioners make the mistake of asking what the nearest railway station to their destination is in the often mistaken belief that the best route is via the nearest station.

    So why is it that people make these sort of mistakes, and be confident enough to post am answer, so frequently?

    9 AnswersRail10 years ago