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Jim Mason
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 Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 3:00 pm Post subject: Glasgow to Edinburgh Journey Times |
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Hi
I have now got a reply from the makers of the software used on the
Scottish Executive website for the latest journey times between
`Glasgow` and `Edinburgh`. It now confirms what they originally told me
that the route calculations points were between junctions 8 and 1 of the
M8 and vice versa. This didn't tally in with the website
http://62.189.99.22/
which gives the distance between the two points as 40 miles and not 33.5
miles. This is in fact an error on the website which is actually
calculating one of the sections twice - giving a higher mileage readout
and also giving a longer time than should be given for the 33 mile
stretch. The software manufacturers are contacting the SE to get this
error rectified.
I have no idea if the other routes calculable by the site have any
errors.
The data once corrected will still give as accurate an indication of
travel times between these two route points as it is taken directly via
GPS data of target vehicles actually using the route at time of
calculation.
As has been rightly pointed out it is no accurate indication of travel
times between the two city centres or airports - but hopefully the
scheme will be extended making it an even more useful journey time
calculation site giving accurate transfer times between the two city
airports.
Jim
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Take out thebairns to reply off list.
http://www.baa.com/main/airports/glasgow/
http://www.baa.com/main/airports/edinburgh
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Clive Braham
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow to Edinburgh Journey Times |
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"Jim Mason" <jim.mason (AT) thebairnsukonline (DOT) co.uk> wrote
| Quote: | Hi
I have now got a reply from the makers of the software used on the
Scottish Executive website for the latest journey times between
`Glasgow` and `Edinburgh`. It now confirms what they originally told me
that the route calculations points were between junctions 8 and 1 of the
M8 and vice versa. This didn't tally in with the website
http://62.189.99.22/
which gives the distance between the two points as 40 miles and not 33.5
miles. This is in fact an error on the website which is actually
calculating one of the sections twice - giving a higher mileage readout
and also giving a longer time than should be given for the 33 mile
stretch. The software manufacturers are contacting the SE to get this
error rectified.
I have no idea if the other routes calculable by the site have any
errors.
The data once corrected will still give as accurate an indication of
travel times between these two route points as it is taken directly via
GPS data of target vehicles actually using the route at time of
calculation.
As has been rightly pointed out it is no accurate indication of travel
times between the two city centres or airports - but hopefully the
scheme will be extended making it an even more useful journey time
calculation site giving accurate transfer times between the two city
airports.
Jim
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Travelling west it's only 10 minutes max after any slow traffic on the
bridge or westbound approach.
I have a job in Livingston of all places coming up so I'll be sure to get
accurate timings from GLA (and watch my speed through the roadworks at
Coatbridge).
Clive
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Jim Mason
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow to Edinburgh Journey Times |
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In article <c1l228$kbe$1 (AT) news5 (DOT) svr.pol.co.uk>,
[email]clive (AT) braham5 (DOT) freeserve.co.uk[/email] says...
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"Jim Mason" <jim.mason (AT) thebairnsukonline (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message
news:MPG.1aa81a52f235df1d989687 (AT) news (DOT) freeserve.com...
Hi
I have now got a reply from the makers of the software used on the
Scottish Executive website for the latest journey times between
`Glasgow` and `Edinburgh`. It now confirms what they originally told me
that the route calculations points were between junctions 8 and 1 of the
M8 and vice versa. This didn't tally in with the website
http://62.189.99.22/
which gives the distance between the two points as 40 miles and not 33.5
miles. This is in fact an error on the website which is actually
calculating one of the sections twice - giving a higher mileage readout
and also giving a longer time than should be given for the 33 mile
stretch. The software manufacturers are contacting the SE to get this
error rectified.
I have no idea if the other routes calculable by the site have any
errors.
The data once corrected will still give as accurate an indication of
travel times between these two route points as it is taken directly via
GPS data of target vehicles actually using the route at time of
calculation.
Travelling west it's only 10 minutes max after any slow traffic on the
bridge or westbound approach.
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But still it doesn't give an accurate indication of travel times bewteen
airports which is what it would be of most use to subscribers here.
Jim
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Take out thebairns to reply off list.
http://www.baa.com/main/airports/glasgow/
http://www.baa.com/main/airports/edinburgh
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Bill
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 5:25 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow to Edinburgh Journey Times |
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In article <MPG.1aa81a52f235df1d989687 (AT) news (DOT) freeserve.com>,
[email]jim.mason (AT) thebairnsukonline (DOT) co.uk[/email] says...
| Quote: | As has been rightly pointed out it is no accurate indication of travel
times between the two city centres or airports - but hopefully the
scheme will be extended making it an even more useful journey time
calculation site giving accurate transfer times between the two city
airports.
Jim
interesting concept, let's hope it is expanded - motorway juntion to |
junction isn't a whole heap of use at the moment.
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BLIMPS
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow to Edinburgh Journey Times |
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"Bill" <boing (AT) boing (DOT) com> wrote
| Quote: | In article <MPG.1aa81a52f235df1d989687 (AT) news (DOT) freeserve.com>,
[email]jim.mason (AT) thebairnsukonline (DOT) co.uk[/email] says...
As has been rightly pointed out it is no accurate indication of travel
times between the two city centres or airports - but hopefully the
scheme will be extended making it an even more useful journey time
calculation site giving accurate transfer times between the two city
airports.
Jim
interesting concept, let's hope it is expanded - motorway juntion to
junction isn't a whole heap of use at the moment.
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The wanderer returns, howz it gaun Bill?
BLIMPA
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Bill
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow to Edinburgh Journey Times |
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In article <c1lck2$ij8$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com>, [email]BLIMPS (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com[/email]
says...
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The wanderer returns, howz it gaun Bill?
BLIMPA
Very well until this afternoon BLIMPA. Have you adopted a 'ragga' |
persona to be down wit da kids? Let me know how it goes, I'm thinking of
doing the same.
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BLIMPS
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:50 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow to Edinburgh Journey Times |
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"Bill" <boing (AT) boing (DOT) com> wrote
| Quote: | In article <c1lck2$ij8$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com>, [email]BLIMPS (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com[/email]
says...
The wanderer returns, howz it gaun Bill?
BLIMPA
Very well until this afternoon BLIMPA. Have you adopted a 'ragga'
persona to be down wit da kids? Let me know how it goes, I'm thinking of
doing the same.
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Nah, I'm typing in the semi-dark here and missed the 'S.'
Anyway why not hang around as as Clive say's there has been lots of
developments on the Scottish aviation scene since your departure and if you
ignore the eejits there have been some particularly good threads
particularly on the GLA ng,
BLIMPZ
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Bill
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow to Edinburgh Journey Times |
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In article <2004022617225566937 (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk>, [email]ability (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk[/email]
says...
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The term "M8 slog" is hardly promoting GLA...
or EDI, if you think about it. |
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Bill
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:59 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow to Edinburgh Journey Times |
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In article <c1lf5d$cvg$1 (AT) hercules (DOT) btinternet.com>,
[email]BLIMPS (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com[/email] says...
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Nah, I'm typing in the semi-dark here and missed the 'S.'
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you Scotch, always with the saving money.
| Quote: | Anyway why not hang around as as Clive say's there has been lots of
developments on the Scottish aviation scene since your departure and if you
ignore the eejits there have been some particularly good threads
particularly on the GLA ng,
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I've been keeping myself up to date in taxiwayalpha; as soon as I get a
couple of straight answers I'll be disappearing back there. On second
thoughts, it may be waiting for those answers a while....
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BLIMPZ
I like it; appealing to the hiipety-hoppers, or another lightbulb been |
screwed out?
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BLIMPS
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow to Edinburgh Journey Times |
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"Bill" <boing (AT) boing (DOT) com> wrote
| Quote: | In article <c1lf5d$cvg$1 (AT) hercules (DOT) btinternet.com>,
[email]BLIMPS (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com[/email] says...
Nah, I'm typing in the semi-dark here and missed the 'S.'
you Scotch, always with the saving money.
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Use a sidelight but building another PC at the mo and I've run out of
sockets ;-)
| Quote: | Anyway why not hang around as as Clive say's there has been lots of
developments on the Scottish aviation scene since your departure and if
you
ignore the eejits there have been some particularly good threads
particularly on the GLA ng,
I've been keeping myself up to date in taxiwayalpha; as soon as I get a
couple of straight answers I'll be disappearing back there. On second
thoughts, it may be waiting for those answers a while....
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Looking 'over there' in t'other 'aviation' ng I bet you wished you had
stayed back there.
| Quote: | BLIMPZ
I like it; appealing to the hiipety-hoppers, or another lightbulb been
screwed out?
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See above ^
BLIMPO
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Bill
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow to Edinburgh Journey Times |
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In article <2004022620071266937 (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk>, [email]ability (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk[/email]
says...
| Quote: | The message <MPG.1aa85749f7fc50a398979c (AT) news (DOT) blueyonder.co.uk
from Bill
or EDI, if you think about it.
You got public transport from Leith via City Link to Abbotsinch..it took
over 2 hours.
That same city link call into EDI on the return journey?
A poster pointed-out recently that the times change depending on what
parochial direction
one ilk takes....
Check back yourself...
I remember it well. |
I drove there and back on Monday - an hour each way. Leaving Newhaven at
0630 and leaving GLA at about 2015 (can't recall) on the way back.
Excellent fuel economy as well (53 mpg thanks to my spiffy new trip
computer).
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