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georgiapeach:
Thanks apskip! Awesome transportation summary.
Another alternative that comes to mind would be for teams to to fly into MANchester, which is the big international hub for that area, and then drive or take a train from there. I use that hub often, it is an easy airport.
I do wonder whether or not they would let them self drive when that involved driving on the left though? I know they have done it before when it mostly involved motorways, but in a small town it is different. Some years I drive more miles on the left than I do here, but it is knack, and takes a little time to be comfortable.
I really like the thought of using the trains the best, fun to see!
apskip:
Dr. Rox:
You are quite right that the battles of the Somme and the Marne involved overlap with other places on my list of French WWI battlefield. Here is a map of selected battles, including Chateau-Thierry east of Paris by 54 miles and a small distance east of Reims as #3:
Map Selected WWI Battlefields
theschnauzers:
There's one other issue on the Beatles leg/event in terms of transportation, especially if teams were sent to Liverpool rather than Hamburg.
The weather. Even during late November and early December, the weather in the UK and Europe was stormy and cased a lot of rail delays. Eurostar was closed several times (I recall reading it was closed for days at one point during the holiday period, which was just after filming ended.)
If we have some dates, it might be worthwhile to check the weather for the cities in England, France, and Germany to see if it helps point one way or the other.
An is there any chance teams went to Hamburg, and then had to go to Liverpool, and then Northern France? If Hamburg was only a route marker or for half a leg or something, it would still move teams along.
As to the Beatles' connections btw, there's always Abbey Road in London.
apskip:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on January 23, 2010, 10:53:05 AM ---Thanks apskip! Awesome transportation summary.
Another alternative that comes to mind would be for teams to to fly into MANchester, which is the big international hub for that area, and then drive or take a train from there. I use that hub often, it is an easy airport.
I do wonder whether or not they would let them self drive when that involved driving on the left though? I know they have done it before when it mostly involved motorways, but in a small town it is different. Some years I drive more miles on the left than I do here, but it is knack, and takes a little time to be comfortable.
I really like the thought of using the trains the best, fun to see!
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Just for you, Peach, the connections to Manchester. Having connections in Heathrow to Manchester is a big plus which Liverpool does not have. From Sao Paulo there are 4 good ones departing in the evening:
GRU LHR BA246 1815 0715+1
LHR MAN BA1386 0855+1 0955+1
GRU FRA LH507 2005 1035+1
FRA MAN LH4852 1200+1 1240+1
GRU ZRH LX093 2030 1105+1
ZRH MAN LX394 1215+1 1310+1
GRU LHR JJ8084 2350 1325+1
LHR MAN BA1396 1515+1 1615+1
There are also 3 combinations from Buenos Aires:
EZE LHR BA246 (same one as above stopping in GRU) 1315 0715+1
LHR MAN BA1386 0855+1 0955+1
EZE CDG AF417 1800 1100+1
CDG MAN AF2268 1315+1 1345+1
EZE FRA LH511 2150 1500+1
FRA MAN LH4856 1705+1 1745+1
to get from Manchester airport directly to Liverpool Lime Street, there are trains leaving at 41 after most hours of the day and arriving 1 hour 7 minutes later.
apskip:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on January 23, 2010, 01:45:38 PM ---There's one other issue on the Beatles leg/event in terms of transportation, especially if teams were sent to Liverpool rather than Hamburg.
The weather. Even during late November and early December, the weather in the UK and Europe was stormy and cased a lot of rail delays. Eurostar was closed several times (I recall reading it was closed for days at one point during the holiday period, which was just after filming ended.)
If we have some dates, it might be worthwhile to check the weather for the cities in England, France, and Germany to see if it helps point one way or the other.
An is there any chance teams went to Hamburg, and then had to go to Liverpool, and then Northern France? If Hamburg was only a route marker or for half a leg or something, it would still move teams along.
As to the Beatles' connections btw, there's always Abbey Road in London.
--- End quote ---
the Schnauzers, you say several worthy things, but Abbey Road could not have been part of the Beatles early history. That was in Liverpool and Hamburg in 1957 through 1961, followed by their world success, then doing Abbey Road starting in 1969.
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