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-- Main.RamonaValenzuelaPerez - 2015-01-11 ---+ ---+ %NAVY%Useful Travel Information for Visiting Collaborators to the CCFE Transportation from Abingdon town centre to the lab * Thames Travel bus 114 or 116 (several in the morning - check bus times) * Taxi (should not cost more than 10 pounds until late evening) * Long way: take the X3, X13, or 35 bus to Oxford and then take the train from OXF to CUM (check train times) Transportation from the lab to Abingdon town centre * Thames Travel bus 114 or 116 (last one leaves before 6:30PM - check bus times) * Taxi (should not cost more than 10 pounds until late evening) * Train from CUM to RAD then 35 bus to Abingdon (this allows one to leave after 6:30pm - see below) Staying at the lab past normal working hours? * Transportation * Take the train from OXF to RAD, walk 1 minute to the bus station around the corner, then take the 35 bus to Abingdon town centre * Always check train times! * It is not common for a ticket collector to be present to charge for tickets on the evening trains (past 8PM) from CUM to RAD, but always bring enough change just in case * If you plan on taking a taxi to leave the lab late, remember that they take cash * If you are out of cash go to the ATM near the canteen before you leave and before they lock the doors to enter the area * You can call to schedule a taxi pickup outside of the visitor center/ entrance to the CCFE several hours in advance * Try to arrange for a taxi no later than midnight * Food * The Railway Inn, next to the train station, serves dinner until around 8:30PM (check the official times online) * There is a vending machine on the bottom floor of D3 * There are coffee/ hot chocolate/ hot water vending machines in break rooms * Lights and Security * Most lights are turned off after normal working hours * If you have trouble finding light switches in the pitch black when you need to get to a restroom, lab, or office, the lights on the bottom floor of D3 are connected to motion sensors * Note that if you leave to get food and return to the lab, it is possible that they might have locked up the building to which you need access * If this is the case then security will have to open the building for you, you can check at the gate to see if the building has been locked up or not during your absence * Many times the security guards will stop by your lab or office to find out what time you plan on leaving so they can plan accordingly * Weekend work * You should coordinate with your CCFE colleagues to get approval for weekend work beforehand * When you arrive at the lab you need to tell the security guard which building you plan on working in and approximately how late you plan on working ---++ BACK to [[TWiki.MAST_Diagnostic][Proton Detector]]
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