Category Archives: Transport

Crossrail

Earlier today I went to an exhibition for Crossrail, the project to build a railway line under London from east to west, to match the existing north-south route. The project was begun in 1989 after Thameslink was opened, but this … Continue reading

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Yes, the law DOES apply to middle-class White people

This past week or so, there have been two major news stories in the UK about men arrested for saying things on the Internet that made a strong suggestion of violence that may not have been meant, but because of … Continue reading

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The X26 and why it sucks

The X26 is the bus I’ve been commuting to work on most of this week. It has one main benefit, which is that it runs directly from New Malden, where I live, to Croydon, where I’ve had to go for … Continue reading

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Wheelchair access at Green Park is money well spent

There is an article in the current issue of The Spectator by Andrew Gilligan, attacking a project to make Green Park station, an important London Underground interchange, wheelchair accessible or, in London Transport jargon, to provide ‘step-free’ access from the … Continue reading

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Greyhounds to run in southern England

American Greyhound buses to ply UK roads from Portsmouth to London | UK news | guardian.co.uk (also here) This shouldn’t really be any surprise since the First group operates bus services around the UK and Greyhound is just another of … Continue reading

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Elephant in the carriage

Yesterday, the government decided to withdraw the franchise of National Express, a coach operator, for running long-distance trains on the East Coast Main Line, which despite its name, runs from London to the north-east, including most of Yorkshire, Newcastle, Edinburgh … Continue reading

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Test running the new Javelin

Recently while in London, I’ve seen adverts for the new high-speed commuter trains to go from London to Kent, which run along the new Channel Tunnel link. That line runs out of St Pancras, a north London station, across east … Continue reading

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Next stop, Helsinki?

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Bomber’s sister a nasty piece of work, apparently

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London Buses and other public services

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