The Advantage Of Contactless Payment On Public Transport In London
On Tuesday, I had a visitor, who came from outside London. He parked his car at the northern end of the Jubilee Line at around nine in the morning and then bought himself a Travelcard for twelve pounds. By changing at West Hampstead, he was able to easily get to me in Dalston. He went back the same route and was in his car going north before the evening peak.
If he’d used an Oyster Card, this would have been capped at £5.20,according to this page on the TfL web site.
You also get the same cap, if you use a contactless bank or credit card.
So are the days of Travelcards numbered?
As I can’t find any problems with contactless ticketing in London on the Internet, I think next time you visit London and have a contactless card that is accepted, then I think it would be an idea to try it.
I certainly wouldn’t bother with a ticket if I needed to buy one and look forward to the day, when I can use my contactless card to take a local train or tram in Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and Liverpool, by just touching in or out as necessary.
Ultimate Low Flying
Some pilots consider flying low an ultimate thrill.
So look at this report on the BBC web site.
Serail Cooking – A Simple Chicken Curry
This recipe came from The Times on Saturday.
Matt Tebbutt was right, in that I used a big slug of Geeta’s Mango Chutney and this really made it a delicious curry. I also used some of St. Helen’s Farm Goats Milk Double Cream, as it comes in small pots, so there is less waste, which helps to stop my fridge getting cluttered with bits and pieces.
So to make this curry, all I need to purchase is one onion, a pack of Waitrose Chicken breast chunks and the small pot of double cream. Hopefully, I’ll have the chutney, garlic, tomatoes, chicken stock cube if I use one to hand, and the coriander in my little herb garden. There will be some spare chicken, but as it’s such a useful ingredient for cooking, it won’t stay in my fridge for long.
Why Public Transport Development Is Good For Everybody
This story from New Civil Engineer entitled Northern Line Extension Was Catalyst For Nine Elms Development should be read by everyone from the average guy on the Dalston Omnibus through politicians and those running businesses to property developers.
Like Kirkstall Forge, where the developers of the site are helping to fund the improvements, the development of the Northern Line Extension is substantially funded by the developers., so London gets the extension at a much lower cost.
I think we’ll see more deals like these in the next few years. London’s next big development of this type appears to be in fashionable Haringey to the around Tottenham Hale station. The link is to the Council web site and the says this.
Plans to create a new district centre at Tottenham Hale have moved forward after Haringey Council announced that it is working on a proposal to bring forward a joint venture (JV) to redevelop the area.
Discussions are ongoing to create a JV between the council and Hermes Real Estate and Argent which would see land joined together to create 2000 new homes and 400 new jobs.
The announcement follows news that Tottenham Hale has been designated a Housing Zone by the Mayor of London which will see £45m of public money invested in unlocking sites, paving the way with mixed-tenure homes, with up to 50% affordable, along with new transport links, new bridge access to Lee Valley Regional Park, new public spaces, shops and restaurants, and new employment opportunities.
Every Council in the country, should be pursuing schemes like these around rail stations, that enhance their towns and cities for both residents and visitors.
The Anonymous Widower 