Kings Cross Square Is Nearly There
Kings Cross Square opens tomorrow and it’s nearly there.
The buses though are back and I came home on a 476 towards Islington, from in front of the station. The driver seemed pleased too, judging by the smile on his face, when I said it was good to have the stop back.
London’s First Inclined Lift Goes In
I went to Greenford station and they were well into the installation of the first inclined lift on the London Underground.
Note that the up escalator has wooden stairs. This post shows a few more pictures from nearly two years ago.
Do We Really Want To Save Preston Bus Station?
Preston Bus Station is an iconic building of the 1960s. As I’ve never used, let alone seen it, I can’t comment on the design, but it does evoke strong feelings.
The government has now given it Listed status, which doesn’t fit well with the local councils’ plans to demolish it. The BBC has a report.
I’m going to Manchester and Derby on October the first. I think it’s somewhere that deserves a visit! So perhaps, I’ll start in Preston and work my way down.
Looking at the map, it seems that the bus station, is not by the railway station. So perhaps the building is in the wrong place? After all the ideal railway station, should be integrated with the local buses, like say Barnsley, Canning Town or Sheffield.
Ealing Has Got Liths
Ealing has now got some of the Legible London liths.
Ealing Has Got Liths
It is good to see them spreading around the City.
One even helkped me find the exhibition.
Number 11 Goes New Bus For London
I took a ride on a number 11 and despite the unfortunate accident, they seemed to be running well.
Number 11 Goes New Bus For London
Are they proving to be a posh bus for the posh parts of London?
From Greenford To Ealing Broadway
From Greenford station, I needed to get to Ealing Broadway station, so I used the branch of the main line into Paddington.
From Greenford To Ealing Broadway
Most of these little branches in London have disappeared, but this half-hourly service was useful for me.
An Accident Involving a New Bus For London
There has been a lot of reports, like this one on the BBC, about a serious accident involving a New Bus for London.
It is still too early to ascertain the cause of the accident, but some interests will probably blame Boris and the new bus.
I think that no-one should speculate until we know what happened.
Labour Plays Their Scrap HS2 Card
Ed Balls has said that Labour could scrap HS2, if it wins power in 2015. It’s reported here in the Independent.
Is it just a bribe to all those Tory voters in Middle England, who will pay much higher taxes under a Labour government?
On the other hand, this statement may just have killed the project, as will Parliament now pass the HS2 legislation? I think they won’t, as Parliament is a body, that doesn’t do big thinking well!
Will Crossrail Overload The Docklands Light Railway?
After my visit to the new Canary Wharf Crossrail station on Saturday, I got thinking about the effect of the new line on the Docklands Light Railway.
A walkway will take passengers direct from Crossrail to Poplar station on the DLR. So would commuters from Essex and Kent going to the Bank area of the City, change at Canary Wharf for the DLR?
Only real figures, when Crossrail opens in a few years time, will give the answer.
I do think though that in a few years we’ll be talking about extending the DLR from Bank towards the west. These plans are discussed here in Wikipedia, but nothing has been firmed up yet. I suspect that if anything does get built it will be the link from Bank to Euston and St. Pancras, as this will open up a new route from Canary Wharf to the train lines to the north. But the uncertainty over HS2 doesn’t help in making this decision.
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