Where Have All The Stonewall Bus Adverts Gone?
I sat in Starbucks in Upper Street today having a cappuccino, but I didn’t see one of Stonewall’s adverts, that used to be so numerous.
Perhaps the contract has finished.
But I did see a lot advertising a film called Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
It used to be the rumour that when a film was advertised extensively on buses, it was not the best.
GreaterAnglia Trains Don’t Terminate
They complete their journeys, as I heard tonight. Terminate is so hard and possibly tragic. I’ve complained of this before.
The Strange Things You See At Night!
On Sunday night at about nine, as I made my way home on the bus, there was a guy on the vehicle with a complete set of ice hockey gear, including two sticks. He got off at the Lea Valley Ice Centre.
Games must start late!
Abbey Mills Is Revealed
Abbey Mills Pumping station sits like a Moorish castle on the Greenway guarding the Olympic Park.
I’m pleased to see that the years of vegetation have been cleared and it now appears as the great Victorian building it was designed to be. Note that the signpost sits on the south-east corner of the pumping station site. You have good views towards Canary Wharf and the Olympic Park.
I carried on to West Ham, where they are building a lift to make it easier to get to the station.
The Bridge Over Stratford High Street Is Coming On
I’ve taken pictures of this before. I took this one today.
The Bridge Over Stratford High Street
The handrails are now in place.
Note that disabled users, those who can’t climb stairs, buggy pushers, cyclists and the plain lazy will go round the side to a light-controlled crossing over the road. Or at least it looks like they will! All in all, this bridge crossing over a very busy route, seems to have been well-designed.
The Busy Greenway By The Olympic Site
Before I went to lunch, I took the 488 bus to Hackney Wick and then walked to the ViewTube.
I had intended to have a coffee at one of the best places in London, but it was just so busy I moved on.
Wot No Rails!
This picture was taken at Whitechapel station on the Metropolitan and District lines.
Wot No Platforms!
The gap will be filled in, to create a big island platform and escalators will be put there to get to the Crossrail platforms below.
A Bendy Train
London of course, has got rid of its bendy buses, but now it has bendy trains on the Metropolitan line. I travelled on one on Friday.
These seem to be doing the job they were designed for, which the buses didn’t do too well.
Honor Oak Park Station
Honor Oak Park station is on the East London Line and it is a station I passed through on the way to see Ipswich play at Crystal Palace this afternoon.
But why is it spelt the American way?
It is actually spelt in the proper old English way from the Latin roots, which of course Americans would have originally used. There is a discussion here. Note that the girl’s name as in, the actress, Honor Blackman is also spelt without the u.
So don’t write to London Overground and complain!
A Chinese View of London’s Transport in the Olympics
This article from China turned up in one of my searches. It’s a good read and very positive in outlook.
The only thing about the article is that the pictures didn’t really go with the text.
The Anonymous Widower 