Queen Elizabeth Visits Liverpool
Not the person, but the cruise ship. Read about it here.
There is rather a war growing up about attracting cruise ships to the various ports in the United Kingdom. Liverpool is particularly well placed in that cruise ships come in directly in front of the Pierhead with the Three Graces and within a short walking distance of the major shops and museums. London’s cruise terminal is forty kilometres down river. Even Edinburgh, which has a deep water port at Leith, hasn’t got its act together and has even discredited its position with the farce over the trams.
Tourism is going to be one of the things that help to grow the economy. Are the various ports around the country, up to scratch?
A Bridge Strike at Kings Langley
On Friday, I went to Liverpool, by train from Euston. Some idiot, then proceeds to get his truck stuck under railway at Kings Langley, which meant that we were delayed by about 30 minutes. It wasn’t as dramatic as the report, but they did have to let the truck tyres down and then drag it out.
It didn’t actually matter to me, as I had six hours to do a couple of hours work, but the companions at my table, had an urgent appointment to do some publicity over a concert I think.
I do hope Network Rail are claiming off the idiot’s insurance policy, as they should have known the height of their truck. I know from seeing the statistics, that bridge strikes are one of the more common causes of delay on the railways.
I Don’t Have To Wait For Buses in the Cold or Rain Anymore
London is introducing a system called Countdown. It allows you to look at your local bus stop and see how long you’ll have to wait for the next bus. Tonight, a friend came for supper and I was able to turn up at the stop just as her bus arrived. We also timed it right, so that we walked to the stop to get there, just as her bus arrived for London Bridge.
The system has a few bugs in that for instance 21 buses aren’t shown for some reason, but it works very well. You can also get it on a smart phone, if you have one. I think it’s only problem is that it might encourage people to travel by bus too much and London will need to buy more buses.
As an example, my friend had come in to Euston on a train from Manchester. She’d then waited for a 30 bus, so that she didn’t get too wet. But with wi-fi on the trains or a good mobile signal, she could have checked where the bus was as she approached Euston.
I often take one bus and then swap to another route, when they are running together, as the 141 and 341 do going to IKEA. You could use your mobile device to find out how long you have to wait.
It all goes to show how technology can improve something supposedly low-tech like a humble bus.
This system will see a lot of development in the next few years.
Imagine someone is coming to meet you on a bus. THey would text you the bus serial number and you would then display its position on your computer, so you could meet the actual bus at the right time and place. Or you could get an automatic text message a minute before the bus arrives.
The possibilities are endless.
92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 29
Hopefully this will be the last day. And there is a match at Yeovil.
92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 28
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This is another up and down sort of day with access to the grounds easy and others not from the station. I will intend to do Wigan, AFC Wimbledon, Wolverhampton and Wycombe.
92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 27
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This is an up and down sort of day with access to the grounds easy from the station. I will intend to do Tranmere, Walsall, Watford, West Bromwich and West Ham.
92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 26
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Another difficult and a very expensive day. Assuming, I stay overnight at Swansea, hopefully I could do Swindon, Torquay and Tottenham.
92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 25
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This will be the a difficult and a very expensive day. Assuming, I stay overnight at Stoke, hopefully I could do Sunderland and Swansea.
92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 24
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I suspect after finishing at Shrewsbury on Day 23, I’ll stay overnight there and do four clubs; Southampton, Southend, Stevenage and Stoke City.
92 Clubs By Public Transport Alphabetically in a Calendar Month – Day 23
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I suspect after finishing at Rotherham on Day 22, I’ll stay overnight in Sheffield and do four clubs; Scunthorpe, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday and Shrewsbury.
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