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Mushroom Management On TfL And Uber

London has a new electric ferry between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf, so this morning, I went to have a ride across the Thames.

I started by taking the East London Line to Rotherhithe station, where no-one had a clue, as to where to find the new ferry, which only started running late last week.

But, I did see it, in some of these pictures.

Note.

  1. Rotherhithe station is unusual for the Overground, in that it has escalators, but not lifts.
  2. The station has a cosy little cafe in the entrance, which smelt good.
  3.  The Brunel Museum is just round the corner from the station.
  4. The Wrightbus electric buses were constantly going East and West along the road behind the river bank beteen Victoria and Canada Water stations.

So, in the end, I took the bus back to Rotherhithe station and came home.

December 8, 2025 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Could The Thames Tunnel Be Used To Celebrate The Brunels?

On the 15th September, 2028, it will be the one-hundred and seventieth anniversary of the death of one of the UK’s and the world’s greatest engineers ; Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

This is how he is described in the first paragraph of his Wikipedia entry.

An English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered “one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history”, “one of the 19th-century engineering giants”, and “one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, who changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions”. Brunel built dockyards, the Great Western Railway (GWR), a series of steamships including the first purpose-built transatlantic steamship, and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering.

He certainly made his mark in life.

December 7, 2025 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , , , | 1 Comment