Published on 10 January 2013 in London, Transport, London, London Underground, trains
When I first moved to London in 1999 I had a tube map on the wall next to my front door. Every time I went to a new tube station I highlighted it on the map. The reason was because I was interested in where I'd been to in London; a city that I was, of course, exploring a lot.
Published on 1 June 2012 in London, Transport, London Underground, Oystercard, Southeastern Trains, train tickets, trains, Transport for London
What Transport for London tell you and what Southeastern tell you are two very different things.
Published on 17 May 2011 in Internet, Transport, London Underground, Oystercard, railways, train tickets, Transport for London, usability, web development
I've learned that the Oystercard website is quite bad for tracking all this stuff - a fact that amazes me.
Published on 14 July 2010 in Daily Links, DAB digital radio, London Underground, maps, radio
8-Bit Cities Ever wondered what Google Maps would look like on a ZX Spectrum? What? You haven't? What planet are you on? You're a disgrace to the species dude, a disgrace to the species. London Reconnections: West Ashfield (Part 1): Models Great and Small Part one of a fascinating insight into one of the tube's hidden tube stations – the one that sits in an office block somewhere near West Kensington. A must read for any Londonder! Absolute Radio to launch fifth digital service – guardian.co.uk Will Absolute Radio Extra work? Is DAB ready for a "red button" style service? Will radio manufacturers be rushing out to add red buttons to their set? Time will tell. London Underground cooling budget cut by £10m – BBC News The video report here is especially interesting as it mentions that the Central, Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines are the worst for heat, but that most of the money spent on cooling projects this year will go on the Victoria Line. Well I'm sure it makes sense for someone. Also included is a PDF of the tube "heat map" showing the places that you really don't want trains stuck in a tunnel – pretty much... View Article
Published on 17 March 2010 in Daily Links, beer, London, London Underground, money, mortgage, pubs, Sam Smiths pubs, television
GMG to drop original programming and cut staff at Channel M – guardian.co.uk Says something about local TV in the UK if Guardian Media Group can't even make it work in a city the size of Manchester. Sam Smiths Pubs Locations Sam Smiths are a strange company. They don't do music. They don't advertise. Food is usually very basic. It's hard to buy their beers anywhere other than their pubs. They only sell their own products, with the odd exception of McCoy's crisps. They don't even have a website. Their pubs don't even have their logo on it. They don't particularly innovate. At all. And they haven't put their prices up (bar duty) for about 18 years, so you can get a pint for less than £2. Oh and they have some of the finest, best looking and well looked after pubs you'll find in the UK. But you'd never know where they are. Unless someone created a website to tell you… Top marks to James Gretton then! A brief view of the power of Samuel Smiths Old Brewey – Tadcaster From BBC's Inside Out Yorks and Lincs, a different insight into the strange world of Sam Smiths, and their... View Article
Published on 6 October 2009 in London, 10 Years in London, buses, London, London buses, London Underground, trains
London is many things, and one thing I've noticed it be a few times is frustrating. It's busy, noisy, expensive, smelly... And when you've been stuck in a non-moving tube train for nearly an hour in the middle of summer, you can easily get in a negative mood. But there is more... so much more... that is great about this city. So that's what this post is all about. Thinks I like about London. Here's goes...
Published on 20 April 2009 in London, Transport, London, London Underground, train tickets, Transport for London
Is the tube actually getting better? More reliable? Less problematic? Every time you get stuck in a tunnel, the tuts and sighs come out like nothing has changed. So I guess most people would say no.
Published on 25 March 2009 in London, Travel and Holidays, 10 Years in London, London, London Underground
September 2009 marks a rather notable landmark in my life. For at the end of the month, it will be ten years since I first set up home in the capital city of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. But it wasn't my first visit - that was a few years earlier in spring 1996.
Published on 5 November 2008 in London, Transport, Clapham Junction, commuting, London, London Overground, London Underground, railways, Shepherds Bush, trains, White City
Back in 2005 I tried cutting out central London from my commute. And failed. Three years on, and it was time to try again.
Published on 2 August 2008 in Transport, Boris Johnson, British Transport Police, DLR, London Underground, Mayor of London, police
Every now and then you come across some statements that are quite interesting.