Richmond Transits

A blog about Richmond upon Thames local issues by a local resident.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Good to see cyclists campaigning against road planning

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I've long said that TfL has got absolutely no clue on incorporating cycling into the urban fabric, or in other words they're abs...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

My questions to Barclays Cycle Hire managers

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Thanks for your email, It comes right in time. Together with other users, we were stuck at Waterloo yesterday around 1900 as all neigh...
Saturday, October 01, 2011

Wondering what rabbits would write on signs before their homes...

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Restaurant review: Skylon

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After some research for a business dinner close to Waterloo, I booked Skylon in the Royal Festival Hall. The room was vast, gymnasium sized...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Tube to cost £5 to fund Olympic, West London commuters bear the pain for no benefits

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While salaries are on hold (except if you're a tube driver and can hold the government to ransom to get a grand's bonus), public tra...
Friday, September 09, 2011

An airport encounter

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So there I was yesterday night having three hours to kill at FRA (Frankfurt airport), working in a half-empty noodle bar - MoshMosh ; if you...
Tuesday, September 06, 2011

When will TfL realise they need more BorisBikes at Waterloo?

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Now the Summer's gone -and everyone's back-, it's cruelly obvious Transport for London need to add more capacity to its Barcla...
Friday, April 08, 2011

Why pay for the gym when you've got the Boris Bikes?

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A new application for the Boris Bikes. See also my previous posts on this cycle hire scheme: Waterloo: more Boris Bikes but still no sign of...
Monday, March 14, 2011

Postman Pat's elastic bands lambasted for littering

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According to BBC News in a piece titled "Royal Mail's red rubber band use revealed " (what a catchy title guys...), Postman Pa...
Thursday, February 17, 2011

At last, TfL goes mobile

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Transport for London has finally realised that people need travel information the most, well, when they're travelling. Armed with this g...
Monday, February 14, 2011

Cyclists living in fear

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Seen on the BBC Helmet cameras capture bad d...
Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Curing the symptoms: plod in a van at the level crossing

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After realising red  light jumping at levels crossing is rife and having established that people running in front of trains isn't exactl...
Thursday, December 02, 2010

BBC - Mind The Gap: Why do south London trains suffer most in the snow?

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BBC - Mind The Gap: Why do south London trains suffer most in the snow? Another proof that our transport system is antiquated and no longuer...
Friday, November 05, 2010

Giving up infrastructure is rarely a good deal for users and tax payers

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Read this am: BBC News - High-speed rail link London to Folkestone is sold Since it cost GBP 5bn and was sold for 2.1b, I'm failing to s...
Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Waterloo: more Boris Bikes but still no sign of life for the Eurostar old platforms

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Two good posts this week on Londonist . The first one is on the continuing mystery of the old Eurostar platforms and why they cost £4.1 to ...
Monday, October 11, 2010

North Sheen level crossing: don't miss the public meeting on the 21st

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As posted todat on the Facebook group: Stuck at North Sheen Level Crossing , there will be a public meeting about the level crossing with Za...
Friday, October 08, 2010

Near miss at North Sheen level crossing

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On Wednesday, a mother on a bicycle with a child on the back and another on a bike attempted to cross while the lights were flashing. They g...
Thursday, September 30, 2010

TfL still has little ideas about cycling lanes...

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A sobering read in today's Evening Standard on the Elephant & Castle roundabout redesign. It is described as a cycling blackspot whe...
Thursday, September 16, 2010

Is the FDA about to finally admit Europeans are right on antibiotics for cattle?

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Found this today: Is the FDA about to ban antibiotics for cows? Maryn McKenna explains ... - Boing Boing Here's why antibiotics in the f...
Monday, September 13, 2010

Do pigs fly? Apparently...

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A police helicopter registered as G-MPSB flew over North Sheen and Kew for about two hours this afternoon (over Lower Richmond road, Bicest...
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