Under pressure - in my view entirely justified pressure - Boris Johnson and TfL are having second thoughts about a system they had set up. The public notice reads as follows: QUOTE Transport for London – Taxi Driver Licence Checker As you may be aware, in December 2011 an online taxi driver and vehicle licence checker was launched on the Transport for London (TfL) website. The main...

My weekly engineering email from Tfl tells me "On Saturday and Sunday, Farringdon station is closed in order to improve the station." Well I know it's not the best of stations, but I'd hardly call closing it an improvement.

Michael Portillo rode the Post Office Railway during one of his recent Great British Railway Journeys Series 3 programmes. It was described as a 'secret miniature railway under London.' However it closed in the mid-2000s. So is it mothballed and kept in working orderf in case it is needed again? Moot point. CJB.

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Yesterday I received the following e-mail from tfl informing me about a charging error on one of my journeys, and that it will be refunded when a next touch-in at Bexley station. The problem is, I was staying there on vacation and returned home to Scotland on Thursday. Is there another way to get this refund added to my card for future use as it might prove a bit expensive to travel 400...

When I was young my friend was run over in Tooting. In the court case his barrister was Clive Anderson and his doctor was Harry Hill.

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Got my first ride this morning, a few observations... 1. A pleasant atmosphere, but the aircon temperature could do with being just that little bit colder. 2. A few badly-fitting panels - does this bode well for long term? 3. Acceleration wasn't any better than A-stock, albeit without the jerks. Are they "toned down" in software to prevent overloading the power supply? I was expecting...

If you need to cash up a ticket machine do you do it: A) When the ticket office is open so passengers can buy their tickets there. B) When the ticket office is closed so everyone has to queue for the 1 working machine which incidentaly doesn't take notes. Well , if you're someone with a working brain the answer would be A. Unfortunately for the LU staff at Hanger Lane it appears its B.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/8yt5yj5 or: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087312/How-cyclist-got-away-jumping-red-light-tongue-tied-policeman-failed-arrest-grab-head-camera-filming-row.html How fast-talking cyclist got away with 'jumping red light' after tongue-tied policeman failed to arrest him By RICHARD HARTLEY-PARKINSON Last updated at 3:38 PM on 16th January 2012

No details of funding yet. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/9009627/London-to-get-new-road-tunnel-under-River-Thames-within-decade-promises-Boris-Johnson.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16540112 Boris Johnson, mayor of London, has announced that the Hammersmith Flyover in west London, which has been closed for three weeks, will reopen on Friday. It was shut when serious damage to cables in the structure was discovered. Transport for London (TfL) has said one lane will be open in each

Just announced by Network Rail http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Press-Releases/KING-S-CROSS-PASSENGERS-OFFERED-A-GLIMPSE-INTO-THE-FUTURE-198f.aspx -- Paul C via Google

Some interesting material related to Oyster acceptance on Heathrow and Gatwick Express. http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/oyster_pay_as_you_go_on_heathrow Seperate zones would have been set up for each line, probably without any caps. Ultimately BAA decided not to proceed.

It's my birthday soon and because I have the time available next week I decided that I'd treat myself to a day trip to continental Europe on Wednesday 18th - I would plan on a basis of purely seeing how far I could travel in a day before having to turn back towards home. London - Marseille and return is just achievable within a day. Considering that I've never been south of Paris on a TGV, a...

I discovered a sneaky and little publicised aspect of the latest fares hike today. Bus 84 runs from New Barnet to Potters Bar and then St Albans. It is a long established route, dating back (literally) 100 years. Recently, oyster cards and travelcards have been accepted between New Barnet (which is inside Greater London) and Potters Bar (which is just outside). Today I boarded a southbound bus...

Hi I have an evening meeting, start 5:30 pm and expected to end about 8:00 pm or 8:30 pm a short distance from West Ealing tomorrow. I'll probably be arriving at Waterloo from Portsmouth. Portsmouth - Basingstoke - Reading - Paddington is an option, but I'm not sure if it's permitted on a Travelcard from Portsmouth. So I'm assuming Bakerloo line from Waterloo to Paddington, and then main

A few rants about the Jubilee Line... Every time, without fail, you never, ever, manage to get a clear journey in to Stratford on the Jubilee Line. The journey is booked to take 3 mins but always involves stopping at Stratford Staff Halt and again adjacent to Stratford Market Depot to either await a platform at Stratford station or to let an empty train in to the depot, a more realistic journey...

Have a Countdown display next to your toaster. Or on your office door I missed this last September when Countdown went on net. http://berglondon.com/blog/2011/09/14/bringing-the-london-bus-network-ho me If you want to try it with your Kindle (3G or Wi-Fi) or other device

Was there a particularly good reason not to do it? I can't think of any disadvantages. B2003

This from Boston. The CharlieCard is an Oyster-type pre-paid cardcard used in Boston. Ditto Octopus in HKG. Subject: Expiring CharlieCards causing confusion and frustration http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/01/01/expiring-charliecards-causing-confusion-and-frustration/aCFuYJF2erbu5072enGKFI/story.html?s_campaign=8315 For frequent riders, the expiration proves largely invisible:...

Tfl have published detailed proposals for changes to bus services during the Olympics. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/bus-service-alterations-2012-games.pdf I just wonder how bus services are going to cope with the traffic.

In article , ] (Steve Fitzgerald) wrote: If you are referring to the ASLEF dispute on LU, the strikes have been called off as 'meaningful discussions' are ongoing. AH! That news didn't get to Cambridge yet. Therefore she might as well get the tube from Victoria to King's Cross. That would allow a slightly later departure from Gatwick if necessary.

My daughter is due to arrive at Gatwick at 21:15 on 16th January and has to get back to Cambridge. Looking at NRE and expecting a tube strike she couldn't see how she can get home, even with a choice of buses from Hitchin or Bishop's Stortford. Normally she could get Thameslink to SPILL and walk across to King's Cross but not at that time of night. She can probably get to London Bridge and...

In London one of my favourite things is multikerbed pavements. There is one on Wilton Road, by Victoria Station. That has two kerbs. At the top of Whitehall there is another, outside William's & Glyn's; or, as ye would say, outside The Lord High Queen Moon on the Water on the Mall. The champion is surely ISLINGTON High Street. Near Angel Station, near the Star****'s, there is a sloop of five...

Happy 2012! OK, it's not completely LT-related, but I just found a new review on the trip advisor site for a Bayswater hotel and in the review was a paragraph about some guy bothering people in the area. Is this known? Is this a one-off? or are there more such annoying people now wandering the streets of London? I would not give this guy money. What would you do if he confronted you?

Are there any regulations covering the provision of rail replacement buses or not? Currently the Shenfield Metro is not running in this part of the world and no rail replacement buses have been put on with passengers instead sent off to use the regular 25 and 86 buses - a total nightmare last night when it meant huge extra demand for the buses.

In message , at 14:54:35 on Sat, 31 Dec 2011, Recliner remarked: to encourage the use of public transport to get to Olympic sites, all tickets (presumably only to the London events) include a bundled (all zones?) travelcard for the dates of the tickets It's almost, but not exactly, the same; hence the need for a special map. There are several easements (some on a day-by-day basis) around...

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When you're planning a trip to London, you might not initially think about hiring a car. After all, the centre of London is packed with attractions such as the London Eye, Madame Tussauds, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, and many famous museums and art galleries.

What is an invalid thread? I ask because I have received an email from London Banter advising me that someone has posted a reply to a earlier post of mine. When I click on the provided link, I am taken to a message which tells me the thread is invalid. Even more mysteriously, I cannot find the thread in the main index even though people were posting a day ago! What is going on?

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