Travelling this morning on an engineering work special - which travelled from Wimbledon to Clapham Junction via the District Line, East Putney and Wandsworth Common - set me wondering - has this line ever been used as a regular route? And would it be any use if it was? I suppose it would connect Clapham Junction to the tube, but only to a relatively remote part of it. And do SWT services via...

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-centre/press-releases/press-releases-content.asp?prID=799 and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5031252.stm The 100th night bus route will run from saturday. It's the 281 between Tolworth and Hounslow and the route is going 24-hour (the night-time route is identical to the daytime one). Also of note:

In reply to Paul Corfield's and Graham J's messages of 11th May (concerning my original message of a few days earlier) Between 09.03 and 03.04 TfL produced 20 out of 34 of these guides. These were as follows.(First named place only) No's. 3 -Bexleyheath, 5-Beckenham, 6-Camden Town, 7-Croydon, 9-Burnt Oak, 10-Edmonton, 11-Bethnal Green, 12-Chiswick, 14-Cranford, 16-Highbury,...

Have there been any examples in recent times of LU stations temporarily becoming terminal points (e.g. because of engineering work) but which are virtually never used as potential terminal points at other times even when the timetabled service falls apart for whatever reason? Do train and platform destination signs just show "Special" or something similar when a really oddball terminal point...

I've just noticed that the forum on London Travelwatch's website has been discontinued. I used a few times a while back when London Travelwatch was still the LTUC, and it seemed a good way of communicating general concerns as opposed to specific complaints with staff at the organisation. http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/forum.php I hadn't visited lately so I can't comment on the activities...

On my Oyster I have a Zone 1-2 annual travelcard for the commute from my home to my regular office. Currently I'm working offsite in Feltham, though, so in addition to that I have a Zone 3-6 monthly travelcard. This morning, on the train from Waterloo to Feltham, an especially surly ticket inspector asked to see tickets. I gave my Oystercard, the light on the little machine went green, all...

Just about every night last week the Hammersmith & City line was either delayed or not running at all. Couple that with problems on the Circle Line and I ended up using the only reliable way across town Friday evening. My Feet :-) I keep hearing about speed restrictions and buckled tracks. Is this genuine or another way for the LU management to have a pop at the private

Can anybody tell me what the police (7 cars & 1 van) were doing in Berrylands tonight, seems to be an incident with a K2 bus. -- Regards Vauxhall

JF Grieve wrote: Dear Jerry to put it in the nicest terms that I can 'will you shut the **** up' And the same goes for you too. All you have done is to subject those of us who killfiled Jerry Sturdivant to yet more hundreds of kilobytes of rubbish. By all means send a two-line message of that sort to the NG that he normally inhabits (not u.t.l), but DON'T copy his crossposting and...

hi all, having looked through a number of pictures of centra buses. at their depot. And I was wondering what was ment on a blind display that had a red background and "V.O.R." on it, was it to denote dead running or rail replacement or special Service etc... Any help would be muchly appreciated, TIA

Hi, is it safe for a girl to be visiting London by herself? I plan to visit London this summer and I am both excited and worried. Also I'd like to know the cost of the taxi from the airport to London city. Thanks. I am Natasha, from Russia. http://www.geocities.com/c4consultant

Email just received from TfL: =================== Dear Mr Band, From Sunday 28 May 2006 a number of changes need to be made to walking routes and interchanges between the Tube, King's Cross and St. Pancras mainline stations, to assist the redevelopment of King's Cross St. Pancras Underground station.

Hi all, I'm curious - is there some institutional or legal reason why it's so hard to get new transport built in London? The Parisians seem to manage it easily enough. But in London Crossrail has made essentially no progress in twenty years, the Chelsea and Hackney line remains entirely theoretical after longer, and Thameslink 2000 has become a joke.

Hi all - It's easy to bitch about the Underground, and to compare it unfavourably with metros in Singapore, Hong Kong and so on. To redress the balance, I thought I'd share details of my recent trip on the Rome Metro. My girlfriend and I were getting a train from Termini (the major station; I guess KXSP would be the best comparison) to Circo Maximo (historical bits, public park - Green...

Did I imagine some 50% off (or 2:1) deal if you showed them an Oyster? Has it lapsed, can't find any mention of it today. -- Roland Perry

So just to prove the point you sent five post to this newsgroup. -- JFG Jerry Sturdivant wrote: Some computer-beginner named "Rorqhual" wrote "Jerry Sturdivant" burbled in multiple postings to various

Does anyone know if there are particular LU stations where Railcards can be used ? I'm pretty sure I have used a Network Card at the LU window at Tottenham Hale to buy a return rail ticket. I got one ticket which had CSN printed on it, maybe concession ??? The reason I ask is that when I tried to use my Network Card to buy a Discounted All Zones Travelcard at West Finchley they told me I...

The other weekend I was up at KX and was suprised too see the new steps replacing the old ones in front of WH Smiths still haven't opened. They look completely finished behind the hoarding so is the idea to open everything in a big bang rather than incrementally?

Hi all, Does anybody know what parking is like at/around New Southgate station? I'm looking to park near there around 8:30am tomorrow morning. Will I find a space somewhere within 10 mins walk of the station, or should I forget it? :-) Thanks, Sam

One thing I've noticed a lot lately, both as a passenger and as a pedestrian in central London, is the apparent gulf between the driving styles used on many 'ordinary' buses, compared to that used on the bendy buses. The former on the whole are badly driven, often with little concept of smooth starting or smooth braking. The Mercedes-built bendy buses seem a lot smoother - is this because...