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[email protected] · September 15th 15, 01:37 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Neil Williams) wrote:

On 2015-09-14 19:33:23 +0000, said:

That is also my experience of nearly 10 years working in Westminster.
Even when the bike wasn't actually quicker bike was so much more
predictable than the tube between Westminster and King's Cross.

I can reliably ride a Boris bike from Cannon St to Euston via Holborn
in about 21-22 minutes (I think). By the time you've faffed about
with the silly one way system on the Tube at Bank (they won't let you
use the lifts nor the spiral staircase in the evening peak, despite
both being available and working fine in the morning, so instead you
get crammed down into the Central Line or DLR platforms to get to the
Northern Line) I'm not convinced it isn't slower to go by Tube.

I agree it depends on the precise journey. East Putney to Westminster
involves no more changing than cross-platform at Earl's Court and not even
that more than half the time.

Westminster to King's Cross includes a not entirely short interchange at
Green Park and a descent to the bottom of the deep hole that is Westminster
tube station. The bike ride is also about 20 minutes but with my own bike so
none of the overheads of obtaining and docking a Boris bike. Only available
off-peak, obviously.

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Colin Rosenstiel