On 29 Apr, 15:41, "Phil" wrote:
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Judging by the fact they've called it the O2 Express I suspect it may
well only be calling at the places they mention i.e. Savoy, London
Bridge, Canary Wharf, Greenwich and the O2.

This would be a great shame for the large number of people who
regularly use Greenland and Masthouse Terrace piers. Greenwich is less
popular with Thames Clippers customers and yet it looks set to get a
15 minute service. I would love to see at least one boat an hour, or
ideally every half hour, stopping at Greenland and Masthouse as it
would be a great way to get home from the West End of an evening.
Maybe a good solution would be to stop at least the eastbound boats at
those piers in the late evening otherwise I can see them being pretty
empty as hardly anyone will want to be travelling TO the O2 late at
night I reckon.

I spoke to the lady at Canary Wharf ticket office earlier this week
and she told me the service would be running 24 hours a day from June
and she didn't seem too happy about the shifts she'd have to work. Not
sure if this is true or whether she was just referring to a 2am finish
and had got a bit confused. Either way, a night boat sounds like a
great way to get home from the West End - I'd definitely use it in
preference to the night bus!

I agree with you - I often use the service between Greenland and Bankside
and would use it far later if it were available though I'm not sure about
using it instead of the Night Bus. I can imagine lots of drunks heaving over
the back of the boat - and possibly a few wet feet as people tried to get
on/off the boat under the influence!

I would use it to Greenwich if it were to go there more regularly. Outside
the rush hours, it doesn't seem to go beyond Masthead.
In the West End the use of Savoy Pier is a bit of a joke - Westminster or
Charing Cross would be much more preferable.
We'll just have to see what July brings
Rgds
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I suppose the tourist services keep Charing Cross pier too busy. It
would be great if they could do away with the tour boats altogether
and just have a frequent commuter service that you could get a
commentary on headphones if you wanted it. I took the Clipper down to
Woolwich on Saturday, sat out on the back deck in the sunshine was
about the best £3.70 you can spend in London. Tourist boats charge a
tenner just to go round the pool of London at a crawl, if I was a
tourist in London Id prefer the Clipper service.

Rob