http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/tickets/oyster-PAYG-08-01-02.pdf
The new map is here
Monday, 31 December 2007
Travel Card Zone Map
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/lon_con.pdf
Here's TFL's version of the London Connections Map, showing zones 1-9 (in the new notation). Zones A-D have been replaced by 7-9 and the Lodon Overground out to Watford has joined in zones 7 & 8. Watford Junction is sort of zone 10 - though not called that.
The ATOC London Connections map doesn't seem to be on line in a version after April 07 yet
Here's TFL's version of the London Connections Map, showing zones 1-9 (in the new notation). Zones A-D have been replaced by 7-9 and the Lodon Overground out to Watford has joined in zones 7 & 8. Watford Junction is sort of zone 10 - though not called that.
The ATOC London Connections map doesn't seem to be on line in a version after April 07 yet
Interactive recyling maps
http://www.recyclenow.com/
has some nice maps of where bring sites are. Some of the metadata (location information for example) is odd, wrong, misspelt etc, but still quite nice.
has some nice maps of where bring sites are. Some of the metadata (location information for example) is odd, wrong, misspelt etc, but still quite nice.
Christmas Card Recycling
This year Tesco, M and S*, WH Smith and TK Maxx are taking part. See http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/cards/index.htm for more details and publicity to download
* This is not just recycling, this is M and S recyling.
* This is not just recycling, this is M and S recyling.
Saturday, 29 December 2007
West Indian announcer on B&GO
Users will know the chap I mean. He makes announcements starting "Ladies and Gentlemen" in a slow, laid back, manner. I really think his voice should be recorded for the computerised announcements I assume the new trains will have.
He gives useful information about each station - including other nearby stations such as Forest Gate. It's all very clearly enunciated; congratulations!
I had to chuckle though when recently he said "ladies with prams" (advising them to exit the train backwards). No harm meant but surely "those" or "people" would be more 'modern'?
He gives useful information about each station - including other nearby stations such as Forest Gate. It's all very clearly enunciated; congratulations!
I had to chuckle though when recently he said "ladies with prams" (advising them to exit the train backwards). No harm meant but surely "those" or "people" would be more 'modern'?
Timetable confusion on B&GO
TfL (or LOROL) made a right pig's ear of the Christmas timetable on the B&GO:
The TfL journey planner was showing the normal weekday service interval of 20 minutes and flagging up "engineering work" (there was engineering work on the North London Line not affecting the B&GO)
The National Rail journey planner was showing the 20 minute service and a 30 minute service (not the one actually being run!) together - making a 10 minute interval here and there.
The service being run was (and will be) half hourly, leaving Barking at 8 and 38 minutes past - the timings from a few years ago.
I'm told the platform displays were wrong - I'm not sure about the announcements.
The daily e-mail from TfL mentioned the Overground twice: once to say a modified Saturday service was running and once to say a special timetable was running.
Thanks to the B&GO user group for printing out correct timetables and spending boxing day posting them at the stations.
This is really very rubbish. Everyone knows when Christmas is - THURSDAY 25 December 2008 is the next Christmas Day. TfL/LOROL have got nearly a year to plan AND PUBLICISE next year's timetable.
The TfL journey planner was showing the normal weekday service interval of 20 minutes and flagging up "engineering work" (there was engineering work on the North London Line not affecting the B&GO)
The National Rail journey planner was showing the 20 minute service and a 30 minute service (not the one actually being run!) together - making a 10 minute interval here and there.
The service being run was (and will be) half hourly, leaving Barking at 8 and 38 minutes past - the timings from a few years ago.
I'm told the platform displays were wrong - I'm not sure about the announcements.
The daily e-mail from TfL mentioned the Overground twice: once to say a modified Saturday service was running and once to say a special timetable was running.
Thanks to the B&GO user group for printing out correct timetables and spending boxing day posting them at the stations.
This is really very rubbish. Everyone knows when Christmas is - THURSDAY 25 December 2008 is the next Christmas Day. TfL/LOROL have got nearly a year to plan AND PUBLICISE next year's timetable.
Monday, 24 December 2007
Fastticket machine mishandles credit card
Buying a walk-up ticket from a fastticket machine at Barking, I put in my credit card and received a long message telling me it wasn't acceptable and to use the (human) ticket office. I had to go through the whole transaction again and pay with a debit card as the software didn't allow me to try another card at the point where the credit card option failed.
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