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Christopher Fowlers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
They say a man thinks about sex every seven minutes, but London Underground has long been exercised by the thought of anyone thinking about sex on their platforms. I once spent the night gluing bits of paper over two thousand posters due for London Underground after their board decided it was too risque, and now [...]
Adam Smith Institute Blog (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Standing on a crowded tube this week, something occurred to me: why do they bother heating the London Underground? Since the tube is underground and full of people, it doesn’t get that cold. More to the point, anyone taking public transport will at some point have to walk outside. Presumably, they will have dressed accordingly and will be wearing jackets, coats, scarves and so on. So why turn...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
> > Awesome Orson British actor Christian McKay is a revelation in Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles , which opens next month. McKay (below) seizes the chance of his first film to give a brilliant performance as young Orson, staging his legendary production of Julius Caesar at New York's Mercury Theatre in 1937. Awards surely await. McKay comes from Bury (Caesar, not to praise him...?)...
Along the Central Line (Free subscription) | yesterday
The National Rail Live Arrival/ Departure boards at Marylebone state that there are currently no Jubilee or Metropolitan Line services operating from the station, due to engineering week. I have already mentioned that there is indeed much engineering work going on this weekend on the London Underground. This significantly affects most of North West London. However, for the avoidance of doubt, the fact...
londonerseye.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Another quirky aspect of London life are the ‘Baby on Board’ badges which were first tested out in 2005 at International Women’s Day events. Since then they have been introduced in Beijing as “to-be mum” badges, by the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau and also more recently in Tokyo. A simple but effective idea the badges can be picked up by any pregnant women at most London...
'mu:kaumedia (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Scammy Oystercard system boosts London Underground revenues – at my expense This evening, I was surprised – and inconvenienced – to find my OysterCard had run out of credit. Again. I went to the ticket window and asked the woman to put £5 on it. “You’ve got a negative balance” she said after swiping the card. “What’s that'” [...]
Going Underground's Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Travelling through London Bridge London Underground station last night I saw the following poster at the top of the escalators You've probably seen some of them around too. Escalators are switched off at quieter times of the day to save energy & "help lower the temperature" (not that the temperature needed much lowering in November). I wonder how many stations this actually happens at?...
Going Underground's Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Thanks to The Huffington Post & The Times who'd picked up on a post I wrote a number of years back on some of the weirder things left on the London Underground . It's in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Lost Property Office Not exactly sure what the thing above it - but thanks to Lost Property Office for sending it! The Huffington Post have made a poll out of the top items. They said:...
The 'Spill (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
F Word London Underground Evidently Chickentown Plaistow Patricia Fuckhead Killing In The Name Of (Biancardi Remix) I Haven't Got a MySpace, Because MySpace Fucking Sucks Grumpy Old Men Cunts Are Still Running The World
The Independent (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The threat of disruption on London Underground came closer today when workers started voting on strikes in four separate disputes, while union leaders released the timetable for a Tube-wide industrial action ballot over pay.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Drivers, station and technical staff at London Underground will ballot for action on four local rows, a leading unions says.
Along the Central Line (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
There are loads of other engineering works going on this weekend (21 and 22 November 2009) on the London Underground (in addition to the partial closure of the Central Line closure that I mentioned last night ). Do please check all your options carefully, else you may get caught out when traveling around London this weekend.
PhotoReflect (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
click photo to enlarge I have said elsewhere in this blog that I think I could have been a futurologist. It's a job with little responsibility - I mean, honestly, how many people really believe your predictions? Moreover, you know for a fact that much of what you foresee will never come to pass, so failure in your job is a given. However, it would definitely be great fun (for a while at least) to get...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Three commuters suffer injuries when they are struck by part of a London Underground train.
Going Underground's Blog (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Last night I attended a fascinating talk at the London Transport Museum on how the London Underground transformed and in some senses actually created suburban towns between the 1st and 2nd World War. It's always good to see a full lecture room , and even better when the room is filled with people of all ages and a roughly equal mix of men & women. Oliver Green began with a quote from George Orwell...
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