More fun on the Central Line this morning- at Woodford there was only one westbound train in 17 minutes: at rush hour. It doesn’t even get a mention on the TfL website- showing up as good service. #tfl #centralline
You’re thinking of Cheers!
So the new trains exist!
A few snippets on the the ongoing (2 years!) problems with the Central Line - most press is from 2024 and 2025 but there are still train cancellations every day. #tfl #centralline
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/news/blog-po...
I like the implication in these pictures that on the other 364 days of the year, the zoo has only the vaguest sense of how many lions it should have
📅 It's been a record-breaking year for cycling in London, with the capital showing it's well on its way to becoming a city that runs on two wheels!
🚴 From hitting 1.5 million daily journeys, to the cycle networks expansion, here's our wrap up of 2025: bit.ly/4jgbeh5
I feel the same about shoehorns. Eventually struck gold at Timpsons!
My house is permanently cluttered and it used to bother me when I saw other people’s minimalist houses, but… no books, CDs, vinyl, cassettes (!), guitars, piano, bikes, wetsuits, hiking boots, sleeping bags, tents…. Not that everyone needs all that stuff but don’t trust anyone who doesn’t have any!
I always felt I was financially disadvantaged as a parent of three… and now I know it’s true! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... (University for three is going to cost me a minimum of £56K, possibly nearer £100K, that’s on top of the student loans)
Twins!
I only ever go to Whitby in the summer - must try a winter visit!
Found this on another group…..
WHITBY! I’d recognise that pier anywhere.
I still feel the same after accidentally living here for 35 years.
The North is always better!
Yesterday I cycled to work in shorts but temperatures next week to be BELOW average. I’m strangely excited about this! www.bbc.co.uk/weather/vide...
Axing the cycle-to-work scheme might seem like low-hanging fruit for a cash-strapped Treasury, but it would be a big mistake. Particularly with expensive kid-carrying cargo e-bikes, it's one of the most effective modal shift levers out there.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
I can add to this list playing the guitar and cycling, both of which I’ve stuck to for years www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Big skies over Essex this morning! And mud. But sadly no sign of the promised pigs. (Roads north of Upshire) #eppingforest @eppingforest.bsky.social
In a spirit of all things spooky and MR James like, this is the tomb of a Sir Sampson Meverill in Tideswell, Derbyshire, who fought against Joan of Arc’s forces but returned home to make himself thoroughly unpopular with all his neighbours! Well worth a visit. #ghosts #MRJames #folkhorror
To the town or to the source?!
Will take a look!
Have never seen that!
Absolutely unacceptable treatment of my wife and son at the hands of @gwr.com at Paddington this morning- more details to follow but in short their train was cancelled so a member of staff put them on an earlier one whereupon they were charged an EXTRA £68 as their ticket wasn’t valid.
My kids tried to explain it to me only this week but I’m still not sure.
Anything by The Curse of KK Hammond is usually good for a dark blues feel (and I first heard her on your show!). Someone else has suggested I Put A Spell On You by Screaming Jay Hawkins - definitely a must!
Woo! I’m quite skinny.
This isn’t exactly encouraging car-free commuting: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great gig at Liquer/Reptile House on Saturday night - now looking forward to Sanctum Sanctorium in December! #goth #SistersofMercy #TheCure
