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Recent Blog Posts
- The British Library explores the dark arts of Propaganda
- A look around an empty office block in Victoria
- Steam trains to run along part of the Central Line in June
- How to get tickets to the 2013 Last Night of the Proms
- A few Crossrail construction site photos
- Public Tours of HMS Illustrious Next Weekend
- Tom Daley’s swimming trunks become a Museum artefact
- Cyclists wanted to test “Dutch Roundabouts”
- Thoughts about the Acid on the Jubilee Line
- 20 years ago – Queen announces public tours of Buckingham Palace
rants Archive
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Last day of free Wi-Fi on the Underground
Posted on January 29, 2013 | 13 CommentsLaunched just in time for the Olympics, Virgin's Wi-Fi service has been on of those rare tube upgrades that seems to have had a significant and immediate impact on those who use it. -
Some more desperate efforts from the PR industry
Posted on August 15, 2012 | 4 CommentsTime for an email fisking… This is a selection of a few of the more egregious emails I have received over the past fortnight. Charlotte wrote: “Now we’re in the... -
The Docklands Light Railway’s Drainpipe of Doom
Posted on July 31, 2012 | 6 CommentsThe Docklands Light Railway recently covered up one of their bridges in a load of scaffolding and protective wrapping – which prompted me to send them a message asking a... -
Confusing email about Olympic changes to Canary Wharf
Posted on July 19, 2012 | 7 CommentsI just received a rather badly worded email from TfL laying out what they will do at Canary Wharf tube station during the Olympics, that leaves more questions than it... -
Some Boris Bike problems
Posted on March 30, 2012 | 22 CommentsGenerally speaking, I do not judge a company by the fact that something has gone wrong. That is unfair as no matter how much you spend/invest/whatever, things will still go... -
Please stop describing doing something as “having an experience”
Posted on March 12, 2012 | 2 CommentsRemember the good old days when you read a blog and considered it to be, well, just reading a blog? Not any more – you are no longer permitted to... -
RMT tells station staff they shouldn’t grit platforms/ticket halls
Posted on February 6, 2012 | 18 CommentsLondon Underground has a bit of a tendency to put up warning signs about adverse weather the moment the slightest hint of precipitation is detected in the air, but I... -
Too many improvements in an email – TfL’s changing language
Posted on January 19, 2012 | 4 CommentsI noticed something last week which stood out a bit, and it happened again today, so I dug into my archive to see when it happened. What am I talking... -
Daily Mail using my photo of Cock Lane
Posted on January 6, 2012 | 20 CommentsThere is an informal badge of honour that exists amongst bloggers that marks you out as someone who has caught the eye of the mass market media, but are deemed... -
Light Pollution in the City of London
Posted on December 26, 2011 | 3 CommentsA bit of a rant about a topic that does somewhat irritate me. One of the joys of living in a city with a view is how the skyline transforms...