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Cable car across London – a return to the Emirates Air Line in East London

Tue 7th June, 2016Tue 7th June, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Running between North Greenwich and the Royal Docks, the Emirates Air Line cable car across the River Thames was opened on the 28th June 2012 and is operated by Transport for …

London / photos / Places / railways

Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London

Mon 12th January, 2015Mon 12th January, 2015 - by editor - 5 Comments.

I’ve lost count of the times I’ve hurtled out of this tube exit heading off to a meeting or a gig – and there’s certainly been a few times I’ve staggered …

London / photos / Places

Exhaust fumes hang in the air as the Bus Cavalcade heads off towards Oxford Circus, London

Thu 26th June, 2014Wed 25th June, 2014 - by editor - 2 Comments.

After the day-long Bus Calvacade in Regent Street, we got to see some of these fine old vehicles fire up their engines and head home, passing Oxford Circus on their …

London / photos / Places

A wonderful cavalcade of London buses, old and new, line up along Regent Street

Wed 25th June, 2014Wed 25th June, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On Sunday, Regent Street in central London was pedestrianised and turned into an open bus museum, with a timeline of around 50 buses stretching from Oxford Circus down to Piccadilly Circus. …

London / photos / Places

Vauxhall Bus Station threatened with demolition to make way for a ‘riverside town’

Mon 3rd February, 2014Mon 3rd February, 2014 - by editor - 6 Comments.

The Vauxhall Society is up in arms over TfL and Lambeth Council plans to spend £25 million demolishing the shiny edifice that is Vauxhall Bus Station, just ten years after it …

New York / photos / Places

A trip on the East River Ferry from Williamsburg to E 34th St, New York

Thu 12th December, 2013Thu 12th December, 2013 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Connecting Wall Street with Brooklyn Bridge Park/DUMBO, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Long Island City and Midtown Manhattan, the East River Ferry is an affordable way of getting around New York. And boy …