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stories on this page: bike
: bikes on trains
: congestion charge
: conversations on the train
: hope
: inspired bicycles
: living with a Brompton
: near miss
: not enough drivers
: overheard on the train
: PPP fiasco
: red tape
: trains are slower than in 1987
: railways
: rail delay
: concorde
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bike
I now have both a mountain bike and a Brompton folding cycle
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near miss
I was hit by a car whilst cycling home on Friday
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hope
Tonight, I saw a couple cuddling in the train opposite me - it reminded me that love still exists in the world
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inspired bicycles
I found this video really inspiring, and love the music too. Enjoy!
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conversations on the train
Sometimes fellow passengers can make the journey a pleasure
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overheard on the train
One american tourist told another that he'd just come back
from Normandy, and was very disappointed with Omaha beach
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living with a Brompton
brake trouble
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trains are slower than in 1987
Despite rail network and rolling stock improvements, trains are actually slower than they were twenty-one years ago
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bikes on trains
Not content with banning non-folding bikes on trains (see I won't see her again), Southern region is making life as difficult as possible for owners of folding bikes too
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congestion charge
Another example of the evils of outsourcing is the congestion charge for driving in central London
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PPP fiasco
The 'so-called' public-private partnership (PPP) on the tube is not working
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red tape
Alistair Darling has attacked the scale of bureaucracy in the rail industry
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not enough drivers
South West Trains cut 64 services a day for three months as it didn't have enough drivers
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railways
I have strong views on the railways, as I have been commuting on the Brighton line for nearly twenty years, and have seen their recent deterioration.
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another fine mess
I'm almost lost for words at the appallingly shoddy rail system we now 'enjoy'.
Take my journey home from Charing Cross on 6 November 2003 (please)
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concorde
I saw the last Concorde flying past my office window by Trafalgar Square and captured it (just) with my mobile phone.
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enough ranting!
I hope I have given some of you pause for thought. Thanks to those of you that
have sent comments already. They are noted and (usually) acted upon!
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