Transport in London is shit

Dinging the bell is one of the pleasures of bus travel.

Which tells you all you need to know about bus travel.

dinging the bell, sitting on the top deck and looking out, saying cheers to the driver when you get off (front door exit only) (make sure to catch their eye in the rear view mirror), rating the people sitting across or next to you...

bus is the most fun way to travel (if you're not in a hurry) imo. You get to look out the window! You get to stay out late!!

It's certainly miles better than the tube! Unfortunately I am in a hurry when I'm on a bus and not knowing if it'll take any time between 12 minutes to an hour to get to my work in the morning is a bit stressful.

Old-style Routemaster rope bell-pulls were the best, shame about the non-existent pushchair/wheelchair access mind but you could always have fun timing your rise to the feet / bell-pull combo. Yes I am old btw.

last night's Secrets of The London Undergound about West Ashfield station was fascinating, especially the custom signage, route mas etc

(route maps)

( pics here https://www.londonreconnections.com/2010/west-ashfield-part-1-models-great-and-small/ )

London Overground: New names for its six lines revealed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68296483

My line will now be there Weaver line. OK I guess. Maroon not my favourite colour. Lioness line" would have driven me nuts so glad I don't live in Watford.

New Overground line names: an exercise in turd-polishing from a Mayor seeking re-election.

Lioness line in honour of Women's World Cup losers.

I'm going to call it the Lionessless Lion

Gonna poll...

i'm pretty glad they've got names, "major delays on the overground" is of 0 use. The names themselves, eh. I'm on Windrush though, which is great.