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and now less some garages all LCBS is now part of the Arriva Group. shame Arriva doesnt conider demerging the companies in to there separate Branding ie: Kentish Bus, county Bus
Really enjoyed the presentation and finally managed to visit the pumping station at the weekend. It’s well worth a visit. Catch the H25 bus from Felltham.
Great speech! His appointment as minister of state for rail is something of a quiet revolution. It completely flew under the radar of major news outlets, but it does appear to confirm Starmer's commitment to appointing competent ministers in his government rather than mere ideologues. This may have a far larger impact on public transport policy over the coming years than nationalisation. Many may not realise this, but a big reason for some of the worst decisions and events in rail in recent years have not really been the fault of TOCs, much as they have often failed to meet their contractual obligations. Instead, many failings have actually been down to pure DfT incompetence. This not to say the UK's privatised and heavily segmented franchise model is working well, it certainly is not, but the DfT deserves its fair share of the blame for the current mess we're in. This is not all too surprising, seeing the DfT has hitherto often been filled with conservative ideologues who in a big round of ministerial dish-outs drew the short straw. Truth is, nobody aside from nerds or experts really wants a ministerial job in transport, sad as that is. No no, for a "true statesman", there's always bigger fish to fry somewhere else. No wonder then, that these ministers often possessed neither the motivation nor expertise to do their job diligently or competently. And little wonder too that none of them bothered to stick around for long. The current cabinet appointments feel very different, however. On the one hand, Louis Haigh has firmly stated her commitment to public ownership of the railways, the first transport minister to do so in over 50 years, and her colleague and second in command, Lord Hendy is what can only be described as a veteran of the trade. On the other hand, the majority of appointed (junior) ministers are also all firmly committed to greater investment in rail, rather than the incessant road network expansions we have seen under previous governments. So, dare I say it, things are really looking quite bright at the moment. Possibly the brightest, really, since the Peter Parker days.
Secrets Of The London Underground starts with a new series this next week with Siddy and Tim Dunn. There was a time when it would have been at nine o'clock on BBC1 but they can't afford such production values.
This was an extremely interesting presentation. I was particularly struck by the fact that the steam engine preserved at Kempton Park is a 'Triple Expansion' engine. I thought that this type of engine was used exclusively for late 19th and early 20th steam ships like the Titanic!
Very interesting indeed! I used to regularly go past on the A316 in the 1970s, but had no idea there were those engines still working for their living in there. The route of the huge water mains from Kempton to Cricklewood is an interesting route to follow between houses and across trading estates and roads, most of it a green corridor, but all of it unbuilt-on, apart from the odd road or bit of concrete, for obvious reasons.
I used to live in Brentwood up to the mid seventies. We had the 721 Green Line service to Aldgate which was a 10 min service run with RMC's & RCL's running Romford North Street garage. It was a very good service and busy, also very comfortable especially if travelling the whole route into London.
Fascinating! Thankyou for that, I photo'd the interior of Sarah about ten years ago at acton, so I suppose that probably shows all the bare electrical gubbins !
BMMO/Midland Red is one of the operators I knew little about other than its operating territory and that they built many of their own buses. This excellent upload has gone a long way to filling in many gaps in my knowledge.
I lived near Salvation Halt for many years and have walked up and down the Alban Way loads of times, it's such a nice play to look around, and over the years the stations have been improved. I was surprised that you didn't go on the the Luton Dunstable busway which is a lovely walk alongside that section of the railway.
Hi Siddy, I remember the London Trollybuses at Aldgate in the late 50’s early 60’s. Had yet to go on a tour, Holloway Road tube station brought back memories of when I lived at Highbury (1985-2020), enjoyed this talk, thought I saw you once with others at Moorgate on a tour some years ago, hope to go to Moorgate in the near future.
And now that I have struggled through to near the end of it ooh blimey, couldn't take anymore ... may I congratulate you for professionally carry on when you left the natural gaps for polite chuckles. Laughter came there none or very little ~ at least it didn't come through the audio. I was of course joking above, as I strive to only criticise constructively. Interesting hour or so, thank you Siddy and Friends.
That ol' chestnut along the lines of Choose a career doing a job that you love and you won't work a day in your life can be shown to apply equally to know and love your subject and you can give a presentation with ease. The bonus being that if you fluff a line, you'll know tons more to cover it seamlessly. Even then, if some dullard notices, there's always the wave of one's innate enthusiasm to surf. Margar þakkir & Mange Takk
Thanks from Roger Sexton for a fabulous presentation. I too am 75, and like you, Andrew, absolutely despair at British Public Transport. I strongly agree with your concluding remarks.
What an excellent presentation, very natural, and full of enthusiasm for your subject. Loved the latest series of SotLU and can't wait for HLH to return!
May I say Siddy I was most impressed by your talk - even more so with the fact that you did not use a script or any notes. Your presentation was first class and very enjoyable to be present, yes I was in the Cubic Theatre tonight, to see a real pro present a talk.
Excellent upload, I can just remember some on the DONS and SONS parked up at Bearwood bus station and those splendid large scale models displayed in the windows of Bearwood garage.
I remember when the 405 ran from West Croydon to Horsham via Purley, Coulsdon, Redhill, Horley, Gatwick Airport, and Crawley. Between West Croydon and Redhill it dovetailed with route 414 which ran between West Croydon and Horsham via Purley, Coulsdon, Redhill, Reigate, Betchworth, Dorking, Holmwood and Capel. Route 405 still operates today, but only between Croydon Town Centre and Redhill and is now a red Transport for London bus.
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Interesting talk! Flattered to see my photos of Leon & Sir Peter's RTW467 appearing on screen.....! Thanks for sharing online, interesting facts set out and some good humour about it all too.
