What is that being built in Vauxhall??

[hayduke]

oh my god, getting out of the tube today.....

it's open!

Takes the plunge: Last night I got off the Tube at Vauxhall to catch a bus to Camberwell. I stood at the bus stop beside MI6 for ten minutes before I realised that the reason the buses were all going past without stopping was cos the ski-ramp was open (it had been a long day).
It's pretty good there. Feels much safer. Lots of bright lights. And less likelihood of tripping up in the middle of the road running for the bus.

 

[PacificOcean]

Does all this actually make the buses go any faster or is it just easier for pedestrians etc.

Unfortunatly getting a bus (77A) into the west end now means the bus has to turn off into the new station instead of just turning left over the bridge. Doing a lap of the station to face the right way again. Stop for five minutes while the driver goes and has a piss. Then wait an age at the new traffic lights to leave the bus station. All in all it added another 8 or 9 minutes to the journey.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Takes the plunge: Last night I got off the Tube at Vauxhall to catch a bus to Camberwell. I stood at the bus stop beside MI6 for ten minutes before I realised that the reason the buses were all going past without stopping was cos the ski-ramp was open (it had been a long day).
It's pretty good there. Feels much safer. Lots of bright lights. And less likelihood of tripping up in the middle of the road running for the bus.

Have they managed to get any snow on the ski-ramp yet?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Unfortunatly getting a bus (77A) into the west end now means the bus has to turn off into the new station instead of just turning left over the bridge. Doing a lap of the station to face the right way again. Stop for five minutes while the driver goes and has a piss. Then wait an age at the new traffic lights to leave the bus station. All in all it added another 8 or 9 minutes to the journey.

So the No. 2 will now take even longer? Bollox to that. Will stick to the tube

 

[gawkrodger]

the really important question is:

is it any good to skate?

 

[Crispy]

the really important question is:

is it any good to skate?

Maybe in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. You could get, what, a 1080 degree spin off the top?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

the really important question is:

is it any good to skate?

Since when do you go skating on ski slopes?

 

[Tricky Skills]

I've put some pics up of the new station HERE.

Not that I'm a bus anorak or anything

 

[Bob]

I've put some pics up of the new station HERE.

Not that I'm a bus anorak or anything

Haven't been past for a few days - is it completely finished? Or will it not be open for Xmas? Or closed I suppose... but capable of being open...

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Haven't been past for a few days - is it completely finished? Or will it not be open for Xmas? Or closed I suppose... but capable of being open...

It's open. I went round it the other day when Victoria Tube Station was shut due to overcrowding.

Looks quite piddly. Can't understand how it took so long to build something so insignificant. The offices look like some sort of portacabin

 

[lang rabbie]

The offices look like some sort of portacabin

Surely not - it's a 1946 Lighthouse Silverking trailer mobile home

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Surely not - it's a 1946 Lighthouse Silverking trailer mobile home

Fucking hell They must have got their inspiration from that

 

[Skim]

I like the new bus station, especially the gleaming trailer (How long will it be before it's got some crappy tag sprayed on the back?)

At least there's somewhere to sit now, it's well-lit and you don't have to scarper across the busy road behind the station to get to the temporary bus stop.

 

[salaryman]

it's bloody awful that station, went past it the other night. a solar powered roof is a great idea, but given it's vast size, i can't believe it will only provide 30% of the power required (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/streets/vauxhall_cross.shtml). still, it will be better than no station at all i guess so i'm thankful for small mercies!

 

[editor]

I wasn't sure about it at first, but it defintely looks pretty good at night though!

http://www.urban75.org/london/vauxhall-cross.html

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Looks like there should be rockets flying off it now

 

[editor]

It's ready for the return of Eddie 'The Eagle'!

 

[Tricky Skills]

I like the way the large Underground logo changes colour at night. Not much change (red to blue), but it does happen!

 

[cal]

yeah the changing tube sign is quite cool. i think it looks pretty good and and once you get your head round your bus stops, i think it's a big improvement...