Urbfest - 31st August 2024 - Transport geeks assemble!
- Thread starter spitfire
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petee
no gods, no malarkey
an ex-workmate of mine saw alot of countries as a passenger on one of those.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Don't drop below 50mph
Humberto
Margin (martian) margin
Even better11! And because it's the geek spinoff someone will want to be the designated driver anyway.Don't drop below 50mph
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
there are some smaller museums -
whitewebbs in enfield - quite limited opening days / times, if we could be sure of a reasonable number of people then could always ask if they would do a group visit on a 'non opening' day
walthamstow pump house
brunel museum at rotherhithe
lt museum depot at acton has a few days a year when it's open - there's nothing listed yet for that late in the year, but they may not have nailed down this year's events yet.
the railway museum at north woolwich closed some years ago. the station building's still there, but not open to the public or anything.
but not sure any of these would really be a day's outing, but we could try and plan a day that involves a few things.
there's a few sites of interest / closed stations / ex railway lines, but nothing all that spectacular.
there's heritage routemasters (now operated commercially and priced to match rather than part of the TFL network) on route T15 between charing cross and tower hill - at least some of them are heavily refurbished / re-engined so personally, meh
the only 'heritage' ish rolling stock in service anywhere is the 1972 trains on the bakerloo line and 1973 trains on the piccadilly line (the latter have got replacements on order) and again, personally, meh (i can remember them being the newest trains on the network...)
doing some sort of river boat thing's a possible - although not sure i fancy doing a speedboat.
the woolwich ferry's a bit niche, but it's very unreliable and prone to technical troubles and /or industrial disputes - it does have phases of not operating weekends.
ETA -
there's also croydon airport, although opening days are a bit limited and don't match. again, if there's enough of us, they might do a private visit.
the thames / river police have a small museum in wapping, normally open to pre-booked groups only
the museum of london (docklands) has plenty on the river and docks.
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petee
no gods, no malarkey
could yiz just live-stream everything and i'll follow while making sardonic comments.
that would actually be right up my alley. is there one also for the post office subway?
that would actually be right up my alley. is there one also for the post office subway?
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
the tours that actually go in to closed stations (including the kingsway tram subway) tend to be occasional one-offs, bloody expensive, and tend to get booked up very quick.
think at least some of it is visible at the postal museum - they also recommend pre-booking. i had forgotten about that. it's £ 17.60 a go.
the tunnel walks are 60 quid a go, and on tuesday afternoons.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
oooh that looks sweet.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
looks like Holborn Station has the 'secret' (disused) bits open on a more regular basis this year - but it's 45 quid a go
www.ltmuseum.co.uk
Holborn: The Secret Platforms | London Transport Museum
Join us to uncover the secrets of Holborn station, a busy interchange at the heart of London with much more to explore than first meets the eye.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Rail Mail tunnel walk…
wtfftw
melting like a toastie
Callie
Pivoting
Woolwich ferry
I'm up for gatecrashing this element. Not a transport nerd but it sounds fun anyway whatever the plan is. Unless it's war based then I might lose interest.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
A chance to experience unusual transport modes might be a bit different to a museum and is a bit more interactive
How many different modes of transport can we use between the start point and Brixton?
Automatic win for anyone geting a ride in the Air Ambulance.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Maybe Parsley will make a surprise return to the boards in order to reclaim his crown
Callie
Pivoting
Does paintball fall under the WAR category?Maybe Parsley will make a surprise return to the boards in order to reclaim his crown
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Urban 75 paintball? Now that Would be a thing!
