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Urbfest - 31st August 2024 - Transport geeks assemble!

A walk from London Bridge down to Tower Bridge, cross Tower Bridge using the glass walkway, wander past (or around) the Tower of London. Have a drink in The Dickens Inn in St Katherine's Docks. Wander back up the other side past Monument and cross London Bridge and hit up Borough Market as a circular route that has some interesting things on the way.

All for free apart from the beer.

(actually the Glass walkway might cost, I'm not sure).
 
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AverageJoe said:
A walk from London Bridge down to Tower Bridge, cross Tower Bridge using the glass walkway, wander past (or around) the Tower of London. Have a drink in The Dickens Inn in St Katherine's Docks. Wander back up the other side past Monument and cross London Bridge as a circular route that has some interesting things on the way.

All for free apart from the beer.

(actually the Glass walkway might cost, I'm not sure).
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AverageJoe said:
A walk from London Bridge down to Tower Bridge, cross Tower Bridge using the glass walkway, wander past (or around) the Tower of London. Have a drink in The Dickens Inn in St Katherine's Docks. Wander back up the other side past Monument and cross London Bridge and hit up Borough Market as a circular route that has some interesting things on the way.

All for free apart from the beer.

(actually the Glass walkway might cost, I'm not sure).
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Feet are the boringest mode of transport (but this is a valid suggestion a for an urbfest walk!)
 
that bit of tower bridge is enter north and exit south. you do get the machinery at the south side tho.
 
I wonder if there's just too many options here.

Is it worth a series of polls -

first one a 'high level' to establish whether the desire is to do -

a) day out at a single venue - which will be on the fringes of / just outside london (hendon, brooklands, one of the steam railways) - there's travel cost to get there and then to do it. i know many of the steam railways encourage people to book in advance but think most of them you can just turn up

b) two or three things involving pre-booking, like the holborn station tour or post office museum (someone's going to have to book and pay for it up front, which might cause grief, and some of them are a bit pricey which may put off people who are already having to find money to travel to london and accommodation.)

c) something more informal - meandering around on a travelcard / oyster doing some of the more obscure bits / modes of the transport network, visiting a few sites (things like closed / historic stations) that are visible from the public highway or public bits of existing stations, and maybe one or two smaller museums where we can just turn up.

(talking of which, i'd forgotten about the london canal museum near kings cross)

i can't immediately think of any abandoned stations / infrastructure that's all that impressive - the various property bubbles over the last few decades means that there isn't a lot of abandoned spaces like there was in the 80s.

but i could probably come up with a list of ideas for c and be able to talk about the locations if that would appeal (although i'd want to have a deputy just in case of a mum-tat related emergency on the day)

Are there enough people coming from outside London that just going on the DLR / croydon tram / woolwich ferry / lizard line (or some combination of them) is of interest?

also - is this planned for the friday, saturday or sunday? some venues etc don't open every day, and (at the moment) the woolwich ferry doesn't run weekends.

another unknown is that at this stage, weekend engineering work on railways / underground aren't yet confirmed, so if we decide too early (say) to do the epping - ongar line, sod's law says that the central line will be part closed that weekend.
 
Puddy_Tat said:
I wonder if there's just too many options here.

Is it worth a series of polls -

first one a 'high level' to establish whether the desire is to do -

a) day out at a single venue - which will be on the fringes of / just outside london (hendon, brooklands, one of the steam railways) - there's travel cost to get there and then to do it. i know many of the steam railways encourage people to book in advance but think most of them you can just turn up

b) two or three things involving pre-booking, like the holborn station tour or post office museum (someone's going to have to book and pay for it up front, which might cause grief, and some of them are a bit pricey which may put off people who are already having to find money to travel to london and accommodation.)

c) something more informal - meandering around on a travelcard / oyster doing some of the more obscure bits / modes of the transport network, visiting a few sites (things like closed / historic stations) that are visible from the public highway or public bits of existing stations, and maybe one or two smaller museums where we can just turn up.

(talking of which, i'd forgotten about the london canal museum near kings cross)

i can't immediately think of any abandoned stations / infrastructure that's all that impressive - the various property bubbles over the last few decades means that there isn't a lot of abandoned spaces like there was in the 80s.

but i could probably come up with a list of ideas for c and be able to talk about the locations if that would appeal (although i'd want to have a deputy just in case of a mum-tat related emergency on the day)

Are there enough people coming from outside London that just going on the DLR / croydon tram / woolwich ferry / lizard line (or some combination of them) is of interest?

also - is this planned for the friday, saturday or sunday? some venues etc don't open every day, and (at the moment) the woolwich ferry doesn't run weekends.

another unknown is that at this stage, weekend engineering work on railways / underground aren't yet confirmed, so if we decide too early (say) to do the epping - ongar line, sod's law says that the central line will be part closed that weekend.
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Yes.
 
Srs answer.

Yes I agree we should run a few polls to get a consensus but the only thing I think should be set in stone is to do it on the Saturday.

The Sunday will be a washout for most after a big night Saturday night.
 
Polls.

1. Who’s going to be here and who is interested? Activity tbc. Budget non specified.
2. Activity and costs poll(s). This may take more than one go…
3. Narrow it down to maybe 3 activities for final decision.
4. Massive bunfight.
5. Bannings.
6. Everyone does what I wanted them to do all along.

Sorted.
 
spitfire said:
Polls.

1. Who’s going to be here and who is interested? Activity tbc. Budget non specified.
2. Activity and costs poll(s). This may take more than one go…
3. Narrow it down to maybe 3 activities for final decision.
4. Massive bunfight.
5. Bannings.
6. Everyone does what I wanted them to do all along.

Sorted.
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Yes. See you there, then :)
 
Lots of AV geeks on this thread. I bet at least one of you is a member of the RAF club (at the west end of Piccadilly)

Has lots (and lots and lots) of aeroplane paintings (and stained glass) and a "specialist"library. Plus a bar

Just a thought if on a transport focused troll round town?. (not sure how many guests can be signed in)
 
Do you mean the Royal Aeronautical Society? I went there for a film night last year, they charged £7 for a SMALL bottle of Peroni... :eek:

Anyway, I should do something about this day out really...
 
spitfire said:
Do you mean the Royal Aeronautical Society? I went there for a film night last year, they charged £7 for a SMALL bottle of Peroni... :eek:

Anyway, I should do something about this day out really...
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No I mean this. (About the Club )

I think the bar was reasonable. Good behaviour would be required

I'm not a member having been too lazy so far to put in the application

(just a thought, and probably a silly one at that :) )
 
nick said:
No I mean this. (About the Club )

I think the bar was reasonable. Good behaviour would be required

I'm not a member having been too lazy so far to put in the application

(just a thought, and probably a silly one at that :) )
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Oh I see, I should get in because I have a cool name.

RAS is at that end of Piccadilly as well. Lovely building too.
 
So, I am unable to attend Urbfest as we have a longstanding invitation to stay at a mates house and attend this. We went last year and it was a good day out.

BUT!

This may be of interest to denizens of the transport forum and we could meet up and have a beer/non alcoholic beverage of your choice.

It's not far from London, (Lizard line to Maidenhead), it's cheapish, £20, there are planes, cars and model trains, amongst other things.

www.wlac.co.uk

WLAC Members Day Tickets 2024 - West London Aero Club

Every year as the summer draws to a close at West London Aero Club we put on our Members Day, providing not just a great day out for our Members, but also raising monies for our chosen charities: The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, The Thames Valley Air Ambulance and Navy Wings. The day has […]
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It’s that time of year again when we start encouraging you to come to our Members' Day, Make sure you have Saturday 31st August in your diaries.

We are, as always hoping for a sunny day and this year we plan to have James Brown and Mike Collett flying the two Hurricanes providing a nice little dogfight with Alex Truman in the ME108 lookalike complete with pyrotechnics. The Tiger Nine display will be preceded by a stunning solo Tiger Moth display from Robin Russell and we’ll have plenty more mind blowing, high energy, aerobatic displays plus the amazing Turbulent Team which maybe small, but are powerfully entertaining! Bob Davey in his Yak 3 will be making an appearance as well as aircraft from the Navy Wings Historic Flight and as no Members Day is complete without a visit from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight we have our fingers firmly crossed that they will be able to appear. The flying display starts at 1pm until 2pm and then a break with a further hour of flying starting again at 3pm. At the end of the day, around 4.30pm-ish Steal Works will start up their music so hopefully you will join us to watch an awesome Waltham sunset.

There will be lots of activities for children, the Tornado jet to get inside as well as a Bouncy Castle, Electric Go Karts and, of course, the Joystick Club with their beautifully made, wooden, ride in pedal planes and... best of all... trains! There will also be stalls for shopping and getting something to eat, our own engine box bar and burger stall, sweets and cakes for everyone.

The WLAC Members Day 2024 will be supporting our usual chosen charities which are the Thames Valley Air Ambulance, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund and Navy Wings. The ticket price for members and guests will be £15 and £20 respectively. This year we are doing things slightly differently and we are asking you to make a separate donation for our chosen charities while you are online. Fund raising is becoming more and more difficult for all charities. Last year we managed to raise an amazing £26,500 which is a huge amount. Help us beat that target.

Ticketing this year is also different as tickets will have a bar code on them and they are unique to you. You can either print off your ticket or just show it on your favoured electronic device, be it mobile phone or tablet. It will then be scanned by the gate staff. Tickets are already available online on our website and can be found here. WLAC Members Day Tickets 2024 - West London Aero Club . Children under 12 are free. Depending on how many we sell beforehand there may or may not be tickets for sale on the day. We will keep the website updated.

Flour Bombing
The flying fun will start in the morning with FLOUR BOMBING. A Tiger Moth and our Piper Supercub complete with pilots are available priced at £99 per flight for the Tiger Moth and £72 per flight for the Supercub each flight will give you three chances to ‘bomb’ the target. Please contact Ops to book a slot – payment will be taken at the time of booking.

Bottle Stall and Tombola
As always the Garden Party atmosphere will continue with a BOTTLE STALL so please bring any spare bottles – any bottle will do eg wine, ketchup, shampoo, we have had nail varnish remover and oil (W100) in the past, although nowadays that is more expensive than a bottle of wine!
Everyone has been given something they don't need - the perfect place for it is on the Tombola stall! Please check your present drawer in case you have anything suitable. If you would like to donate a bottle or a tombola present please leave it with Operations or Catherine Smith.

Helicopter Flights
We are very grateful to Helicopter Services who have kindly offered to provide helicopter flights again this year. A trip around the local area is only £80pp - for groups of 3 people at a time for 20 minutes. This is not only very good value but great fun! The HELICOPTER FLIGHTS always fill up very quickly so please contact Operations to ensure your seat. Flights are between 9am and 12 noon.

Raffle Prizes
Thanks to all those who have already donated but we are still looking for more prizes for the RAFFLE. All the profits from the day go to the Thames Valley Air Ambulance, Navy Wings and the Royal Air Force Benevolent fund. The raffle is one of our best fund raisers so if you are able to donate a prize we would be very grateful.

* The all New BA Airbus A350 Flight Simulator*
This year British Airways have a new all singing, all dancing Airbus A350 simulator so book with Ops soon to practice your piloting skills and landing a wide bodied jet at White Waltham Airfield....or maybe chose Heathrow to make it a bit easier. We are not able to confirm the exact price at this stage but will do so in the next few days.

Classic Cars
If you have a CLASSIC or VINTAGE VEHICLE come and join the local Car Clubs who are bringing vehicles to the airfield. We are also hoping to get a number of Motorcycles this year. The contact for this is Matt Elms mflycj6@outlook.com
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So I might actually be free this weekend. I’m thinking of popping into the main event to say hello but would mostly like to catch up with fellow boring fuckers which almost aligns with people on here.

I think Spymaster is right re central London museums so would suggest:

spitfire air show in Maidenhead on the Lizzie line
Or
Afternoon visit to Hendon followed by a few drinks in central London
Or
Late afternoon meet at LT museum in Covent Garden followed by a few beers on Covent Garden


Or. Meet in a pub in Covent Garden have a few drinks with a view to heading to the transport museum, but then decide it might be too busy because it’s too sunny/raining , so sack it off have a few more drinks then go to Brixton on the northern line so that almost counts as a heritage railway trip…
 
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A380 said:
So I might actually be free this weekend. I’m thinking of popping into the main event to say hello but would mostly like to catch up with fellow boring fuckers which almost aligns with people on here.

I think Spymaster is right re central London museums so would suggest:

spitfire air show in Maidenhead on the Lizzie line
Or
Afternoon visit to Hendon followed by a few drinks in central London
Or
Late afternoon meet at LT museum in Covent Garden followed by a few beers on Covent Garden
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I should add it is a short bus ride and walk as well, 25 mins all in, half mile walk from bus. We took our bikes and cycled from Maidenhead which takes around 20 mins.
 
For those of us not in London can I make a plea for the Covent Garden option while I'm relatively local it's still the best part of an hour to Central London and I'd rather not then have to immediately jump on another train back out....
 
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