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• Bus 315 route diversion

  By  aloquifique at 13:18 on 01/09/10

  

  Due to ongoing roadworks at Ambleside Avenue in Streatham, check here the diversion for the 315 bus which will be in operation from 31 August to 29 October 2010. Here's a twitpic link from @iwrotethis on twitter which shows a visual of the new temporary route.

• New Bike Racks for Balham

  By  aloquifique at 14:42 on 22/08/10

  

  @tractiveeffort on twitter sent me this picture of new bike racks just put in outside Balham Station. Get their early for a good spot, I'd say!

• Wandsworth Town Station Upgrade Approved

  By  aloquifique at 18:31 on 20/08/10

  

   The council’s planning applications committee has approved plans by Network Rail to enhance Wandsworth Town Station. The proposals include a new entrance and ticket office to replace the site’s temporary facilities on Old York Road. With the new building in place, the automatic ticket barriers would be relocated from the narrow subway tunnel where they create heavy queues at peak times.  The move would also...

• Dr Bike in Balham for surgeries

  By  aloquifique at 00:13 on 27/07/10

  

  To support the opening of the new CS7 Cycle Superhighway, running from Merton to the City, Wandsworth Council is running free ”Dr Bike” safety checks every Wednesday evening in July and August, from 6pm to 8pm, in the Balham Community (next to Sainsbury’s car park).  Dr Bike will check that your tyres, wheels, frame, brakes, gears, and chain are all in good working order and that your seat and handlebars are...

• Southern Rail doing rather well

  By  aloquifique at 21:52 on 28/06/10

  

  The spring 2010 National Passenger Survey has just been released, with results showing that Southern has smashed its spring 2009 score for overall satisfaction with an all-time best score of 84% compared with 80% last year. It also achieved an improvement in scores in almost all of the 31 categories. Published every six months by rail watchdog Passenger Focus, Southern’s overall satisfaction rating of 84% is a full 2% better...

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