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  1. Mojo

    Accommodation suggestions and reviews

    In my experience it’s very rarely worth booking direct, given that with Hotels.com you get a reward night credit for rooms booked by UK-based customers (they are rolling out a new inferior reward scheme which is currently in place for US-customers so this may change in the UK soon) and also...
  2. Mojo

    A Day Visiting the Elizabeth Line

    Contactless or Oyster really isn’t suitable for this type of trip. You can try as hard as you like to avoid hitting the maximum journey time [it isn’t two hours BTW, it depends on the individual journey and time/day you are making it; see here], but it’s very easy to trigger an OSI, of which...
  3. Mojo

    Pointless journeys in London

    A few on the Met line. West Ruislip to lckenham (or Ruislip) Kenton to Northwick Pk
  4. Mojo

    Wembley Stadium

    Whilst it is true that most of the crowd is going Southbound from Wembley, unlike certain stations where different queues may be set up for different destinations, into Wembley Park it is just one group en-masse, so any congestion control is implemented on Olympic Way for the entire crowd and so...
  5. Mojo

    Should I change at Farringdon or Liverpool Street?

    I’m not a actually sure from your post what your journey is, but if minimising walking is your objective, then I believe that interchanging between the Sub-Surface lines at Moorgate is actually a shorter walk. This is toward the west end of any Crossrail train; but not the very west end. If...
  6. Mojo

    Gatwick Airport to Central London on ASLEF strike day: 31st May

    l had no choice but to drive to the airport last time. l'm assuming this is now too late for you (perhaps because you've already started your trip or you don't have access to a car)? Could you consider a car hire? Even with no rail service disruption l've seen huge waits for the taxi service at...
  7. Mojo

    DOWN UNDER with TT-ONR-NRN (+ other overseas ventures)

    I was actually impressed that the Brisbane smartcard and credit was actually refundable. This is certainly not commonplace amongst cities around the world with most not offering any sort of money back at all. Some cities are particularly unhelpful (LA, I’m looking at you!) and set an expiry date...
  8. Mojo

    Kilburn - Stratford by tube only, which route is the fastest?

    I always hated getting the Jubilee as it feels like it takes ages, but it’s so much better now that phone signal available!
  9. Mojo

    Kilburn - Stratford by tube only, which route is the fastest?

    It depends on how your connections work out. I'd be tempted to get the CLR from Bond Street, although you may prefer to remain on the Jubilee line as it will feel quicker as mobile signal is available east of Westminster.
  10. Mojo

    Change at Poplar for Elizabeth line?

    What also may be of use or interest to you is a new DLR timetable starts on Monday and according to a TfL press release issued today, DLR services on the Stratford <> Canary Wharf route are being increased from every 6-7 Min to every 4 Min at peak times (with every other train extending to...
  11. Mojo

    Change at Poplar for Elizabeth line?

    Does anyone know the final plans for the building site that’s currently surrounded by the black hoarding (https://maps.app.goo.gl/tLkjU3iwiRBEAa6V7?g_st=ic)? Looks like when finished it could be a much more direct route from Poplar DLR to the Crossrail station.
  12. Mojo

    BEST LONDON STATION FOR…

    I don’t know when you’re planning on making this journey, but there’s posters up at Hillingdon station advising the car park will be closed this Sunday and Monday (18th and 19th) to allow the station to be used for coach parking for the commemorative events in relating to the passing of HM Queen...
  13. Mojo

    How get to Chesham?

    Yes, during the day the through services to Aldgate are those going to/from Uxbridge, Amersham and Chesham. There are also a handful of peak extras on the Uxbridge service that only go to/from Baker St and conversely a handful of peak extras on the Watford service that run through to/from...
  14. Mojo

    Who decides, at what level, of GWR?

    Your real question should be about what went wrong to mean the train had to be split, not about who made the decision to manage the service for the overall good.
  15. Mojo

    BEST LONDON STATION FOR…

    Absolutely the right answer. If you’re coming down the M40 (A40) Hillingdon is the obvious choice as it’s a few seconds off the slip road at the “Hillingdon Circus” junction. If you wanted to save a bit of money, about 3 minutes further along the same road from Hillingdon, is Ickenham station...
  16. Mojo

    Worst Journeys to make in Extreme Heat.

    Not to my knowledge. Don’t believe free water has been handed out since a sponsorship deal 6 years ago (https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2016/july/tfl-teams-up-with-danone-to-hand-out-free-bottles-of-evian-to-tube-passenge). Only time water is provided is for customers trapped in...
  17. Mojo

    Worst Journeys to make in Extreme Heat.

    Suggesting for whom? There will be TSRs (Temporary Speed Restrictions) implemented on open and composite sections from Monday mid morning. On many lines this shouldn’t affect the service although reduced service expected on the Met given the higher than average speeds combined with the longer...
  18. Mojo

    Travelling on the Elizabeth Line from West to East

    Yes, you can buy a ticket from Reading to Shenfield same as you've always been able to. If you're doing a single trip then it's cheaper with a Contactless Payment Card (CPC) which is £17.00 off peak or £29.60 peak. If you have a railcard, then it's cheaper at peak times to buy a paper ticket...
  19. Mojo

    Contingency travel options to London during a strike.

    Unless Im missing something, this thread is about options during a National Rail (but not LU) strike, meaning that most of your options won’t be available.
  20. Mojo

    Contingency travel options to London during a strike.

    Yes at all three places I’m referring to the official station car parks.

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