please empty your brain below
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I assume that you had a pod to yourself
fishislandskin | 10.05.14 - 7:35 a.m. | #
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Several
diamond geezer | Homepage | 10.05.14 - 7:41 a.m. | #
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Love it DG. The Dangleway at its finest. No wonder the tourists are flocking to it.
THC | 10.05.14 - 8:40 a.m. | #
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Nothing like a damp dangle to get the weekend off to a flying start.
Waterhouse | 10.05.14 - 9:14 a.m. | #
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Do you all hate the Dangleway or something?
Is their a conspiracy against it?
It is for ever knocked on here.
Or is it Boris that is the actual target?
Agent Z | 10.05.14 - 9:24 a.m. | #
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I was looking forward to this post when it mentioned "Dangleway" I always look forward to your posts proclaiming your love for Dangleway, but to find you actually rode it???
Did you have a free pass or something?
(I will only accept Dangleway when it becomes part of the daily cap)
Daniel | 10.05.14 - 10:30 a.m. | #
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I had a free pass or something.
diamond geezer | 10.05.14 - 10:39 a.m. | #
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I went on the Dangleway in March this year, and I really loved it, it gave a fantastic panoramic view of London. I would say 99% of the passengers were tourists, but it was busy and they are paying a fare.
Michael | 10.05.14 - 11:00 a.m. | #
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Maybe a ulra-modern well designed bridge would be better? One that could carry buses, maybe a tram link, cycles and walkers. But where would the fun in that be?
Grumpy Anon | 10.05.14 - 12:54 p.m. | #
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@Agent Z
probably because it is seen as an expensive white elephant, not even covering its running costs, and whose £60m capital costs (only half of which was paid for by the sponsors) could have been better spent on something useful, for example nearly 200 buses. (for comparison, TfL claim going cashless on the buses will save £24m pa).
It might have been useful, had it been built before the Jubilee Line, but would have gone the same way as the Tower Subway as soon as a faster and cheaper alternative was available.
timbo | 10.05.14 - 1:23 p.m. | #
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Similarly damp views were available from trains, buses and on foot....
@Agent Z & Timbo: I think we have been conditioned to believe that unless a transport service operates at 100%+ capacity from day one, it is somehow a failure. The EAL was built partly as a catalyst for the development of the Greenwich Peninsula, so its time has yet to come. It was a triumph of engineering and construction to have it built and operational in around two years and in time for the Olympics.
dg writes: Business case? Please read.
Paul | 10.05.14 - 1:49 p.m. | #
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You've sold it to me at last.
Richard M | 10.05.14 - 1:50 p.m. | #
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at least dg managed to get a ride on it. the only time I attempted to do so, it was suspended (sic) due to "high winds" which I hadn't even noticed.
amber | 10.05.14 - 2:24 p.m. | #
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@paul
I'm all for future-proofing, or seeding, or whatever, but I really can't see the cablecar ever making a significant contribution to the Greenwich peninsula's transport needs. For cross-river travel it does little that the Jubilee Line doesn't do better. What is needed is better access to the peninsula from Greenwich, Charlton and Woolwich - from where even the dedicated millennium busway has gone.
timbo | 10.05.14 - 2:27 p.m. | #
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Amber,
That is because if your were at ground level you would only notice low winds.
Pedantic of Purley | 10.05.14 - 2:30 p.m. | #
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I'm a London rate and tax payer and I don't really care if it is a white elephant or whether it doesn't cover it's running costs. I like it!
Agent Z | 10.05.14 - 2:59 p.m. | #
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Grumpy Anon - your uktra-modern bridge would almost certainly cost much more than £30 million and also require much more space at either end than the cable car.
Paul - that, indeed, was the argument used to justify building the cable car but it doesn't seem to have much of s positive effect so far. In fact, given how desperate much of East London is for new river crossings it takes a special skill to build a new crossing in the place where, for now at least, it is arguably least useful. (Perhaps it was designed by the same people who came up with Stratford International - a new station that is barely used despite being in one of the fastest growing parts of London.)
Whiff | 10.05.14 - 3:19 p.m. | #
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Brilliant!
placed olives | 10.05.14 - 4:02 p.m. | #
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I should have added that I got a great laugh.
placed olives | 10.05.14 - 4:03 p.m. | #
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I think I have followed the clues. The response here has been 'predictable' but I'm guessing DG might have a reason for coming south of the river, today.
I believe this was just a step in a greater journey...
RogerW | 10.05.14 - 4:10 p.m. | #
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Love it!
CornishCockney | 10.05.14 - 5:13 p.m. | #
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I like your photos - they are strangely fascinating!
Worthing Wanderer | Homepage | 10.05.14 - 5:38 p.m. | #
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I live in Charlton and am amazed it was open. Been really gusty today.
What would you have done if it had been closed DG?
Chris | 10.05.14 - 6:24 p.m. | #
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Very surprised it was open today, the winds have been really strong along the river.
s | 10.05.14 - 7:55 p.m. | #
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Looking on the bright side, at least the ticket office was open.
Great Aunt Annie | 10.05.14 - 11:52 p.m. | #
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@roger W
It's not the most obvious way of getting to Sevenoaks.............
timbo | 11.05.14 - 8:07 a.m. | #
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So OK, timbo, there was a bigger journey involved, but not the one I figured.
I must admit my expectations had been towards a ride on a 199 bus followed by a visit to see the vintage buses at the Catford Bus Station open day.
(I would've gone, myself, but for the weather)
RogerW | 11.05.14 - 9:56 a.m. | #
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@ Whiff
Perahps it would cost more...but it would also be somewhat more useful than that "thread and baskets".
Grumpy Anon | 11.05.14 - 11:17 p.m. | #
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