Cable car across London

[Stuck In A Lift]

We had a couple of goes on the cable car yesterday. it's a very nice facility, the staff are friendly and the price isn't too bad. The view from 300ft above the Thames is wonderful, as seen here.

[Rugbyman]

Red cross...grrr would like to see this

SO you have moved on from lifts to cable cars then OP...?

Edited by Rugbyman on Friday 17th August 12:38

[Vieste]

Apt name Op

[Semi hemi]

Stuck In A Lift said:

We had a couple of goes on the cable car yesterday. it's a very nice facility, the staff are friendly and the price isn't too bad. The view from 300ft above the Thames is wonderful, as seen here.

Fixed that for you but not sure it was worth the effort

[Stuck In A Lift]

Vieste said:

Apt name Op

To you and Rugbyman. I'm glad I didn't get stuck up there.

[Stuck In A Lift]

Semi hemi said:

Stuck In A Lift said:

We had a couple of goes on the cable car yesterday. it's a very nice facility, the staff are friendly and the price isn't too bad. The view from 300ft above the Thames is wonderful, as seen here.

Fixed that for you but not sure it was worth the effort

[anonymous-user]

Stuck In A Lift said:

Semi hemi said:

Stuck In A Lift said:

We had a couple of goes on the cable car yesterday. it's a very nice facility, the staff are friendly and the price isn't too bad. The view from 300ft above the Thames is wonderful, as seen here.

Fixed that for you but not sure it was worth the effort

I took my sisters kids on this a couple of weeks back whilst they were in town for their birthdays. Apart from the novelty factor of the Olympics and Paralympics, I really cant see any use or need for it. I trundle underneath it on my daily commute on the DLR, and both morning and evenings its practically deserted.

Thankfully most of the funding to build it was private if my memory serves.

Quick pic of the other end!

[flyingjase]

I saw this the other day when I went to the Exel to watch the boxing, where does it go from and to?

[tr7v8]

flyingjase said:

I saw this the other day when I went to the Exel to watch the boxing, where does it go from and to?

+1 my Missus wants to go, the rest of her family have!

[anonymous-user]

tr7v8 said:

flyingjase said:

I saw this the other day when I went to the Exel to watch the boxing, where does it go from and to?

+1 my Missus wants to go, the rest of her family have!

It goes from near the O2 to near the Excel centre. Or u can get Tube/DLR between them much quicker.

[Stuck In A Lift]

djstevec said:

It goes from near the O2 to near the Excel centre. Or u can get Tube/DLR between them much quicker.

NO WAY. The cable car is a 5 minute ride from the 02 car park to Docklands. Then a 5 minute walk from there to Excel.

The DLR goes all road Docklands for starters...

[anonymous-user]

Stuck In A Lift said:

djstevec said:

It goes from near the O2 to near the Excel centre. Or u can get Tube/DLR between them much quicker.

NO WAY. The cable car is a 5 minute ride from the 02 car park to Docklands. Then a 5 minute walk from there to Excel.

The DLR goes all road Docklands for starters...

I'll race you for a tenner.

Jubilee line would get to Canning town before you'd even walked from the Tube to the cable car! DLR to Beckton/Prince Regent is every 3 mins at most, Excel is 2 stops along and at most a 50m walk.

[WestYorkie]

djstevec said:

Stuck In A Lift said:

djstevec said:

It goes from near the O2 to near the Excel centre. Or u can get Tube/DLR between them much quicker.

NO WAY. The cable car is a 5 minute ride from the 02 car park to Docklands. Then a 5 minute walk from there to Excel.

The DLR goes all road Docklands for starters...

I'll race you for a tenner.

Jubilee line would get to Canning town before you'd even walked from the Tube to the cable car! DLR to Beckton/Prince Regent is every 3 mins at most, Excel is 2 stops along and at most a 50m walk.

It's like Mornington crescent FOR REAL!

[Stuck In A Lift]

djstevec said:

I'll race you for a tenner.

Jubilee line would get to Canning town before you'd even walked from the Tube to the cable car! DLR to Beckton/Prince Regent is every 3 mins at most, Excel is 2 stops along and at most a 50m walk.

Race is on- from the entrance to the 02 arena. I was going to say the loser gets the beers in, but will gladly take your hard earned instead...

Is this for the DLR as well?



Edit to add. Where is the nearest DLR from the 02?

[hornet]

Went on this a few weeks back as part of a general explore of that part of town. Doesn't last very long, but on a nice day the views are fantastic. Finished off with a Clipper back down to the Eye, which was enjoyable. They're a bit quick aren't they!

[silverthorn2151]

hornet said:

Went on this a few weeks back as part of a general explore of that part of town. Doesn't last very long, but on a nice day the views are fantastic. Finished off with a Clipper back down to the Eye, which was enjoyable. They're a bit quick aren't they!

We did just this trip yesterday. Took the DLR from Stratford to start with.

Enjoyed it so much we did it in reverse to come home. Presents London in a fabulous and interesting way. I work in Covent Garden so commute every day, I was nervous about giving up a day off the earn brownie points with SWMBO but it was brilliant. Heartily recommended.

[anonymous-user]

Stuck In A Lift said:

djstevec said:

I'll race you for a tenner.

Jubilee line would get to Canning town before you'd even walked from the Tube to the cable car! DLR to Beckton/Prince Regent is every 3 mins at most, Excel is 2 stops along and at most a 50m walk.

Race is on- from the entrance to the 02 arena. I was going to say the loser gets the beers in, but will gladly take your hard earned instead...

Is this for the DLR as well?



Edit to add. Where is the nearest DLR from the 02?

From the O2 to Excel wasn't the basis of my argument as the vast majority of users just wouldn't be making that trip. As you can read from my post, Im using the example of using the cable car as a means to get to Excel.

If you were heading to the Excel from central London (aside from the novelty factor) you wouldn't use it for speed, staying on the Jubilee Line to Canning Town then DLR will be much quicker (and drier on wet days!). By the time you'd have gotten out of North Greenwich station and walked to the cable car, the Tube will have got you to Canning Town and you'd be either on the DLR heading to Excel, or waiting on the platform for it. DLR delivers you almost to the front door of Excel, (up stairs and across link bridge) whereas the cable car station is about 500m away.

The only people using it to get to the O2 and back, in any practical sense, will be the housing development next to Excel.

[iphonedyou]

djstevec said:

you wouldn't use it for speed

No, but then it's not designed for that. So it'll hopefully prove popular in spite of moving slowly. You'd hope the tube would be quicker, because it's a damn sight less pleasant.

[Stuck In A Lift]

djstevec said:

Stuck In A Lift said:

djstevec said:

I'll race you for a tenner.

Jubilee line would get to Canning town before you'd even walked from the Tube to the cable car! DLR to Beckton/Prince Regent is every 3 mins at most, Excel is 2 stops along and at most a 50m walk.

Race is on- from the entrance to the 02 arena. I was going to say the loser gets the beers in, but will gladly take your hard earned instead...

Is this for the DLR as well?



Edit to add. Where is the nearest DLR from the 02?

From the O2 to Excel wasn't the basis of my argument as the vast majority of users just wouldn't be making that trip. As you can read from my post, Im using the example of using the cable car as a means to get to Excel.

If you were heading to the Excel from central London (aside from the novelty factor) you wouldn't use it for speed, staying on the Jubilee Line to Canning Town then DLR will be much quicker (and drier on wet days!). By the time you'd have gotten out of North Greenwich station and walked to the cable car, the Tube will have got you to Canning Town and you'd be either on the DLR heading to Excel, or waiting on the platform for it. DLR delivers you almost to the front door of Excel, (up stairs and across link bridge) whereas the cable car station is about 500m away.

The only people using it to get to the O2 and back, in any practical sense, will be the housing development next to Excel.

I'm not one for web debates etc, however, a few posts back you wrote:

"It goes from near the O2 to near the Excel centre. Or u can get Tube/DLR between them much quicker."

I still stand by what I have said regarding getting from the entrance of the 02 to the Excel entrance- the cable car is faster.

Anyway, I'm off to London, to ride the cable car.

[Stuck In A Lift]

iphonedyou said:

djstevec said:

you wouldn't use it for speed

No, but then it's not designed for that. So it'll hopefully prove popular in spite of moving slowly. You'd hope the tube would be quicker, because it's a damn sight less pleasant.