OK, so it’s a bit nerdy, but I’m rather thrilled by the discovery that you can view live departure boards for the tube at the TFL site. Very handy for those days when you wonder whether to risk leaving less than three hours to get somewhere just in case all the tube is functioning as it should. So far, I haven’t seen an instance of the message that spells misery to seasoned travellers – the silent, unchanging caption “NORTHERN LINE” in orange dot matrix letters. It means ‘We haven’t got a clue what’s going on. So here’s a reminder of which line you’re on, as if you didn’t know.’
Good idea in theory, but in practice doesn’t work. Just like TFL all over in fact!