I read a sad story in today's Evening Standard: there's a serious danger that the river bus that connects Putney to central London will be closed.
For those that haven't had the joy of commuting by river bus (as above in the morning mist) it is by far the best way to get to central London during rush hours. You always get a seat and a great view with free coffee thrown in, and arrived feeling you've had a treat rather than been squashed in a sardine tin.
But it's quite expensive as its not subsidised and when the contract went up for renewal the present owners, Thames Executive Charters lost to Thames Clipper. Now this wasn't necessarily bad news as the clippers are a faster fleet of newish catamarans but alas they decided to send them only as far as Vauxhall.
A new pressure group has been formed with web site here that points out that the present service takes 3 million passengers per year.
Save the Putney River Bus!
