Travel - 176 & 63 bus TODAY Blackfriars Road/The Cut & Waterloo Rd disruption

[R&A]

I think the Cut has been shut and blackfriars Road becuase of a shooting outside Waterloo station. I assume waterloo road also messed up.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/8186087.stm

[beaver14uk]

It was closed from around 1500 until 2100.

[Barry Rhode]

Major pain getting home tonight

Blackfriar's road was shut from Farringdon to Southwark Tube, took an age to be diverted around Waterloo and then the bus terninated at Peckham Library...

Nice

Then wait for another bus, making an at best 60 minute journey last 90+ mins

That's OK if you have Jeremy Clarkson to look forward to - not so great if you need to get home to the wife and kiddies

BR

[ontheedge]

oh well never mind the shooting just the inconvenience to commuters

[KalamityKel]

People don't have legs today ya know

[R&A]

'oh well never mind the shooting just the inconvenience to commuters'

i wasn't trying to down play the seriousness of a shooting. Sorry if it came across like that

last time i mentioned travel disruption in the 'general' forum because of a fire in a camberwell estate (in which people died) the msg got 'lounged'. So to keep on topic (i.e. transport) i didn't want emphasise the shooting bit....

I also agree you can walk - but i thought it would be useful to those who maybe can't walk or could easily take an alternative route..

it was just meant to be a helpful post for those travelling home yesterday.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I don't think that post was aimed at you R&A. And it is helpful to have major traffic/transport issues posted here.

[hibbs]

Thanks for the message R&A, it was a great help to me getting home, I took the train for a change and it only took 20 mins from Farringdon.

[SeanMacGabhann]

R&A

The message was a big help to me yesterday as well - thanks R&A - the road was still closed at 6:30 so I popped across to Waterloo and my journey time wasn't affected at all really

The bus driver was at pains to point out to everyone on the south side of Blackfriars bridge about the problems and that the bus would be diverting so anyone who wanted to get off now should get off now - and only when the bus turned down towards Waterloo did everyone look up and start shouting at the poor fella. You can lead a horse to water etc...

[KalamityKel]

R&A my walking comment wasn't directed at you. It's helpful to know when there are travel problems.

My comment was more about those who complain such events. It happens, no point getting grrr over the things you have no control over,

Don't be put off by past responses on other threads. You did good here :))

[ontheedge]

R&A I also apologise ,if you note the time of my post it might add, up an extra glass of wine.