London river services to be upgraded

Some good news for a change about London's transport system.

Transport for London is proposing to improve the riverboat services in order to get people off the crowded Tubes and onto boats.

From November 2009 Thames Clipper services will accept Oyster pay as you go and Oyster travelcards, and from today they will run a direct service between Canary Wharf and London Bridge.

Gagster Kulveer Ranger, the Mayor of London's Director of Transport Policy and Chair of the Concordat Group, said: "The sheer number of organisations involved in the Capital's river services has meant making improvements has often felt like a battle against the tide."

More than thirty organisationsincluding every borough that fronts the river, boat operator, pier owners, and London First. have signed up to the River Concordat, which focusers on the integration of the Thames into the transport system and having a full Olympic and Paralympic river service will be in place for the summer of 2012.

Of course, no transport project can take place in London unless it benefits the Olympics. I'm sure the upgrade of Wanstead station will benefit the Olympics in some way.

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