Explosions in London - city workers getting home tonight

[lisalisa]

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Charing Cross is open for those heading south.

Just home after hacking down to London Bridge. Bit chaotic but that's par for the course with SE Trains! In fact the staff and police on duty are doing a great job and I am VERY grateful to have made it home with no more than a 30 minute walk.
City streets devoid of traffic apart from emergency services vehicles very creepy and sad though
Ds' school threw open After-School Club to all comers and laid on sandwiches and drinks He is quite hacked off not to be joining the party.

Oh, I'm so glad to hear you're back Marina. I do keep worrying about you all.

Just about to leave the office (Tower Hill) for the long trek back to Waterloo for my overland train!! Good luck to all Mumsnetters in London trying to get home this evening and please take care.....

DLR is running again its just been anounced on sky news

pleased to see you safe and sound marina

is lisa lisa ok ?

Told dh that no matter how hard it rains he is to walk home.

How near to centrallondon do you reckon we could drive into on the East side?My dh is in Russell sq,reckons he won't be leaving until 7-8pm as he has a responsibility to his workers to ensure they all get home safely,just wondering if i could get a bit nearer so he doesnt have to walk all the way at that time.Love to everyone who has experienced this today.

Almostanangel, Lisalisa started this thread so presumably she's ok.

Bus services running very well to the South of London - traffic is v heavy though, and llots and lots of people walking.

V pleased to see you post Aloha- was thinking of your DH.

Dp's brother has thus far walked from Chancery Lane to Mile End. Has not seen a bus yet and is facing an even longer walk home to BUckhurst hill if no other way. Poor thing.

My DH can't even begin to try and get home.
He works for the NAS and his car is being used as an ambulance as they are short.

I got home very easily - managed to get a cab 200 yards from the office door, straight to London Bridge - no traffic on roads and got a train almost straight away.

Cabbie said that all London Cabs were asked to come into central London and get people out if at all possible to alleviate transport problems!

What a day - glad to be home!

Xena
But many Londoners will have cause to be thankful to him and all his colleagues today. From what I have seen in the city the emergency services have been magnificent, as usual. We are very lucky in the UK to have such a highly skilled ambulance service.

wilfulwife, you can certainly drive into Mile End. I'd think you could get most of the way to Whitechapel, at least.

Ta, not quite cockney,if I canlocate dh I'll do that,he just left Bloomsbury to walk eastwards,thanks.

I got home fine - walked from Baker Street to Finsbury Park, waited for about an hour, got train to Hatfield and then drove back here.

Took about 3.5 hours instead of the normal 1.25 hours but a lot better than I thought it might have been.

So glad to hear everyone is getting home safe and sound. Am just off to call my bro and see how he's managed the trip from Holland Park to Hackney. If he's got any sense he'll be in the pub...

glad people are getting home ok.

xxxx
wish there was something i could do but am too far out