DynamicSpirit
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I was just idly checking information about the London cable car at https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-cable-car/opening-hours-frequency and discovered this:
If I've understood that right, if I turn up before 09:30 on weekdays, I can avoid paying the fare simply by having a bicycle with me. Which is actually potentially pretty useful as a cyclist considering how often the lifts on the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels are out of action, if it means I have a way of crossing the river without having to carry my bike up 100+ steps. But I'm curious, why would TfL make the cablecar free for cyclists at that time? Does anyone know the rationale?
TfL said:Bicycles are accepted on the IFS Cloud Cable Car at all times.
Guests with bicycles travel for free on the cable car before 09:30 on weekdays, excluding bank holidays.
If I've understood that right, if I turn up before 09:30 on weekdays, I can avoid paying the fare simply by having a bicycle with me. Which is actually potentially pretty useful as a cyclist considering how often the lifts on the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels are out of action, if it means I have a way of crossing the river without having to carry my bike up 100+ steps. But I'm curious, why would TfL make the cablecar free for cyclists at that time? Does anyone know the rationale?