One example. Just one of how unprepared is the transport of this city. Even on a Saturday morning let alone an Olympic Games. You'll think I'm exaggerating. But anyone who's lived in Richmond will know that a reliable tube link just doesn't seem to be on any government agenda. If one attempted to board a rail replacement bus service at Turnham Green this morning one would be very disappointed to use a euphemism that barely describes people's frustration. Waiting in the rain, no signage as to where the bus actually stops and when the transportation does arrive it's completely full. These engineering works have been known about for weeks if not months. And still TFL (Transport for London)is insufficiently prepared. Is this your department Mayor Boris? Are the people of London just supposed to grin and bear it all? Believable and excruciating. No politician was ever voted in by making his electorate suffer. Make people like me happy. And be quick about it.
It bores me even to have to waste my time writing about such nonsense. And give me one good reason why it does make NO SENSE? No sense to keep being unprepared. Are the engineering works going to overrun on Monday morning (as has been the case at many stations over the years?) making everyone's life a misery?

Perhaps a visit (if one still has any concentration left after catching much public transport) to the London Transport Museum' new exhibition Suburbia will allow one to dream of faraway days - transport days that many of us are never likely to see again. Well designed for kids too with many bits of the display at their eye level.
There's also a flickr site where you can upload photos.
London's first air-conditioned Tube train will arrive in 2011. Alas too late for those who've suffered decades of hell. (TFL site)
An irony (if that could be) of London transport over the years is that Americans have played a crucial role. Recently there was Tim O’Toole and back at the turn of the century Charles Tyson Yerkes transformed the Chicago railways and moved to London in 1900 to take over the Metropolitan line and the unbuilt Baker Street and many other familiar stations. He even has a crater on the moon named after him. And the world thought my suggestions were out of this world ;)