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surbocharged.bsky.social
Keen cyclist and coffee drinker based in leafy Surbiton, London
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Busy commuter train Waterloo to Surbiton tonight, of course missing half the carriages again, very overcrowded! Surely it’s not that hard to get it right

Huge surge in bike thefts from Surb station … does anyone care? Seems nothing being done

Always worrying to see – even the more secure bike locks aren’t infallible, but presume this took some time to cut 🔐 📍Bike racks by roundabout outside Surbiton station).

Come and do the same in Surbiton. I guarantee the results around the Maple / Surb Hill junction will be considerably higher than 27% on account of the daily descent of a school drop SUV army. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Is anyone going to switch off the Surbiton Christmas tree?

Any sign of the Arterio trains coming to Surbs on a regular basis? Fed up with the crumby old trains now.

Boys, 14 and 16, charged after suspected chemical attack at Surbiton station

📢 Big news for Surbiton and Kingston commuters – South Western Railway will be the first operator to be nationalised in May 2025 🚊 www.ft.com/content/9090...

Update on the Surbiton incident tonight: www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/2476204...

🚨 Surbiton station is closed 🚨 due to emergency incident www.nationalrail.co.uk/service-disr...

After trains through Surbiton disrupted yesterday because of police dealing with an incident, there are no trains at Surbiton this evening because of police dealing with an incident

Only a few hours left to object to the destruction of an important part of #cycling infrastructure in #Kingston Please read @kingstoncycling.bsky.social ‘s piece on why it is important to keep it. Not just for convenience but also for #RoadSafety kingstoncycling.org.uk/2024/11/24/k...

Roadworks on Surbiton Hill Road are now complete and junction with Maple Road is now open again. 3 months!

Surbiton’s Christmas tree has been up for a few days and was looking smart in this morning’s cold sunshine

For those new followers, there have been a lot this week I'm a SW London mobile cycle mechanic. There will be bikes, cycle advocacy, rugby, food, wine, beer, family and thoughts on the world. I try to be amusing when I can.

💧 Water outage in much of Surbiton this morning — many reporting no water or very low pressure 💧

Excited to join Bluesky today – like many others I've migrated from Twitter, which seems imminently close to collapse and completely swamped with junk. Looking forward to continuing the conversation on this new platform! 🎉