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Transport in Merton: Thameslink, District Line, Northern Line, List of Night Buses in London, List of London School Bus Route
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-05-22.
ISBN 9781156641958
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Publisher description
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Thameslink, District Line, Northern Line, List of Night Buses in London, List of London School Bus Routes, City and South London Railway, Wimbledon and Sutton Railway, London Buses Route 93, Ringway 2, Tramlink Route 1, London Buses Route 157, London Buses Route 57, London Buses Route 156, Surrey Iron Railway, A217 Road, London Buses Route 155, London Buses Route 131, London Buses Route 118, Phipps Bridge Tram Stop, London Buses Route 77, A219 Road, Morden Road Tram Stop, Mitcham Tram Stop, Dundonald Road Tram Stop, Belgrave Walk Tram Stop, Merton Park Tram Stop, Wimbledon Traincare Depot, A236 Road, A237 Road. Excerpt: The A217 is a road in the United Kingdom . It runs south from Kings Road in Fulham , London , crossing the Thames at Wandsworth Bridge , then passing through Wandsworth , Tooting , Mitcham , Cheam , Banstead , crossing the M25 motorway at Junction 8, then passing through Reigate and terminating shortly before reaching Gatwick Airport .Landmarks on the route Major roads intersected by the route Illegal racing The stretch of the A217 called 'The Mad Mile' has been popular for illegal street racing . It is a straight length of dual carriageway that runs downhill from the junction with the A2022 to the junction with the B2230 at Belmont. This length of road has been known locally for generations, used by bikers during the early 80's when starting grids were marked out at either end of the carriageways, then became popular again in early 2000 with the modified car scene where frequent races would take place, usually on Thursday nights. This information spread quite quickly with the use of the internet, as far north as Birmingham and as a result people from all over came to participate and watch these races. Police presence gradually diffused this illegal activity, bu
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