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Monthly Archives: January 2015
What’s ado at Walthamstow, and will it see 36 trains an hour?
There was a time when one could travel to Walthamstow on the Victoria Line and find the last few stations pretty dead. I used to travel up there on and off not long after it all opened, and off-peak one … Continue reading
All Change at Tottenham Court Road
My first recollection of Tottenham Court Road as an Area Manager in the 1980s was visiting the Station Manager’s office, then located in a lengthy but little-used passage in the base of an old liftshaft. The office was dreadful and … Continue reading
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Tagged Crossrail, Historical, London Underground, Tottenham Court Road
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Kings Cross to High Barnet – An Illuminating Update
King’s Cross Light-wall Subway Having an hour to spare in the run up to Christmas I found myself wondering how the Northern Line was getting on with its automatic train operating system and its (even more recent) timetable enhancements. You … Continue reading
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Tagged automatic train operation, Light-wall, London Underground, Operational
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1915 – Events on the London Underground a Century Ago
During 1913 I thought it might be worthwhile to note significant historical events that occurred in years gone by on a month by month basis. A triumph of hope over experience, this proved hopelessly optimistic in terms of the time … Continue reading
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Tagged 1915, Bakerloo Line, Historical, London Underground, Paddington, power station, Queens Park
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