On Jul 27, 2:04*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:36:48 -0700 (PDT)

1506 wrote:
If we're talking about LU, then what about Oxford Circus to Tottenham
Court Road, eastbound?

No, the Central Rises as it enters stations, then descends leaving
them. *It was built this way in order to aid acceleration and
braking. *The stations, in effect, are at the top of "underground
hills"

Why isn't this done any more - eg jubilee, victoria lines? It seems to be a
simple way to save energy.

My memory of using the Victoria Line regularly (admittedly quite a
long time ago) is that most stations on the line do conform to this
system, but that there are exceptions - in particular where the
constraints of providing cross-platform interchange and/or crossing
over/under other lines made it tricky.

Martin L