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December 26th 14, 09:34 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Michael R N Dolbear
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On 26.12.14 19:18, Peter Able wrote:
On 25/12/2014 21:31, eastender wrote:
Nice piece in the Christmas Economist on Charles Yerkes, "an American
financier and ex-convict" who extended/built several Tube lines.
http://www.economist.com/news/christ...-changed-shape
I thought this to be just a light pastiche - until I read:
"Large Victorian houses clustered in places such as Clapham Junction, a
south London neighbourhood home to a railway terminus since 1863."
Article also written by a 'Merkin, clearly.
ITYM "once over lightly" not pastiche
The intent was to be interesting to those (including Americans) who know of
London and Windsor and that's all.
The sub-editor should have looked up Wiki though - I take it CJ was never a
terminus ?
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