On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:07:31 +0100, "redtube"
wrote:


"Bill Hayles" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:31:50 +0100, "redtube"
wrote:

Did any of our older members on this ng ever, and I mean ever, travel "in
service" on a "standard stock" Pre'38?

Many, many times. Why, particularly, do you ask?

The reason is because there will undoubtably be fewer ppl and more of them
dwindling as the years go by now that ever did travel on them on the London
Underground, I have now added, and I wanted to hear of their memories of the
time. Perhaps not so interesting to younger members here.

Unfortunately, except for their reincarnation on the Isle of Wight,
my memories are influenced by my being an (Underground mad)
youngster at the time.




I don't know where you get that from.

Well I still stand by my thoughts on that Bill. I feel sure they were not
allowed to be used east of Debden and THAT would have included the infamous
Epping-Ongar shuttle at the time.

With respect, you are wrong, and if I needed to, I could provide
documentary proof. They were also valid on various BR services -
Kilburn High Road to Watford Junction, Liverpool Street (BR) to
Stratford, and BR trains on LT lines (Stratford to Epping,
Gunnersbury to Richmond, Harrow-on-the-Hill to Rickmansworth,
Moorgate to King's Cross). As has been discussed before, by far the
weirdest of these was Queen's Park to Kilburn High Road.


Did you ever get to ride on the TBWTKB (Acton Town to South Acton,
aka the Acton Ginny), or had that already closed?

No Bill I hadnt even noticed the South Acton Shuttle as a kid visiting
London in those days, as my time spent was extremely short lived, only two
days over the weekend as I had to get back up to Liverpool.

That's a shame, although I only got to know it in its last few
months, when the poor driver - operator had this kid asking loads of
questions for several trips There and Back While the Kettle Boiled.

My main regret is not visiting Epping - Ongar in steam days.
--
Bill Hayles

http://billnot.com