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"Brian Watson" wrote:


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On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:12:03 +0000, Ben wrote:

Down Street is nearer, and also benefits from not having passengers or
maintenance staff poking about.

Wouldn't such a thing be common knowledge among the maintenance people
who walk the line, or are they well trained in not noticing things.

Perhaps you'll find that none of them are ever told to walk Down Street
Siding, which is said to continue to Buckingham Palace.

Having set this enquiry running, I'm now wondering how often members of the
royal family, and/or their staff, travel by Tube.

Define staff, I'm sure the office workers[1], gardeners, cleaners and so on
at Buckingham Palace all come into work by tube. The Royal family don't
travel by public transport because of the security problems it would pose.


Or perhaps it is a "just in case" escape facility?


What is? The general concensus is that there is no such facility.

[1] Some members of staff do live on the premises, the top floor at the front
is a series of staff rooms and apartmemts.

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