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Old February 11th 08, 11:31 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway
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Default 31 Minutes to walk from Kings Cross to St. Pancreas - Is this true!?

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:20:10 +0000, Ian Jelf
wrote:

In message
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jonmorris writes
On 10 Feb, 17:06, "David Biddulph" groups [at] biddulph.org.uk
wrote:

Isn't there now a luggage trolley on its way through to the platform?


Yes, which is now badly dented - either through vandalism or something
else hitting it.

Not sure what that website was going on about, suggesting the platform
9 3/4 could have been there before the book!!


I've heard a story, second hand and from a "Non Railway" person, which I
didn't fully understand, that there was once a station *somewhere* (not
KC) which had a Platform 9 3/4 and that that was the inspiration for JK
Rowling.

Anyone else here know?


No, but I do recall reading that, when she started writing about Kings
Cross, she was actually thinking of Euston.