On Sep 30, 9:25*pm, "Clive D. W. Feather" wrote:

In 1901 the District used Up and Down (Up was generally westwards), the
Metropolitan used Up and Down (Up was generally eastwards/southwards),
and the C&SLR used Up and Down (Up was generally northwards).


When this thread appeared I knew lurking in my deeper recesses of grey
matter a present day *LU* use of the term Up somewhere.

I realised this week where I had seen it - its on full public view. On
the Met. at Baker Street on the east side (dare I say Up side?) of the
SB line in the station throat, not far off the north end of the
recently extended Pl.4, there is a group of traction section gubbins
in their yellow housimgs with enamel POS and NEG nameplates including
Up Loop. I believe this is still the present day designation of that
track although I'm not involved with SSL stuff so don't know for sure;
not marked with any name in any of the editons of Quail I have here,
but I don't have all of them.

If Up Loop is the tracks correct name, I'd suggest this is more the
exception to prove the rule, and it is a legacy name, not indicative
of LU general use of the term Up.

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Nick

In message , Graham Harrison
wrote:
However, it seems that, even "London Transport" refer to Underground
lines by their geographic direction; it's not just the public signs
that say "Northbound" etc. Is that correct? Did they ever use
up/down?

Yes.

Somewhere I have a 1900-ish working timetable for the District Line that
uses Up and Down (from memory, Up was towards Whitechapel).

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In message , Graham Harrison
wrote:
However, it seems that, even "London Transport" refer to Underground lines
by their geographic direction; it's not just the public signs that say
"Northbound" etc. Is that correct? Did they ever use up/down?

Yes.

Somewhere I have a 1900-ish working timetable for the District Line that
uses Up and Down (from memory, Up was towards Whitechapel).

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I take it you mean up to Whitechapel from Earls Court etc.

In message , Graham Harrison
wrote:
Somewhere I have a 1900-ish working timetable for the District Line
that uses Up and Down (from memory, Up was towards Whitechapel).

Found it. Came into effect 1st May 1901. The page headings a

DOWN TRAINS WEST to EAST and on INNER RAIL of CIRCLE
UP TRAINS EAST to WEST and on OUTER RAIL of CIRCLE

It's also Up from Gloucester Road to HSK via the Cromwell Curve.

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