Wimbledon to London Bridge?
 

On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 01:52:50PM -0000, Ian F. wrote:
"David Cantrell" wrote in message
k...
I'm reading the new Sherlock Holmes story "The House of Silk" by Anthony
Horowitz, and I'm very much afraid that he hasn't done his homework
properly. He mentions a train service from Wimbledon to London Bridge
in November 1890. I very much doubt that such a service existed, am I
right? I'd like to check my facts before mentioning it in my book
review!
National newspaper reviews of the book have been excellent

As will mine be, I think.

Not sure in which publication(s) your review will appear, David, but I
share, in the context of the entire novel, the nationals' lack of concern
for the minutiae of 1890s rail travel!

Oh indeed, it's a tiny trivial thing, but it's quite early on in the
book and the possibility of it being hopelessly anachronistic alarmed
me. But anyway, it looks like he *did* do his homework - or at least,
even if no-one has come up with an 1890 timetable, there have been
enough such services over the years that it's not worth worrying about.

--
David Cantrell | Godless Liberal Elitist

There are two kinds of security, the one that keeps your sister
out, the one that keeps the government out and the one that
keeps Bruce Schneier out.

Wimbledon to London Bridge?
 

It's been a few years.

I know that Horowitz is famous for his research and my belief when this thread was started was that he chose Wimbledon to London Bridge specifically because it was a lesser-known route. Was it a regular route in the 1890s?

Wimbledon to London Bridge?
 

In article ,
(Offramp) wrote:

It's been a few years.

I know that Horowitz is famous for his research and my belief when
this thread was started was that he chose Wimbledon to London Bridge
specifically because it was a lesser-known route. Was it a regular
route in the 1890s?

There was a line connecting Waterloo and Waterloo East across the Waterloo
concourse then so direct trains could have run from Wimbledon to London
Bridge.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Wimbledon to London Bridge?
 

In article ,
says...

It's been a few years.

I know that Horowitz is famous for his research and my belief when this thread was started was that he chose Wimbledon to London Bridge specifically because it was a lesser-known route. Was it a regular route in the 1890s?

The Breadshaw reprint for August 1887 shows a regular service via
Tooting, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye. These include journeys via Hayden's
Lane and via Merton Abbey.

TMJ

Wimbledon to London Bridge?
 

On 2014\06\23 10:22, wrote:
In article ,
(Offramp) wrote:

It's been a few years.

I know that Horowitz is famous for his research and my belief when
this thread was started was that he chose Wimbledon to London Bridge
specifically because it was a lesser-known route. Was it a regular
route in the 1890s?

There was a line connecting Waterloo and Waterloo East across the Waterloo
concourse then so direct trains could have run from Wimbledon to London
Bridge.

The obvious route would be via Tooting, all of which was I think built
by 1890.

Wimbledon to London Bridge?
 

On 23/06/2014 14:47, TiaMariaJim wrote:

In article ,
says...

It's been a few years.

I know that Horowitz is famous for his research and my belief when this thread was started was that he chose Wimbledon to London Bridge specifically because it was a lesser-known route. Was it a regular route in the 1890s?

The Breadshaw reprint for August 1887 shows a regular service via
Tooting, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye. These include journeys via Hayden's
Lane and via Merton Abbey.

TMJ


The Tooting, Merton & Wimbledon Railway & the reason that Tooting was
called Tootin Junction.

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