In message , at
22:52:32 on Sun, 2 Dec 2012, Offramp remarked:

Secret from who?

Ignorant journalists
--
Roland Perry

On Dec 3, 3:51*am, CJB wrote:
A secret disused underground station that was used by thousands of
Londoners during the Blitz has been opened up for rare public viewing.

Visitors have been able to take a tour of the Aldwych Tube Station,
one of London's closed underground stations, which included a platform
which stopped operating in 1914.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ghost-Undergro...

In what sense is it secret? The surface building is there for all to
see, and was in regular service until the mid '90s (even if not very
popular). Just about any holywood movie set in London seems to
feature it.

BTW anyone know which line was used in the recent Bond? They seemed
to claim that a Tube station served by either '95 or '96 tube stock
was the circle/district.

Robin

In message
, at
04:35:49 on Mon, 3 Dec 2012, bob remarked:
BTW anyone know which line was used in the recent Bond? They seemed
to claim that a Tube station served by either '95 or '96 tube stock
was the circle/district.

Charing Cross Jubilee Line for the platforms, and Charing Cross Northern
Line for the concourse shots. The concourse location was filmed
overnight on the 8th December last year.

(Charing Cross Bakerloo is of course the former Trafalgar Square
station.)
--
Roland Perry

On Dec 3, 1:49*pm, Roland Perry wrote:
In message
, at
04:35:49 on Mon, 3 Dec 2012, bob remarked:

BTW anyone know which line was used in the recent Bond? *They seemed
to claim that a Tube station served by either '95 or '96 tube stock
was the circle/district.

Charing Cross Jubilee Line for the platforms, and Charing Cross Northern
Line for the concourse shots. The concourse location was filmed
overnight on the 8th December last year.

(Charing Cross Bakerloo is of course the former Trafalgar Square
station.)

Thanks, that makes sense, and presumably it was '96 tube stock in that
case, as it is fairly easy to get there (I didn't pay close enough
attention to catch any of the usual distinguishing features, I was too
busy enjoying the film). In the past I used to ues Charring Cross
quite frequently, so I'm familiar with the station, though in pre-JLE
days rarely had cause to use that line, so don't particularly recall
the platforms.

Robin

"Roland Perry" wrote

(Charing Cross Bakerloo is of course the former Trafalgar Square station.)

and Charing Cross Northern was formerly named Strand - it was to avoid
confusion that Strand Piccadilly was renamed Aldwych.

Peter

On Dec 3, 2:51*pm, "Peter Masson"
wrote:
"Roland Perry" *wrote

(Charing Cross Bakerloo is of course the former Trafalgar Square station..)

and Charing Cross Northern was formerly named Strand - it was to avoid
confusion that Strand Piccadilly was renamed Aldwych.

Another factor behind it being Strand was that the name Charing Cross
was, at that time, already taken by the Circle/District/Northern/
Bakerloo station now known as Embankment.

Robin

In message
, at
08:05:29 on Mon, 3 Dec 2012, bob remarked:
(Charing Cross Bakerloo is of course the former Trafalgar Square station.)

and Charing Cross Northern was formerly named Strand - it was to avoid
confusion that Strand Piccadilly was renamed Aldwych.

Another factor behind it being Strand was that the name Charing Cross
was, at that time, already taken by the Circle/District/Northern/
Bakerloo station now known as Embankment.

Is there a Ley-line or something in that part of London that makes them
keep changing (rotating even) the station names?
--
Roland Perry

On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 04:35:49 -0800 (PST), bob wrote:

On Dec 3, 3:51*am, CJB wrote:
A secret disused underground station that was used by thousands of
Londoners during the Blitz has been opened up for rare public viewing.

Visitors have been able to take a tour of the Aldwych Tube Station,
one of London's closed underground stations, which included a platform
which stopped operating in 1914.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ghost-Undergro...

In what sense is it secret? The surface building is there for all to
see, and was in regular service until the mid '90s (even if not very
popular). Just about any holywood movie set in London seems to
feature it.

As I recall only one platform was used in latter years with a shuttle
service to Holborn and it is the other platform that is 'secret'.

On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:14:13 +0000
wrote:
I gave up buying and reading newspapers years ago,when you see the
rubbish written about things you do know something about, how can you
trust what is written on things you don't know about.

Very true. Though the problem isn't just in print media, you see similar
ignorant rubbish being spouted on radio and to a lesser extent TV.

B2003

On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:30:45 +0000
wrote:
One bimbo who was reporting from the Farnborough Air show having found
the Roll Royce aero engine stand almost wet her knickers in her
anxiety to make a local link," these are made down the road at
Goodwood" or words to that effect. Reckon she had heard of Rolls
Royce cars there and added 2 and 2 and made 6.

Yeah , science or engineering the media are usually hopeless with unless
they've brought in an expert to do a specific show about it. On radio
I think James Whale gets my vote as one of the top ten ignoramuses. While
I agree with a lot of his political views he gets some so much basic stuff
arse about tit that it makes anything he says worthless. And when a caller
picks him up on it he usually can't handle it and cuts them off with some
lame putdown. Still entertaining though )

B2003