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On 4 Dec, 12:39, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 11:49:09 on Tue, 4 Dec
2012, remarked:

There are plenty of stations with much less passenger traffic where they
keep the lifts going. Goodge St, for example. It's close enough to both
Warren St and TCR that it's a bit of a luxury.

Its a pity the tube doesn't have local and express lines like the new york
subway. I know the met sort of has them but its not really the same thing
since its way out of the centre.

There was, of course, a pre-war plan to have just such an express line
paralleling the Northern Line. And hence the bunker (in the vacant
station tunnels) at Goodge St.

Indeed, and they were main line structure gauge tunnels. I still
think this would be a good route for a future Crossrail, say GE
suburbs to KX/St P Underground, and on to Euston Underground.

Then limited stop parallel of the Northern Line to South Wimbledon,
over to Raines Park and end on the routes thru Motspur Park.

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On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 04:39:34 -0800 (PST)
77002 wrote:
On 4 Dec, 12:18, wrote:
On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 03:55:28 -0800 (PST)

77002 wrote:
This is something that could have been considered for Crossrail.
Crossrail could have had more stations, with express trains skipping
the "local" stations.

Of course costs would have risen exponentially.

Crossrail should have gone with double decker trains. The bullet should just
have been bitten and regauge all the pre-existing lines it'll run on to
UIC gauge. It would cost a lot in the short term but the long term gains
would
almost certainly make it worth it.

That would probably have lengthened load/unloading times.

More than compensated for by hoovering up 50% more passengers per train.

B2003

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"Peter Masson" wrote in message
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"Brian Watson" wrote

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...Atonement.html

In the second picture the Station Closed signs partly obscure the letters
"A N"

What word were these letters a part of, I wonder?

Strand - the original name of the station. It was changed to Aldwych in
1915.

Thank you!

--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."

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"Paul Rigg" wrote in message
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In the second picture the Station Closed signs partly obscure the letters
"A
N"


S T R A N D - original name of station

Thanks (too).

--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."

Aldwych / Strand Underground
 

"Brian Watson" wrote in message
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"Paul Rigg" wrote in message
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In the second picture the Station Closed signs partly obscure the letters
"A
N"


S T R A N D - original name of station

Thanks (too).

I'm glad you appreciate it bearing in mind the stick I got for answering
your question. -:)





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Aldwych / Strand London Underground
 

77002 wrote:

On 4 Dec, 12:18, wrote:

Crossrail should have gone with double decker trains. The bullet should just
have been bitten and regauge all the pre-existing lines it'll run on to
UIC gauge. It would cost a lot in the short term but the long term gains would
almost certainly make it worth it.

That would probably have lengthened load/unloading times.

Not if they have double decker platforms too.

Aldwych / Strand Underground
 

I have wondered why they don't do up Covent Garden station so its original
tiles / signs are all visible in Leslie Gren style.

That would make a better "museum" station and would tie in with the LT
museum nearby/

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On 4 Dec, 16:34, "Paul Rigg" wrote:
I have wondered why they don't do up Covent Garden station so its original
tiles / signs are all visible in Leslie Green style.

That would make a better "museum" station and would tie in with the LT
museum nearby.

Good thinking. That would be most appropriate.

Aldwych / Strand Underground
 

"D7666" wrote in message
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On Dec 3, 3:01 pm, "tim....." wrote:


I can't understand why they don't open this sort of thing as a permanent
museum.


I museum of what ?

1940s London, with or without the war connection

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"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
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On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 15:01:55 -0000, "tim....."
wrote:


"CJB" wrote in message
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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...Atonement.html

I can't understand why they don't open this sort of thing as a permanent
museum.

Or perhaps the subset of "mes" who think that it would be nice to visit is
too small

Given that the London Transport Museum has had a considerable cut in
funding

Isn't it self funding?

there are plenty of other niche museums in London that are, so there's no
reason why it can't be.

tim