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Refurbishment (well, creation) of Acton Main Line station
I say "creation" because the station is little more than a staircase down to a platform at the moment. http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/...steel-11073995 |
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it on numerous occasions. Apart from the Crossrail impetus, was the station anyway in need of improvement? |
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in London although there are several just as bad and one or two, Angel Road for example, even worse. I'd forgotten it was in Horn Lane. Without intending to, I have always bypassed it when driving because I normally use Twyford Avenue and Noel Road. |
Refurbishment (well, creation) of Acton Main Line station
Are they going to rename it Acton Elizabeth Line?
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Refurbishment (well, creation) of Acton Main Line station
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Refurbishment (well, creation) of Acton Main Line station
On 2016\04\04 11:05, wrote:
In article , (solar penguin) wrote: Are they going to rename it Acton Elizabeth Line? I've long wondered why Acton Main Line didn't get a more sensible name. Problem is the number of alternatives already in use elsewhere, including all points of the compass. Surely Acton Horn Lane would be best? They'd only have to change four letters on the sign. Although I can't help thinking Acton Crossrail is a better name, partly because Horn Lane is so long that parts of it have North Acton or Acton Central as the nearest station. |
Refurbishment (well, creation) of Acton Main Line station
On 2016\04\04 11:27, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2016\04\04 11:05, wrote: In article , (solar penguin) wrote: Are they going to rename it Acton Elizabeth Line? I've long wondered why Acton Main Line didn't get a more sensible name. Problem is the number of alternatives already in use elsewhere, including all points of the compass. Surely Acton Horn Lane would be best? They'd only have to change four letters on the sign. Although I can't help thinking Acton Crossrail is a better name, partly because Horn Lane is so long that parts of it have North Acton or Acton Central as the nearest station. Speaking of renaming, I've disliked the name of Liverpool Street for a long time, mostly because quite a few stations have direct trains to London Liverpool Street and Liverpool Lime Street, although fortunately Stansted is apparently no longer among them. (Ross Ancromarty used to say that every time he operated a train out of Stansted he would give one last warning that the train was going to Liverpool rather than London, and some people would always get off.) It occurred to me that Broadgate is not a bad name for the main station, and then the Crossrail station could be called Broadgate Moorgate. |
Refurbishment (well, creation) of Acton Main Line station
In message , at 11:34:04 on Mon, 4 Apr 2016,
Basil Jet remarked: Speaking of renaming, I've disliked the name of Liverpool Street for a long time, mostly because quite a few stations have direct trains to London Liverpool Street and Liverpool Lime Street, although fortunately Stansted is apparently no longer among them. (Ross Ancromarty used to say that every time he operated a train out of Stansted he would give one last warning that the train was going to Liverpool rather than London, and some people would always get off.) iirc the felony was compounded by a few of them leaving (possibly Cambridge) at the same time. The only other stations with direct trains to both, are Ely and Audley End. For a couple of years also Peterborough (via Ely and Ipswich). However, Ely only has four a day to Liverpool St, all in the morning rush hour. -- Roland Perry |
Refurbishment (well, creation) of Acton Main Line station
On 2016\04\04 12:25, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 11:34:04 on Mon, 4 Apr 2016, Basil Jet remarked: Speaking of renaming, I've disliked the name of Liverpool Street for a long time, mostly because quite a few stations have direct trains to London Liverpool Street and Liverpool Lime Street, although fortunately Stansted is apparently no longer among them. (Ross Ancromarty used to say that every time he operated a train out of Stansted he would give one last warning that the train was going to Liverpool rather than London, and some people would always get off.) iirc the felony was compounded by a few of them leaving (possibly Cambridge) at the same time. The only other stations with direct trains to both, are Ely and Audley End. For a couple of years also Peterborough (via Ely and Ipswich). However, Ely only has four a day to Liverpool St, all in the morning rush hour. Norwich has trains to both. |
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