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Okay, related to 'What to see on the tube', but a specific subthread of:
From which DLR/LU stations can you see other stations from the platforms? And, if there's a successive run of them in any cases, I wonder what's the longest journey of these you can have? -- Ian Tindale |
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On Tue, 4 May 2004 at 19:29:44, Ian Tindale wrote:
Okay, related to 'What to see on the tube', but a specific subthread of: From which DLR/LU stations can you see other stations from the platforms? And, if there's a successive run of them in any cases, I wonder what's the longest journey of these you can have? You can see Surrey Quays and Rotherhithe from Canada Water. And on the DLR you can see West India Quay from Poplar (especially going East), and All Saints (but that's actually just past Poplar, so probably doesn't count). You can also see Canary Wharf (and, presumably, Poplar) from West India Quay, and I think you can see it from Heron Quays as well, although I'd not swear to that. You can certainly see East India and Blackwall from each other. And I think you can *just* see Shadwell from Tower Gateway, although I'd not swear to it. -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 8 March 2004 |
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In message , Ian Tindale
writes Okay, related to 'What to see on the tube', but a specific subthread of: From which DLR/LU stations can you see other stations from the platforms? I think you can see Covent Garden from one of the Leicester Square platforms, and certainly Blackfriars from City Thameslink [stretching "tube" a little]. In West London there are a couple of stations, perhaps North Fields and South Ealing, that look closer than the length of a train when you are stood on the platforms. -- Roland Perry |
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"Roland Perry" wrote in message
... I think you can see Covent Garden from one of the Leicester Square platforms, No, I don't think you can. -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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Ian Tindale wrote in message ...
Okay, related to 'What to see on the tube', but a specific subthread of: From which DLR/LU stations can you see other stations from the platforms? And, if there's a successive run of them in any cases, I wonder what's the longest journey of these you can have? You can see Bow Road from Mile End if you walk to the eastern end of the EB platfrom. |
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On Tue, 4 May 2004 at 21:16:41, Annabel Smyth
wrote: You can see Surrey Quays and Rotherhithe from Canada Water. And on the DLR you can see West India Quay from Poplar (especially going East), I was tired when I wrote that! I meant, of course, going WEST. and All Saints (but that's actually just past Poplar, so probably doesn't count). You can also see Canary Wharf (and, presumably, Poplar) from West India Quay, and I think you can see it from Heron Quays as well, although I'd not swear to that. You can certainly see East India and Blackwall from each other. And I think you can *just* see Shadwell from Tower Gateway, although I'd not swear to it. You can't - I checked this morning. But I am pretty sure you can see Clapham High Street and Wandsworth Road main line stations from each other. -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 8 March 2004 |
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Ian Tindale wrote in message ...
Okay, related to 'What to see on the tube', but a specific subthread of: From which DLR/LU stations can you see other stations from the platforms? Shepherds Bush (H&C) - Goldhawk Road |
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , Ian Tindale writes Okay, related to 'What to see on the tube', but a specific subthread of: From which DLR/LU stations can you see other stations from the platforms? [...] In West London there are a couple of stations, perhaps North Fields and South Ealing, that look closer than the length of a train when you are stood on the platforms. Yes, Northfields and South Ealing are the stations, on the Piccadilly Line. They are only 0.48km apart. Also in West London, you can see Stamford Brook from Turnham Green. -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
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"Richard J." wrote in message
... Yes, Northfields and South Ealing are the stations, on the Piccadilly Line. They are only 0.48km apart. Is that the distance between the station buildings? The platforms run towards each other, so the nearest ends of the platforms must be only about 240 metres apart. -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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John Rowland wrote:
"Richard J." wrote in message ... Yes, Northfields and South Ealing are the stations, on the Piccadilly Line. They are only 0.48km apart. Is that the distance between the station buildings? The platforms run towards each other, so the nearest ends of the platforms must be only about 240 metres apart. The space between the ends of the platform is 850 feet or 259 meters. Not a bad guess. |
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In message , John Rowland
writes Yes, Northfields and South Ealing are the stations, on the Piccadilly Line. They are only 0.48km apart. Is that the distance between the station buildings? The platforms run towards each other, so the nearest ends of the platforms must be only about 240 metres apart. My map shows the roads on which the station buildings are located as 590m apart. Multimaps aerial photo isn't as clear as it might be, but seems to show the platform ends about 250m apart. http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cg...550&y=179250&s cale=5000 -- Roland Perry |
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"Annabel Smyth" wrote:
You can also see Canary Wharf (and, presumably, Poplar) from West India Quay, and I think you can see it from Heron Quays as well, although I'd not swear to that. When the DLR first opened in 1987, from the platforms at West India Quay you could see Westferry, Canary Wharf [never-opened and being dismantled!], Heron Quays, South Quay, and Poplar. The view to South Quay is now blocked, and you can only just see Heron Quays by peering through Canary Wharf. On the other hand, Canary Wharf and Blackwall have now opened and both are visible. I'm not sure if you can still see Westferry, or if you can now see East India. -- MetroGnome ~~~~~~~~~~ |
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John Rowland wrote:
"Richard J." wrote in message ... Yes, Northfields and South Ealing are the stations, on the Piccadilly Line. They are only 0.48km apart. Is that the distance between the station buildings? The platforms run towards each other, so the nearest ends of the platforms must be only about 240 metres apart. It's the distance quoted in CULG, and is probably an official LUL distance, but I can find nothing on the site which indicates where such distances are measured from. Perhaps Clive can comment? -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
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In message , Richard J.
writes Yes, Northfields and South Ealing are the stations, on the Piccadilly Line. They are only 0.48km apart. Is that the distance between the station buildings? The platforms run towards each other, so the nearest ends of the platforms must be only about 240 metres apart. It's the distance quoted in CULG, and is probably an official LUL distance, but I can find nothing on the site which indicates where such distances are measured from. The middle of the platforms is the only thing that would make sense. If the far ends are 600m apart (underneath the roads they cross), and the near ends are 250m apart; then that would be 425m, which is close enough (given errors in the other two estimates). -- Roland Perry |
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , Richard J. writes Yes, Northfields and South Ealing are the stations, on the Piccadilly Line. They are only 0.48km apart. Is that the distance between the station buildings? The platforms run towards each other, so the nearest ends of the platforms must be only about 240 metres apart. It's the distance quoted in CULG, and is probably an official LUL distance, but I can find nothing on the site which indicates where such distances are measured from. The middle of the platforms is the only thing that would make sense. If the far ends are 600m apart (underneath the roads they cross), and the near ends are 250m apart; then that would be 425m, which is close enough (given errors in the other two estimates). My earlier figure of 850 feet or 259 meters between platform ends comes from an LT signalling diagram. |
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In message , Brimstone
writes My earlier figure of 850 feet or 259 meters between platform ends comes from an LT signalling diagram. So the other way to do the sums is to guess the platforms are 170m long (room for 10 cars), which makes the middles 429m apart (and the ends 599m apart, which is exactly where the roads are). 480m doesn't fit that quite so well, unless the platforms are actually even longer than that. Maybe someone can let us know if the platforms extend under the roads at all. -- Roland Perry |
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , Brimstone writes My earlier figure of 850 feet or 259 meters between platform ends comes from an LT signalling diagram. So the other way to do the sums is to guess the platforms are 170m long (room for 10 cars), which makes the middles 429m apart (and the ends 599m apart, which is exactly where the roads are). 480m doesn't fit that quite so well, unless the platforms are actually even longer than that. Maybe someone can let us know if the platforms extend under the roads at all. Here's the diagram. http://www.piccadillypilot.co.uk/bit...ing%201974.gif |
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In message , Brimstone
writes So the other way to do the sums is to guess the platforms are 170m long (room for 10 cars), which makes the middles 429m apart (and the ends 599m apart, which is exactly where the roads are). 480m doesn't fit that quite so well, unless the platforms are actually even longer than that. Maybe someone can let us know if the platforms extend under the roads at all. Here's the diagram. http://www.piccadillypilot.co.uk/bit...ing%201974.gif Northfields 425ft = 129m South Ealing 427ft = 130m Gap 878ft = 268m C2C 1255ft = 383m Total length including both platforms = 527m Gap + half of each platform = 398m C2C = from most central point marked on each platform -- Roland Perry |
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In article , Richard J.
writes Yes, Northfields and South Ealing are the stations, on the Piccadilly Line. They are only 0.48km apart. It's the distance quoted in CULG, and is probably an official LUL distance, but I can find nothing on the site which indicates where such distances are measured from. Perhaps Clive can comment? Those are normally taken at the mid-point of the station, though termini may be the buffer stops instead. -- Clive D.W. Feather, writing for himself | Home: Tel: +44 20 8495 6138 (work) | Web: http://www.davros.org Fax: +44 870 051 9937 | Work: Written on my laptop; please observe the Reply-To address |
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On Thu, 6 May 2004 at 13:55:28, MetroGnome
wrote: "Annabel Smyth" wrote: You can also see Canary Wharf (and, presumably, Poplar) from West India Quay, and I think you can see it from Heron Quays as well, although I'd not swear to that. When the DLR first opened in 1987, from the platforms at West India Quay you could see Westferry, Canary Wharf [never-opened and being dismantled!], Heron Quays, South Quay, and Poplar. The view to South Quay is now blocked, and you can only just see Heron Quays by peering through Canary Wharf. On the other hand, Canary Wharf and Blackwall have now opened and both are visible. I'm not sure if you can still see Westferry, or if you can now see East India. I wouldn't have thought you could see East India, as, while it's easy to see Blackwall from E.I. (when waiting for an eastbound, you can see it before it stops at Blackwall), you can only see E.I. from Blackwall when you get there. I remember them rebuilding Canary Wharf - but didn't they also rebuild West India Quay at one stage, too? I have vague memories of them doing so when I used to prowl round that area (amazing what you could do with a small child an an ODTC!) in the late 1980s, early 1990s! -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 8 March 2004 |
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On Wed, 5 May 2004 18:30:23 +0100, Annabel Smyth
wrote: On Tue, 4 May 2004 at 21:16:41, Annabel Smyth wrote: You can see Surrey Quays and Rotherhithe from Canada Water. And on the DLR you can see West India Quay from Poplar (especially going East), I was tired when I wrote that! I meant, of course, going WEST. Surely it doesn't matter which way you're going, only which way you're looking...? ;-) Charlie -- Remove NO-SPOO-PLEASE from my email address to reply Please send no unsolicited email or foodstuffs |
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On Tue, 04 May 2004 19:29:44 +0100, Ian Tindale wrote:
Okay, related to 'What to see on the tube', but a specific subthread of: From which DLR/LU stations can you see other stations from the platforms? You can see Finchley Road (Met & Jub) from the south end of the platforms at West Hamstead (Jub). -- u n d e r a c h i e v e r |
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On Fri, 7 May 2004 at 21:10:10, Charlie Pearce
wrote: On Wed, 5 May 2004 18:30:23 +0100, Annabel Smyth wrote: On Tue, 4 May 2004 at 21:16:41, Annabel Smyth wrote: You can see Surrey Quays and Rotherhithe from Canada Water. And on the DLR you can see West India Quay from Poplar (especially going East), I was tired when I wrote that! I meant, of course, going WEST. Surely it doesn't matter which way you're going, only which way you're looking...? ;-) Charlie Actually, at Poplar it does, because the Eastbound platform is right on the far side of the station from Canary Wharf - it's (I think) platform 4; platform 1 being Beckton-Tower Gateway (from which you can see West India Quay and very nearly Canary Wharf), platform 2 is Stratford-Crossharbour; platform 3 Crossharbour-Stratford and platform 4 Tower Gateway-Beckton. The track then goes up on to a flyover over the Stratford tracks - and I think that the trains are timetabled such that a Beckton-bound train and a Stratford-bound train often coincide at Poplar, enabling a very quick interchange. -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 8 March 2004 |
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