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What if the Underground covered all the area south of the Thames and
only a little bit of the north bank, instead of vice versa?

http://www.colourcountry.net/images/...derground.html

Someone had too much time on their hands, but I take my hat off to them
nevertheless.

Grebbsy
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(--B.J.Kuehl)

:::Grebbsy :::::::lemon curry?:::

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Grebbsy McLaren wrote:
What if the Underground covered all the area south of the Thames and
only a little bit of the north bank, instead of vice versa?

http://www.colourcountry.net/images/...derground.html

Someone had too much time on their hands, but I take my hat off to them
nevertheless.

I like that, very clever indeed.

As someone from that part of the world, I love the idea of a tube
station at Chessington North, although by a quirk of geography, the
Crooked Billet underpass gets a tube station, but not Kingston Upon Thames!

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Stuart writes:
I like that, very clever indeed.

Yes, brilliant idea.

As someone from that part of the world, I love the idea of a tube
station at Chessington North, although by a quirk of geography, the
Crooked Billet underpass gets a tube station, but not Kingston Upon Thames!

Er, Beckton is Kingston. (On the other hand, Wimbledon is Beckton.
And Plaistow is Wimbledon. Nothing is Plaistow, though.)
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Toronto "Yeah, well, that's a quick way to get killed."
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My text in this article is in the public domain.

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--- "Mark Brader" wrote...

Er, Beckton is Kingston. (On the other hand, Wimbledon is Beckton.
And Plaistow is Wimbledon. Nothing is Plaistow, though.)

Actually, Stepney Green is Wimbledon -- Plaistow is Berrylands.

OTOH I'm a bit confused about Palace Gate. Presumably Crystal Palace is the
old high-level station, while Palace Gate is the existing low-level one?

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Mark Brader wrote:
Stuart writes:

As someone from that part of the world, I love the idea of a tube
station at Chessington North, although by a quirk of geography, the
Crooked Billet underpass gets a tube station, but not Kingston Upon Thames!


Er, Beckton is Kingston.

Oh blimey yes, what's it doing all the way over there to the west of
Richmond?

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Er, Beckton is Kingston. (On the other hand, Wimbledon is Beckton.
And Plaistow is Wimbledon. Nothing is Plaistow, though.)

Actually, Stepney Green is Wimbledon -- Plaistow is Berrylands.

Dogs is dogs, and cats is dogs, and squirrels in cages is parrots,
but this here turtle is a h'insect, and we won't charge you nothin'.

[One of many versions of this.]
--
Mark Brader "The world little knows or cares the storm through
Toronto which you have had to pass. It asks only if you
brought the ship safely to port." -- Joseph Conrad

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Grebbsy McLaren wrote in message ...
What if the Underground covered all the area south of the Thames and
only a little bit of the north bank, instead of vice versa?

http://www.colourcountry.net/images/...derground.html

Someone had too much time on their hands, but I take my hat off to them
nevertheless.

Simply incredible!

--
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Replies to group please

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Grebbsy McLaren wrote to uk.transport.london on Wed, 1 Sep 2004:

What if the Underground covered all the area south of the Thames and
only a little bit of the north bank, instead of vice versa?

http://www.colourcountry.net/images/...derground.html

Someone had too much time on their hands, but I take my hat off to them
nevertheless.

Wouldn't it be marvellous! (You can tell I'm Sarf Lun'on, can't you!)
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/

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Grebbsy McLaren wrote:

What if the Underground covered all the area south of the Thames and
only a little bit of the north bank, instead of vice versa?

http://www.colourcountry.net/images/...derground.html

Someone had too much time on their hands, but I take my hat off to them
nevertheless.

Grebbsy

Heaven!

Thanks for the link :)

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On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 23:34:07 +0100, Grebbsy McLaren
wrote:

What if the Underground covered all the area south of the Thames and
only a little bit of the north bank, instead of vice versa?

http://www.colourcountry.net/images/...derground.html

that's rather clever.

I shall have to print some copies off at work and see if anyone notices
the difference :-)
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

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Paul Corfield wrote:
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 23:34:07 +0100, Grebbsy McLaren
wrote:


What if the Underground covered all the area south of the Thames and
only a little bit of the north bank, instead of vice versa?

http://www.colourcountry.net/images/...derground.html


that's rather clever.

I shall have to print some copies off at work and see if anyone notices
the difference :-)


It just shows how cispontine our underground system is (speaking as
someone from north of the river).
SR

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In article ,
Stephen Richards wrote:

It just shows how cispontine our underground system is (speaking as
someone from north of the river).

But the reason for this is not some anti-sarf London bias by London
underground companies but because the geology makes it very difficult
to build tunnels there.

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Almost made no difference to the Silverlink Metro - still starts at (almost)
Silvertown and goes East.
--
Ian Tindale

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David Boothroyd wrote:
In article ,
Stephen Richards wrote:

It just shows how cispontine our underground system is (speaking as
someone from north of the river).

But the reason for this is not some anti-sarf London bias by London
underground companies but because the geology makes it very difficult
to build tunnels there.

And the main line companies wanted to keep it for themselves.

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On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Piccadilly Pilot wrote:

David Boothroyd wrote:

In article ,
Stephen Richards wrote:

It just shows how cispontine our underground system is (speaking as
someone from north of the river).

But the reason for this is not some anti-sarf London bias by London
underground companies but because the geology makes it very difficult
to build tunnels there.

And the main line companies wanted to keep it for themselves.

The way i heard it, Southern's suburban rail services were so good that LT
didn't feel that south London needed tubes as well - the north presumably
had crappy rail services. A similar mechanism might also explain the lack
of tubes in Hackney, although there, i prefer to think it's blatant bias
by westerners against the oppressed masses of that borough.

tom

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On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 22:20:06 +0100, Tom Anderson
wrote:

On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Piccadilly Pilot wrote:



And the main line companies wanted to keep it for themselves.

The way i heard it, Southern's suburban rail services were so good that LT
didn't feel that south London needed tubes as well - the north presumably
had crappy rail services.




tom

Was there not some sort of Truce between LT and the Southern after
various proposals were put foward . Called the Morden Agreement.
Southern dropped objection of Northern Line to Morden providing it
stopped there and LT gave up pre WW1 ideas of getting District trains
to what now seem unlikely destinations over what had become Southern
tracks .Sutton ? Leatherhead?
Have to go digging amongst some books now .

G.Harman

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Grebbsy McLaren wrote in
:

What if the Underground covered all the area south of the Thames and
only a little bit of the north bank, instead of vice versa?

http://www.colourcountry.net/images/...derground.html

Somehow I feel that Sydenham Hill doesnt have the same ring as Mornington
Crescent.

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Ian Tindale wrote:

Almost made no difference to the Silverlink Metro - still starts at
(almost) Silvertown and goes East.

In fact the same is true of the other end of the Silverlink Metro - both the
start and end points are nearly where they already are right now, more or
less.
--
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"Ian Tindale" wrote in message
...
Ian Tindale wrote:

Almost made no difference to the Silverlink Metro -
still starts at (almost) Silvertown and goes East.

In fact the same is true of the other end of the Silverlink
Metro - both the start and end points are nearly where
they already are right now, more or less.

And the first stops away from each end are exactly where they are now.

Big thanks to Grebbsy for bringing this to our attention!

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That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
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WOW! So many stops in my area!

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to help my journey to work in Docklands!

Regards,
Nes.

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"Grebbsy McLaren" wrote in message
...
What if the Underground covered all the area south of the Thames and
only a little bit of the north bank, instead of vice versa?

http://www.colourcountry.net/images/...derground.html

Someone had too much time on their hands, but I take my hat off to them
nevertheless.

Grebbsy
--
"All vampires suck, but not all who suck are vampires."
(--B.J.Kuehl)

:::Grebbsy :::::::lemon curry?:::

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I'd love to go back to the District...NO UPMINSTERS, wonderful idea

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"General Von Clinkerhoffen" wrote in message
...
I'd love to go back to the District...NO UPMINSTERS, wonderful idea

Franborough instead - surely it'd take even longer if the line went to
Hampshire...

Jonn

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Grebbsy McLaren wrote:
What if the Underground covered all the area south of the Thames and
only a little bit of the north bank, instead of vice versa?

http://www.colourcountry.net/images/...derground.html

Someone had too much time on their hands, but I take my hat off to them
nevertheless.

Any chance of getting this funded? It would be a great improvement on
the current system and wouldn't let all those people from north London
get into town so easily and scare the tourists. :)


Matt