On Sat, 10 Feb 2007, Paul Terry wrote:

In message , Richard J.
writes

The Circle Line platforms at Baker Street give a better flavour of the
original look of the 1863 line. For example, ...
http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/show?54084

And it is interesting to compare that photo with this 1863 engraving:

http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/r...g=2&imagepos=1

Brilliant!

Two observations, though:

(1) Next train displays are a good idea
(2) Gignormous skirts are a good idea

And a question: why do there not appear to be any sleepers in the old
engraving?

tom

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