On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Andrew Clark wrote:

"Roland Perry" wrote

It only needs to be functioning enough to handle one battery loco and a
carriage. No signals required.

I always thought the Tube was electrically operated?

And what happened to the abandoned rolling stock? Evaporated?

Eaten by the zombies. Duh!

I'd be more concerned about the points, though. Signals may not exactly be
required, but they are there for a reason.

tom

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On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Graeme Wall wrote:

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"Clive Coleman." wrote:

In message , Graeme Wall
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As for the SLBMS I'm not sure the Americans can physically prevent us
launching them, we sure as hell can't stop them launching theirs.

I watched a programme years ago on a channel like National
Geographical, and if I remember, the sub had to be in contact (radio
wise) with the white house and unless they entered the right code into
the system, it won't work.

Thay's for USN boats, RN boats have to be in contact with Northwood and
thence to Downing Street. Exactly how they get their launch codes is,
for obvious reasons, not widely advertised. However there is alldgedly
a back-up plan whereby a boat captain can launch on his own initiative

Wing attack plan R, anyone?

if they fail to get the shipping forecast.

Actually, AIUI, it's the Today programme.

tom

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Clive Coleman. wrote:

I used to have a picture a little underground train that carried two
people and operated between the white house and some main station in
Washington D.C. This must be at least 30 years ago and was meant to
be secret. Years before Washington got a metro proper. If it can
happen there, it can happen here. I'm not asserting that is has,
but I wouldn't be surprised.

I don't see that a railway to be used only in emergency makes economic
sense. Surely a tunnel with no running rails would require less maintenance.

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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(I won't mention the private taxi the Royal Family uses, at that will just
confuse people).

They have at least one that members of the royal family drive, ISTR.

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"Clive Coleman." wrote in message
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In message , Graeme Wall
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Americans might not retaliate but pull back into their isolationist mode.
Hence the perceived need for a British independant nuclear strike
capability.
That's why we've got Trident?

....and why we are supposed to be getting another round of Merkin missiles
stationed here soon.

(No pretence as to them being OUR missiles this time)

Welcome to Runway One, everybody.

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"Alistair Gunn" wrote in message
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People are always claiming that the UK Tridents can't be fired without
the USA authorisation (or even that only the USA controls them), but they
never seem to be able to provide any evidence for this (or any evidence
as to why the UK would be foolish enough to sign up to such a deal).

Might be something to do with incurring HUGE debts to the US during WW1 and
the rematch between 1939 and '45.

It's call the "special relationship" - either we site their missiles or they
bankrupt us.

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"Clive Coleman." wrote in message
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In message . com, Mizter
T writes
Dare I suggest that we buggered up Suez by having such a ridiculous
plan in the first place.
I know exactly where you're coming from and I whole heartedly agree with
you, but that doesn't change things. Our trying to take back the Suez
canal was a half baked idea, and was opposed by the Merkins who threaten
to bring us down financially if we didn't do as they said,

....by insisting on repayment of our War Loans...

it was no special relationship then,

That IS the special relationship.

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"John Youles" wrote in message
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"Andrew Clark" wrote:

No-one knows where most of the Royals are anyway. Smuggling them out by
help
or car seems less conspicuous than hijacking a train and seizing
exclusive
use of part of the network for the necessary time.

I recall a "book at bedtime" serial on Radio 4 called "The day they
kidnapped
Queen Victoria", about the hijacking of the Royal Train somewhere in
Cumbria.

So THAT is what last night's news was about.

:-(

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"charles" wrote in message
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Stuart wrote:

In what conceivable circumstances would members of the Royal Family be
evacuated from Buckingham Place by *tube train*? Of all the modes of
emergency transport, that seem the least likely.


One that involved flying out from Heathrow Airport - Hyde Park corner -
Piccadilly Line - Heathrow!

"The next station is Hounslow Central. Due to engineering work....."

:-)

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"Andy" wrote in message
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"Brian Watson" wrote in message
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A contributor to The Robert Elms Show on BBC Radio London has just claimed
there are secret underground train lines between Buckingham Palace and
various other London sites.

Nifty conspiracy theory, or fact?

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The Eurostar has the ablity to cloak and that will be soon travelling
under London so that's kinda secret

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/09/stealth_train/

It'll be finished as soon as someone finds the invisible paint.

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