If I may, I'd like to recommend Mr Thants update to the Shepherds Bush
platform saga. Good cross sectional drawing of the infamous wall behind the
northbound platform, explains the difficulty of moving it, and showing the
lights bracketed off the wall, as previously suggested. (As an aside - has
it been designed that way to try and prevent wayward buses falling onto the
platform?)

http://londonconnections.blogspot.co...d-of-year.html

The southbound photo shows the access from the footbridge in the direction
of the tracks via the narrowest part of the platform, rather than 'along'
the line of the platform. Note also the (loudspeaker?) pole stood right on
the corner, again narrowing the access - why isnt it hung off the footbridge
structure?

As far as I'm concerned the same sort of 'beginners mistake' as that DLR
footbridge at Stratford, that should also access the platform away from the
tracks...

Paul S

On Jan 1, 3:08*pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote:
If I may, I'd like to recommend Mr Thants update to the Shepherds Bush
platform saga. Good cross sectional drawing of the infamous wall behind the
northbound platform, explains the difficulty of moving it, and showing the
lights bracketed off the wall, as previously suggested. *(As an aside - has
it been designed that way to try and prevent wayward buses falling onto the
platform?)

http://londonconnections.blogspot.co...-bush-overgrou...


As far as I'm concerned the same sort of 'beginners mistake' as that DLR
footbridge at Stratford, that should also access the platform away from the
tracks...

Paul S

Hear, Hear.
I expect that this could run and run whilst various lawyers employed
by insurers providing professional indemnity endeavour.to attribute
responsibility(AKA the blame). If it goes to arbitration it could take
years. I am surprised that questions have not been raised in the
House. Ken also seems to be curiously reticent.
Accepting that some intractable bits may have been built - how
difficult would it be to build a full width extension north of the
existing platform and the using the existing narrow platform as a
walkway. Is there room before the West Way Slip Road. Alas my Google
Earth has not kept up with progress.

"Paul Scott" wrote in message
...
If I may, I'd like to recommend Mr Thants update to the Shepherds Bush
platform saga. Good cross sectional drawing of the infamous wall behind
the northbound platform, explains the difficulty of moving it, and showing
the lights bracketed off the wall, as previously suggested. (As an
aside - has it been designed that way to try and prevent wayward buses
falling onto the platform?)

http://londonconnections.blogspot.co...d-of-year.html

The southbound photo shows the access from the footbridge in the direction
of the tracks via the narrowest part of the platform, rather than 'along'
the line of the platform. Note also the (loudspeaker?) pole stood right on
the corner, again narrowing the access - why isnt it hung off the
footbridge structure?


Either you have a different picture to the one in the link above, or bloody
good resolution on your screen. I can bearly see the footbridge, let alone
anything hanging off it

tim

"tim....." wrote in message
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"Paul Scott" wrote in message
...
If I may, I'd like to recommend Mr Thants update to the Shepherds Bush
platform saga. Good cross sectional drawing of the infamous wall behind
the northbound platform, explains the difficulty of moving it, and
showing the lights bracketed off the wall, as previously suggested. (As
an aside - has it been designed that way to try and prevent wayward buses
falling onto the platform?)

http://londonconnections.blogspot.co...d-of-year.html

The southbound photo shows the access from the footbridge in the
direction of the tracks via the narrowest part of the platform, rather
than 'along' the line of the platform. Note also the (loudspeaker?) pole
stood right on the corner, again narrowing the access - why isnt it hung
off the footbridge structure?


Either you have a different picture to the one in the link above, or
bloody good resolution on your screen. I can bearly see the footbridge,
let alone anything hanging off it


Have you clicked on the picture? :-)

'Footbridge' is possibly inaccurate, I'm referring to the grey box affair
that is both the platform end of the footbridge stairs and waiting shelter.
The footbridge itself is on the diagonal and 'behind the box' as it were...

Paul

On 1 Jan, 16:16, "tim....." wrote:
Either you have a different picture to the one in the link above, or bloody
good resolution on your screen. *I can bearly see the footbridge, let alone
anything hanging off it

That's a fair point actually. I've replaced it with one taken from a
different angle where you can see the footbridge.

(though now you can only see the top of the lamp post Paul mentioned)

U

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"Mr Thant" wrote in message
...
On 1 Jan, 16:16, "tim....." wrote:
Either you have a different picture to the one in the link above, or
bloody
good resolution on your screen. I can bearly see the footbridge, let alone
anything hanging off it

That's a fair point actually. I've replaced it with one taken from a
different angle where you can see the footbridge.

(though now you can only see the top of the lamp post Paul mentioned)

U

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You had me seriously worried there. I thought "I'm sure that this wasn't
the picture I saw before".

tim

Mr Thant wrote:
On 1 Jan, 16:16, "tim....." wrote:
Either you have a different picture to the one in the link above, or
bloody good resolution on your screen. I can bearly see the
footbridge, let alone anything hanging off it

That's a fair point actually. I've replaced it with one taken from a
different angle where you can see the footbridge.


I'm amused by the "Welcome to Shepherds Bush" message. The only people who
will ever look at that sign will be trying to get out of Shepherds Bush
ASAP.

In these days of being told to switch off lights and concern about the
planet, why does a station that has never seen or likely to see this century
a single passenger, have the lights on 16 hours a day? I also like the "
silverlink " station signs ( it was obvious to most that Ken's new train set
would take over before the station opened! This must be the only stn to have
new signs and
they must surely become collector's item's due to the old franchise never
stopping a service there. Who designed this balls up and who then approved
it? I trust they got a very big bonus.

"Paul Scott" wrote in message
...
If I may, I'd like to recommend Mr Thants update to the Shepherds Bush
platform saga. Good cross sectional drawing of the infamous wall behind
the northbound platform, explains the difficulty of moving it, and showing
the lights bracketed off the wall, as previously suggested. (As an
aside - has it been designed that way to try and prevent wayward buses
falling onto the platform?)

http://londonconnections.blogspot.co...d-of-year.html

The southbound photo shows the access from the footbridge in the direction
of the tracks via the narrowest part of the platform, rather than 'along'
the line of the platform. Note also the (loudspeaker?) pole stood right on
the corner, again narrowing the access - why isnt it hung off the
footbridge structure?

As far as I'm concerned the same sort of 'beginners mistake' as that DLR
footbridge at Stratford, that should also access the platform away from
the tracks...

Paul S

wrote:

This must be the only stn to have
new signs and
they must surely become collector's item's due to the old franchise never
stopping a service there.

Sounds a bit like Canary Wharf DLR, where not only the sign, but the
entire station was removed before it ever opened!

On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 14:22:26 -0800 (PST), Stephen Furley wrote:

wrote:

This must be the only stn to have
new signs and
they must surely become collector's item's due to the old franchise never
stopping a service there.

Sounds a bit like Canary Wharf DLR, where not only the sign, but the
entire station was removed before it ever opened!

Was it actually built, then? I went on an official visit which included a
ride on most of the system, and the trains stopped in the middle of nowhere,
as the station stop was programmed in to the computer.

IIRC our guide explained that this was due to plans for the station having
been put on hold, rather than it having been removed.

It is 20 years ago though, so memory might be playing tricks.

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