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September 20th 09, 09:04 AM posted to uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.railway

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In article , damduck-
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On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:53:29 +0100, "Peter Masson"
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"Paul Scott" wrote in message
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1506 wrote:

is contrived. The East London Line is a former Underground line
anyway.

But before it became part of the 'Underground' it was part of the main
line network, so it is just back where it was originally...

It was an oddity. It escaped the Grouping because it was part-owned by the
Metropolitan, who ran all the passenger trains, and it escaped the formation
of the London Passenger Transport Board because it was part-owned by the
Southern Railway. Following nationalisation it was administered by the
London Transport Executive, but still figured in the Southern Region
timetable, and it was possible to obtain through tickets from SR stations to
ELL stations,

Was there not a reversal of that situation for Stations on the
Hammersmith and City ? I'm sure I remember my grandfather muttering
something about buying a ticket at Hammersmith for a destination on
the Western region as it would save having to go the booking office at
Paddington.

G.Harman

Yes, the H&C was originally a Metropolitan & Great Western Joint line
and thus through bookings were possible to stations as far away as
Penzance. These were certainly possible into LT Board times.

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