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Post by DWS on Jun 19, 2010 13:33:39 GMT
From Monday 28 June to Friday 9 July 2010 the doors of the Ticket hall of the disused Aldwych will be open for a special exhibition to showcase the work of 'Transforming the Tube'
10:00 to 19:00 on weekdays and 10:00 to 16:00 on Saturday 3 July and Sunday 4 July 2010.
The entrance to the exhibition is on Surrey Street, WC2R 2NE, which is off the Strand and off Temple Place.
Temple is the closest Tube station.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2010 16:56:07 GMT
Thank you for the tip off! Only the ticket hall with no possibility to go down to the platform?
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Post by DWS on Jun 19, 2010 16:59:12 GMT
Thank you for the tip off! Only the ticket hall with no possibility to go down to the platform? No only the Ticket Hall will be open for the special exhibition.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2010 17:21:00 GMT
Well, still worth it
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Post by rincew1nd on Jun 20, 2010 20:10:03 GMT
Noooooooooooooooooooooo! I'm in London from the 25 th to the 27 th. Grrrrrrrrr
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2010 20:11:46 GMT
Hmmm, might take a wee peek one day! Ta for the heads up!
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Post by Alight on Jun 20, 2010 20:55:22 GMT
Thank you for raising this. Look forward to paying this exhibition a visit! (:
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Post by superteacher on Jun 20, 2010 20:56:52 GMT
Shame they couldn't have run a special shuttle from Holborn, but too much has changed since the line closed - no lifts at Aldwych, Holborn platforms only accesible by doors etc!
Just a thought though!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2010 0:36:13 GMT
You know, given the chance - I'd walk all the way from Holborn and then up the stairs at Aldwych. No need for a train
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Post by londonstuff on Jun 21, 2010 14:11:14 GMT
Doing a track walk to Holborn would be amazing. I've been at Holborn a couple of times at the very start of traffic as a CSA was doing checks of all the doors and stuff. Didn't quite manage to get him to open the door to the Aldwych branch so I could take a pic from the doorway I've never really posted the photos I took of platform level at Aldwych when I went down, if I get a chance I will do.
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Post by londonstuff on Jun 21, 2010 21:05:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2010 22:52:33 GMT
Wow, great photos!
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Post by londonstuff on Jun 29, 2010 0:16:17 GMT
I went to Aldwych today to have a mooch around. Don't expect anything unofficial as it's all company speak, so to say. Much of the tiling has also been covered up by display panels and as expected the door down to platform level is firmly bolted shut. However, it's still definitely worth a mooch. Photos (and a few videos) mostly taken on my iPhone 4 are below (only mentioned because even I was surprised by their quality) Click here (now works, thanks Phil) There are various displays which include exhibits such as models, sample running rails (my god they're heavy) and you can also see things like the toilets, the ticket booth, lifts and some of the tiling in the ticket area itself. That said, I did learn a few things. I didn't realise that the new stock for Bakerloo trains is as advanced (into the planning stage) as it is, with quite a radical shape inside and out, which is more visible with a bigger view on Flickr, but: I also didn't realise that this moquette had won the competition mentioned a year or two ago and that the plan is still to roll it out to all lines baaaaad idea : While the display was interesting (can we have more like this please?) it wasn't well advertised - although there was a canvas advert on the Surrey Street entrance, this catches relatively little passing traffic - one placed on the Strand entrance would have enticed more people down.
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Post by compsci on Jun 29, 2010 6:48:43 GMT
That train design bears more than a passing resemblance to the "Space Train" mockup at Acton. It's impossible to determine from the pictures whether it will be articulated, which may be deliberate at this stage.
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Post by Phil on Jun 29, 2010 7:11:52 GMT
Sorry to say that link to pic.set appears to be broken at the mo......
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2010 7:25:22 GMT
That train design bears more than a passing resemblance to the "Space Train" mockup at Acton. It's impossible to determine from the pictures whether it will be articulated, which may be deliberate at this stage. I think there were plans in Modern Railways a while back showing an articulated design for the Bakerloo. It was a more conventional articulated design (a bit like Stockholm's newer trains) than the more radical space train design. The 52% capacity increase seems a bit optimistic though.
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Post by londonstuff on Jun 29, 2010 8:01:55 GMT
Sorry to say that link to pic.set appears to be broken at the mo...... Thanks Phil, now works in my original post and here[/u]
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Post by Phil on Jun 29, 2010 11:39:42 GMT
Ta - nice set!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2010 13:25:43 GMT
These are great photos: and I don't see what's wrong with the moquette myself
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Post by londonstuff on Jun 29, 2010 18:08:26 GMT
I don't particularly mind it but I feel quite strongly that each line has its own identity and should keep its own moquette, just like they always have done. Whether the corporates see it as an identity or a cost issue I don't know but its barmy to fly in the face of so much tradition. I can feel a protest coming on!
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Post by Chris M on Jun 29, 2010 18:13:37 GMT
Having different moquette on different lines also helps passengers to identify whether they are on the right train or not. The different coloured grab-poles also serve this purpose.
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Post by SE13 on Jun 29, 2010 18:15:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2010 18:35:24 GMT
I don't particularly mind it but I feel quite strongly that each line has its own identity and should keep its own moquette, just like they always have done. Whether the corporates see it as an identity or a cost issue I don't know but its barmy to fly in the face of so much tradition. I can feel a protest coming on! Your use of the word 'always' in this only actually applies if you consider history starting at around 1990! You'll find that the same orange/brown moquette was used for D Stock, 1983 Stock, Metrobuses and Titans from 1978 to 1984. Prior to that the blue/green moquette was found on C69/77 Stock, 1973 Stock, DMS and Leyland National buses as well as being used on either 1959 Stock (or was it 1962 Stock?) when retrimmed.
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Post by ruislip on Jun 29, 2010 20:49:57 GMT
Prior to that the blue/green moquette was found on C69/77 Stock, 1973 Stock, DMS and Leyland National buses as well as being used on either 1959 Stock (or was it 1962 Stock?) when retrimmed. It was placed on some 1959 stock units. It was also present on SMS buses.
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Post by Alight on Jun 30, 2010 12:52:42 GMT
I don't particularly mind it but I feel quite strongly that each line has its own identity and should keep its own moquette, just like they always have done. Whether the corporates see it as an identity or a cost issue I don't know but its barmy to fly in the face of so much tradition. I can feel a protest coming on! I raised this yesterday when I visited the exhibition, however there is nothing we can do about it now - the decision has been made. It is indeed a cost issue, though on the plus side, at least the S stock will be using its unique moquette as planned. --- Overall, a fantastic exhibition - far better than I envisaged! The fact we could walk through the lift was also a bonus. I even sneakily had had a go at the old scissor gates when no one was looking. There were some good touch-screen computers which included a video of the graphic designs for the new Bakerloo line trains along with archive photographs.
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Post by Ben on Jul 3, 2010 18:30:33 GMT
The orange motiff was also used on standard stock cars on the IOW in the 80s.
Are there any pictures of the other info boards about the other lines? Only managed to find the bakerloo so far
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2010 15:25:00 GMT
Having different moquette on different lines also helps passengers to identify whether they are on the right train or not. The different coloured grab-poles also serve this purpose. The grab poles may be better because they actually correspond to a colour on the map, but then that seems to be falling out of favour as well. I think anyone who knew the tube well enough to recognise the apolstery would also recognise the train itself. Plus there are the line diagrams.
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