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Post by brigham on Nov 1, 2018 8:36:37 GMT
Was there seriously a plan to run the CLR to Denham Golf Course?
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Post by whistlekiller2000 on Nov 1, 2018 8:39:57 GMT
Was there seriously a plan to run the CLR to Denham Golf Course? From what I've read, no, the terminus would have been at Denham, the preceeding station. |
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Post by trt on Nov 1, 2018 10:28:15 GMT
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Post by theblackferret on Nov 1, 2018 20:46:10 GMT
Was there seriously a plan to run the CLR to Denham Golf Course? From what I've read, no, the terminus would have been at Denham, the preceeding station. Actually there was, but never officially & only very briefly. This like all the other Tube expansion schemes in the 1930's was done on favourable loans from the Government in an attempt to help relieve unemployment from the Great Depression. From what I read years ago, the Central's original 1920's plan was to extend & meet the Met at Aylesbury, the Met's reaction to which was a predictable niet! There was a very brief window before the Central Line management formally applied via LPTB to the Government with Denham as the Terminus. Extension to Aylesbury was never discussed at all this time (wonder why?) but for around three weeks to a month, it was mooted about making the Golf Course the terminus. Probably until the office junior had his ear clipped or his crayon snapped. Just cannot remember where I read it, but it was most likely sometime in the 1970's. PS-Can't you just hear a senior manager saying in 1935/6: "You stupid boy!" |
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Post by whistlekiller2000 on Nov 1, 2018 21:06:35 GMT
From what I've read, no, the terminus would have been at Denham, the preceeding station. Actually there was, but never officially & only very briefly. This like all the other Tube expansion schemes in the 1930's was done on favourable loans from the Government in an attempt to help relieve unemployment from the Great Depression. From what I read years ago, the Central's original 1920's plan was to extend & meet the Met at Aylesbury, the Met's reaction to which was a predictable niet! There was a very brief window before the Central Line management formally applied via LPTB to the Government with Denham as the Terminus. Extension to Aylesbury was never discussed at all this time (wonder why?) but for around three weeks to a month, it was mooted about making the Golf Course the terminus. Probably until the office junior had his ear clipped or his crayon snapped. Just cannot remember where I read it, but it was most likely sometime in the 1970's. PS-Can't you just hear a senior manager saying in 1935/6: "You stupid boy!" In other words there was never seriously a plan.....  |
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