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Post by angelislington on Jun 2, 2008 18:40:13 GMT
As I small child I used to find pylons really cool! I always wished I lived next to one [not that I would now]. My mum grew up thinking it was perfectly normal to have pylons in your back garden and was really surprised to find out it's quite rare! (Not that she had one in hers - but there are a lot round where she grew up. The housing estate was built specifically to supply workers for the local trading estate, and the leccy was generated purely by said trading estate and goes directly to the housing estate - no-one on the estate can change their leccy supplier as a result! It's not a part of the National Grid at all.)
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Post by angelislington on May 17, 2008 20:56:48 GMT
lol what a crack, I can imagine all sorts of folks going all wibbly over her, especially her slight frown and brushing of lint from the shoulder ;D (I didn't have the guts to ask her anything too controversial in case I got a stern answer )
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Post by angelislington on May 17, 2008 20:47:50 GMT
I may get shot down in flames (and I'm neither politician or journalist, tho possibly middle-class!), but I used to commute a great deal into London from Sluff and very rarely had problems more significant than a 10 min delay. Really, I didn't. Yes, the trains could be packed, but again, very rarely did I have to stand all the way on my journey. Yes, there were delays, but never so significant I was late for work. I had one time where all the trains out from Paddington were canx, but they managed to sort something out so there was one train per half hour or something - hideously packed, but I'd rather have that than no train at all. (Turned out some silly idiot decided to fling themselves under an express at Ealing Broadway, so hardly their fault). Stagecoach, OTOH, who run the bus service here in East Kent... I have never come across such a poor service or cumbersome website in all my life.
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Post by angelislington on Apr 30, 2008 7:05:43 GMT
Eh? Since when did it become the last day of April? Anyway, is that another composite photo? I know you said it was a single-parter, but it does look like 2 or 3 pics together.
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Post by angelislington on Apr 27, 2008 16:49:03 GMT
Hello!
I have a question to put to anyone who knows anything about buses in the south Bucks/verywest London area in the 1970s.
Pls PM me - thanks v!
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Post by angelislington on Apr 26, 2008 12:53:29 GMT
I can't imagine - pure speculation here, based on knowing that station v. well as a passenger - that the existing street-level building is really that effective for the amount of people that go through the station. I'm sure this is why they needed to 'nick' bits of the market - the bits opposite Inverness, that is - to build a bigger concourse.
I could be talking nonsense, though. ;D
I don't see why, though, that portions of the facade can't be left - it would be shame if it did have to go - I'm very fond of Leslie Green's stuff. If they did indeed extend the station along Camden High Street (towards Chalk Farm) I'd be so bowled over if they continued the facade as much as poss so it kept its charm and appearance.
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Post by angelislington on Apr 18, 2008 10:12:47 GMT
two hours? Yowp. How late did you end up being? I remember when I worked for LU you could never cite tube problems as an excuse for being late (when really you'd overslept!) as they'd just check with TI. I only worked in an office, though, so it didn't really affect anybody else particularly if I was late, but I can imagine you'd get quite a ticking off if you're a T/Op or similar.
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Post by angelislington on Apr 15, 2008 22:44:40 GMT
aaaah <clunk as penny drops> Why thank 'ee kind sir!
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Post by angelislington on Apr 15, 2008 22:14:08 GMT
<raises hand tentatively> Please, sir, woss OPO? and CSDE? <puts hand down, shuffles embarrassedly in seat>
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Post by angelislington on Apr 15, 2008 22:11:30 GMT
oooo how weird is that? I must see this for real one day. I love it! It's completely mad!
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Post by angelislington on Apr 15, 2008 21:49:07 GMT
I used to love working for London Transport Property: Morden->Stockwell, Stockwell->Pimlico, gentle 7 min stroll to Victoria. Total time 45 mins. I hated working in Bayswater: Morden->Stockwell->Oxford Circ->Queensway (1 hr 10 mins) or 93 bus Morden->Wimbledon, Dissie Wimbledon->Bayswater (1hr 10 mins). And when I lived in Sluff, and had to travel to the London office: FGW->Paddington, Bakerloo->Oxford Circ (1hr at best, 1:30 at worst). Latest commute: 10 min walk from flat to college
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Post by angelislington on Jun 9, 2007 10:59:29 GMT
Friend of mine just sent me this link, to some fantastic pics taken by a guy called Robert Stainforth - many apologies if this has already been posted, but I did do a search and couldn't find anything referring to it... Don't show them as a slide show otherwise the comments don't display. Loads of great pics of the disused tunnels relating to the CCE&HR from 1907-14, inc a short vid on Youtube walking through one of the tunnels. Some lovely abstract shots as well, and some JLE ones.
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Post by angelislington on Dec 2, 2007 13:17:46 GMT
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! EEE!
<bouncebouncebounce>
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Post by angelislington on Mar 6, 2007 20:59:15 GMT
Uh-huh, that makes sense. Cool. Thanks very much, Bill n Phil!
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Post by angelislington on Mar 4, 2007 18:56:53 GMT
Evening folks, quessie for you. I'm reading WTT137 for June 1952 ufn. In the rolling stock working section, the trains are all 4-car and I think from the printing it says H stock. Were these 4-car versions of F stock? Ta!
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Post by angelislington on Mar 7, 2008 8:54:50 GMT
However, I am either utterly dim or seeing things [1], as I can't actually see any track coming in from the right! I can see the points, but no track. Heh, well MRFS42 and I watched it last night, and he said that the rails are just dirty (hence not shining up in the train's lights). Hmm. ;D
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Post by angelislington on Feb 21, 2008 22:24:11 GMT
I've been watching the driver's-eye-view DVD of the Northern. I have a question about the crossover at Moorgate. The DVD follows the train southbound via the City, and just before we reach Moorgate the tunnel wall opens up to the right where, as marked on numerous of my maps, I can see there should be a crossover. However, I am either utterly dim or seeing things [1], as I can't actually see any track coming in from the right! I can see the points, but no track. Why? A quick phone call to MRFS42 suggests that maybe the track had actually been taken up at the time of the DVD for renewing. Could that be the case? [1] highly likely, as I've been guzzling vodka & cloudy lemonade
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Post by angelislington on Feb 17, 2008 20:36:38 GMT
<...>Build a new platform connecting to Mornington Crescent on the Bank branch's former southbound line and connect it with wide passage ways to the northbound line to Golders Green. <...> If you're going to go down that route, then why not just let the Euston interchange be the only one? Is it not an efficient station? <racks memory for info, fails>
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Post by angelislington on Feb 17, 2008 20:34:25 GMT
To answer the original question, the engineers who planned the extension from Euston to Camden Town, including all of the junctions, were Harley Hugh Dalrymple-Hay and Arthur R. Cooper. Dalrymple-Hay had a long association with the Underground - for example, he was the chap who surveyed the route of the Hampstead Tube with Yerkes, when the latter decided to extend to Golders Green. Smart, thanks for that. I wish I could have met either of them, but I'd prolly just bore them I've created a 3D model of the junctions on the computer, and unfortunately they look nothing like the diagrams here. The illustrations have much shortening in order to fit the tunnels into a small area. The six tunnels actually run in parallel for about half-a-mile, which makes the 3D model very long and thin, and difficult to work out what is going on. My admiration also goes to the artists who drew these! Yeah, comparing to the pic in the 'Last Link' book, I can see now there's been a *lot* of foreshortening going on. How long did it take you to create the model? And what did you use to do it? Interesting project!
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Post by angelislington on Feb 17, 2008 20:24:24 GMT
Hate to split hairs, but I think thats a 1972ts painted in corporate. The cab end doesnt look right for a 95ts I already have a head of split hairs (using hair straighteners too much does that), so I'll let you off. And, in my defence, I'd already had a vodka prior to a big night out ;D
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Post by angelislington on Feb 16, 2008 17:28:15 GMT
Oh, I love the first one! In fact I love the three different types of stock we have going on here, the 95 and 59 on the image above, and the tinylil ?1907? one.
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Post by angelislington on Feb 16, 2008 17:17:04 GMT
Phil - interesting pic - I have something very similar (published in a journal article 'Reconstruction of the C&SL Railway', dunno the publication name - MRFS42 will) which I've just found & scanned in: It's titled 'Reproduction of part of poster, showing arrangement of tubes at Camden Town' and goes on to say A: to/from Edgware; B: to/from Highgate; C: to/from Moorgate; D: to/from Charing Cross. So this image has the labelling the right way round, even though yours is clearly based on this one! Unless yours was the sketch that mine was based on? Hmm. At least yours has a name of sorts, but maybe it only refers to the illustrator. Somersetchris, you can see from the second picture (from "The Last Link" by Mike Horne) that the platforms are indeed at the top of the first pic. All interesting. Still no nearer to finding out the bloke who actually came up with this... dammit I'm jealous of his brain! Mine just *will* not work like this!
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Post by angelislington on Feb 12, 2008 21:40:02 GMT
While I was clearing out some files today I came across about 4 pages of scribbles, which I remembered to be drawings of all the lines intersecting at Camden Town. If I have a diagram to hand, I can see how the lines have been merged. If I don't and I try and scribble it out, I can't *ever* get it looking as neat - and certainly not only 6 lines (let alone even thinking in 3D!). So I am full of respect for the bod wot designed it, and then it occurred to me, does anyone know who it was?
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Post by angelislington on Feb 12, 2008 21:09:54 GMT
Manor House is however a much greyer area Lol no disputing that... possibly not as grey as Wood 'Green' though!
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Post by angelislington on Feb 12, 2008 21:07:34 GMT
St Agnes Well which is the address of the Subway is controlled by the London Borough of Islington all of the shops in the subway pay their Rent / Council Tax etc to the Borough of Islington Really? When I worked at LT Property (err... 2000? 1999?) all the shops in the subways were definitely run by LT. I remember, because my ex worked on the City Road and was curious as to how much rent a cafe paid for its spot, given that it was always busy, so I looked it up. So I'm presuming that LTP (as was, of course) sold the shops to LB Islington?
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Post by angelislington on Feb 7, 2008 11:54:16 GMT
They still pop open, there is a thread on the Northern section. So there is! Cheers!
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Post by angelislington on Feb 5, 2008 18:58:57 GMT
When the 95ts were first introduced, it wasn't unknown for the chimes to continue sounding until the train reached the next station! I'd forgotten about that it's been so long since I'd heard it. And I used to hear it a lot on the 96 stock. Me too! lol it used to make me laugh when the announcement got screwed up, and frinstance leaving Tooting Bdy southbound, it would tell us happily that the next station was Belsize Park ;D I have a quessie about doors on the 95ts. When they first came out, the connecting doors would sometimes pop open. A good slam shut them again, but it was quite disconcerting when you're trundling along and suddenly the door opened of its own accord. Did they get fixed, or did they just sort themselves out & stop doing it?
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Post by angelislington on Jan 18, 2008 10:42:29 GMT
Hmm. Well, the upshot is that I see ddpotter's not actually posted anything else. Whether this is because he's upset at the reaction to his typing, the implication that because he's young his contributions are laughable, or simply because he's been busy, I guess we won't know until he pops up again. I hope it's the last option, rather than either of the former.
I too benefitted from a strict 'old school' education which drummed into me the difference between 'you're' and 'your' (and similar). I too agree that for whatever reason - governmental, educational theories, whatever - standards have slipped.
However, I think it's grossly unfair for anyone outside of the system to criticise - check out the many threads where passengers are grumbled about because of their lack of appreciation of the behind-the-scenes rules & regs and draw a parallel.
Take a bit of time to delve into the reasons behind poor literacy and numeracy and you will find /all/ sorts of reasons. Take a bit of time to consider how you would teach these basic skills, either to children who must also be taught a rich, varied and stimulating curriculum or to adults whose needs mean they can only dedicate two hours a week to learning, and whose motivations for learning are as numerous as there are leaves on a tree.
People /are/ making a difference. There are countless teachers trying to help young and old alike. There are thousands of adults who have taken the courageous decision to improve their skills. Sadly, there are also far more gainsayers whose attitudes neither solve the problem nor alleviate these individuals' burden of shame and stigma.
Be tolerant, be patient. Be discreet: next time someone's grammar, spelling or punctuation offend, drop them a PM and save them this public humiliation. I'm deeply ashamed of some of the contributors to this thread and sincerely hope despite all this that ddpotter will return.
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Post by angelislington on Jan 16, 2008 7:38:38 GMT
hi. i am new to the forums you amy haev seen me alot on the uktrainsim fourms. if you have then you know i am the route maker for the croydon-tramlink. i just did work exp on the northen line. I was based at morden most of the time i was in the offics but i did some station work aswell. i been out in the cab a few times so if you have any question on the northen lnie or the 1995 stock ask me. Dan Hiya Dan, Welcome along! I am *very* jealous of you for having done some cab trips. I've always wanted to! I used to live in Morden so I'd spend a lot of time watching things & skulking around trying to work out what was going on. That was in the days before I was brave enough to tell the world that I loved the UndergrounD ;D (Bear in mind I'm a gurly and all the Transport Museum events I'd ever been on were filled with ancientyold gentlemen...) Anyway you ignore the folks above being mean to you You have to remember that some of those ancientyold gentlemen are subbed on this forum and have years 'n' years of experience, but don't let them give you any hassle! I do have a question for you, or for anyone, about the 95TS. When they first came out I remember the connecting doors kept popping open when going between stations. A good slam would shut them again, but why did they do it? And did LU actually fix them, or did the doors just stop doing it?
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Post by angelislington on Jan 16, 2008 7:29:35 GMT
Mate, Your 16. You got no expierience of train driving or rail operations ha ha i think i know more than you? People in glass houses etc........... YOUR spelling is not 100% ;D Signalfailure wasn't making any reference to ddpotter's spelling. Anyway, sydneynick & adw, I think you're both bright enough to be able to read beyond a few typos, don't you?
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