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Post by louvrerivoli on Feb 1, 2010 21:28:14 GMT
I've bought myself a copy from the LTM earlier today. I must say that it's such an exquisite book to read, it has the most detailed history of each individual station designed by Leslie Green that I've seen. As I'm doing a Platform for Art project in my art course in college, it's very beneficial in terms of the research that I'm doing. I totally recommend this to those who haven't read or seen it yet.
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Post by Tubeboy on Feb 1, 2010 21:29:57 GMT
IIRC, there is a thread on this book somewhere on the forum. Am pleased you like it though, not cheap at £50.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2010 21:33:24 GMT
It is a very very nice book. I keep referring to it, looking at station layouts, so that I can work out where a now closed off passageway ended up!
Euston is very interesting to see how the layout has changed since the Vic Line arrived at the station.
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Post by railtechnician on Feb 1, 2010 23:19:36 GMT
It is a very very nice book. I keep referring to it, looking at station layouts, so that I can work out where a now closed off passageway ended up! Euston is very interesting to see how the layout has changed since the Vic Line arrived at the station. Ah yes Euston is very very interesting and I had occasion to expore it more than once. I have walked all the vent passageways and surveyed all the cable routes including the ladder up from the disused passageway to the old lift area that enters the floor of one of the escalator chambers above. What I recall about that is that the chamber is unusually cramped and one cannot walk around in it as the ceiling is perhaps no more than 4' from the floor. The chamber is normally entered through a hatch from the mid level circulating passageway area. When I last worked there much of the disused passeway area was being converted into UPS switchrooms so the passageway was being divided into lots of rooms much as was done in the disused subterranean area at Liverpool Street during the Broadgate development. It was a shame as the walls still had the old advert posters and closure notices dating back to 1961 IIRC. I can recall Euston mainline being rebuilt around that time though I was just a nipper back then, the family using Euston en route to Holyhead. One of the great joys of having to run cable all over the combine was visiting, exploring and surveying the disused areas to be found at almost all the tube stations.
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