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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2010 8:16:37 GMT
Why was the H&C hacked off and branded as such, and no longer as the Barking Met to DRmen? It just denies the DR's title of being the then-only line to intersect all other lines...  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2010 8:27:59 GMT
It just denies the DR's title of being the then-only line to intersect all other lines... Ah yes, but of course if you count the ELL (well, pre-LO) as Met they would do it anyways. I believe it was split to make it easier for customers/passengers to see where the train is going. At say Liverpool Street, compare "Met to Aldgate" and "Met to Barking", to "Met to Aldgate" and "H and C to Barking". People may not know where BArking is, but they know the H+C goes to Whitechapel which is where they want to go. Then you can ask why the Distict isn't split... |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2010 9:09:19 GMT
I believe it was split to make it easier for customers/passengers to see where the train is going. At say Liverpool Street, compare "Met to Aldgate" and "Met to Barking", to "Met to Aldgate" and "H and C to Barking". People may not know where BArking is, but they know the H+C goes to Whitechapel which is where they want to go. True, but the Met and DR are railways... ;D Then you can ask why the Distict isn't split... Why isn't the DR split? Actually, why wasn't the Wimbleware tacked onto the Circle/H&C? |
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Post by mrfs42 on Nov 22, 2010 10:42:18 GMT
Why was the H&C hacked off and branded as such, and no longer as the Barking Met to DRmen? w.e.f. 15/5/1989. On the surface, it was only a rebranding of the old Met No 1 section. Must admit, I still think of Hammersmith (H&C) as being Hammersmith (Met)! |
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Post by metman on Dec 2, 2010 0:00:47 GMT
Yes, and I still call (as do many) the Met north of Baker Street, The Mainline. Sometimes I even call it the extension line!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2010 17:09:55 GMT
Us really old 'uns still remember it being also called "The Wood Line" - (Baker Street & St. John's Wood Railway".
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