Childhood misconceptions of the Underground

Shepherd's Bush did have lifts (3 from 1900 and another 4 from 1902/03). But only until they were replaced by escalators in 1924.

I took my son when he was about 6/7 years old to a Steam the Met Weekend, as we approached Amersham Station he saw an Underground sign and said "Dad that is wrong as these trains are not under the ground" ;D!

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I was a grown up and I was scared of the Circle Line - 4 after grub on a late turn Sunday. I was scared I'd lose the will to live. ;D ;D

I used to think the 72 and 73 stock were the same trains!

I also used to think that the 1959 stock used to fart at Edgware when they finished. I later discovered this was the destruction of the Westinghouse brake! ;D

Finally, I used to think that the old LNWER electric stock was relaced by the class 313s on the North London/DC lines. It never occured to me that the 501 stock existed!!

Ah yes when I was 4 or so, I used to think "Bakerloo" was a place and regularly asked my parents where it was and why I couldn't find it on a tube map!

I can just about remember an occasion where I was on a 1959 stock train at Golders Green in its twilight years and a fresh out of the packet 1995 stock train arrived in the centre platform and being slightly saddened at the fact that it was terminating there as I wanted a ride on an odd special looking train as if it was the only opportunity, not realising that they were new and would soon be common place. If I was my age now at the time, I would have been glad to get a last ride on the old stock.

I used to think that the Jubilee Line was the Central Line (i.e. also 1992 stock trains) that was from seeing their exterior only on some visits to Stratford.

I used to be scared of entering tunnels, even at a very young age I learnt that the Central Line (my local at the time) would go underground after Leyton EB and Newbury Park WB (unless we got an evening Hainault via Woodford Train) and I would close my eyes and cover my ears.

Yup, done that too. At least I had the Westinghouse to play with. Good way to stay awake.

This would be a bit drastic and expensive. I think you will find it is only the train line air being exhausted during shutdown procedures. ;D

I always used to think that Watford trains always went to Uxbridge even though this is not possible

Not ever having been to London until I was 9, until then I thought they operated like the travel tubes in Space:1999.

I'm showing my age.

On an e.p. fitted train, opening the blow down valves reduces brake cylinder air to 35lbs.

Another one I forgot to mention last week--when the Piccadilly line comes back to the surface in North London, I used to think the District Line would also continue to run alongside it.

1) I used to consider the Victoria line as a 'ghost train' because of the eery sound produced by the track corrugation.
2) I used to think the Victoria line was a fast version of the Bakerloo.
3) When I first saw the 1996 stock I thought it was the same as the 1992 stock.

I used to think the 'door open' buttons on the Central Line actually worked. Apparently I burst into tears when they opened once without me pushing the button!