hobbayne
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Post by hobbayne on Mar 30, 2015 20:55:12 GMT
The original station was demolished in 1958 and the station we see today was opened in 1962. Is there any pics of the original??
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Post by John Tuthill on Mar 30, 2015 21:33:22 GMT
The original station was demolished in 1958 and the station we see today was opened in 1962. Is there any pics of the original?? Worth trying the LT museum photo collection, or the Hillingdon Council. They might have a photo library.  |
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Post by londonstuff on Mar 30, 2015 22:32:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 14:05:24 GMT
The station closed and demolished in 1958 was the Great Western & Great Central Joint station on the main line alongside the Underground station.
The Underground station was opened in 1948 - was it opened with temporary facilities? I would have thought the buildings were contemporary with the other stations between Hanger Lane and West Ruislip.
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Post by Harsig on Apr 1, 2015 14:49:03 GMT
The Underground station was opened in 1948 - was it opened with temporary facilities? I would have thought the buildings were contemporary with the other stations between Hanger Lane and West Ruislip. I believe I'm right in saying that the stations at extreme western end of the Central Line were all incomplete or provided with temporary facilities when the Central Line opened in 1948. In general work was complete at platform level, but this was not the case for the street level buildings. This was because the construction of the latter were the responsibility of the mainline companies who did not have any money to spare after the war. This situation persisted for well over a decade after the Central Line opened. It would seem that the plans for the street level building at Ruislip Gardens were downsized considerably during the period. As an example the two photos below show West Ruislip station in 1954 (6 years after the Central Line opened) and 1966 by which time the station building had finally been completed. Close examination will show that it is the same building.  West Ruislip 1954 (above) and 1966 (below)  And below showing a similar pair of photos for South Ruislip station. From memory work at South Ruislip was completed in 1960.
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