hobbayne
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Post by hobbayne on Dec 8, 2015 10:28:38 GMT
Will be shut from 3.1.16 till 16.8.16
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Post by North End on Dec 8, 2015 11:40:11 GMT
Will be shut from 3.1.16 till 16.8.16 Shame. On the way to a recent training course at Shepherd's Bush, a few of us remarked how this is one Tube station that still retains the atmosphere of the 1980s. No doubt this will be lost during the inevitable refurbishment. |
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Post by theblackferret on Dec 8, 2015 15:29:24 GMT
Will be shut from 3.1.16 till 16.8.16 Shame. On the way to a recent training course at Shepherd's Bush, a few of us remarked how this is one Tube station that still retains the atmosphere of the 1980s. No doubt this will be lost during the inevitable refurbishment. Yes, another antiseptic, anodyne, airport departure area, customer experience comin' right up, folks. Which will keep Harry Bell Measures rotating in his grave at the desecration of his heritage & Leslie Green will no doubt be spinning in sympathy. |
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Post by humbug on Jan 4, 2016 20:09:41 GMT
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Post by snoggle on Jan 4, 2016 23:43:30 GMT
Shameless plug - I made a journey to Holland Park just before it closed and took a range of snaps of the interior, exterior and the signage. So glad I did if only to experience a Tardis like step back to the 1980s. I kept expecting a 1962 stock to emerge from the running tunnels.  Photos on my Flickr stream in amongst some bus snaps and shots at TCR. |
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Post by Colin D on Jan 5, 2016 1:48:45 GMT
l kept expecting a 1962 stock to emerge from the running tunnels Wouldn't that have been nice  |
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Post by class411 on Jan 5, 2016 9:30:18 GMT
I just can't help wondering how the hell it can take 7-8 months to refurbish two lifts when you have 24/7 possession of the site.
I've seen medium sized office blocks completed in that time!
I hope someone can disabuse me of my ignorance.
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Post by domh245 on Jan 5, 2016 9:33:07 GMT
I just can't help wondering how the hell it can take 7-8 months to refurbish two lifts when you have 24/7 possession of the site. I've seen medium sized office blocks completed in that time! I hope someone can disabuse me of my ignorance. I imagine that working within the rather small confines of a tube station does rather limit the amount of heavy machinery and workers that you can have on site at any given time. Couple that with the fact that everything will take longer because of the fewer resources and more stringent H&S procedures, and it soon adds up! I do somewhat suspect however that the actual lift replacement could be done in less than 6 months, but they have padded the closure so that if something does go wrong, they have got time to fix it without the public baying for blood. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2016 9:55:39 GMT
I've seen 3 lifts fully replaced (being converted from hydraulic to traction at the same time) one after each other in 9 months and work was only taking place during the day.
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Post by theblackferret on Jan 5, 2016 9:56:39 GMT
Shameless plug - I made a journey to Holland Park just before it closed and took a range of snaps of the interior, exterior and the signage. So glad I did if only to experience a Tardis like step back to the 1980s. I kept expecting a 1962 stock to emerge from the running tunnels. Photos on my Flickr stream in amongst some bus snaps and shots at TCR. Thanks, especially for the HBM entrance-let's pray it stays that way! BTW, your number 159 with the KYY plate was registered between Feb 1950 & Dec 1951, making it older than me. And in better running condition, no doubt! |
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Post by countryman on Jan 5, 2016 17:53:03 GMT
Although off topic, the photos of the Routemasters, RTs and RTW were taken on the running day on 9th December last year to commemorate 10 years since the last conductor services ran on the 159.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2016 6:23:28 GMT
Will be shut from 3.1.16 till 16.8.16 Shame. On the way to a recent training course at Shepherd's Bush, a few of us remarked how this is one Tube station that still retains the atmosphere of the 1980s. No doubt this will be lost during the inevitable refurbishment. Hello I went through Holland Park on Saturday 6th of Feb and the entire Eastbound platform has been gutted no tiles left, it's going to be so boring now. |
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Post by crusty54 on Feb 6, 2016 8:10:47 GMT
One other reason for taking so long is that no noisy work is allowed at night.
Noise abatement order is in place because of the proximity of local residents.
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Post by spsmiler on Feb 6, 2016 23:27:56 GMT
Shameless plug - I made a journey to Holland Park just before it closed and took a range of snaps of the interior, exterior and the signage. So glad I did if only to experience a Tardis like step back to the 1980s. I kept expecting a 1962 stock to emerge from the running tunnels. Photos on my Flickr stream in amongst some bus snaps and shots at TCR. If its a Central Line RAT then its theoretically still possible! Simon |
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Post by Dstock7080 on Aug 1, 2016 7:48:28 GMT
The station re-opened to passengers yesterday Sunday 31 July, an 'official re-opening' is planed for 0930 this morning.
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Post by snoggle on Aug 1, 2016 19:22:16 GMT
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Post by North End on Aug 4, 2016 20:19:51 GMT
Whilst I am pleased to see some kind of attempt has been made to keep some kind of "heritage" look, and it certainly retains some atmosphere, it never looks right with new tiles and signage. The worst example of this is, for me, Highgate - they might as well have done a complete re-work like Knightsbridge or some of the 1980s refurbishments. I do understand the constraints and limitations, but to me most of the recent station works just don't sit nicely on the eye, and to me this is another example unfortunately. But some credit to LU for effort, at least. |
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Post by MoreToJack on Aug 4, 2016 23:15:43 GMT
Whilst I am pleased to see some kind of attempt has been made to keep some kind of "heritage" look, and it certainly retains some atmosphere, it never looks right with new tiles and signage. The worst example of this is, for me, Highgate - they might as well have done a complete re-work like Knightsbridge or some of the 1980s refurbishments. I do understand the constraints and limitations, but to me most of the recent station works just don't sit nicely on the eye, and to me this is another example unfortunately. But some credit to LU for effort, at least. I thought Holland Park was one of the better recent refurbishments, actually. It's kept some of the charm and character of the old station about it, as well as being far brighter and in general a much nicer atmosphere than the pre-refurbishment, which was dark and showing a lot of signs and neglect. Indeed, of many of the recent refurbishments it is one of the best - let's not talk about the clinical monstrosities that are Sloane Square and Pimlico... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2016 23:18:24 GMT
Whilst I am pleased to see some kind of attempt has been made to keep some kind of "heritage" look, and it certainly retains some atmosphere, it never looks right with new tiles and signage. The worst example of this is, for me, Highgate - they might as well have done a complete re-work like Knightsbridge or some of the 1980s refurbishments. I do understand the constraints and limitations, but to me most of the recent station works just don't sit nicely on the eye, and to me this is another example unfortunately. But some credit to LU for effort, at least. I thought Holland Park was one of the better recent refurbishments, actually. It's kept some of the charm and character of the old station about it, as well as being far brighter and in general a much nicer atmosphere than the pre-refurbishment, which was dark and showing a lot of signs and neglect. Indeed, of many of the recent refurbishments it is one of the best - let's not talk about the clinical monstrosities that are Sloane Square and Pimlico... Sloane Square makes me very unhappy, still they say some people didn't like the old one. |
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Post by North End on Aug 5, 2016 11:35:05 GMT
Whilst I am pleased to see some kind of attempt has been made to keep some kind of "heritage" look, and it certainly retains some atmosphere, it never looks right with new tiles and signage. The worst example of this is, for me, Highgate - they might as well have done a complete re-work like Knightsbridge or some of the 1980s refurbishments. I do understand the constraints and limitations, but to me most of the recent station works just don't sit nicely on the eye, and to me this is another example unfortunately. But some credit to LU for effort, at least. I thought Holland Park was one of the better recent refurbishments, actually. It's kept some of the charm and character of the old station about it, as well as being far brighter and in general a much nicer atmosphere than the pre-refurbishment, which was dark and showing a lot of signs and neglect. Indeed, of many of the recent refurbishments it is one of the best - let's not talk about the clinical monstrosities that are Sloane Square and Pimlico... Better, yes I agree, but still not pleasing to the eye. I simply don't see the point of incorrectly "replicating" perfectly good old signage. In my view it should either be a decent replica such that it's not immediately obvious it's a replica, or don't bother. (I realise this is a subjective view). I'd say the only really decent ones have been Swiss Cottage and St. John's Wood, and - just about - Russell Square. Perhaps I'm just stuck in the 1950s, but I *much* preferred the pre-refurbishment ambience of all these stations. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2016 15:22:37 GMT
I see what they were trying to do with Sloane Square, the scheme in the design idiom looks alright on paper, but the real thing looks really naff. Plain white tile borders relieved by staggered royal blue and staggared white tiles? It looks very awkward or like patchwork quilt. The over use of corporate blue makes it uncomfortable on the eye, furthermore, only square panel rounders would work on royal blue tiles, the modern "silhouette" roundels really don't look good against it.
Interestingly they did a few sections of it months ago and stopped. Back to the drawing board perhaps? I hope so.
Holland Park looks good from from the photos I've seen, have they retailed the old way out signs? I'm surprised that the old name banners have been recreated, aren't LU aiming to get rid of non standard signs?
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Post by crusty54 on Aug 10, 2016 2:30:36 GMT
The station name friezes with way out patches were introduced after the King's Cross fire to aid evacuation.
I'm surprised that someone in authority at LUL decided to ignore a significant safety matter and instructed that a modern set of panels be installed that are neither replicas nor to the Signing Manual standard.
Even the roundels are the modern silhouettes not the original type.
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londoner
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Post by londoner on Aug 13, 2016 20:47:48 GMT
It is definitely a brighter station than what is was previously but it does feel quite dull. There is just white paint everywhere and some parts of the tunnel at the platform had just the bare construction material visible. I'd love to see some art work painted directly on the white painted walls if it were possible.
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