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Post by Chris W on Oct 22, 2006 17:08:59 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2006 17:10:54 GMT
how did the trains get around it? or did they not use platforms.
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Post by c5 on Oct 22, 2006 17:18:07 GMT
Ah, so that's the reason it was closed. Personally i think it is disgusting that they can close any station, let alone a zone 1 station is a very busy tourist area, to make a film. I know other areas that can be used for filming at any time or on certains days aren't quite as dramatic as the marvellous Westminster station, but this is a Railway not a film set.  Having had my rant TubeSLimes or other contractors may have been doing some work at the same time? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2006 17:19:14 GMT
I knew about this for sometime, so I'm glad I can now finally talk about it!
I believe there may be some cable installation work going on as an opportunity work while they shut the station for filming. I'm trying to imagine how Westminster station would be used as a scene for Harry Potter! I also wonder how the public at large will react to a station closure for filming. This is quite common in New York, but for London, it is rare and people may be angry at having to use alternative routes because of non critical work. How can you explain all trains will be non stopping Westminster station due to Harry Potters continuing battles with Lord Voldermort!
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Post by agoodcuppa on Oct 22, 2006 17:25:48 GMT
Personally i think it is disgusting that they can close any station, let alone a zone 1 station is a very busy tourist area, to make a film. Would it make any difference if it was closed for engineering work? The film makers will pay LU/TfL lots of money (and I mean serious amounts of dosh) for the privilege of using the real thing rather than building a mock up. London will gain thanks to the additional publicity which will persuade lots of kids to bring their parents to see where HP went. (If HP can get 13 year old schoolgirls taking photos of steam locos then anything is possible.) Sunday is a very quiet day in the Westminster area as almost everything is closed. I wonder how many people actually use Westminster on a Sunday? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2006 17:28:33 GMT
Quite a few - the usual swarms of tourists don't go away on Sundays, y'know...
Were they even using the platforms? I didn't go through the station today but I can't imagine what part they would want to use, except for the platforms...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2006 17:30:46 GMT
Just like that sign as you go towards the WAGN platforms at Kings Cross.. I'm always being barged out of the way by parents snapping their little hogwarts next to the Platform 9 3/4 sign... either that or I am asked rather bluntly to wait while they faff about taking photos at various angles....
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Post by agoodcuppa on Oct 22, 2006 17:57:43 GMT
Quite a few - the usual swarms of tourists don't go away on Sundays, y'know... However many there are, it's still easy to get to with the station closed. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2006 18:09:40 GMT
Yea that was a right pain. me and a friend had decided to use westminister as a changeover point and our journey was extra long as we had to change more times......but i checked b4 i left and it didnt say it was closed
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Post by Tubeboy on Oct 22, 2006 18:40:34 GMT
Westminster reopened a little while ago Dumbledore involved I wonder?  |
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Post by Phil on Oct 22, 2006 21:54:39 GMT
but I can't imagine what part they would want to use, except for the platforms... I would have thought the opposite. Personally I can't stand the place but the descent both to the District and the Jubbly have a majestic, cavernous, almost other-worldly look to them: ideal for HP I'd say. On the other hand one set of platforms looks much the same as another. Did I say that personally I HATE what they did to that poor station?? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2006 22:02:20 GMT
What did it originally look like?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2006 3:09:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2006 14:15:17 GMT
Does anyone know how much ££££ passed hands in order to close Westminster for most of the day?  |
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Post by prjb on Oct 23, 2006 18:38:25 GMT
Wow, I remember driving through Westminster when it looked like that. There was a Tea Point and a microwave in the supervisors office, the door is visible to the left of the OPO Monitors. I used to run in and heat up my soup in the winter, now that was magic! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2006 20:35:54 GMT
I've worked in the ticket office at westminster on a sunday. It was non stop from the time I opened the window at 3.30 until about 10pm. Majority of them were americans. When I started ny shift yesterday, all we got told was that westminster was closed but not as to why it was shut.
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Post by version3point1 on Oct 23, 2006 22:07:24 GMT
Does anyone know how much ££££ passed hands in order to close Westminster for most of the day? According to LUL's Film Office, location rates are around £300 per hour, plus VAT. With regards to where Harry Potter fits in with the Tube, in this particular installment of the book, Harry Potter takes the Tube with another character to attend some sort of event. Most staff had said that the station was shut due to cabling and that trains would not be stopping (though, travelling at around 2300 last night, one T/Op had made the announcement, only to stop at the station anyway to pick up passengers, resulting in some confusion.) To quote an SA at Waterloo, "The official reason is down to cable work. Really, there's filming going on, but we're not supposed to say what film because they don't want us to give the plot away."Can't really give away a plot if it's already been sold through millions of copies of books.  |
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Post by Tubeboy on Oct 23, 2006 22:13:00 GMT
I heard the cabling work was the primary reason for the closure, this no doubt helped the film studio.
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Post by Colin on Oct 24, 2006 9:45:27 GMT
(though, travelling at around 2300 last night, one T/Op had made the announcement, only to stop at the station anyway to pick up passengers, resulting in some confusion.) The reason for that is the usual - station staff at St James's Park did not remove the sign at the headwall Mind you, I passed through Westminster after it had re-opened and both headwalls had signs saying "Westminster station closed tomorow, all trains non stop" - with no date to indicate which tomorow  [/rant] |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2006 11:23:32 GMT
Well, look on the bright side - your shiny new Connect radio would allow you to actually hear the Line Controller tell you that the station really is open |
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Post by Colin on Oct 24, 2006 13:32:02 GMT
Don't even go there TOK!! ;D Information from the line controller indeed  I suppose it may happen one day........................ |
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