Charing X Dissused

Lovely - but what sort of a world is it when someone not too far out of their teens indulges in a spot of nostalgia....

Do you recon there's still stuff in those chocolate machines? mmmm antique Crunchie.

The machines are still serviced. Well, when Neasden SCC sends a train down there by mistake, the punters will need something to eat while they decide what time it's due back out ;D

How often is this branch still used on average?

Picture quality is quite good for a phone.

Doesn't it bring a few thoughts to mind though?

The extension though a great feat of engineering and architecture narrow minded and short sighted decisions were made.

Charing cross jubillee complex with its platforms, escalators and running tunnels which extend almost to aldwych area just abandoned! These cost a huge amount of money to construct and the closure has reduced the capacity at Charing cross station. With all the moans about overcrowding and the costs of new trains, railways etc. here we are closing a section of railway in central london? Just does'nt add up.

I do not accept the reason to close it as it would take away services from the extension or it would be difficult to operate.

If you look at any other line with branches as well as national rail these were constructed many years ago with different technology and still they operate today. They allow more flexibility and relieve other lines especially if sections are closed down.

With technology now there would be no problems in having a service to charing cross say every third train. Or even extending the branch for another few stations.

If you look at the railways today millions is being spent on expansion most of were cut many years ago again by short sighted people.

And of course, Charing Cross will be useless in 2012 - stratford will need all the trains it can get.

It needs them all (and is supposed to have them all) now. After all Charing Cross (jub) is no longer considered part of the passenger network. It would be just like the management to close the line though. They normally practice that sort of short-sighted vision.

The passages to the Jubilee are now bricked over with a locked door in the new wall for access.

The Wall of Charing Cross has a double door with a window in it, allowing the interested to see the escalators - which are sometimes switched on.

The line is getting a fair old dusting off this evening. Power Supply problems earlier and a later signal failure at North Greenwich has left the line running in the region of 30 late.

Roughly 1 in every 4 trains has ventured to the 'Cross.

No. A driver is supposed to detrain at Green Park, as Charing Cross is not a passenger station anymore.

Any driver who does take a trainload down to the Cross can expect to meet the nice man with the letters 'DMT' on his jacket.

Yes, it has. citysig would know for sure, but I think it has happened at least once or twice every few months.

But the change at Waterloo is not cross-platform. The change at Baker Street, however, is, and is much shorter to boot.

Well, maybe not quite that frequently these days. The usage it gets means that even the newest train operators are familiar with "the other route" and will wait to be tipped out.

Anyone who is unfortunate (or fortunate depending on your interests) enough to arrive at Charing Cross will be promptly taken back to Green Park on the same train.

I heard a rumour that back in the early days of the extension being open, a train over-carried to Charing Cross. The passengers were taken back to Green Park, and boarded the next Southbound. This too was diverted to Charing Cross - with them on it. I think they were third time lucky though. How true this is I don't know, but it's certainly got an air of Jubilee about it.