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Post by SE13 on Jul 31, 2008 11:56:31 GMT
Clue for A..... It's a disused station, of sorts.
Of the two above guesses, neither are correct.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2008 12:02:39 GMT
Is A one of the deep level shelters?
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Post by SE13 on Jul 31, 2008 12:06:51 GMT
Is A one of the deep level shelters? Well, it was at one time part of the foot tunnel under The Thames...... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2008 12:52:03 GMT
East London Line...
Did they all at some time have proposals for escalators apart from Holloway Road which did have the Reno escalator that didn't work and the Brunel tunnel was going to have a spiral ramp down to the tunnel but they ran out of money.
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Post by Colin D on Jul 31, 2008 12:52:31 GMT
Wapping?
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Post by SE13 on Jul 31, 2008 13:10:12 GMT
Wapping it is. The link has nothing to do with escalators...... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2008 13:15:42 GMT
They have all been closed for long periods recently - Elephant for rebuilding, Queensway for lifts, Wapping for ELL extension.
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Post by Colin D on Jul 31, 2008 13:29:56 GMT
Anything to do with floodgates?
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Post by Chris M on Jul 31, 2008 13:37:43 GMT
is the connection something to do with lifts? Not directly, but lifts were the cause of the link. Is it something to do with recent station refurbishment/ engineering works? No. Although thinking along these lines will help you identify station A. |
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Post by jeebeelodo on Jul 31, 2008 16:34:58 GMT
Holl Rd had experimental spiral escalators- have they all had lifts installed after original opening?? Wapping had only steps, yeah??
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Post by Chris M on Jul 31, 2008 16:47:05 GMT
Nothing directly to do with escalators, and nothing at all to do with floodgates or engineering works.
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Post by yerkes on Jul 31, 2008 20:33:15 GMT
All four stations were closed around the same time for lift replacement?
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Post by Chris M on Jul 31, 2008 22:01:21 GMT
Although all four were closed around the same time, it was to do with the lifts but it wasn't for lift replacement.
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Post by Colin D on Aug 1, 2008 16:49:02 GMT
Anything to do with the style of gates used?
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Post by Chris M on Aug 1, 2008 17:17:03 GMT
nothing to do with gates at all.
In addition to all closing about the same time, they all reopened about the same time.
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Post by Colin D on Aug 1, 2008 17:26:08 GMT
Last ones to have an operator  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2008 18:05:36 GMT
In addition to all closing about the same time, they all reopened about the same time. This got me thinking that it must have been some sort of emergency issue, like the escalator crisis a few years ago. And a bit of research, notably www.davros.org/rail/culg/vertical.html, revealed that they all closed (as did several others) because of the firefighters' strike in 2002-03. |
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Post by SE13 on Aug 1, 2008 18:05:41 GMT
Last ones to have an operator You need to look more external.... |
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Post by SE13 on Aug 1, 2008 18:06:54 GMT
In addition to all closing about the same time, they all reopened about the same time. This got me thinking that it must have been some sort of emergency issue, like the escalator crisis a few years ago. And a bit of research, notably www.davros.org/rail/culg/vertical.html, revealed that they all closed (as did several others) because of the firefighters' strike in 2002-03. Got it!! Sorry, I was responding to the above posts. |
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Post by Chris M on Aug 1, 2008 18:09:03 GMT
In addition to all closing about the same time, they all reopened about the same time. This got me thinking that it must have been some sort of emergency issue, like the escalator crisis a few years ago. And a bit of research, notably www.davros.org/rail/culg/vertical.html, revealed that they all closed (as did several others) because of the firefighters' strike in 2002-03. Correct, this is the answer we're after. Stations that are (or at least were at the time, I don't know if any have changed since) only practically accessible by lift, including the four I selected here, closed. The URL above was my primary source too and goes into more detail. |
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