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Subject: 2. Table of Contents
1. Disclaimer
2. Table of Contents
3. Newsgroup Charter
4. What's the best way to get to...?
5. Cross-London Transfer by LU
6. Error codes on UTS gates
7. London Underground Facts and Figures
8. Underground and National Railways Station Car Parks
9. Tube and Surface Lines
10. Closed Underground Stations
11. Underground and National Railways Safety
12. Travel Information
13. Useful Websites
14. Acknowledgements
15. Copyright
16. HELP! (-:
17. Information
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Subject: 4. What's the best way to get to...?
If you want to get to one of the main tourist spots (e.g. The Tower of
London, Harrods, St Pauls Cathedral, etc) then visit
and download their "Visiting
London" brochure. The brochure is in Adobe Acrobat format so you'll
need to download a copy of the FREE Acrobat Reader from
For rail journeys visit either of the following websites:
IMO, the German site is the better of the two because it shows you
times at all of the intermediate stations and a little map as well if
you want it to. There's no need to worry about not understanding it as
that URL is for the English version of the page. (-:
There is one problem with it, however, and that is that it doesn't have
details of Engineering Works so it can tell you to get a train that
isn't running, so *always* double-check on the Railtrack one or on
Ceefax page 491 nearer the time.
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Subject: 5. Cross-London Transfer by LU
Tickets for journeys routed for travel 'via London' and marked with the
"Maltese Cross" symbol, include the cost of transfer across London by
London Underground or Thameslink train services. Tickets displaying the
'cross-London' marker are valid for travel between any two of the
following stations appropriate to the route of the through rail journey
being made.
Amersham Farringdon Queens Park
Baker Street Finsbury Park Richmond
Balham Greenford Seven Sisters
Bank Gunnersbury South Ruislip
Barking Highbury & Islington Stratford
Blackfriars Kensington Olympia Tottenham Hale
Blackhorse Road Kentish Town Tower Hill
Brixton King's Cross/St Pancras Upminster
Cannon Street Liverpool Street Vauxhall
Charing Cross London Bridge Victoria
Ealing Broadway Marylebone Walthamstow Ctl
Edgware Road Moorgate Waterloo
Elephant & Castle New Cross West Ham
Embankment New Cross Gate West Ruislip
Euston Old Street Wimbledon
Euston Square Paddington
NB : As of Sunday, 26th September 1999, the following stations will no
longer be available for Cross London transfer:
Balham New Cross
Brixton New Cross Gate
Greenford South Ruislip
Gunnersbury West Ruislip
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Subject: 6. Error codes on UTS gates
You know when you put a ticket through a barrier on the Underground and
"Seek Assistance" comes up on the display. Well, if you look on the
left- hand side of the display unit when that happens, you'll see a two-
digit code which the member of staff uses to work out what's wrong with
your ticket.
Note: On the newer gates, the code is displayed on the main barrier
head and can, afaik, be seen from either side just by looking
underneath the "Seek Assistance". This also applies to the Mark III and
Mark IV gates but not, for some reason, to the far-left set of Mark IV
gates (the Prestige ones).
And now, here's the complete list of codes and their meanings, courtesy
of an LUL employee who wishes to remain anonymous.
00 - Valid Ticket
01 - UTS Gate Fault (Invalid Tables)
02 - Wrong Type/Direction of use for this type of ticket
03 - BR only - no LUL validity
04 - UTS Gate Fault (Check Table Error)
05 - Technician signed onto machine
06 - Test Ticket
07 - Code Unreadable (Usually when ticket is upside down)
08 - Recoding Error
09 - Ticket Damaged
10 - Carnet Validated (Carnet Validator Only)
11 - Out of Date
12 - Not Valid Now (e.g.. OPTC before 0930, Freedom pass before 0900)
13 - Additional Fare Payable
14 - Not Valid, and is not excessable
15 - No onward validity
16 - Pass at Invalid station
17 - Excess/platform ticket at wrong station
18 - Station Permit at wrong station
19 - Start Date in future
(20 - Spare)
21 - Ticket already used for entry
22 - Ticket already used for exit
23 - Carnet not validated on entry
(24-30 - Spare)
31 - Invalid From OSI
32 - Invalid Into OSI
33 - Illogical Interchange through gates [1]
(34-40 - Spare)
41 - Ticket used three times in quick succession at same station
(entry-exit-entry or exit-entry-exit or purchase-entry-exit)
42 - Double use in one direction
(43-50 - Spare)
51 - Already used for 1 journey (single) or 2 journeys (return)
52 - Pass Reported Lost or Stolen [2]
53 - Permit Reported Lost or Stolen [2]
54 - Possible Dumbbell
(55-60 - Spare)
61 - Too long spent making interchange
62 - Too long spent on journey (carnets only)
63 - Too long on platform (platform tickets only)
64 - Too long on excess (Fare-Paid tickets only)
65 - Entry time exceeded on platform ticket
(66-72 - Spare)
73 - Ticket given back for possible emergency use (e.g.. substitute bus
service) and is not valid at this station
(74-81 - Spare)
82 + 83 - Illogical Use of Ticket
(84-89 - Spare)
90 - Gates set to reject this ticket type (normally child-lock)
(91-98 - Spare)
99 - UTS Gate Fault (Check Time-out)
If I've missed any, please let us know.
These codes come into four catagories :
(1) - Those in everyday use - 00, 03, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22,
41, 42, 51, 90
(2) - Those used often in the city, but not on SA's list - 10, 23,
(3) - Others on the SA's list - 02, 05, 06, 16, 17, 18, 19, 33, 52*,
53*, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 73, 82, 83,
(4) - Only in technical material - 01, 04, 14, 15, 31, 32, 54*, 99
(*) - Not Used - 20, 24-30, 34-40, 43-50, 55-60, 66-72, 74-81, 84-89,
91-98
NB: The software for this was very unreliable, and so has not happened
for years (if ever, if I'm understanding the situation correctly).
Affects those with *.
[1] #33 is when, say you exit through Monument station and re-enter at
Tower Hill. The interchange is illogical, so won't accept your ticket.
[2] Pass is things like Staff/Dependant/Retired passes. Permits are
things like Freedom Passes.
Both can be intercepted if reported lost or stolen (retained by
machine, machine closes awaiting staff assistance. Code remains for
staff to decipher)
Note: RCI = Revenue Control Inspector, PFN = Penalty Fare, SA = Station
Assistant, RCM = Revenue Control Manager(?)
NB: The above codes also apply on National Railways barriers, which are
virtually identical to the LU ones.
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Subject: 8. London Underground Facts and Figures
Average Train Speeds:
Average scheduled train speed (including station stops) 33 kmh (20.6
mph)
Depots:
The main depots on each Underground Line are:
Bakerloo Stonebridge Park
Central West Ruislip/Hainault
District [1] Ealing Common/Upminster
East London New Cross
Hammersmith & City and Circle Hammersmith
Jubilee Stratford Market
Metropolitan Neasden
Northern Golders Green/Morden
Piccadilly Northfields/Cockfosters
Victoria Northumberland Park
Waterloo & City Waterloo
[1] The Wimbledon - Edgware Road District Line service operates from
Hammersmith depot as it uses the same stock as the H&C and Circle
Lines.
Other depots/sidings:
Bakerloo Queen's Park
London Road, Lambeth
Elephant & Castle
Harrow & Wealdstone
Central White City
Loughton
Northolt
Newbury Park
Epping
District Parsons Green
Barking
Ealing Broadway
Putney Bridge
Whitechapel
Hammersmith & City and Circle Barking
Edgware Road
Farringdon
Parsons Green
Triangle Sidings (between Earl's Court &
High St Kensington)
Jubilee Stanmore
Neasden
Willesden Green
Wembley Park
West Hampstead
Metropolitan Uxbridge
Amersham
Rickmansworth
Wembley Park
Ruislip
Rayners Lane
Northern Highgate
Edgware
High Barnet
Piccadilly Acton Town
Ruislip
Down Street
Acton Town
Rayners Lane
Arnos Grove
South Harrow
Victoria Walthamstow Central
Brixton
Victoria
Depths:
Maximum depth below mean sea level
Northern Line, just south of Waterloo station 21.3m (70ft)
Maximum depths below ground level
Deep-level tube lines
Northern Line, Holly Bush Hill, Hampstead 67.4m (221ft)
Sub-surface cut & cover lines
East London Line, Wapping 18.29m (60ft)
Average depths below ground level
Deep level tube lines 24.4m (80ft)
Sub-surface cut & cover lines 7.3m (24ft)
Deepest station
Hampstead 58.5m (192ft) below ground level
Distances:
Most distant places served Approximate distances from central London
km miles
(north) Epping 29 18
(south) Morden 16 10
(east) Upminster 29 18
(west) Amersham 43 27
Length of route run over
392 km (243 miles)
Length of route owned/managed
km miles
Single lines 14 9
Double lines 342 213
Triple lines 5 3
Quadruple lines & over 30 19
Totals 391 244
Length of route in tunnel
sub-surface cut & cover 32 20
deep level tube 139 86
Totals 171 106
Proportion of total route in tunnel 42%
[Editors Note: The above figures are taken directly from the London
Transport website. Please direct any errors in their direction.]
Longest continuous tunnel
Northern Line, East Finchley to Morden (via Bank) 27.8km (17.4 miles)
Longest journey without change
Central Line, West Ruislip to Epping 54.9km (34.3 miles)
Longest distance between stations
Metropolitan Line, Chesham to Chalfont & Latimer 6.26km (3.91 miles)
Shortest distance between stations
Piccadilly Line, Leicester Square to Covent Garden 0.26km (0.16 miles)
Electricity Supply:
Number of traction substations 115
Substations output voltage 630v DC
Nominal track voltage 630v DC
On sections served exclusively by London Underground trains, this is
usually:
Centre Conductor : -210v
Outside Conductor : +420v
On sections shared with Railtrack 3rd rail stock, the fourth rail is
bonded to the running rails and is, therefore, at 0v, with the outside
conductor rail at +630v.
Elevation:
Highest point above mean sea level
Metropolitan Line, beyond Amersham Station 150m (492ft)
Highest station above mean sea level
Amersham 147m (482ft)
Greatest elevation from ground level
Northern Line, Dollis Brook viaduct, over Dollis Road, Mill Hill 18m
(59ft)
Escalators:
Number of escalators 303 (417 with Jubilee Line Extension)
Station with the most escalators: Bank 15 (plus two sloped moving
walkways)
Longest escalator: Angel 60m (197ft) with a vertical rise of 27.5m
(90ft)
Shortest escalator: Chancery Lane Station, 9.1m (30ft) with a vertical
rise of 4.6m (15ft)
Lifts:
Number of lifts: 64
Deepest lift shaft: Hampstead 55.2m (181ft)
Shortest lift shaft: Chalk Farm 9.3m (30.5ft)
Lines:
Bakerloo
The Bakerloo Line is 22.5 km (14 miles) in length and serves 25
stations between Elephant and Castle & Harrow and Wealdstone. The line
carried 84 million passengers in 1996.
Central
The Central Line is 74 km (46 miles) in length and serves 49 stations
between Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip and Woodford (via Hainault) or
Epping. The line carried 156 million passengers in 1996.
Circle
Circle Line trains run over a combination of the central sections of
the Hammersmith & City and District Lines. The line is 21 km (13 miles)
in length and serves 27 stations, connecting most of London's main line
railway termini. The line carried 67 million passengers in 1996.
District
The District Line is 64 km (40 miles) in length and serves 60 stations
between Upminster and Ealing Broadway, Richmond or Wimbledon, with
other branches to Edgware Road and Olympia. The line carried 181
million passengers in 1996.
East London
The East London Line is eight km (five miles) in length and serves
seven stations (eight in peak periods) between Whitechapel (Shoreditch
in peak periods and on Sunday mornings) and New Cross or New Cross
Gate. Hammersmith & City The Hammersmith & City Line is 26.5km (16.5
miles) in length, and serves 28 stations between Hammersmith and
Barking. The line carried 43 million passengers in 1996.
Jubilee
The Jubilee Line is 22.5 km (14 miles) in length and serves 17 stations
between Stanmore and Charing Cross. A 16 km (ten-mile) extension from
Green Park to Stratford is currently under construction and is due to
open in 1999, increasing the number of stations served to 27. Once the
extension opens, the line between Green Park and Charing Cross will be
semi-retired for emergency use and special events only. The line
carried 59 million passengers in 1996.
Metropolitan
The Metropolitan Line is 67 km (42 miles) in length and serves 34
stations between Aldgate and Amersham, with branches to Chesham,
Watford and Uxbridge. The line carried 54 million passengers in 1996.
This is the only Underground line with Local, Semi-Fast and Fast
trains.
Northern
The Northern Line is 58 km (36 miles) in length and runs between Morden
and Edgware, Mill Hill East or High Barnet, with two central London
branches via Bank or Charing Cross. The line carried 184 million
passengers in 1996.
Piccadilly
The Piccadilly Line is 71 km (44.4 miles) in length and serves 52
stations between Cockfosters and Heathrow or Uxbridge. The line carried
174 million passengers in 1996.
Victoria
The Victoria Line is 21 km (13.1 miles) in length and serves 16
stations between Walthamstow Central and Brixton. The line carried 174
million passengers in 1996.
Waterloo & City
The Waterloo & City Line is 2.25 km (1.4 miles) in length and links
Waterloo and Bank, with no intermediate stations. The line became the
responsibility of London Underground in 1994. The line carried 12
million passengers in 1996.
Passengers:
Passenger journeys in 1995/96 784 million
Passenger kilometres in 1995/96 6,337 million
Pumps:
Number of drainage pumps 700 pumps at 400 sites
Rolling Stock:
Number of cars in the fleet 3,988
Surface stock 1,179
Tube stock 2,809
Stations:
Served 267
Managed 246
Busiest stations (passengers starting/ending journeys or changing
between lines)
Victoria 86 million
Oxford Circus 85 million
King's Cross St. Pancras 69 million
Liverpool Street 44 million
Baker Street 43 million
Stations with the most platforms:
Baker Street 10
4 Metropolitan Line (1-4)
2 Hammersmith & City and Circle Lines (5/6)
2 Bakerloo Line (7/8)
2 Jubilee Line (9/10)
Bank/Monument 10
2 District and Circle Lines (1/2)
2 Northern Line (3/4)
2 Central Line (5/6)
2 Waterloo & City (7/8)
2 Docklands Light Railway (9/10)
Station Car Parks
Number of stations with car parks 65
Car parking spaces 11,400
Largest car park, Epping 599 spaces
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Subject: 9. Underground and National Railways Station Car Parks
The following is a list of London Underground and National Railways
stations with Car Parks:
Abbey Wood (NR Connex)
Amersham (LU Metropolitan Line, NR Chiltern Railways)
Arnos Grove (LU Piccadilly Line)
Barkingside (LU Central Line)
Barnehurst (NR Connex)
Beckenham Hill (NR Connex)
Beckenham Junction (NR Connex)
Belmont (NR Connex)
Berrylands (NR SWT)
Bexley (NR Connex)
Bexleyheath (NR Connex)
Bickley (NR Connex)
Blackhorse Road (LU Victoria Line, NR Silverlink [Barking-Gospel Oak])
Bromley North (NR Connex)
Buckhurst Hill (LU Central Line)
Bush Hill Park (LU WAGN)
Canons Park (LU Jubilee Line)
Carshalton (NR Connex)
Chalfont & Latimer (LU Metropolitan Line, NR Chiltern Railways)
Cheam (NR Connex)
Chelsfield (NR Connex)
Chesham (LU Metropolitan Line)
Chessington North (NR SWT)
Chessington South (NR SWT)
Chingford (NR WAGN)
Chislehurst (NR Connex)
Chiswick (NR SWT)
Chorleywood (LU Metropolitan Line, NR Chiltern Railways)
Cockfosters (LU Piccadilly Line)
Colindale (LU Northern Line)
Coulsdon South (NR Connex)
Crayford (NR Connex)
Croxley (LU Metropolitan Line)
Crystal Palace (NR Connex)
Dagenham Dock (NR c2c)
Debden (LU Central Line)
Eastcote (LU Piccadilly & Metropolitan Lines)
East Finchley (LU Northern Line)
Edgware (LU Northern Line)
Elmers End (NR Connex)
Elmstead Woods (NR Connex)
Elstree & Borehamwood (NR Thameslink)
Eltham (NR Connex)
Enfield Chase NR WAGN)
Epping (LU Central Line)
Fairlop (LU Central Line)
Feltham (NR SWT)
Finchley Central (LU Northern Line)
Forest Hill (NR Connex)
Gidea Park (NR Great Eastern)
Gordon Hill (NR WAGN)
Grange Park (NR WAGN)
Greenford (LU Central Line, NR Thames Trains)
Hainault (LU Central Line)
Hackbridge (NR Connex)
Hampton Court (NR SWT)
Harold Wood (NR Great Eastern)
Harrow & Wealdstone (LU Bakerloo Line, NR Silverlink & Connex)
Harrow-on-the-Hill (LU Metropolitan Line, NR Chiltern Railways)
Hatch End (NR Silverlink)
Hatton Cross (LU Piccadilly Line)
Haydons Road (NR Thameslink, Connex)
Hayes (NR Connex)
Hayes & Harlington (NR Thames Trains)
Hendon (NR Thameslink)
High Barnet (LU Northern Line)
Highams Park (NR WAGN)
Highgate (LU Northern Line)
Hillingdon (LU Piccadilly & Metropolitan Lines)
Hornchurch (LU District Line)
Hounslow (NR SWT)
Hounslow West (LU Piccadilly Line)
Ickenham (LU Piccadilly & Metropolitan Lines)
Isleworth (NR SWT)
Kenley (NR Connex)
Kensington Olympia (LU District Line, NR Connex & Silverlink)
Kidbrooke (NR Connex)
Knockholt (NR Connex)
Lee (NR Connex)
Lewisham (NR Connex)
Leyton (LU Central Line)
Leytonstone (LU Central Line)
London Euston (LU Victoria & Northern Lines, NR Virgin Trains,
Silverlink, First North Western & Scotrail)
London Kings Cross (LU Piccadilly, Northern, Victoria, Circle,
Hammersmith and City & Metropolitan Lines, NR GNER & WAGN)
London Paddington (LU Bakerloo, Circle, District & Hammersmith and City
Lines, NR Thames Trains, Virgin Trains and Great Western, Heathrow
Express)
London St Pancras (LU Piccadilly, Northern, Victoria, Circle,
Hammersmith and City & Metropolitan Lines, NR Midland Mainline)
London Victoria (LU Circle, District & Victoria Lines, NR Connex and
Gatwick Express)
London Waterloo (LU Bakerloo, Northern & Waterloo and City Lines, NR
Connex and SWT, Eurostar)
Loughton (LU Central Line)
Malden Manor (NR SWT)
Mill Hill Broadway (NR Thameslink)
Mill Hill East (LU Northern Line)
Mitcham Junction (NR Connex & Thameslink)
Moor Park (LU Metropolitan Line)
Morden (LU Northern Line)
Mortlake (NR SWT)
Mottingham (NR Connex)
New Barnet (NR WAGN)
Newbury Park (LU Central Line)
Norbiton (NR SWT)
Norbury (NR Connex)
North Ealing (LU Piccadilly Line)
Northwood (LU Metropolitan Line)
Oakwood (LU Piccadilly Line)
Orpington (NR Connex)
Osterley (LU Piccadilly Line)
Palmers Green (NR WAGN)
Perivale (LU Central Line)
Petts Wood (NR Connex)
Pinner (LU Metropolitan Line)
Purley (NR Connex)
Purley Oaks (NR Connex)
Queensbury (LU Jubilee Line)
Rainham (NR c2c)
Rayners Lane (LU Piccadilly & Metropolitan Lines)
Redbridge (LU Central Line)
Richmond (LU District Line, NR Silverlink Metro & SWT)
Rickmansworth (LU Metropolitan Line, NR Chiltern Railways)
Ruislip (LU Piccadilly & Metropolitan Lines)
Ruislip Gardens (LU Central Line)
St Mary Cray (NR Connex)
Sanderstead (NR Connex)
Shortlands (NR Connex)
Sidcup (NR Connex)
Slade Green (NR Connex)
Smitham (NR Connex)
Snaresbrook (LU Central Line)
South Croydon (NR Connex)
South Harrow (LU Piccadilly Line)
South Ruislip (LU Central Line, NR Chiltern Railways)
South Woodford (LU Central Line)
Stanmore (LU Jubilee Line)
Streatham Common (NR Connex)
Sudbury Town (LU Piccadilly Line)
Sundridge Park (NR Connex)
Surbiton (NR SWT)
Sutton (NR Connex & Thameslink)
Sydenham (NR Connex)
Sydenham Hill (NR Connex)
Teddington (NR SWT)
Theydon Bois (LU Central Line)
Tolworth (NR SWT)
Tottenham Hale (LU Victoria Line, NR WAGN)
Totteridge & Whetston (LU Northern Line)
Twickenham (NR SWT)
Upminster (LU District Line, NR Great Eastern & c2c)
Wallington (NR Connex)
Walthamstow Central (LU Victoria Line, NR WAGN)
Wandsworth Common (NR Connex)
Wanstead (LU Central Line)
Watford (LU Metropolitan Line)
Welling (NR Connex)
Wembley Park (LU Metropolitan & Jubilee Lines)
West Drayton (NR Thames Trains)
West Ruislip (LU Central Line & NR Chiltern Railways)
West Wickham (NR Connex)
Wimbledon (LU District Line, NR SWT & Thameslink)
Woodford (LU Central Line)
Woodside Park (LU Northern Line)
Woolwich Arsenal (NR Connex)
Worcester Park (NR SWT)
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Subject: 9. Tube and Surface Lines
There are two distinct types of train on the London Underground: the
larger surface stock operating in the original cut-and-cover
construction twin-track tunnels on the Circle, District, East London,
Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines; and the smaller tube stock
running in the single-track deep-level tunnels on the Bakerloo,
Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria and Waterloo & City
Lines. Tube gauge cars are 750mm (2 ft 6 in) lower in height than
surface stock, with a floor height above rail level of 610mm (2 ft)
compared with 980mm (3 ft 3 in) on surface stock.
Almost all Underground trains are made up of two units consisting of
three or four cars permanently coupled together. Common to all the
lines on the London Underground is both the gauge of the tracks, which
is the standard 1,432mm (4 ft 8.5 in), and the electric supply system,
630 volts dc (direct current) with separate positive and negative
rails.
Bakerloo Tube Refurbished 1972 Mk II Tube Stock
Central Tube 1992 Tube Stock
Circle Surface Refurbished C69/77 stock
District (Main Service) Surface D78 stock
District (Wimbleware) Surface Refurbished C69/77 stock
East London Surface Refurbished A60/62 stock
Hammersmith & City Surface Refurbished C69/77 stock
Jubilee Tube 1996 Tube Stock
Metropolitan Surface Refurbished A60/62 stock
Northern Tube 1959/62 & 1995 Tube Stock
Piccadilly Tube Refurbished 1973 Tube Stock
Victoria Tube Refurbished 1967 Tube Stock [1]
Waterloo & City Tube 1992 Tube Stock
[1] Also includes some converted 1972 Mk II units.
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Subject: 10. Closed Underground Stations
This section only covers those stations that can still be seen from
passing trains.
St. Mary's (Whitechapel Road) : District/Hammersmith & City between
Aldgate East and Whitechapel. Accompanied by a curve connecting to the
East London Line between Whitechapel & Shadwell. (Look on your *left*
if you're travelling facing the direction of travel between Shadwell
and Whitechapel, or on your *right* if you're facing the direction of
travel between Aldgate East and Whitechapel).
Tower Hill/Mark Lane : District/Circle Line just past the present Tower
Hill in the direction of Monument. Look on the right as you're leaving
the station (or left if you're travelling towards Tower Hill) and you
should be able to see the stairs leading up from the Eastbound
platform. Westbound trains run through the Westbound platform at Mark
Lane as they've turned the original westbound line at the current Tower
Hill into an island platform with the original line being used for
terminating trains. The current station is on the site of the original,
temporary, terminus at Tower of London.
British Museum : Just to the west of Holborn on the Central Line.
British Museum was closed when the interchange with the Piccadilly Line
was opened in 1933.
King's Cross : Just to the east of the present Hammersmith & City,
Circle and Metropolitan Line station. The station was relocated in
March 1941 to improve the interchange with the tube lines (at that time
the Northern and Piccadilly). Thameslink services still serve the
platforms on the Widened Lines just the other side of the wall behind
the old westbound platform.
Brompton Road : Between South Kensington and Knightsbridge on the
Piccadilly.
Down Street : Between Hyde Park Corner and Green Park on the Piccadilly
Line.
York Road : Between King's X St. Pancras and Caledonian Road on the
Piccadilly.
South Kentish Town : Between Kentish Town and Camden Town on the
Northern Line.
City Road : Between Angel and Old Street on the Northern Line.
Lord's, Marlborough Road & Swiss Cottage : On the Metropolitan Line
between Baker Street and Finchley Road. Lord's & Marlborough Road
Closed on 19 Nov 1939, with Swiss Cottage closing on 17 Aug 1940. The
replacement stations of St. John's Wood and Swiss Cottage (Jubilee)
opened on 20 Nov 1939, along with the rest of the Bakerloo Line (now
Jubilee) branch from Baker Street to Wembley Park which then took over
the Metropolitan Line branch from there to Stanmore (except for a peak
hours only service between Rayners Lane and Aldgate, calling at all
intermediate stations, which ran until 07 Dec 1940).
Preston Road : On the Metropolitan Line slightly east of the modern
station.
Westbourne Park : On the Hammersmith and City Line, slightly west of
the modern station.
Wood Lane : On the Central Line, slightly east of White City.
White City : On the Hammersmith & City Line between Shepherd's Bush and
Latimer Road. Close to Wood Lane (Central Line).
Shepherds Bush : On the Hammersmith & City Line between Shepherd's Bush
and Goldhawk Road.
Hammersmith : On the Hammersmith & City Line just north of the modern
terminus. Closed when the new terminus opened in 1868.
South Harrow : On the Piccadilly Line, slightly to the south of the
modern station.
Park Royal & Twyford Abbey : On the Piccadilly Line between Park Royal
and Alperton.
Osterley & Spring Grove : On the Piccadilly Line just north of
Osterley.
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Subject: 11. Underground and National Railways Safety
[Source: The uk.railway FAQ (www.railinfo.freeserve.co.uk/faq/)]
You should never touch the third rail or an overhead lines. Contact
with the live rail or overhead line will result in severe burns or
death.
It is theoretically possible to stand on the third rail, as long as no
part of your body provides a earth by touching the ground or another
object. However do NOT try this out at home! Anything in contact with
the third rail is also dangerous for example a puddle. You always
assume that the third rail and overhead lines are live at all times.
Live rails are very unsafe. A few years ago a set of regulations called
the Electricity at Work Regulations came into force. They state,
amongst many other things, that all live conductors must be insulated
at all times. Exceptions to these regulations have to be issued
individually by the Health and Safety Executive. The last time I
checked up there were only three exceptions to these regulations, one
of them for live rails on the railways. The fact that there are so few
exceptions indicates how dangerous live conductors are.
It is not possible to install a new live rail system in the UK, unless
it is insulated. It is however permissible to extend an existing
system, for example lines to Chester and Weymouth. An example of this
is in Newcastle.
This used to have lines electrified with third rails which were removed
in the 1960s. It was not possible to equip the Metro with a third rail
system when that was introduced in the 1980s. The live rails had been
removed and could not be put back.
Overhead wires are generally at 25kV so you will be electrocuted if you
stand closer than whatever the flashover distance is. This is why
rolling stock has an orange line painted on, it is not safe to move
higher than this line while under OLE.
To make it clear never, never touch any third or fourth rail or
overhead lines at any time.
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Subject: 12. Travel Information
Details of weekend engineering works on London Underground are posted
to the group as soon as I receive them from London Transport. This
information is also available on the Ceefax/Teletext Travel Information
Pages and from a mailing list, details of which are on the LT website.
Current train running information for South East England can be found
on Ceefax (the BBC teletext service) page 433. Current LT travel
information can be found on Ceefax page 436 or Teletext on 3 (Carlton
Area) page 194.
Details of Rail Weekend Engineering works can be found on Ceefax on
BBC2 page 491.
For the latest travel information for the London area ring LT
Travelcheck on 020 7222 1234. For train running information, ring
anyone *except* National Enquiries ;) Most of the Train Operating
Companies have their own enquiry line, which should be given in the
timetable booklet, and you should ring this before you even think about
ringing NRES as anyone in uk.railway will confirm. In the unlikely
event of you wishing to ring NRES, the number is 0845 748 4950.
If you want to know the fare(s) and routeing for any journey involving
more than one change of train (and even that's pushing it at times for
NRES ) post your query in uk.railway and you'll get the right answer
quicker. If you must phone NRES then ring at *least* three times,
preferably more, and take the average of the fares. In the unlikely
event that all three operators agree, you should have the right
information. ;) Alternatively, use my web travel information request
form at .
London Transport have their own Travel Information Service on 020 7222
1234, and they're usually very good at answering any LT related
questions.
They also run Travel Information Centres at the following Underground
Stations:
Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Liverpool Street, Heathrow T1,2,3,
King's X St. Pancras, St. James' Park (includes a shop)
And additionally at the following locations:
Heathrow Airport Terminals 1,2 and 4
Euston BR Station
Victoria BR Station
Hammersmith Bus Station
West Croydon Bus Station
Hounslow Travel Centre
London Transport travel information and ticket sales are also available
at the Hotel and Visitor Centre at Heathrow Terminal 3, and at the
Visitor Centre at Waterloo International Railway Station (Arrivals).
For current road information see Page 193 on Teletext on 3 or ring one
of the following numbers[1]:
Dial 0900 340 11 then:
National Motorways: 10
West Country: 11
Wales: 12
Midlands: 13
East Anglia: 14
North West England: 15
North East England: 16
Scotland: 17
Northern Ireland: 18
London - area within M25: 22
Beds/Berks/Bucks/Essex/Herts/Oxon: 23
Hants/Kent/Surrey/Sussex: 25
M25 Orbital and Link Roads: 27
[1] Information supplied by AA Roadwatch. Calls are charged at 50p per
minute at all times.
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Subject: 13. Useful Websites
The following is a list of websites that you may, or may not, find
useful.
It includes all of the websites mentioned in the text and some extra
ones that I have found useful:
: Official LT website
: Official London Transport Museum site
: Home of Adobe Acrobat
: Official Docklands Light Railway website
: Official Jubilee Line Extension website
: Official Railtrack website
: Online rail journey planner
: Railtrack journey planner
: UK Railway Information
: uk.railway FAQ
: Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides
: Online Rail Ticket Booking
: Online Coach Ticket Booking
: Travel info
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Subject: 14. Acknowledgements
Information in the "Facts and Figures" sections is generally taken from
the web sites of the companies concerned although there may be some
additions or changes where appropriate.
LUL Ticket Gate codes information supplied by SARNS.
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Subject: 15. Copyright
Copyright (c) 1998-99 by Barry Salter, all rights reserved.
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This FAQ may not be distributed for financial gain.
This FAQ may not be included in commercial collections or compilations
without express permission from the author.
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Subject: 16. HELP! (-:
Remember that this is *your* FAQ and will only grow based on your
suggestions & FAQs . If I've made a mistake (heaven forbid - Ed) or
you want to make a suggestion then please don't hesitate to send me an
e-mail to the address at the top of the FAQ.
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