From 50 years back

[Hutch]

Some more glimpses back into the days of yore. From 50 odd years ago …

History

Jubilee of the Hampstead Tube
The Piccadilly Line Jubilee

Track

Re-arranging of the Layout at Kensington, L.T.
Remote Control on the Circle Line, London Transport

[Ben]

Stations on the North Western & Charing Cross Railway:

(Northwards connections)
Euston / St. Pancras
Gower Street (cross platform interchange with Met. R.)
Goodge Street
Oxford Street (New road constructed between here....)
Leicester Square
(...and here)
Charing Cross
(Southwards connection)

[tubenetwork]

Fantastic!

Thank you very much, very interesting.

Just shows how much more potential the lines have.

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Just read through the Piccadilly line jubilee file - I'd be interested to know how much of the 'new' tunnels at South Ken. were still there and accessible...

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You mean The Deep level District?

Well, at least part of the platform area was indeed tiled out, and latterly used as a Signalling School... I would imagine it's all still down there, closed off or used for equipment, etc.

[abe]

tubeoperator92 said:

You mean The Deep level District?

Well, at least part of the platform area was indeed tiled out, and latterly used as a Signalling School... I would imagine it's all still down there, closed off or used for equipment, etc.

I think that at least part of it was used when the escalators were added in the early 1970s. Follenfant (Reconstructing London's Underground makes reference to this, but isn't specific about how much was taken. There is a 3D diagram of the station showing what was built and what was planned in London's Lost Tube Schemes.

[Hutch]

Some more facinating articles from the past ...
Diamond Jubilee of the Waterloo & City Railway
New Track Layout and Marshalling Yard at Barking
Railway connections at Kings Cross - part 1
Railway connections at Kings Cross - part 2

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hutch said:

Some more facinating articles from the past ...
Diamond Jubilee of the Waterloo & City Railway

Thanks for that, until now I didn't realise the W&C runs directly under the District between Blackriars and Mansion House.

[russe]

Great stuff, Hutch. Keep 'em coming!

Russ

[stanmorek]

Thanks for posting them. I know people at work and a retired colleague will be interested to see these.

[Hutch]

Another classic now as a pdf:
The South Acton and Aldwych Branch Lines
just before closure of the former.

And from 1955 ...
Proposed New London Underground - the proposed Victoria Line
Fifty Years of Electrification on the District Line
Speed Control Signalling on L.T.

[stanmorek]

I'm still working my way through everything but so far it's been fascinating stuff.

www.ukrailarchive.org/lul/rm05-1962-297.PDF

Kings Cross Connections Page 301 postulates on the possible use of rooms in the Hotel/Maiden curve tunnels. Reply #4 in the link below is another interesting theory I've come across.

districtdave.proboards39.com/index.cgi?board=met&action=display&thread=1134326322