Who changed the alphabet?

[Colin]

While we're on the subject of cabin codes - on the District we have EC (Earls Court), ED (High st), all the way up to EN (Whitechapel). They all go in order which is nice, except; EH (Embankment) then EG (Mansion House).

Why is that?

[q8]

While we're on the subject of cabin codes - on the District we have EC (Earls Court), ED (High st), all the way up to EN (Whitechapel). They all go in order which is nice, except; EH (Embankment) then EG (Mansion House).

Why is that?
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I seem to recall something about this. Mansion House was originally EI and when the cabin was done away with some bright spark realised that under the criterion that A,I,O,R, X were never used on semi's had the cabin code changed. (and yes I do know that the dreaded letters are used (all of them) elsewhere on the combine)

[Deleted]

What's wrong with I and O?

[piccadillypilot]

theonekea said:

What's wrong with I and O?

They're easily confused with other letters and digits.

[c5]

So how long has the the Met been using O - Aldgate (OB), Edgware Rd (OP), Hammersmith (OZ), these are the only ones I know !

[citysig]

They are amoung the exceptions. As the 'O' comes before the second letter and not after it, there is less chance of mistaking it for a number rather than a letter. Besides, even mistaking it for a number would not lead to too much confusion.

[ikar]

BAKERLOO
Elephant & Castle BS
Piccadilly Circus BP
Paddington BD
Queen's Park BB
Willesend Junction ?

CENTRAL
Epping LW
Debden LU
Loughton LT
Woodford LJ
Leytonstone LF
Newbury Park LP
Hainult LM
Bethnal Green LC
Liverpool Street LB
Holborn CC
Marble Arch CD
Queensway CE
White City CG
North Acton CJ
Ealing Broadway WP
Notholt CP
Ruislip Gardens CS

CIRCLE
Aldgate OB

DISTRICT
High Street Ken... ED
Wimbeldon WH
Wimbeldon Park WBF
East Putney WBE
Putney Bridge WG
Parsons Green WF
Richmond WBG
Ealing Broadway WP
Ealing Common WM
Acton Town WL
Turnham Green WK
Hammersmith WD
Baron's Court WC
West Kensington WB
Earl's Court EC
Gloucester Road EE
South Kensington EF
Embarkment EH
Tower Hill EJ
Whitechapel EN
Bromley-By-Bow FB
Plaistow FC
East Ham FE
Barking FF
Dagenham East FG
Hornchurch FJ
Upminster FM

More to come soon...

[Deleted]

u forgot 2

High St Ken - ED
Mansion House - EG

and baron's court no longer has a interlocking machine WC is West Ken ( west )

[ikar]

ELL
Whitechapel/Shoreditch B
Surrey Docks ER
Canal Junction ET

H&C
Moorgate OE
Farringdon OH
Edgware Road OP
Landbroke Grove OU
Hammersmith OZ

Jubilee
Stanmore MK
Wembly Park MG
Neasden MF
Willesend Green ME
Finchley Road MD
Baker Street BM

don't know after that

Metropolitan
Baker Street MB
Swiss Cotage ML
H-o-t-H JB
Northwood JF
Watford Curve JJ
Rickmansworth JP
Chalfront and I don't know what JT
Amersham JW
Rayners Lane P
Ickenham MU
Uxbridge MW

Northern
Edgware AE
Colindale AC
Golders Green G
Hampsted F
Camden Town E
Archway NN
East Finchley NP
Highgate Depot NH
Finchley Central NQ
High Barnet NT
Charing Cross C
Kennington B
London Bridge P
Moorgate M
KX L
Euston J
Stockwell U
Tooting Broadway W
Morden Y

more to come soon

[Tom]

ikar said:

BAKERLOO
Elephant & Castle BS
Piccadilly Circus BP
Paddington BD
Queen's Park BB
Willesend Junction ?

Lambeth North 'BR'
Baker Street 'BM'
Whole NR section (not just Willesden) 'WS'

CENTRAL
Hainult LM
Ruislip Gardens CS

Hainault & Grange Hill were 'LL'
West Ruislip and Ruislip Gardens were 'CS'

DISTRICT
Wimbeldon WH
Wimbeldon Park WBF
East Putney WBE
Richmond WBG

Now Wimbledon PSB area (Wimbledon - East Putney) 'W'

Richmond area 'GB'

[ikar]

Ok! thats because I have info from the 1980

[Deleted]

I could add significantly to that list of cabin codes, but the last time I did on the T/Op bases someone complained, See:

ikar said:

Thanks Jim for the help here but I was thinking that the tread will be longer

Besides it's too much typing ;D ;D

[Harsig]

q8 said:

While we're on the subject of cabin codes - on the District we have EC (Earls Court), ED (High st), all the way up to EN (Whitechapel). They all go in order which is nice, except; EH (Embankment) then EG (Mansion House).

Why is that?
========================================

I seem to recall something about this. Mansion House was originally EI and when the cabin was done away with some bright spark realised that under the criterion that A,I,O,R, X were never used on semi's had the cabin code changed. (and yes I do know that the dreaded letters are used (all of them) elsewhere on the combine)

Going back to the original question, while rooting around for something else I came across a couple of documents which confirm that Mansion House was indeed code EI and for a time at least it remained so after transfer of control of the area to Earls Court in 1969.
The code EG was originally in use at St James's Park where there used to be a cabin controlling a crossover.

[Colin]

Thanks for that Harsig - my curiosity is now satisfied!