Anyone up for "Tube Relief 2006"?
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Just came back from London and all I can say is "MIND THE DELAYS"
Waited 35 minutes at Notting hill gate for a District train. I have seen 1 Circle line train Anticklockwise and that one was so extreem crowded that it really looked like a Tokyo express.
I I wasn't able to board that train. Clockwise I have seen around 15 trains... al waiting at red signals and standing in tunnels for minutes.....
Saturday morning I tried to get to KX... Departed from Earls Court.... At Bayswater.. train cancelled due to technical error... At Great portland street a train infront of us wich couldn't operate at normal speeds....
I arrived at KX 20 minutes later then Planned. Lucky for me the Blue Pullman was still there![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Waited 35 minutes at Notting hill gate for a District train. I have seen 1 Circle line train Anticklockwise and that one was so extreem crowded that it really looked like a Tokyo express.
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Saturday morning I tried to get to KX... Departed from Earls Court.... At Bayswater.. train cancelled due to technical error... At Great portland street a train infront of us wich couldn't operate at normal speeds....
I arrived at KX 20 minutes later then Planned. Lucky for me the Blue Pullman was still there
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Building Amsterdams first TUBE???.... HELP my city is sinking...
I am the voice you hear on the stations controled by Amsterdam's signalling centre... Working at the signalling centre is wonderfull....
I am the voice you hear on the stations controled by Amsterdam's signalling centre... Working at the signalling centre is wonderfull....
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Alright, even though it means paying the peak cap and leaving at six in the morning.
That was just an example - I use the tube a lot and not just to visit my grandma. I'm very grateful to have the Underground serve Chesham, I don't know what I'd do without it. Probably move. I'm quite worried that it won't be too long before TFL starts thinking about axing Chesham, but that seems to be unfounded so far.
That was just an example - I use the tube a lot and not just to visit my grandma. I'm very grateful to have the Underground serve Chesham, I don't know what I'd do without it. Probably move. I'm quite worried that it won't be too long before TFL starts thinking about axing Chesham, but that seems to be unfounded so far.
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It's not the least used station in the network- Shoreditch is used less, as are the Stations between Hainault & Woodford- however I can't think of any other stations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesham_tube_station
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesham_tube_station
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I'm aware we haven't been on topic for a while, but I was just surprised that anyone could like the Metropolitan line best. The trains, especially the Chalfont shuttle, are old, smelly, vandalised and the ride is bumpy. I much prefer the more modern trains, but each to their own. It is nice not to have to be in tunnels the whole time, at least there's scenery.tubeguru wrote:I hope they don't axe it - it's my favourite station and the Met is my favourite line.
As for it being your favourite station, I feel (strangely) slightly honoured that you think so highly of my little station. On the one hand, I love it too, the single track being very quaint, the garden is nice and the surroundings on the track to Chalfont are lovely, but it's an absolute pain in the backside having only one train every half an hour off-peak, and having to change at Chalfont for central london, as I said.
I just realised I described it as "my" station, so I must love it too
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My favourite station is Farringdon. It has a very interesting layout.
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Oh, undoubtedly. It's my favourite too, followed by Southwark, also a very "pseudo-futuristic" station, although slightly more restrained one.TheFatBuoy wrote:I love Westminster station because of the way the escalators going down to the Jubilee line are just in the middle of exposed concrete and all that, and not surrounded by false ceilings etc. It looks quite cool, sort of pseudo-futuristic.
But I love going along the track at Wimbledon Park - gorgeous scenery.
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And let's not forget Fairlop and that. In fact, most of the upper reaches of the Central line is in glorious countryside. Most refreshing!
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