bridge too far Posted 2 January, 2014 Share Posted 2 January, 2014 For some reason this stuff really appeals to me! http://www.co.uk/news/magazine-25576814 I'm sure SNSUN can add some interesting trivia too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 2 January, 2014 Share Posted 2 January, 2014 "Network error" - very apt! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25576814 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 2 January, 2014 Author Share Posted 2 January, 2014 That's really odd - ESB has FB me saying the same yet it works fine for me from the link I've just posted! Yep, just tried it again and it's fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 2 January, 2014 Share Posted 2 January, 2014 Great article and it has left me wanting to see more pictures and learn more about the stations and where they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 2 January, 2014 Share Posted 2 January, 2014 I saw an item about old railway tunnels under Lord's. http://www.thecnj.com/westend/2009/051509/wnews051509_04.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 3 January, 2014 Share Posted 3 January, 2014 Saw that article earlier - great stuff. I remember the first time I went to London with my wife and her daughters (about four years ago) - I was able to point out York Road, the disused Piccadilly Line station between King's Cross and Caledonian Road, as the train conveniently slowed down as we went through. There's always an eerie feeling about those old stations, all the more so when the train lights show up the old platforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 3 January, 2014 Share Posted 3 January, 2014 I to find this sort of thing interesting - check out http://www.subbrit.org.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 3 January, 2014 Author Share Posted 3 January, 2014 Great article and it has left me wanting to see more pictures and learn more about the stations and where they are. This link within a link in the original link gives a Google map of where the abandoned stations are / were (hope this link works OK) http://randomlylondon.com/ghost-station-map/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 3 January, 2014 Author Share Posted 3 January, 2014 I saw an item about old railway tunnels under Lord's. http://www.thecnj.com/westend/2009/051509/wnews051509_04.html Would be good if that development went ahead. The museum is good but how much better it could be! And it would also be good to re-open the station as it's quite a hike to the ground from the nearest operational underground station IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 3 January, 2014 Share Posted 3 January, 2014 I've just been watching the latest episode of 'Sherlock' where the 'Sumatra Road' underground station features heavily. There never was any such stop, but the name chosen is a reference to Sir Artur Conan Doyle's story 'The Sussex Vampire' where the giant rat of Sumatra is mentioned. Doctor Who fans of a certain age will know that London's abandoned tube stations are really full of menacing Yeti's of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 3 January, 2014 Share Posted 3 January, 2014 For some reason this stuff really appeals to me! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25576814 I'm sure SNSUN can add some interesting trivia too Not particularly though I've read all of this: http://underground-history.co.uk/front.php, mainly because I find history interesting and some of these stations are stuck in the time period from when they were closed. Occassionally the chance for staff to go down Aldwych comes up, but I've not taken them up on it yet. Some stations are there for all to see - Osterley and Spring Grove is literally 200 feet away from the "new" (current) Osterley, and you can see one from the other. Not much remains, the platforms are used as the cable runs now, and you can see which building used to be the booking hall, but that's about it. Now as for ghosts on the Underground - that's above my pay grade - it's the Supervisors that work nights that could tell you about one or two things they've seen or heard... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 3 January, 2014 Share Posted 3 January, 2014 You should read Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, btf. Most of it set underneath London; the British Museum abandoned train station is one of the locations they visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SNSUN Posted 3 January, 2014 Share Posted 3 January, 2014 http://usvsth3m.co.uk/images/ghost-tube-map-large.jpg if you want to zoom that. I wish the district line actually came to Windsor... :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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