Is that not all to do with the LU station reconstruction?
Trains into Victoria + Victoria line chat
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Puddy_Tat
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The Chicago Stairs; were these the ones that were behind the stone arches in Buckingham Palace Gardens just next to the entrances by platform 17?
In which case, they were in an entirely seperate building which led up to Salomons or are they referring to somewhere else I wonder.
In which case, they were in an entirely seperate building which led up to Salomons or are they referring to somewhere else I wonder.
T & P
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I know I've moaned about this before, but it does really piss me off that a rare opportunity to make the area surrounding Victoria Station more open and pleasant to both alighting passengers and local passers-by has of course been missed, and all the buildings demolished are simply being replaced with more hi-rise buildings.
Compare the the sights, abundant light and space that greets train passengers arriving at the major Paris terminals, Amsterdam, Atocha and countless others across Europe with the claustrophobic, chaotic, ugly chaos anyone coming out of Victoria faces. You risk a neck injury if you want to spot the sky, and the walk to any landmarks such as Buckingham Palace is positively unpleasant as well as complicated.
I know land in central London is worth a lot, but still...
Compare the the sights, abundant light and space that greets train passengers arriving at the major Paris terminals, Amsterdam, Atocha and countless others across Europe with the claustrophobic, chaotic, ugly chaos anyone coming out of Victoria faces. You risk a neck injury if you want to spot the sky, and the walk to any landmarks such as Buckingham Palace is positively unpleasant as well as complicated.
I know land in central London is worth a lot, but still...
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There will be no more views in London! Charlie put up a lot of opposition to the buildings around St Pauls I seem to remember, which made a little difference.
The one that got to me recently is how Battersea Power Station is being swamped from the sides by towering blocks of flats. Sadly, it's what happens, innit.
The one that got to me recently is how Battersea Power Station is being swamped from the sides by towering blocks of flats. Sadly, it's what happens, innit.
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I think "vigorously protected" is exaggerating things a bit and this is from an old article!
BBC NEWS | England | London | London's historic views 'under threat'
BBC NEWS | England | London | London's historic views 'under threat'
Puddy_Tat
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'Night Ferry' train arriving at Victoria
from Old London on tweeter - they have captioned it 1960, but the BR 'double arrow' thingy the loco carries didn't come into being until mid 60s
from Old London on tweeter - they have captioned it 1960, but the BR 'double arrow' thingy the loco carries didn't come into being until mid 60s
ska invita
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Hot news!
Victoria line is now has the most frequent service in the world* (a train every 100 seconds) - *though Moscow has one slightly faster at 95 seconds or something like that
The Victoria line is now the second most frequent train line in the world
Also this is good - the tiles at each vicky line stop
Victoria line is now has the most frequent service in the world* (a train every 100 seconds) - *though Moscow has one slightly faster at 95 seconds or something like that
The Victoria line is now the second most frequent train line in the world
Also this is good - the tiles at each vicky line stop
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2hats
Dust.
Not that noticeable when you are busy body barging/jostling the other passengers, as seems to be the accepted tradition. Love the oversized countdown style crazy clocks marking off the (very few) seconds to the next train.
Crispy
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Yikes. Padded interiors I hope.
2hats
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Any change in velocity is equivalent irrespective of how it is achieved.Physics question:
If the acceleration and deceleration were achieved entirely by very steep gradients each side of stations would people then not fall over
Are you are suggesting to angle them dynamically to offset the tendency to topple? Why not just mandate that everyone sits down? Or redesign the carriages so everyone can stand (or rather squeeze) in(to) individual tightly padded compartments? Or live life at a slower pace.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Normally, the train would accelerate, and the standing passenger accelerates too but only because the train is acting on the passenger. If the train is only accelerating the passenger at one point of contact, ie the soles of their feet, then they are obviously liable to topple over.
My thinking was that if both train and passenger are being accelerated only by gravity, this issue might not exist, as the passenger would effectively be being "pushed" at their centre of gravity, not at their feet.
I'm not sure though.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Plane takes off.Physics question:
If the acceleration and deceleration were achieved entirely by very steep gradients each side of stations would people then not fall over
ska invita
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"Eight of the most threatening bacteria to human health were discovered on the tube, with the Victoria line deemed the dirtiest route."
London Underground steps up cleaning regime to tackle superbugs
London Underground steps up cleaning regime to tackle superbugs
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Some great photos of Victoria here
The Gateway to the Continent. Jack Birns photographs the Simplon Orient Express in 1950 — part I: England
when it served more glamorous locations than it does these days.
The Gateway to the Continent. Jack Birns photographs the Simplon Orient Express in 1950 — part I: England
when it served more glamorous locations than it does these days.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Some great photos of Victoria here
The Gateway to the Continent. Jack Birns photographs the Simplon Orient Express in 1950 — part I: England
when it served more glamorous locations than it does these days.
That somehow looks a whole lot simpler than today.
Bet it was cheaper too.
ska invita
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Carnage
Travel chaos at UK's second busiest station
Commuters have been advised to avoid London Victoria railway station after a signal failure caused major disruption across south London.
Gatwick Express services are suspended while Southern and Thameslink trains are badly affected, National Rail said.
There has been a total loss of signalling power on three separate supplies in the Streatham Common area, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) said.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day, National Rail added.
Travel chaos at UK's second busiest station
Commuters have been advised to avoid London Victoria railway station after a signal failure caused major disruption across south London.
Gatwick Express services are suspended while Southern and Thameslink trains are badly affected, National Rail said.
There has been a total loss of signalling power on three separate supplies in the Streatham Common area, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) said.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day, National Rail added.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I had loads of fun last night when someone jumped on the Thameslink line, diverted to Victoria where someone else jumped in front of a train also.
