UNDERGROUND NEWS

ISSN 0306-8617

INDEX 1994

Issues 385-396

P U B L I S H E D M O N T H L Y B Y T H E L O N D O N U N D E R G R O U N D R A I L W A Y S O C I E T Y

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INDEX TO 1994 ISSUES OF UNDERGROUND NEWS Notes (i) Page entries witli * are photographs.

(ii) Page entries for an individual station may include developments in the vicinity of the station.

A A C C I D E N T S - C O L L I S I O N S

Harrow & Weatdstone, 29.3.94, buffer stops & traction std., 213,304,377 Watford area , Bakerloo, 16.10.62, 181

A C C I D E N T S - D E R A I L M E N T S Aldersgate, 24.1.55, 179 British Museum, 15.10.94 , 481 Chancery Lane, battery loco., 20.4.94, 251,306 Edgware, 15.3.94, 230 Epping, 26.10.94, 11,18 Kennington, J u n e 1994, 377 Loughton, 1.11.93. 11,18.38 Momington Crescent , 12.3.93, 20 NearHolbom, 16.10.94, 513 Northumberland Park depot, 26.1.94, 120,125 Piccadilly C i rcus. Bakerloo. 1943, 389 Piccadilly C i rcus, Bakerloo, 29.10.75, 389 Piccadilly C i rcus, Bakerioo, 22.4.94, 240,252,274,311,377,389 White City a rea , engineers' train, 25.3.94, 265

A C C I D E N T S - F I R E S Central Line, conductor rail, due to 1992 stock. 229 Debden (near), g rass , August 1994, 458 Dollis Hill signal cab les , 4.7.94, 379 King's C ross , compensation insufficient, 230 Train, High Street Kensington, Ju ly 1994 , 379 Wanstead , in container, 4.5.94, 308

A C C I D E N T S - F O R M A T I O N F A I L U R E S ( S e e a lso under 'Bridges') Colindale/Burnt Oak, 1.1.94, 118,119,370 Queensbury a rea , 29.5.94, 284,397 Ravenscourt Park , wall , 27.4.93, 328 Sloane Square, roof beam crack. 311,375,376,377,429,465

A C C I D E N T S - M I S C E L L A N E O U S Jubi lee L ine train hits umbrella, 1.8.94. 483 Pantograph raised at E s s e x Road, 15.11.93, 303 Signal over-run, engineers' train, Aldgate, 10.8.94, 424

A C C I D E N T S - P E R S O N A L Eal ing Common, death of man with walking stick, September 94, 460 Hammersmith, Piccadil ly, August 1994, woman between ca rs . . 424,431 Leicester Square, J u n e 1994, fall between ca rs , 308 S leeve trapped in District train door, Victoria, May 1994, 310 Woman in tunnel, Hyde Park Comer , 27.6.94, 316 Woman under train, Tooting Broadway, 10.7.94 , 380

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A C C I D E N T S - R U N A W A Y T R A I N S Train leaves King's C r o s s without driver, 2.12.93, 55,56,116,460,461

Acton Works canteen, stone reliefs, 320*,437 Advertisements in Underground News, 36,80.145 Alt>ertopolis plan, Kensington, 172,228 Alderney Rai lway, 23,250 Aidwych station, 40M25,382,449* An Alphabet of T .O.T , , 300 Angel station, 121 Annual bus passes , further issuing points, 128 Archer at E a s t Finchley, 316,319*,323 Archway station, 327 Arthurton, I., 422 Aumonier, E . , 316.319',32r,323,324

B B A . S . H . Strollathon, 361 Baker Street station, 174,396,423 B A K E R L O O L I N E

Examination of carrying mail, 398 Bank station. 116,121,173,187,383,423,506 Bank/Monument interchange. 63,187 Barbican station. 62 Barons Court station, 137,143 Belsize Park deep shelter, 470 B E R L I N

Reconnection of line U.2., 25 Reconstruction of part of S - B a h n , 462 Rolling Stock, similarities to London types, 334,437 S-Bahn electro-diesels. 421 Stations, 1928-35 Period, effect on London ? , 45.333 Visit by L U L trainees, 306

Bluebell Rai lway, restoration of Ashbury stock, 499 Bond Street station. 427 B O O K R E V I E W S & N O T I C E S

A History of London Transport (corrections), 378,485 A Valiant Victorian (Mother Emily Ayckbourn), 464 A c c e s s to the Underground, 50 Britain's Rai l Super Cent res - London - G W Lines, 330 By Underground to Kew, 456 Conditions of Carr iage, L T , 50 District Rai lway W T T , 1901, 245 Docklands Light Rai lway - Official Handbook, 375 Going Green (District Line history). 51.299 Great Westem Coaches from 1890, 331 Holding the Line, 253 Lines on the Underground, 508,514 London by Underground, 51

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B O O K R E V I E W S & N O T I C E S (continued) London Trolleybus Routes, 423 London Underground Rolling Stock, 1993, 115 London Underground Stations, 298,437,475 Memories and writings of a London railwayman (H.V.Bor iey), 297,437 Met. and Met.& G.C.Appendices to Working T T s , 1912, 115,145 Rai ls through the C lay (corrections), 405 Rai lways of Waterloo, 421 Rai lways South E a s t , The Album, 298 Reflections on the Portishead Branch, 137 Shire Albums, Delivery Vans & Telephone Boxes , 457 Steam on the Met. 1994 brochures, 445 Steam on the Underground, 376 Stoke Mandeville, 1948-68, 230 The Battle of London (1924), 125 The first underground railway - Char ies Pearson , 167 The Streets of Hampstead, 463 Tokyo Subways, 468 Trains in Trouble, Vol.8 (Underground pictures), 71 Underground Official Handbook, 455

Borough station, 94* B R I D G E S

Deficiencies on Wimbledon line, 444,484 Footbridges on C L , better lighting after grilles fitted, 10 Good Bridges Guide due in 1994, 58 Putney bridge, train service halted when boat passes , 229 Weak, Leamore Street, Ravenscourt Park, 314,397,448' ,483

Britain at War Museum, 488* B R I T I S H R A I L & P R E D E C E S S O R S

Advert isements on train exteriors ? , 56 Clapham Junction-Olympla-Willesden Junction, DMU service, 102,124 Guilty of noise nuisance at Paddington station, 56 L N E R electrification scheme, 1933 , 16 Privatisation, increased fares causing inc.road traffic, 56 Putney Bridge-Wimbledon, transfer to LUL , 18,77,258,444,484 Shenfield line electric serv ices, 16 Tilbury line, partial closure for resignalting, 303

See also under Channel Tunnel, Chiltem Line, CrossRail, Great Northern Suburban, Heathrow Express, Isle of Wight, North London Lines, South West Trains, Thameslink. Waterloo & City.

c Caledonian Road station, 156',233,235* Canary Wharf station, 397 Canning Town station, 25 C A R L INE D I A G R A M S

A60, ancient display, 484 Bakerloo & Victoria, line name not visible, 255 Bakerloo, Waterioo & City in turquoise, 265

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C A R L I N E D I A G R A M S (continued) C stock, 342 Central Line on Waterloo & City, 341,522 Hammersmith & City, deficiencies, 182 Method of showing Waterloo & City on various l ines, 522 Updated (or not!) for recent line c losures and changes, 484

C A R P A R K I N G Cal l for more pa&s at outlying stations, 228 Progress of privatisation of those at L U L stations, 128,329

C E N T R A L L I N E , S e e also under Power Supply & Distribution 1954 proposals to relieve overcrowding, 459 Diesel-hauled excurs ions to south coast, 438 Disruptions try passenger patience, 19 Dunmow extension ? , 176 Epping-Ongar, closure proposals, evidence, 3,125 Epping-Ongar, closure would cause hardship, 163 Epping-Ongar, last days of operation, & closure, 409*,410*,412,413,462,492,494,511 Epping-Ongar, preservation society 119,486.512 Epping-Ongar, rai lwayman's reminiscences, 257 Epping-Ongar, shuttle, various ideas 1956-58, 220 Explanat ions for 99 delays in January 1994, 227 Extension plans, E s s e x , 1934, 308 F i res from conductor rail, due to 1992 stock, 229 Flooding, Gan ts Hill-Redbridge, after power failure, 54 Non-use of British Museum siding for curtailments, 339,517 Number s igns in tunnel east of Bank, 133 Observat ions on recent journeys, incl. 1992 stock, 339 One person operation with 1992 stock, 160,351,498,516 Performance and prospects, 431 Privatisation of whole or part ? , 10 Recent developments, 439 Resignall ing at east end of line, 443 Resignall ing, Marble Arch-Tottenham Court Road, 100 Resignall ing, Roding Valley a rea , 353 Signal fai lures, 177 Track damage by 1992 stock, 12,18,26,49,72,127,177 White City Control Centre, 117

Central Rai lway Company (Leicester-Folkestone), 116 Chalfont & Latimer station, 12,256 C H A N N E L T U N N E L

Link line to S t .Panc ras would overwhelm tubes. 311 Link line, Stratford station in abeyance, 459

Che lsea-Hackney, proposed line & variations, 176.389,472 Chesham station, 60,117,175,253 Chicago, abandoned freight tunnels, 113 C H I L T E R N L I N E

Destinations 'via Met .L ine ' , 60 More stops at West Ruislip, 430 Precautions against obstruction on line during str ikes, 443

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C H R I S T M A S & N E W Y E A R New Yea r ' s E v e , free travel after 23.45, 58,498 Serv i ces d iscussed by L R P C , 328 Serv ices , 1993/1994, 96,107,108

C I R C L E L INE Proposed Heathrow link v ia Piccadilly Line, 306 Suggested quadrupling east of Baker Street, 473 Unnecessary announcements of alternative route, 313

City of London, need for Improved transport, 172 Clapham Common station , 94* Clocks on London Transport, report of meeting, 147 C O M M E M O R A T I V E P L A Q U E S

1990-1993, 9 Beckton, for official opening of extension, 235* Bethnal Green, stolen by vandals, 13 Gloucester Road, Rai lway Heritage Award, 304 Hainault, 60th. anniversary of church service, 228 Pas t Chairmen of L T , 55 Broadway, 460 Rotherhithe, correction, 337 Waterioo station enlargement, 458

Covent Garden station, 3^6 C R I M E

Attempted derailment of Chiltern Line train, 459 Blitz on improper use of staff p a s s e s & travel permits, 118 Buskers , why are they not removed ? , 254,388,518,519 Exposure incident on Northern Line, 229 Fare evasion, ana lys is of fare-dodgers, 173 Fare evasion, staff blitz at outer stations, 307 Graffiti measures on District, 378 Graffiti measures on Hammersmith & City & Circle, 125,233,382,397 Graffiti non-stick coating by Dow Chemica l , 228 Graffiti on Sa rah Siddons & T C set, 384 Graffiti police squad, 329 Graffiti protection delayed by budget cuts, 123 Graffiti vandal in court, 170 Indecent assaul ts , doubts on fall in number, 230 Jewel ler 's shop robbers escape by Victoria Line, 55 Lack of separate funding for more security sys tems, 61,129 Overall annual reduction, 124,168,309,376 Overal l annual reduction challenged, 245,246,381 P a s s e n g e r s pushed on track at Clapham Common, 12 Pickpocket activity, 311 Pre-Chr is tmas police drive, 55 Resa le of Travelcards, 426,459 Ticket office robberies, L U L staff charged, 117 Trave l permits stolen at Islington, 171

C R O S S R A I L Appeal for evidence of Govt, support, 12 Attempts to rescue Bill, 308,309,311,314,316,377,379

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C R O S S R A I L (continued) City Corporation seeks unusual sources of f inance, Continuing development expenditure. Conversion to P L C , Details of proposals for Metropolitan section. Exhibition visits Watford, F ive private companies allegedly interested. Government support & station at Holborn, Independent report completed. Mock-up of car , on Westminster Bridge, Offers of property at Tott .Ct.Road and Oxford Street, Progress before Pari iamentary Committee, Rejected by Commons Committee, Support by London Tourist Board & London business leaders, Support by L R P C , Transport & Works Act procedure. Your questions unanswrered (update & prospects).

Customer Facil i t ies, Travelcards and taxi-booking by phone, C U S T O M E R S ' C H A R T E R

Complaints about refunds by voucher, Heavy claims after C L track & power failures. Heavy claims after power failure, gas supply, L U L record of performance and refunds, Reasons for delays. Third edition published,

D Dagenham Heathway station. 63,77,457 D E L A Y S T O S E R V I C E S , See also under Power Supply & Distribution, & Central Line

16.11. 93, dislodged conductor rail, Ba lham, 12 8.12. 93, and 9.12.93, high winds, 77 9.12. 93 , dog on H.& C . line. 384

17.12. 93, Queen 's Park, Bakerioo service In two parts. 132 18.12. 93, broken rail at Kensa l Green, 143 20.12. 93, wrong side door opening. Circle Line, K X , 57

6. 1. 94, Gunnersbury points failure. 78 6. 1. 94, snowfall (with other problems on Met.), 78,119,144,174

3 1 . 1. 94, Leytonstone, due to late running. 178 3. 2. 94, person under train, S w i s s Cottage, 188

14. 2. 94, Central Line trains damaged track, 171,186 14. 2. 94, last to Uxbrldge, doors, hooligans & snow, 185 20. 2. 94, Central L ine trains damaged track , 186

1. 3. 94, Amersham train diverted to C h e s h a m , 175 2. 3. 94, Central L ine, four incidents. 228

25. 3. 94, broken rail, E a s t Acton, 265 28. 3. 94, Northern Line at Bank , 247 30. 3. 94, birth on Northem Line, 248

1. 4. 94, birth on Piccadilly Line, 248

56 313 512

19 170 305

120,230,251 250,303

314 52

120,121,246,247 307,309 118.315

327,369,429 379,423.465

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171 58,177,245,306.431

249.306 230,246,316

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D E L A Y S T O S E R V I C E S (continued) 11 .4 . 94, loss of signal current south of Surrey Quays , 233 20. 4. 94, broken rail at Turnpike Lane , 251 27. 4. 94, signal failures, Farringdon & Paddington, 305

3. 5. 94, Waterioo & City signal failure, 307 10. 5. 94, fallen overhead wire at Barking, 307 22. 5. 94, defective Jubi lee Line train at Wembley Pari<., 427

1. 6. 94, Central Line, two incidents. 312 17. 6. 94, weak bridge, Leamore St. , Ravenscourt Pk, 314,397,448*,483 14. 7. 94, Central L ine, signal fault & gas leak 422 14. 7. 94, Central Line, smoke from train brakes, 422 Regular, at Edgware Road (Circle), 120

Denham Film Studios, giant escalator. 324 Department of Transport, abolition ? , 57 D E P O T S

HainaulL special cleaning shed, 378 Ruislip, pigeon c learance, 353

Diesel-hauled passenger trains on the Underground, 344,438,439,463,469 Disabled people, a c c e s s to Underground, 63,457,458 D I S T R I C T L I N E

Faulty cast iron fcieam, near Sloane Square , 311,375,376,377,429,465 Headquarters office to move, 444 Train destination blinds, and dot matrix displays, 341,342 Wimbledon branch transferred from B R to LT , 18,77,258,444,484 Wimbledon branch, B R empty stock movements, 232 Wimbledon branch, maintenance by B R company , 312

D O C K L A N D S L I G H T R A I L W A Y Beckton depot, features, 462 Beckton extension, opening date, 26,78,126 Beckton extension, opening, v iews & comments, 195*, 196*, 197*, 198*,207,235*,248,259,338 Beckton extension, publicity brochures, 338 Beckton extension, station design, 305 Changes in Board personnel, 170,378 Computer failure obliterates 'signals', 22.4.94, 251 Delay in supply of note-changing machines, 430 Exe rc i se in rescuing disabled passengers from train, 164 Lewisham extension dependent on private f inance, 54,126,170,171,514 Lewisham extension, benefit/cost ratio, 306 Lewisham extension, fight for Cutty Sart^ station, 425 Lewisham extension, Island Gardens station restored, 422 Lewisham extension, L R P C p resses for early start, 125 Lewisham extension, possible deletion of stations, 55,171,382,465 New timetable. 31.5.94, and r/stock developments, 294 New timetable, 3.10.94, restoration of M-F eve.serv ice, 414,466,504 Official handbook, 375 Poplar station developments, Inc. red dot matrix, 78,186 Publicity leaflets, 26,50,108 Resignall ing of original railway, 126,171 Rolling stock, first P.86 ca r in service In E s s e n , 457,505

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Rolling stock, protective film on windows, 4; S E L T R A C , background to, 41^ Sen/ ice performance, 126,31! Soutfi Quay station improvements, 144,39! Special service for Seafood Fair, September 1994, 44^ Special serv ices on 2.7.94 and 15.7.94, 39( Ticket-issuing machines, 46(

Docklands, Canary Wharf, build-up of occupancy, 17

E Ealing Broadway station, 486 East Acton station, 329 East Finchley station, 316,319*,436 E A S T LONDON L I N E

Legal notice on Dalston extension, etc., 13,125,313 No Government funding for extension until 1996/7, 126 Possible northem extensions suggested, 138 Possible southern extensions suggested, 421,423 Proposed a s part of Channel Tunnel freight route, 424 Public inquiry on Dalston extension, autumn 1994, 247 Resignallling, 1995, 444

Elephant & Cast le station, 254 Elm Park station, 329,398 Elstree South station, 317,318 Embankment station, 170 Emergency exerc ise, Watford, 19.6.94, 313,315,397 E N G I N E E R I N G W O R K S

Bayswater, retaining wall 3/4.9.94, 418 Bond Street & Marble Arch resignalling, 9.1.94, 101 Debden and Epping, track work, 2/3.7.94 , 416 Dollis Hill (Dudden Hill Lane) bridge, 2/3.7.94, 353,371,483 Ealing Broadway, resignalling, 13.3.94, 216 Eas t Acton/White City section, track realignment6.11.94-4.12.94, 503 Eas t London Line, 1/4-4-94, 506 Holborn-Llverpool Street, resignalling, 20.3.94, 217 Ickenham-Uxbridge, track renewal 29.10.94-27.11.94, 503 Loughton (pointwork) Apri l -June 1994, 244 Moor Park-Amersham etc., track renewal, 20.3.94, 218 Neasden-Wembley Park, Sundays , 30.1.94-13.3.94, 102 New Cross closure, Jan-March 1993, 69 Newbury Park, 21/23.1.94, 101 Oval , tunnel lining rings, 4.9.94, 419 Tottenham Court Road-Oxford Circus, resignalling,5.12.93., 100 Turnham Green-Richmond, 27/28.11.93, 102 Wapping-Rotheriiithe, 1/4.4.94, 219 Woodford track works, 30/31.7.94, 416 Woodford, 25/27.3.94 & 1/4.4.94, 218

Epping station, 250 ,450 '

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E S C A L A T O R S Annual summary, end-1993, 79,346 Archway, design defect, 327 Failure from bad design of component, Waterioo, 475 Leicester Square, progress with renewal, 144,265 Maintenance agreement with CNIM for Kentish Town , 61

Euston station, 12 Evolution of modern traction, meeting, 19.11.94, 189,273

F F A R E S

Comparisons, London with rest of Europe , 458 January 1994 increases, 6,8,107 January 1995 increases, 431,459,461,514

Fifty-five Broadway, architectural model & sculpture, 321' ,324 Finchley Road station, 168,385,471 Finsbury Pari< station, 129 Fi re precautions, safety measures awaiting implementation, 514 F L O O D I N G

Af terheavy rain, 11.8.94, 424 Gants Hill-Redbridge, after power failure, 54 Hariesden tunnel, 13.10.93, 24 Liverpool Street, 11.8.94, 516 West Brompton, 8.1.94, 432

Ford, P . J . , new L.T.Chairman, 380,422,424,426,461,513

G Glasgow subway, refurtsished motor ca rs , 186,232 Gloucester Road station, 60,117,304 Golders Green station, 365*,430 Great Northem suburban serv ices, May 1994 T T , 466 Green Park station, 61,117,303

H Hainault station, H A M M E R S M I T H & C I T Y L I N E

Shown on some District destination indicators, Hammersmith (D.& P.) station, Harrow-on-the-HIII station, Heathrow Airport, new baggage tunnel, H E A T H R O W E X P R E S S

Construction disrupting Thamesl ine serv ices, European Union financial contribution, Heathrow T 5 , proposals & legal notices, Japanese ass is tance with funding. New Austrian Tunnelling method, & failure,

228,303

77 11,72,186,247,252,329,337,467

58,63,428 310

128 171,304 306,459

12 379,514,515

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H E A T H R O W E X P R E S S (continued) Rolling stock contract awarded to S iemens, 426 Rolling stock tenders, 123,381,422 Spur towards Birmingham ? , 425 Tunnelling contract awarded to Balfour Beatty, 169

Heathrow Terminal F ive, 306,309 Heathrow, rejection of scheme to improve links, 116,123 Heathrow, T s 1,2,3 station, 172 High Barnet station, 365 ' ,408* Highbury & Islington station, 143 Highgate station, 316,317,318 Holborn station, 40* Hong Kong M a s s Transit, empty train working. 427 Horton. C . 458 Hounslow West station, 63 Hull, map of rai lways in tube style, 252 Hyde Park Comer station, 466

I Investing in London, report, 247 I S L E O F W I G H T

Flooding in depot, and buffer-stop over-run at Ryde Pier, 143 Making one good unit from two ca rs , 232 Scrapping last standard stock; summary of standard stock, 241 Study of re-opening Shanklin-Ventnor, 513

J J U B I L E E L I N E S T R A T F O R D E X T E N S I O N

Archaeology discoveries, 379 Award of construction & equipment contracts. 53,54,126,162,229,246,249,304,377,378,342 Canary Wharf, contractors' disagreement, 312 Downtown Road (Surrey Docks) escape shaft, 283 Effect on property prices. 459 Escalator contract to O & K, 12 Ext ravagance of plans, 133 F o x e s rescued, 305 North Greenwich station , 126,316,380,423,424,465 Official start of work by Prime Minister, 56,123 Preliminary works , 24.121,228,229 Publicity leaflets on various sect ions, 506 Smal l s ize of effective private sector contribution, 11 Start of tunnelling, 378,379,381,422,423,459,461,462,513 Station names, 19,73 Stratford station proposals, 461 Study of ground settlement, & compensation grouting, 310 Sudden award of contracts c a u s e s problems for contractors, 168 Tunnel boring machines ordered, 119

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J U B I L E E L I N E S T R A T F O R D E X T E N S I O N (continued) West India Dock, disappointing finds when drained, 312,378 Westminster station reconstruction, 282.453 Work suspended at sites where NATM to be used, 515 Working si tes in Southwark, 170 Writ served and withdrawn for fees for design serv ices, 168

K Keighley & Worth Valley Rly.,Loco.No.1 with Dreadnoughts, 237* Kensington (Olympia) station. 70 Kent & Eas t S u s s e x Rai lway, e x - L T signalling equipment, 253 Kentish Town station. 61 Kilburn High Road station. 275* Kilometre posts, introduction & queries. 134 Kilometre posts, Ongar datum. 16 King William Street station. 517 King's C ross station, 335,474

Knightsbridge station. 173

L Leicester Square station, 144,265,306,376 Leyton station, 126,381 Leytonstone station, ^ 2 * L I F T S

Annual summary, end-1993, 80,346 Covent Garden, 29.6.94, 90-minute hold-up, 316

L I G H T RAIL Croydon Tramlink , 82,126,228,247,353,373,380,423 For City and West E n d ? , 514 T r a m s for Barking ?, 373

Liverpool Street station, 306,431 London Bridge station, 17,62,155*,312 London Buses , deregulation deferred, 12,46 London Planning Advisory Committee, report, 246 LONDON R E G I O N A L P A S S E N G E R S ' C O M M I T T E E

Notes from Minutes, September-November 1993, 61 Notes from Minutes, November & December 1993, 125 Notes from Minutes, January & February 1994, 327 Notes from Minutes, March & April 1994, 381 Notes from Minutes, May & J u n e 1994, '*29 Notes from Minutes, Ju ly & September 1994, 465 Welcomes deferment of London bus deregulation, 46

LOfNJDON T R A N S P O R T Advertising division, purchase bids & sa le , 119,247,283,370,380,457 Advertising, popularity of high print content, 314 Annual Bus iness P lan, 1994/5, 280 Annual Report, to 31.3.93, International Grand Award, 452

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LONDON T R A N S P O R T (continued) Annual Report, to 31.3.94, 368 B u s organisation revised. 121 Caro l Fest ival 1993, 121 Computer ised travel enquiry sys tem. 10 Government support in 1994/5 reduced from 1993/4, 229 Heritage, artefacts, policies. 131,331 Profit for 1993/4, 314,315 Repeal of legal obligation to queue. 460 Sixtietfi anniversary recorded on postmarks. 145,396 Slow decision-making, 424 Socia l grouping of passengers , 245 Statement of Strategy, 371,466 Suggested financial gain from reduced Bus iness Rate , 316

L O N D O N T R A N S P O R T M U S E U t ^ Comments , after redisplay. 130 Good attendances after reopening. 121,353 Library details. 407,486 New Director, 460 New leaflet for re-opening. 108 Re-opens after £4m redevelopment. 8 ,41* ,91* ,92M17 Station type seat outside. 488* Trol leybus display. 519

LONDON U N D E R G R O U N D Alcohol Concem award. 121 Annual Bus iness P lan , 1994/5, 429 Appeal for restoration of Autumn 1992 budget cut. 13 Autumn 1993 Budget, capital grant insufficient, 54,55 Bye- law amendments for penalty fares scheme. 169 Computer data filed in Southampton Row, 116 Contract with computer coy., E D S , 458 Cos ts per mile, planned reduction. 423 Critical report on perfonnance by Labour MP, 171 Ef fects of short-funding infrastructure maintenance, 11,375 Emergency Response Units, 377 Engineering Directorate to move to Canary Wharf, 11,44,57 Government denies underfunding, 246 Interactive multimedia kiosks. 315 Investment priorities, 1994/5, 303,305 Ipswich data centre, doubtful future, 228 Networ1< Control Centre, additional role. 117 Neural networks development. 425 Performance statistics, by lines, 26,81,231 Poems, eighth year. 121 Privatisation not planned by Government, 123 Rule txjoks, handbooks and working manuals, 71 S a l e of surplus signs, 460 Schools information packs & liaison serv ice, 12 Statist ics, compared with Par is , 421

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L O N D O N U N D E R G R O U N D (continued) Supplements to Traff ic Circulars, 1993, 519 To take over Waterloo & City and Putney-Wimbtedon lines, 77,258,304 Tra ins and serv ices, 1960-1993 (report of meet ing) , 31 Underfunding impairing efficiency of London, 421 Workshops win B S quality sys tems standard, 423

Lords station, 471 Loughton station, 14,15,410*

M Madrid. Metro, extension plans, 422 M A G A Z I N E R E V I E W S

Jubi lee Line extn.supplement to New Civil Engineer, 169 London Rai lway Record, 455 U Magazine, the Magazine for London Underground people, 421

M A P R E V I E W London Underground - a diagrammatic history, 6th.edit., 509

Map, old Underground at Temple, 474 Maps, 1909 poster discovered, 125 M A P S , P O C K E T , F O L D I N G

Large Print, November 1993, 107 December 1993, 106,176 May 1994, 505

Marketing, L U L fees for charit ies and sample-distributors, 173 M E T R O P O L I T A N L I N E

Autumn leaf-fall, special timetable, 453,512 Aylesbury-Verney Junction, cal ls at level crossings, 136,256 Croxley rail link. Ascot Road station, 462 Croxley rail link, contribution by Fairview New Homes, 13 Croxley rail link, justification ? , 64,176,334 Croxley rail link, northern alignment decided, 120,122* Croxley rail link, tunnelling not practical, 250 Croxley rail link, undermined by a Kyle Stewart development?, 228 Croxley rail link, local consultation, 56,123,170,246,307,310,380 Current metering 306 Later closure of ticket offices on Fr idays 457 Relat ions with St .Helen's school, Northwood, 463 Steam on the Met.94, Harrow-Amersham, 214,251,384,445 S team on the Met.94. Trial a ins & stock movements. 277*,301 S team on the Met.94. Uxbridge journeys, 278* S team on the Met.94, Watfotd-Amersham, inc. C h e s h a m Bubble., 214,215,251,322*,363*,364' S team on the Met., suggestions for future, 385 Unusual workings, 469 Uxbridge branch, cal ls at s tages for farm produce, 256

Misery Line, Central or Northern ? , 55,90 M O D E L L I N G

C L R electric loco.in tinplate ? , 10 Fate of MTK ? , 406

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M O D E L L I N G (continued) Resul ts of questionnaire, 86 Suggest ions invited for new models. 405 Underground models, kits, available, 86

Moor Park station, 128 Mornington Crescent station, 169,182,186,303.328,382,465 Moscow Metro, 461 Mullins, S . , 460 Munich, 462

N New Austrian Tunnelling Method, 68,379,381,422,462,514,515,516 N E W Y O R K S U B W A Y

Account of six weeks spent with police, 168 Ban on making horror films on subway, 173 Effects of deferred investment & maintenance. 129 Garbage trains, 73 Poetry in Motion programme. 111 Topless travel allowed, 458

Newbury Park station, 304,382 N E W T O N . S I R W I L F R I D

Address to L R P C , 327 Retirement, 460 To continue a s Chairman of LT , 240

Norris. Steven, MP, 307,310 N O R T H LONDON L I N E S

Altered zoning increases fares on original NLL, 250,467 A W S on dc lines ? , 135,332 Bletchley-Gospel Oak DMU workings, 76 H.S.T . & other stock diverted v ia dc line, 1*,24,332 Hampstead Heath tunnel closure, revised services/postponed, 124,444 Programme of engineering work, 27.11.93 - May 1995, 102 Stratford-North Woolwich, temporary closure, 124,397 Train cleaning, 430 Train performance in 1993, 327

N O R T H E R N L INE Mill Hill E a s t serv ice, 126 Proposed non-staffing of three northern stations, 329 Refuriaishment of stations at southern end, 461,506 Restoration of 'Underground' s igns on station exteriors, 161

Northwood station, 486*

o Oh Dear! section, 440,485 Old Street station, 23,309 Ongar Rai lway Presen/ation Society, 119,486,512 Ongar station, 409*,450*

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O P E N D A Y S Eal ing Common, 25.9.93. 70 Old Oak Common, B R , 19,3.94, 232 Stations, for European Heritage Day, 483

P Paddington station, 382 P A R I S M E T R O & R A T P

Enthusiasts ' rail tour, night of 2/3 Ju ly 1994, 274 General update, including Orlyval, 114 History of Metro featured in T V Mastermind, 215 Increased fares and reduced traffic, 124 Murders, 120 Rolling Stock, MF88, 304 Stadium near Saint-Denis, 307 Statist ics compared with London, 421 Strike. 26.11.93, 13 Sthke, 7.4.94, 249

Parsons Green station, 307 Partially sighted passengers - audio tape guide, 512 Passenger misconduct at train doorways, etc., 474,500 Penalty fares for t icketless t rave l , 119.120,229.248,249,250,251,253,

304,305,308,309,379,381,382,402,466 P I C C A D I L L Y L I N E

Aidwych branch closure, 380,412.413,491,495,511 Aldvi^ych branch, L R P C finds 'hardship' likely, 6 Aidwych branch, second Society visit, 28 Aidwych extension to Waterloo, advantages, 67,255 Customer action teams, 247 Driver's announcement on Boston Manor delay, 132 Heathrow serv ices curtailed; Heathrow E x p r e s s tunnel collapse 514,515,516 Heathrow T 5 proposals, 306 Means of emergency evacuation from Heathrow, 305 Public address announcements by drivers, 336 Sung lasses for drivers, 250.251 Tra in leaves King's C r o s s without driver. S e e Accidents - runaway trains West Kensington reversers in early mornings, 468

Poems on the Underground, new set, February 1994, 172 Pol ice, community (home beat) policing, 17 Police, flaw in legislation on powers, 228 Poplar station, 78,186 P O S T O F F I C E T U B E R A I L W A Y

Computer ised control mentioned in 'Despatch' magazine, 227 Extension, Paddington-Willesden or c losure?, 124,354,398

Poster auction, 377 P O W E R S U P P L Y & D I S T R I B U T I O N

Emergency supply system devised by W.S.Atk ins, 424 Failure at Lots Road, 6.4.94, restricted gas supply, 249,305

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P O W E R S U P P L Y & D I S T R I B U T I O N (continued) Large-sca le failure originating on C L , from 23.11.93, 13,54,123,127,177,250,305 London Underground power generation & its history, 265 Power failures, 1969, 1970, 73 Roding Val ley substation, cat trapped , 378 Signal current failure, 16.12.93, 57

Pr ince Regent station , 430 Property Development, White City scheme, 57,117,380 Property, L T , request for list, 68 P U B L I C T I M E T A B L E B O O K S

Metropolitan, 29.5.94, errors, 428,506 P U B L I C T I M E T A B L E L E A F L E T S AND C A R D S

Bakerloo and Hammersmith & City station cards , 2.1.94, 107 New issues , various lines. 506

P U B L I C I T Y - L E A F L E T S Recent i ssues , 49,59,106,505

P U B L I C I T Y - P O S T E R S Jewe l House poster competition, 121

Putney Bridge station, 69,433 Putney Bridge workshop, early internal-combustion engines, 426 Putney Green station, 188,234

Queen 's Park station, 275* Queensbury station, 284,397 Queueing, repeal of legal obligation to, 513

R R A I L T R A C K

DoT/Treasury argument over basis for charging, 123 L T relations with, 425 Presentation to L R P C , 429

R A I L W A Y M A N U F A C T U R I N G I N D U S T R Y A B B Transportation dependent on Northern Line order, 425 A B B , Derby, redundancies, 247 Administrative receivers cal led in at R F S Industries, 57,123 Bombardier buys R F S Industries, Doncaster, 307,423 GEC-A ls thom acquires major interest in L inke-Hofmann-Busch, 421 Joint venture, British A e r o s p a c e / R F S ? , 11

Ra t s seen in Underground stations or trains, 458,459,512,513 Ravenscourt Park station, 77 Rayne rs Lane station, 64 Remin iscences of Circle, District and Widened L ines, 433 Revenue control, 402 Rickmansworth station, 322*

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Armrests renamed, and solid construction on 1992 stock, 234 Correct side door enable. 133,244 Destination blind displays , 440,468 Diesel railcars to Chesham & Ongar, 1952, 65,181 Door notices revised to include penalty fares. 187,253 Doors, open on leaving Chalk Farm, 118 Doors, wrong side opening on Central Line, 118 Epping-Ongar shuttle, various ideas, 1956-58, 220 External advert isements ?, 63 Refurbishment programmes, state of progress. 76,185,225,396,483 Refurbishment, 50th train from Rosyth Dockyard, 120 Summary of stock out of serv ice, 31.3.94 & October 94, 225.441

R O L L I N G S T O C K - C H A N G E S AND M O V E M E N T S November 1993, 20,74 December 1993, 74 January 1994. 139 February 1994, 182 March 1994. 223 April 1994, 260 May 1994. 347 J u n e & Ju ly 1994, 391 August, September, October 1994, 477 Worth publishing ?, 181,341,342

R O L L I N G S T O C K - L O C O M O T I V E S Bagnal l , for Brill branch. 427 Battery, L.65 at Liverpool Street, 158* Battery, query on 1985 c lass seen at B R open day. 469 Battery, use by B R , and allocation of B R numbers. 25 Battery, withdrawal of 1985 c lass . 383 Diesel shunters DL81 & DL 83 preserved. 366*,374 S team, 0-6-0 saddle tank at Beckton, 397,518

R O L L I N G S T O C K - S E R V I C E Central Line rail treatment car. 4 2 ' Flat wagon F.386 with cable drum turntable. 158* Hopper wagons to Lavender Line, 354

R O L L I N G S T O C K - S U R F A C E (Modem Types ) A stock, 'keep feet off sea ts ' notices. 59 A stock, interior repaired with cardboard, 60 A stock, official launch of rehabilitation programme, 462 A stock, old and new line diagrams. 60 A stock, poor riding on Met. main line, 254 A stock, rough riding a larms columnist. 422 A stock, suggested uses after CrossRa i l opens. 130 A stock, withdrawals due to metal fatigue in bogies. 58,59,64 C 6 9 , graffiti. 187,313 C 7 7 , without 'No smoking' signs. 77 D, brown inter-car doors, 265,342 D, pilot deep c lean. 443 D, revised whistle position, 188

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R O L L I N G S T O C K - S U R F A C E (Older Types ) Ashbury, restoration by Bluebell Rai lway, 499 Dreadnought (Metropolitan), queries. 135,256 Metropolitan Pullman cars , and 1951 refreshment proposal. 219,220 Perceived performance, F , P , T and 1913/21 stocks. 61 Repl ica District 4-wheel carr iage. 70 T stock, regret that none preserved at L T Museum. 64

R O L L I N G S T O C K - T U B E 1920, Cammel l Laird, scrapping, 174 1956, notes of various policy decisions, 1955-58, 222 1956, train 1000 scrapped. 23 1959, painted train split. 354 1959, roof sealing strips. 443 1960. on Epping-Ongar shuttle, 40*,260 1962, en route to scrapyard. 276* 1962, lively ride between Mile E n d & Stratford, 259 1962, transferred to Northern Line, 187 1967, recent fleet changes. 520 1967, returning from retrofit work. 276* 1967, unsuitable for Northern Line, 304 1972, Fiftieth train refurbished by Babcock Rai l , 303 1972, Mkl, conversion to O P O , 393 1972, recent fleet changes. 520 1973, experimental handrail. 331 1973, rehabilitation programme. 466 1973, sluggish door operation & holes below windows. 255,386 1973, symmetrical no-smoking notices. 427 1973, two double-ended units in same train. 188 1983, 'keep feet off seats ' notices. 60 1983, future uses ?, 68,129,306,518 1992, acoustic bearing. 312 1992, A T P reset apparatus. 481 1992, braking design fault. 310,377 1992, complaints of noise overnight when stabled. 511 1992, defects d iscussed in local newspaper & by L R P C , 54,128 1992, destination displays. 18 1992, digitised public address announcements. 18,175,259 1992, disintegration of bodies, and not maintained , 516 1992, door-opening procedure. 175 1992, effect of manual operation on door opening, 177 1992, flatted wheels. 523 1992, full history & description (report of talk), 399 1992, increased floor height dangerous. 124 1992, note of description in Modern Rai lways, 422 1992, on display at NRM, Yort<, 397 1992, passing 1960 at Loughton, 42* 1992, shedding conductor shoes . 514 1992, source of station announcements. 4 2 5 1992, value of black box and in-cab T V monitors. 117

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R O L L I N G S T O C K - T U B E (continued) Jubi lee Line extension, Northern Line replacement. Northern Line replacement, competitive tenders.

Roving (covering all stations in one day) ,

461 172.173,174,227,378,422,446.459.462

248,249,251,305.313 180,315.343,381

s Scot t ,A , to head NRM, York, 377 Seven Sisters station. 506 Shoreditch station, 125,265.313,327,429,444,465,469 S I G N A L L I N G

Semaphores at Golders Green, 257 Shunt signals, suppression of horizontal red bar. 26 Starting signals clearing when train stops or s lows, 178 Terminal protection, different practices on B R & L T , 213 Three-position upper quadrants for ESB, t r ied at Paddington, 331 Westinghouse frame from Ruislip Gdns. to Bekonscot, 423

Sloane Square station, 311,375,376,377,429,465 S O C I E T Y A C T I V I T I E S

Annual General Meeting, 1994, 152,153,357 Binders for 1993, 194,265 Committee and Officers list, 27,354 Committee Report for 1993 , 150 Computer-designed badge, 406,408* E n d of financial y e a r , 489 Foreign cheques, 88 Payments by cheque, and from abroad, 37 Postal Auction, 193,359,407,444 Report of Meeting, September 1993, corrections, 45 Report of Meeting, October 1993, 31,89 Report of Meeting, October 1993 (Prigmore Memorial), 265 Report of Meeting, November 1993. 82,146 Report of Meeting, December 1993, 147 Rick Griffiths and Colin Smith take over sa les . 272 Rosyth, possible visit, 273 S a l e s Manager, Trevor Baker resigns , 189 Second visit to Aidwych station, and ride on empty stock, 28 Subscription renewals, 37 Underground News, back numbers for sale, 193 Underground News, contents, 69,129,132 Underground News, corrections to January 1994 issue, 89 Underground News, corrections to February 1994 issue, 154 Underground News, corrections to March 1994 issue, 233 Underground News, delays in publication, 199,279,451,489 Underground News, improved typography. 88 Underground News, names of contributors, 476 Understanding the accounts, 356

South Greenford station, 382

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S O C I E T Y A C T I V I T I E S (continued) South Harrow station, 388,517 South Quay station, 144,398 South West Herts Transportation study, 314 South West trains, vandalism on Hounslow loop, 467 South Wimbledon station, 155M62 ,233 South Woodford station, 10.63,227,304,329.383,422,457,514 S P E C I A L T R A I N S

City Centre Rai l Tour, C-stock, 18.9.94., 452 .486 ' C l a s s 20 diesel railtour, 7.5.94, 163,232,238* E a s t London Line 'diner", 10.11.93, 25 Football, present & proposed, 132 Sarah-Siddons-hauled, J a n . or Feb . 1995, 490 Watford-Surrey Quays (football), 2.10.93, 24

St .Paul 's station, 59.316.317 S T A F F

Community Ca re awards after Harrods bomb, 13 Engineering staff move to Canary Wharf, 11,44,57,378 Guards ' watches, 259 Las t steam drivers retire, 376 Management conferences - va lue?, 424 Pay rise of 2 % or 2y2%, 312,381,426.459 Piccadil ly driver fails drugs test, 11 Publications, final Issue of 'Tubeline', 378

Stamford Brook station, 77 Stanmore station, 329 S T A T I O N S

Architecture, effect of Beriin 1928-35 on London ?, 45 C a s h dispensing machines in ticket halls, 379,380,423 Indicators where alternative routes exist, 382 Journey planner panel hinged with speed restriction on back, 398 Lavatories, survey, 512,513 Lighting designed for easy cleaning, 312 Listing applied to 11 more of architectural interest, 311,376,377 Local distinctive symbols, 316,437 Names, apostrophes, and abbreviations on blinds, 336 No funds to replace f ire-hazardous ceiling linings, 62 Northern Line, southern end, refurtjishment, 461 Notices, when ticket office c losed, 129 Nursery provision ? , 12 Reducing sl ipperiness of terrazzo floors, 328,383 Removal of line names from street canopies, 258 Signs, errors in wording, 188*,234,236* Some refurbishment and escalator renewal to continue, 305 Traffic, heaviest, 312 Yel low lines on platforms for high speed trains, 77,187

Stone reliefs on L T sys tem, 324 Stonehenge, electric railway proposal, 522 Stratford station, 461,466

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S T R I K E S A S L E F ballot on 2 % pay award , 426 A S L E F withdraws ballot on 5-day week strike, 124 Ballot papers completed, 246 R M T on 272% pay award, 426.459,460,461,512,513 R M T threat re job losses and direct driver recruitment, 116,119,172 R M T , Railtrack signalmen's, 314,315,353,354,380,461

S w i s s Rai lways, charging for telephone travel information, 304

T Telecommunicat ions cables v ia L U L tunnels ? , 121 T E L E V I S I O N

'Gallowglass', three-part B B C ser ies, 258 'Metroland' programmes forthcoming, 78 'Poirot', 1959 Heritage Stock, 304 'The Bill ' made at Northern Line stations, inc. Euston, 17 J a p a n e s e short programmes on Underground, 378 L U R S Q35 T C used for 'Love on a Branch Line', 24

T E L E V I S I O N R E V I E W S 'Going Underground',(Cartton), -69 'Mastermind', on the History of the Par is Metro, 215 •Open Fire' , 510 'Secret Sen/ ice ' (plain-clothes monitoring of LU) , 252,295

Temple station, 474 T E R R O R I S M & S E C U R I T Y A L E R T S

Alerts at Acton Town & Barons Court, 29.9.93 , 23 Alerts at Knightsbridge & Richmond, 19.12.93, 78 Bank and Monument, planned bombs, 3.2.92. 250 Bomb hoaxes, member of Trave l Enquiry unit arrested, 118 Central & Northern Line alerts, 21.12.93, 57 Heathrow, 9,11 & 13.3.94, 232 Liverpool Street post-tx)mbing reconstruction completed, 306

T h a m e s Tunnel proposals (south of Royal Docks) , 103,227 T H A M E S L I N K

Bedford-Streatham trains, possible serv ice modifications, 128 Presentation on developments, 430 Projection of Blackfr iars trains to City Thamesl ink, 128 S t .Panc ras station box, 466 Thamesl ink 2000 supported by local authorities, 306 Withdrawal of Guildford serv ice, 62

Theydon Bois station, 16 T I C K E T S

Credit card acceptance for issues, 383 Smartcards being tested, 124,170,188 Travelcard publicity by Big B e n masks , 118 Travelcards, pre-excessing facility, 129

T I M E T A B L E S AND T R A I N S E R V I C E S Bakerioo Line - W T T No. 15, 29.5.94, 284

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Central, Circ le, Hammersmith lines, Netting Hill carnival 1994, 41 Circle and Hammersmith L ines - W T T No.5, 29.5.94, 2£ Circle Line panhandle service unlikely to be repeated, 6 District Line - W T T No. 119, 29.5.94, 2£ E a s t London Line - W T T No.4, 29.5.94, 2g Jubilee Line - W T T No. 12, 27.3.94, 2C Jubi lee Line - W T T No. 13, 29.5.94, 2fi Metropolitan Line - V m No,300, 29.5.94, 286,426 Metropolitan Line, train withdrawn from T T for engineering mods. 44 Metropolitan, leaf-fall. 26.11.94, 453,51 Night serv ices, 32 Northern Line, earlier first Sunday train v ia C X , 14 Northern Line, planned improvements, 1995/6, 32 Numbers of trains scheduled for service on all lines. 29 Piccadilly Line - W T T No.28, 29.5.94, 28 Piccadil ly, last from Heathrow on Sundays . 12 Sunday service comparisons, 6 Underground night serv ices, proposed revisions, 123,12 Victoria Line - W T T No.24, 27.3.94, 20 Victoria Line, July 1994, 42 Waterloo & City Line - W T T No. 1, 5.4.94, 200,20 Worthing timetables apparently no longer sold, 6

Tokyo, impressions of underground railways. 17 Tooting Bee station, 9 3 M 5 7 M 6 Tooting Broadway station. 145,161,186,25 T R A C K

Negative rail in crossovers, 13 New layout at Newbury Pari<, 30 Staff being reduced in renewals department, 17

Transport Partnership Fund, proposed, 51 Travel Enquir ies, R O U T E S system, 431,46 Tree removal, Stanmore line, 45 Tunnelling, study of ground settlement & buildings, 30 Tunnels, south of Old St. , relining with stainless steel, 52,30 Turnham Green station, 12 Turnpike Lane station, 43 T Y N E & W E A R M E T R O

Strike cal led off, October 1993, 1 Summary of recent changes, including serv ices, 4

u U N D E R G R O U N D T I C K E T I N G S Y S T E M

Gate developments, 405,423,45 Machines to issue tickets for extensions to zones, 378,46 •Neariy all 277 stations to have gates', 31 Plans for gates at 12 extra stations, 304,313,444,457,46

Underground's Lost Connections - correspondence, 64,33 Union Surplus Lands Co. , minutes held at G L R O , 6

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Escalator deficiency in original planning, 20 F ree ice cream, 249,305,306 Twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations, 247

Victoria station, 172.460 V I D E O R E V I E W S

Docklands Light Rai lway, 165 Merseyside Memories No.2 - Loop & Link Rai lways, 166 The E y e of the Driver (Bakerioo Line), 305,508

w Wanstead station, 316,422 War Theme Museum, with mock up of shelter station, 26 Warren Street station, 304 Washington, D C , 1861. 464 Waterioo & City and Underground Extensions RIy.Ltd., 265 W A T E R L O O & C I T Y L INE

Alleged ' leaves on line', 117 Commuting experiences, 5,01 Developments to July 1994, 351,352,353 Four units covered in graffiti on 14.3.94, 232 General description of infrastructure, sen/ ices, rolling stock, 202 Rev ised train workings, 484 Rolling stock developments, 398 Stations, trains & serv ices in N S E ' s last days, 104 Train departures made public, 78 Transfer to L U L (Central Line) 18,78,120,175,202,248,258,306,341,431 Travolator tunnel, and other corrections, 336

Waterioo station, 329,353,458,465,475 Watkins, Dr.Alan, not to be Chai rman, L R T , 169,229,230,240 Wembley Central station, 430 Wembley Pari< station, 68,331,334,461 West Brompton station, 62,117,353 West Hampstead station, 385,387 West Kensington (West) signalbox & tracks, 137,322*,325 West Kensington station, 468 Westminster station, 282,453,470 Whist les to despatch trains from stations, 71,256 White City station, 329 Whitechapel station, 253 Willesden Junction station, 124 Wood Green station, 232 Woodford station, 11,63,227,422,511,514 Woolwich, study of cross-r iver rail tunnel, 103,227

Compi led by D e s m o n d C r o o m e . 31 .12 .94 .

550

CREDITED ARTICLES - 1994 I s s u e P a g e Tit le Author

385 3 Proposal to c lose Epping-Ongar section of Centra! Line John Crowhurst 385 9 Commemorat ive Plaques, Group 4 {since 1990) Desmond Croome 385 28 Second L U R S visit to Aidwych branch, 27.9.93. Tony Will iams 386 45 London & Berl in: who copied whom? Alan A. J a c k s o n 386 49 London Underground Publicity Trevor Baker 387 106 London Underground Publicity Trevor Baker 387 109 CrossRa i l - your questions unanswered J a m e s Llewellyn 387 111 Subway brings poetry underground Beth J . Harpaz 388 163 C l a s s 20 Railtour on the Met. Chr is Stevenson 391/2 300 An Alphabet of T .O.T . Desmond Croome 391/2 301 B R stock movements to Rickmansworth David Smith 391/2 316 The Lonely Archer (Eas t Finchley) Peter Bancroft 391/2 325 West Kensington West (signal cabin) Alan A. J a c k s o n 393 370 Trouble near Edgware J.HIIIman 393 371 Dudden Hill Lane bridge Dilwyn Chambers 393 374 Preservation of diesel shunters DL81/83 Steve Ell ingham 395 452 City Centre Railtour Steve Ell ingham 396 494 Last trains on the Ongar branch, 30.9.94. Phil Wieland 396 495 T h e end of the Aidwych branch, 30.9.94. S teve Ell ingham 396 499 The Bluebell Rai lway Ashbury stock Steve Ell ingham 396 501 Commuting is alive and well on T h e Drain' Victor Badman 396 505 London Undergound Publicity Trevor Baker

SOCIETY DIARY - 1994 - LIST OF MEETINGS Date Ti t le S p e a k e r R e v i e w

14 January Underground C ine film from the 1970's L e s G o l l l n g s 189 11 February Rev iew of the Underground in 1993 F red Ivey 190 11 March Redisplay of London Transport Museum Mark Dennlson -18 March Annual Genera l Meeting 357

8 April The Central Line Project Derek Wilks 399 13 May Protecting the Revenue NIckAgnew 402 10 June London Underground Design Paul Moss -8 Ju ly Northern Line Maintenance Maurice Poole -

12 August Have dog - will travel Angus McKenzie -9 September A stock refurbishment at A B B Derby Bel ts ,Dobson.Heys -

14 October Thirty Y e a r s of Playing Tra ins Roger Paddison -20 October Introducing a new tramway (Prigmore Mem.) Roger J o n e s -11 November John Fowler-VIct.Engineer-London Und. Michael Chr imes -9 December Signalling on the London Underground Brian Ammann -

Da te

LIST OF SOCIETY VISITS AND TOURS V e n u e Repor t

551

25 May Upminster depot 23 J u n e Ruislip depot for 'Transplant' 6 Ju ly Stonebridge Pari< depot 20 Sept. Lots Road power station

LIBRARY EVENINGS 1994 Held at 62 Beauva l Road, Dutwich, London, S E 2 2 8UQ

Monday 18 April Wednesday 30 November

ISSUE NUMBERS, PAGES, DATES, NEWSFLASHES ETC I ssue Date P a g e s Newsf lashes From the Letters Points of Tai l No. 1994

P a g e s Papers Interest P ieces

385 January 1- 40 1/94-19/94 10 14 - 38 386 February 41 92 20/94-32/94 52 63 58 90 387 March 93-156 33/94-44/94 116 129 125 -

388 April 157-196 45/94-61/94 168 175 174 -

389 May 197-236 62/94-71/94 227 234 390 J u n e 237-276 72/94-77/94 245 254 252 -

391/2 Ju l /Aug. 277-364 78/94-89/94 303 332 329 362 393 September 365-408 90/94-107/94 376 383 - -394 October 409-448 108/94-121/94 421 432 426 446 395 November 449-488 122/94-129/94 457 467 463 396 December 489-523 130/94-131/94 511 516 524

PAST-PRESIDENTS 1966- 67 Alan A. J a c k s o n 1980-81 1967- 68 H.V.Boriey 1981-82 1968- 69 Desmond F . Croome 1982-83 1969- 70 C . R . L . C o I e s 1983-84 1970- 71 Norman E.W.Ful ler 1984-85 1971- 72 Char les E . Lee 1985-86 1972- 73 J o e S . Brook Smith 1986-87 1973- 74 Char ies F. Klapper 1987-88 1974- 75 Harry Paa r 1988-89 1975- 76 Sir John Bet jeman 1989-90 1976- 77 John R. Day 1990-91 1977- 78 J . G raeme Bruce 1991-92 1978- 79 Eddie A. Allchin 1992-93 1979- 80 Gordon H. Hafter 1993-94

Peter R. Davis Dennis F . Edwards Dr. Tony M. Ridley B. John Prigmore Alan J . Barter Peter D. Stephens W.R. ('Bill') C larke Michael A. Fopp Piers R. Connor W. J a c k W y s e Oliver Green N.P.Agnew R . E . B a y m a n B .R .J .Hardy