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Apr 24th 2005 | 9:42 pm
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Re: London Underground - was Re: Subway Dubai
Keith W <[email protected]> wrote:
> > And the longest line?
> >
>
> Probably the Central line which is 74 km (46 miles), has 49 stations and
> a train every 2.5 minutes at peak.
>
> Keith
Does that include the (disused I think) Ongar-Epping branch?
ISTR that the longest-extending line is the Metropolitan, that goes 30
miles or so northwest from Central London.
In Paris, the longest line is the 13 (Châtillon to Saint-Denis and
Asnières), over 22 km, folowed closely by Line 8.
The shortest is Line 3bis: 1,2 km and 4 stations!
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> > And the longest line?
> >
>
> Probably the Central line which is 74 km (46 miles), has 49 stations and
> a train every 2.5 minutes at peak.
>
> Keith
Does that include the (disused I think) Ongar-Epping branch?
ISTR that the longest-extending line is the Metropolitan, that goes 30
miles or so northwest from Central London.
In Paris, the longest line is the 13 (Châtillon to Saint-Denis and
Asnières), over 22 km, folowed closely by Line 8.
The shortest is Line 3bis: 1,2 km and 4 stations!
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Apr 24th 2005 | 9:53 pm
#152
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Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn
>> I used to do pretty much that every day :-(
>The trains are modern enough, even if it is an old line. The problem is
>overcrowding. I used to get on at South Clapham or Balham, and at
>morning rush hour, there was a train almost every minute, yet you still
>could barely squeeze on.
we have almost certainly been pressed up against one another :-O
I usually went in the rear coach.
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>> I used to do pretty much that every day :-(
>The trains are modern enough, even if it is an old line. The problem is
>overcrowding. I used to get on at South Clapham or Balham, and at
>morning rush hour, there was a train almost every minute, yet you still
>could barely squeeze on.
we have almost certainly been pressed up against one another :-O
I usually went in the rear coach.
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Apr 24th 2005 | 10:32 pm
#153
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"Stanislas de Kertanguy" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Keith W <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > And the longest line?
>> >
>> Probably the Central line which is 74 km (46 miles), has 49 stations and
>> a train every 2.5 minutes at peak.
>> Keith
> Does that include the (disused I think) Ongar-Epping branch?
No it's from West Ruislip to Epping
> ISTR that the longest-extending line is the Metropolitan, that goes 30
> miles or so northwest from Central London.
To Amersham, which is probably the furthest point out from
central London
> In Paris, the longest line is the 13 (Châtillon to Saint-Denis and
> Asnières), over 22 km, folowed closely by Line 8.
> The shortest is Line 3bis: 1,2 km and 4 stations!
Shortest line on the London Underground is the Waterloo and City
wiich is 2.1km long with only 2 stations, Bank and Waterloo
Keith
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> Keith W <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > And the longest line?
>> >
>> Probably the Central line which is 74 km (46 miles), has 49 stations and
>> a train every 2.5 minutes at peak.
>> Keith
> Does that include the (disused I think) Ongar-Epping branch?
No it's from West Ruislip to Epping
> ISTR that the longest-extending line is the Metropolitan, that goes 30
> miles or so northwest from Central London.
To Amersham, which is probably the furthest point out from
central London
> In Paris, the longest line is the 13 (Châtillon to Saint-Denis and
> Asnières), over 22 km, folowed closely by Line 8.
> The shortest is Line 3bis: 1,2 km and 4 stations!
Shortest line on the London Underground is the Waterloo and City
wiich is 2.1km long with only 2 stations, Bank and Waterloo
Keith
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Apr 24th 2005 | 10:54 pm
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Keith W <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Shortest line on the London Underground is the Waterloo and City
> wiich is 2.1km long with only 2 stations, Bank and Waterloo
Paradoxically, it is one of the longer distances between two stations in
central London.
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> Shortest line on the London Underground is the Waterloo and City
> wiich is 2.1km long with only 2 stations, Bank and Waterloo
Paradoxically, it is one of the longer distances between two stations in
central London.
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Apr 25th 2005 | 6:03 am
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"Keith W" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Probably the Central line which is 74 km (46 miles), has 49 stations and
> a train every 2.5 minutes at peak.
IIRC the Central Line is indeed the longest in terms of possible end-to-end
journey - West Ruislip to Epping.
Alan Harrison
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> Probably the Central line which is 74 km (46 miles), has 49 stations and
> a train every 2.5 minutes at peak.
IIRC the Central Line is indeed the longest in terms of possible end-to-end
journey - West Ruislip to Epping.
Alan Harrison
Apr 25th 2005 | 6:05 am
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"Keith W" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Stanislas de Kertanguy" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:1gvko6s.ye6mzab817llN%stanislas.kertanguyde@l aposte.net...
>> Does that include the (disused I think) Ongar-Epping branch?
> No it's from West Ruislip to Epping
But, strangely enough, mileage on the Underground is stillmeasured from
Ongar!
> Shortest line on the London Underground is the Waterloo and City
> wiich is 2.1km long with only 2 stations, Bank and Waterloo
It gained that record when taken over from BR in 1994, prior to which the
East London Line was shortest.
Alan Harrison
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> "Stanislas de Kertanguy" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:1gvko6s.ye6mzab817llN%stanislas.kertanguyde@l aposte.net...
>> Does that include the (disused I think) Ongar-Epping branch?
> No it's from West Ruislip to Epping
But, strangely enough, mileage on the Underground is stillmeasured from
Ongar!
> Shortest line on the London Underground is the Waterloo and City
> wiich is 2.1km long with only 2 stations, Bank and Waterloo
It gained that record when taken over from BR in 1994, prior to which the
East London Line was shortest.
Alan Harrison
Apr 25th 2005 | 6:55 am
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ALAN HARRISON <[email protected]> wrote:
> IIRC the Central Line is indeed the longest in terms of possible end-to-end
> journey - West Ruislip to Epping.
What's the "longest [...] possible end-to-end journey" on the Circle Line?
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ALAN HARRISON <[email protected]> wrote:
> IIRC the Central Line is indeed the longest in terms of possible end-to-end
> journey - West Ruislip to Epping.
What's the "longest [...] possible end-to-end journey" on the Circle Line?
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Apr 25th 2005 | 7:03 am
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ALAN HARRISON <[email protected]> wrote:
> > No it's from West Ruislip to Epping
> >
> >>
> But, strangely enough, mileage on the Underground is stillmeasured from
> Ongar!
But the tracks are still there, if I'm not mistaken? Might they see
trains again one day?
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> > No it's from West Ruislip to Epping
> >
> >>
> But, strangely enough, mileage on the Underground is stillmeasured from
> Ongar!
But the tracks are still there, if I'm not mistaken? Might they see
trains again one day?
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Apr 25th 2005 | 7:34 am
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"Stanislas de Kertanguy" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> ALAN HARRISON <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > No it's from West Ruislip to Epping
>> >
>> >>
>> But, strangely enough, mileage on the Underground is stillmeasured from
>> Ongar!
> But the tracks are still there, if I'm not mistaken? Might they see
> trains again one day?
Not commercially but the railway has been acquired by a railway
preservation society who are running it as a tourist attraction with
limited sunday service
http://eorailway.co.uk/timetable.htm
Keith
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> ALAN HARRISON <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > No it's from West Ruislip to Epping
>> >
>> >>
>> But, strangely enough, mileage on the Underground is stillmeasured from
>> Ongar!
> But the tracks are still there, if I'm not mistaken? Might they see
> trains again one day?
Not commercially but the railway has been acquired by a railway
preservation society who are running it as a tourist attraction with
limited sunday service
http://eorailway.co.uk/timetable.htm
Keith
