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Re: Rain floods London Tube Stations

Tony Chung — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:53:04 GMT

... Even at the top of a staircase? TC

Re: Jubilee Line closure [was Re: [TG] Smitham station - Possible ne

Richard Randall — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:36:26 GMT

A Number of things to add to this Jubillee line finchley road to stanmore was last resigned in the 1970's closing the boxes at Stanmore, wembley park,

Re: Rain floods London Tube Stations

Simon Smiler — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:08:31 GMT

a side ramp with steps built around, as I've seen done in London - Broadgate / Liverpool St Stn area. Simon ... From: Peter Relf To: tubegroup@yahoogroups.com

Re: Rain floods London Tube Stations

Chris McKenna — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:07:55 GMT

... A step-up certainly couldn't, but what about a shallow-gradient ramp? It would require more hoizontal space, but would do the job just as well. ... Chris

Re: Rain floods London Tube Stations

Peter Relf — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:01:07 GMT

Yes, could be done in some places, but would take a lot of space, as would require a wheelchair ramp on both sides, and the slope has to be quite shallow on

Re: Rain floods London Tube Stations

Simon Smiler — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:53:35 GMT

Peter, This type of 'protective wall' to prevent flooding could feature ramps, and not just steps, if required. Simon ... From: Peter Relf To:

Re: Jubilee Line closure [was Re: [TG] Smitham station - Possible ne

Simon Smiler — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:48:39 GMT

some closures have seen me cancel plans to go out, as travelling via replacement bus stuck in traffic is a positive disincentive to travel, and going by car

Re: Rain floods London Tube Stations

Peter Relf — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:18:50 GMT

" in Singapore, where this type of rain is very common, the policy is to protect all entrances to anything which goes below ground (eg: station entrances, foot

Re: Rain floods London Tube Stations

Simon Smiler — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:55:49 GMT

sounds almost like fun - a new feature / attraction on the railway - a waterfall! Simon ... From: To:

Re: Rain floods London Tube Stations

Simon Smiler — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:46:25 GMT

I understand that in Singapore, where this type of rain is very common, the policy is to protect all entrances to anything which goes below ground (eg: station

Re: Rain floods London Tube Stations

ed.elloway@... — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:04:43 GMT

Hi there, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8139435.stm ... True. Yesterday's deluge was quite exceptional though. At Paddington mainline station (a

Jubilee Line closure [was Re: [TG] Smitham station - Possible new na

ed.elloway@... — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:01:30 GMT

Hi there, ... I don't know exactly what the closures are for, but then I never bother to investigate. I tend to assume (perhaps naively?) that they are

Re: Underground Renamings

Peter Mugridge — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:42:21 GMT

Yes, I do this if I'm only going to the vicinity of Trafalgar Square or The Strand. And on the way home from across London, if I'm not in a hurry, I will often

Re: Rain floods London Tube Stations

Peter Mugridge — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:33:13 GMT

A question about this - given that it is a fairly regular event these days, would it not be worth the cost of putting grid covered perimeter drains around all

Re: Smitham station - Possible new name Coulsdon Town - Jubilee Line

David Orchard — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:15:57 GMT

Mike W - Many thanks for this - I got it to download ok with a bit of URL stitching ! A more serious TubeGroup topic has come up in today's papers - the