On Sep 9, 4:53 pm, Mizter T wrote:
On 9 Sep, 16:33, MIG wrote:





On Sep 9, 4:22 pm, Mizter T wrote:

On 9 Sep, 15:54, Tom Anderson wrote:

On Sun, 9 Sep 2007, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(John Rowland) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

There were other considerations at Euston. The original City & South
London platform at Euston was an island in a wide tunnel. They were
dangerous and have all now gone except at one of the Clapham stations.

Errrr.... two of the Clapham stations, surely?

Probably. I never go there and was writing from memory only.

I do, and can tell you North and Common are both still narrow island
platforms. South isn't. Don't know about anything south of there.

tom

Clapham North and Clapham Common are the only two surviving
subterranean true island platforms on the whole Underground network.

I'm not someone who gets disconcerted by such things normally, but I
must admit I still find it a bit odd to be on those narrow platforms
when both a northbound and southbound train hurtle in to the station
at the same time. Probably something to do with the likely possibility
of me having just imbibed a Piña Colada.

I'm tempted to say they're worth a visit, though I'd think that some
of you might want to do something else having gone as far as Clapham.
You could always indulge in "a moment of madness" if that is your
wont ;-)-

There are some on the "sub-surface" lines though, and plenty above
ground.

I don't really understand why it seems more dangerous underground than
on the surface, given that the only additional escape route above
ground is still the other side of the tracks.

If it's just the narrowness of the platforms that matters, then that's
fair enough. Has anyone got figures on the width of island platforms
all around LU?

I believe one of the problems at Angel (and presumably elsewhere) was
that the platforms got quite crowded. I guess the passenger numbers at
the Claphams aren't so severe - nonetheless I bet that the staff at
both stations are very much on the ball when it comes to monitoring
the situation.

No figures for platform width, I can only offer links to some
photos...

Clapham Commonhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/aderowbotham/87781920/http://www.flickr.com/photos/hedgiecc/265147613/http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicohogg/388308347/

Clapham Northhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/ollycourtney/232075853/http://www.flickr.com/photos/wetwebwork/150244846/http://www.flickr.com/photos/wetwebwork/150245689/

And the other benefit of Clapham North is that it makes you wiser...http://www.flickr.com/photos/68521817@N00/865518114/


From those photos, they do seem to be narrower than, say, Edgware
Road. Would be interesting to have figures though.