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Which disaster that took place in what is now (and maybe was then,
I won't be specific) a part of the London Underground system is mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "It's the almost correct solutions that are the most dangerous..." -- Dave Eisen |
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"Mark Brader" wrote in message
... Which disaster that took place in what is now (and maybe was then, I won't be specific) a part of the London Underground system is mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary? Wild guess - the blowout on the contruction of the Thames Tunnel which nearly killed IK Brunel. -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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"Mark Brader" wrote in message
Which disaster that took place in what is now (and maybe was then, I won't be specific) a part of the London Underground system is mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary? Google suggests the London Underground has been mercifully spared too many disasters - not sure where "accident" finishes and "disaster" starts mind you... The crush at Bethnal Green and the wartime bombing of the other "B" stations... Moorgate, Kings Cross... Are there others? I would have expected some diastrous tunnel fires under steam traction. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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"Troy Steadman" wrote in message
news:c2bc7cec8cdadcff53954fa8985c15c7.125090@mygat e.mailgate.org... not sure where "accident" finishes and "disaster" starts mind you... Privatisation. -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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John Rowland wrote:
"Troy Steadman" wrote in message news:c2bc7cec8cdadcff53954fa8985c15c7.125090@mygat e.mailgate.org... not sure where "accident" finishes and "disaster" starts mind you... Privatisation. But privatisation wasn't an accident. It was quite deliberate and a total disaster (for the Treasury). |
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Piccadilly Pilot wrote:
John Rowland wrote: "Troy Steadman" wrote in message news:c2bc7cec8cdadcff53954fa8985c15c7.125090@mygat e.mailgate.org... not sure where "accident" finishes and "disaster" starts mind you... Privatisation. But privatisation wasn't an accident. It was quite deliberate and a total disaster (for the Treasury). That was supposed to read somewhat humourously, I'm not sure it worked. |
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On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 08:51:44 +0000 (UTC), "Troy Steadman"
wrote: "Mark Brader" wrote in message Which disaster that took place in what is now (and maybe was then, I won't be specific) a part of the London Underground system is mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary? Google suggests the London Underground has been mercifully spared too many disasters - not sure where "accident" finishes and "disaster" starts mind you... The crush at Bethnal Green and the wartime bombing of the other "B" stations... Bamden Town? Bambeth North??? Barble Arch???? Brafalgar square????? -- Nick Cooper [Carefully remove the detonators from my e-mail address to reply!] The London Underground at War: http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/...ra/lu/tuaw.htm 625-Online - classic British television: http://www.625.org.uk 'Things to Come' - An Incomplete Classic: http://www.thingstocome.org.uk |
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"Troy Steadman" wrote in message news:c2bc7cec8cdadcff53954fa8985c15c7.125090@mygat e.mailgate.org... "Mark Brader" wrote in message Which disaster that took place in what is now (and maybe was then, I won't be specific) a part of the London Underground system is mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary? Google suggests the London Underground has been mercifully spared too many disasters - not sure where "accident" finishes and "disaster" starts mind you... The crush at Bethnal Green and the wartime bombing of the other "B" stations... Moorgate, Kings Cross... Are there others? I would have expected some diastrous tunnel fires under steam traction. The way the question is posed indicates that it is not a London Underground disaster, as the OP says he does not know whether it was part of the Underground at that time, but it is now. Besides, I don't have an OED to check. Marcus |
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Mark Brader:
Which disaster that took place in what is now (and maybe was then, I won't be specific) a part of the London Underground system is mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary? Marcus Fox: The way the question is posed indicates that it is not a London Underground disaster, as the OP says he does not know whether it was part of the Underground at that time ... I didn't say I didn't know; I said I wasn't saying. -- Mark Brader | "People tend to assume that things they don't know Toronto | about are either safe or dangerous or useless, | depending on their prejudices." -- Tim Freeman |
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