London Transport (uk.transport.london) Discussion of all forms of transport in London.

 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #19   Report Post  
Old October 31st 04, 03:47 PM posted to uk.transport.london
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity at LondonBanter: Oct 2004
Posts: 62
Default Trivia: Hook Underpass (Ace of Spades)

"Martin Underwood" wrote in message

"Troy Steadman" wrote in message
news:fdc7a8b752b707a4555becb9c9f5bbf9.125090@mygat e.mailgate.org...
"Paul Terry" wrote in message


Ah! Was it road heating to stop ice formation?


Yes indeedy powered by two generators one either side of the road.


Ah! So it wasn't the device itself (the road heating) that was noisy. It was
merely the means of powering it. I was going to suggest something along
these lines but I thought "that's not noisy". If they'd powered it from the
National Grid then it would have been silent.


If it had been on the National Grid it wouldn't have been such a
bleedin' stupid idea. Presumably the generators were behind doors at the
roadside (I can't be bothered to drive the massive round journey to have
a quick glimpse), in which case whoever had the job of switching them on
would have to park in the underpass twice.

Or is there a pedestrian access?

(My info so far is from "Hook Remembered" and "Hook Remembered Again" by
Mark Davison).



--
Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Strand Underpass John Rowland London Transport 5 October 5th 06 11:21 AM
Missed the bus heading towards Hook? Troy Steadman London Transport 8 November 3rd 04 09:40 PM
Obscure dictionary trivia Mark Brader London Transport 31 October 5th 04 03:02 PM
What? Kingsway underpass? Simon Harvey London Transport 2 May 22nd 04 06:57 PM
A13 - Prince Regent Lane underpass now open Dr. Sunil London Transport 0 November 25th 03 01:22 PM


All times are GMT. The time now is 07:09 AM.

Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 London Banter.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about London Transport"

 

Copyright © 2017