Barry Salter wrote:
Dave Arquati wrote:

How bizarre - Lillie Bridge depot is controlled by JNP although access
is to, from and for the SSL!


That *may* date back to ye olden days when Lillie Bridge was the
Piccadilly Line depot. Or I could be talking out of my rear end

You should stand up, your voice is muffled ;-)))

Lillie Bridge is controlled by JNP because it is one of the homes of
TransPlant, the supplier of most of the engineering kit used for
infrastructure maintenance and renewal. Conveniently enough, TransPlant
is part of Infraco JNP!

umpston wrote:
British Museum has had, I believe, no access from above since the

Is there physically no access in the sense of concrete plugs , or is it
just no official access but there is still a forgotten trapdoor in
someones cellar with a rusty padlock on it?

B2003

Olof Lagerkvist wrote:

alex_t wrote:

I wonder, is there any official way to see some closed stations like
Aldwych or destroyed ones like British Museum? (for the purpose of
non-commercial photographing by tube enthusiast ;-)

The official LUL Infrastructure Map covers 16 disused stations and a
couple of other probably interesting places on the LUL network.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/downloads...ructureMap.pdf

I notice Shoreditch is still shown. Anyone know if this section of the
ELL still intact or have the tracks been lifted already?

B2003

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Olof Lagerkvist wrote:

alex_t wrote:

I wonder, is there any official way to see some closed stations like
Aldwych or destroyed ones like British Museum? (for the purpose of
non-commercial photographing by tube enthusiast ;-)

The official LUL Infrastructure Map covers 16 disused stations and a
couple of other probably interesting places on the LUL network.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/downloads...ructureMap.pdf

I notice Shoreditch is still shown. Anyone know if this section of the
ELL still intact or have the tracks been lifted already?

B2003


A few weeks ago, the tracks had been cut through and stop lamps fitted just
beyond the Whitechapel platforms, but the track still seemed to be in place
beyond the break as far as I could see...

Paul

Boltar wrote:
umpston wrote:
British Museum has had, I believe, no access from above since the

Is there physically no access in the sense of concrete plugs , or is it
just no official access but there is still a forgotten trapdoor in
someones cellar with a rusty padlock on it?

B2003

The original building was demolished in (I think) the 1980s and a
modern office block is now on the site. I would guess the original
tunnels and shafts leading from the platforms would have first been
plugged and sealed at platform level and then anything above that level
obliterated by demolition of the old building and construction of the
foundations for the new one.

But I believe there was also a ventilation shaft - perhaps this is
still there.

In the old building next door to the station site there is a very nice
pancake restaurant called 'My Old Dutch'. I once heard a rumour that
trains are audible from the basement loos but I've never been able to
hear them.

umpston wrote:
alex_t wrote:
I wonder, is there any official way to see some closed stations like
Aldwych or destroyed ones like British Museum? (for the purpose of
non-commercial photographing by tube enthusiast ;-)

LT museum used to do occasional tours of Aldwych and Down St. but not
in recent years. Some say this is for 'security' reasons; others have
said it is due to Health & Safety considerations - these places are,
after all, dark dirty and dangerous. So I guess your options are
getting a track/tunnel maintenance job or hiring Aldwych station -
which is frequently used for filming.

Aldwych station also used to be used as an art gallery; I can
definitely remember an exhibition happening there around 1995/96. This
was, of course, only shortly after the closure, so the station may no
longer be suitable for that sort of thing.

Patrick

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umpston writes
In the old building next door to the station site there is a very nice
pancake restaurant called 'My Old Dutch'. I once heard a rumour that
trains are audible from the basement loos but I've never been able to
hear them.

I have.

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Paul Scott wrote:

I notice Shoreditch is still shown. Anyone know if this section of the
ELL still intact or have the tracks been lifted already?

A few weeks ago, the tracks had been cut through and stop lamps fitted
just beyond the Whitechapel platforms, but the track still seemed to be in
place beyond the break as far as I could see...

Looking from the line into Liverpool Street ths week the tracks appear to
still be there at the station itself.

wrote:

Aldwych station also used to be used as an art gallery; I can
definitely remember an exhibition happening there around 1995/96. This
was, of course, only shortly after the closure, so the station may no
longer be suitable for that sort of thing.

I went to one in 2003, although it was very dark in some parts.

wrote:
On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:33:16 GMT, Olof Lagerkvist wrote:



The official LUL Infrastructure Map covers 16 disused stations and a
couple of other probably interesting places on the LUL network.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/downloads...ructureMap.pdf


which I see is dated 21 March 2001.

Yes, but it is still useful to find out about disused stations and
sections of the LUL network. (But it does not include Shoreditch as
disused of course.)

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