"Mizter T" wrote in message
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Richard J. wrote:

Mizter T wrote:

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Of course if you walk it you'll be treated to some great view over
the river as you cross one of the two Hungerford Millennium
footbridges.

They're not Millennium bridges. You're perhaps thinking of that
interesting suspension bridge downstream. The bridges are officially
the Golden Jubilee Bridges.

Of course they are, your correction is appreciated. Though I am
thinking of the pair of Hungerford footbridges and not the
no-longer-wobbly Millenium Bridge.

I'm pretty certain they have some Millennium connection - were they not
a Millennium project, funded by the Millenium Commission?

However for reasons unknown my memory suggests that they were once
given the provisional moniker of the "Hungerford Millennium Bridges"
and were renamed to the Golden Jubilee Bridges given that they were
late for the Millennium. Given that I can find scant reference to
support this it seems I must have made it up.

http://www.lusas.com/case/bridge/hungerford.html
http://www.integer-software.co.uk/so...footbridge.htm
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"Mizter T" wrote in message
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What do you think is the most scenic route on the tube? Is it the
Amersham
bit of the Metropolitain line?

It's only a short section, but Croxley to Watford on the Met., passing
over the GUC is quite pleasant.


Although between Chalfont & Latimer and Chesham its the longest gap
between
two stations. And the shortest I think is between Herons Quays and Canary
Wharf.

Herons Quay to Canary Wharf may be on the Underground map but it ain't
on the Underground.


Ok then whats the shortest distance on the Underground?

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What do you think is the most scenic route on the tube? Is it
the Amersham bit of the Metropolitain line?

It's only a short section, but Croxley to Watford on the Met.,
passing over the GUC is quite pleasant.


Although between Chalfont & Latimer and Chesham its the longest
gap between two stations. And the shortest I think is between Herons
Quays
and Canary Wharf.

Herons Quay to Canary Wharf may be on the Underground map but it
ain't on the Underground.


Ok then whats the shortest distance on the Underground?

Leicester Square to Covent Garden, 0.16 mile (0.26 km).

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Richard J.
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Herons Quay to Canary Wharf may be on the Underground map but it ain't
on the Underground.


Ok then whats the shortest distance on the Underground?

I know they're not the shortest, but some of the DLR ones must be
pretty close, down near Canary Wharf. They're amazingly close... Anyone
know the distances?

On 8 Jan 2007 15:12:22 -0800, "Keith Raeburn"
wrote:


asdf wrote:
Acton Town Plt 5

Where's that?

On the north side of the station, next to the eastbound District line
platform. Now has advertising hoarings built over part of the trackbed.
There is/used to be a view of the platform area from the eastern of the
two footbridges, showing the stairs down and the platform still extant,
although the rebuilding work currently taking place at Acton Town may
now prevent this. The platform used to serve the District shuttle to
South Acton.

Oh, the TABWTKB.

"SamB" wrote in message
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Herons Quay to Canary Wharf may be on the Underground map but it ain't
on the Underground.


Ok then whats the shortest distance on the Underground?

I know they're not the shortest, but some of the DLR ones must be
pretty close, down near Canary Wharf. They're amazingly close... Anyone
know the distances?


Just read this on Wikipedia

"The distance from West India Quay DLR to Canary Wharf DLR is just 0.08
miles, the shortest distance on the entire London Underground and Docklands
Light Railway system."

Richard J. wrote:

wrote:

"Mizter T" wrote in message
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wrote:

Although between Chalfont & Latimer and Chesham its the longest
gap between two stations. And the shortest I think is between Herons
Quays
and Canary Wharf.


Herons Quay to Canary Wharf may be on the Underground map but it
ain't on the Underground.


Ok then whats the shortest distance on the Underground?


Leicester Square to Covent Garden, 0.16 mile (0.26 km).

Enbankment to Charing Cross on the Northern Line can't be much longer
either, but I don't know how far it is.

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Olof Lagerkvist
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Paul Corfield wrote:

I prefer the view from Waterloo Bridge which is one of my favourite London views.


Paul

Which line of the *Underground* is Waterloo Bridge on??

Ian

(Admits to having been round the Underground in a day, but not seeing
this bit...!!)

In article . com, SamB
writes
I know they're not the shortest, but some of the DLR ones must be
pretty close, down near Canary Wharf. They're amazingly close... Anyone
know the distances?

Yes: they're on my web site.

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On 9 Jan 2007 02:48:33 -0800, "Ian Rivett" wrote:


Paul Corfield wrote:

I prefer the view from Waterloo Bridge which is one of my favourite London views.


Paul

Which line of the *Underground* is Waterloo Bridge on??

None AFAIK.
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Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!