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Have just looked up on Wikipedia about the Waterloo + City line, some of it is quite fascinating.

We've not been on that line before as in reality it is a bit useless to us, but at only 1.4 miles its an easy one "for the bag"

Not that were up for the tube challenge, but to ride on the odd line from end to end seems appealing.

Hmm must get a life. (Lol)

Quote: Originally posted by Shirley + Steve on 26/11/2008

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we are currently looking at websites at ghost or unused London Underground Stations, we where in London in October and enjoyed looking at the different Stations and its gone from there really. So we are going again in december to have a mooch around.  Does anyone else have strange interests?

Looking forward to spring time for more weekends away.

Shirley

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Just read this post and thought this gallery would be off interest to you.

Not mine! as much as i wish i was this creative! i stumbled across a few years back still have it bookmarked.

Some amazing photos of the underground. cleary some have been retouched in photoshop! and some great pics of some old unused stations with ancient posters on the walls..

anyhow enjoy!

http://winstainforth10.foliosnap.com/?goto=galleries

Thank you all for additonal info, we went to London 2nd time at the new year had a fab time, the underground is remarkable. The web site links have been great to look at and we appreciate your help.

Shirley

Quote: Originally posted by milemuncher on 17/1/2009

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Have just looked up on Wikipedia about the Waterloo + City line, some of it is quite fascinating.

We've not been on that line before as in reality it is a bit useless to us, but at only 1.4 miles its an easy one "for the bag"

Not that were up for the tube challenge, but to ride on the odd line from end to end seems appealing.

Hmm must get a life. (Lol)

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The drain was run as part of British Rail, basically as an extension of the commuter railway into Waterloo across to the city of London.  There is a lift to get the cars to the surface.  This was connected to the mainline railway so that the trains from the drain could run on the surface lines when they needed to go to the depot for major overhaul.  This was lost when the station was rebuilt to take Eurostar.  After that, road transport was used.  The trains were some of the oldest in the country, built just before the war by the Southern Railway & still in use into the '90s.  It is now branded as part of London Underground.

Steve.

Me too!

Quote: Originally posted by Fudge59 on 27/1/2009

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Going off on a tangent slightly, they have old underground trains on the Island Line, on the Isle of Wight;  well worth a trip if you're over there.

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You are right, I think they are ex LT 1938 stock.  They were brought in about 15 years ago to  replace the oldest stock in regular use on BR, that was also ex LT stock from the 1920's!  That was taken over to the island when the line was rationalised & electrified in the '60s.  Tube stock had to be used rather than normal stock, due to limited clearanc in bridges.  Look here.

Steve.