UNDERGROUND NEWS
ISSN 0306-8617
INDEX 2003
Issues 493 - 504
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE LONDON UNDERGROUND RAILWAY SOCIETY INDEX TO 2003 ISSUES OF UNDERGROUND NEWS Air conditioning, woriLondon Underground, 212, 473 Camden Town, 19.10.03, 556-563 Anne Frank Trust Moral Courage Awards, 371 Chancery Lane, 25.01.03, 95-99, 164-166, 200-203 Announcements, digitised, alterations, 369, 484, 485. 579, 599 Chiswick Park, engineers train, 14.06.03, 350, 353 Anti-anns protests, 10/11 09.03, effects on services, 523, 586 Cockfosters Depot, 11 01.03, 107 Anti War March, 15.02.03, effects on services, 170, 219 Cockfosters Depot, 11.04.03, 241 Archway, station naming, 534 Ealing Common Depot, 06.11.02, 8 Areenal Football Club, ground relocation, 276 Ealing Common Depot, 30.11,02, 13 Artworks for All exhibition, 538 Hainault Depot, 13,03,03, 201 Ascinter Otis escalators, 185 Hammersmith, 17,10,03, 556 Ashover Light Railway, 175 incidents since 1985, 563 ASLEF union, Liverpool Street BR, 13,12.63, 335 Ruislip Depot, 05,12,02, 50 Heathrow Express recognition claim, 482 Ruislip Depot, 14.03,03, 201 mandate for strikes questioned, 23 Ruislip Depot, 06,06,03, 352 strike threats over pay scales, 272 Accidents, miscellaneous, Debden, deer hit by train, 12,10,03, 566 threat over attacks on drivere, 314 Accidents, personal. Associated Pressure Vessels (APV), escalator manufacture, 213, 218 Chalk Fann, body found in tunnel, 02.12,02, 50, 140 Attiens Metro, 380 East Finchley, woman struck by train, 20,07.03, 413 Aylesbury, 398* Edgware, drunken man struck by train, 30.05.03, 303 Aylesbury-Quainton Road services, 238, 398*, 400 Finchley Road, person falling between cars, 23.10.03, 568 Finchley Road, person jumping in front of train, 11.10.03, 566 Bakerioo Line, Kilbum, person killed on track, 20.06.03, 355 affected by problems on Railtrack/Networi< Rail, 8,11,12,101,102, 109, 111, 167,170, King's Cross St. Pancras, body in tunnel, 07.03.03, 207 173, 244, 298, 299, 303, 351, 407, 409. 413. 459. 461, 462 Latimer Road, person jumping in front of train, 23.05.03, 301 dismption caused by snow. 30/31.01.03. 101, 102 Mile End, person struck by train, 22.11.02, 11 disruption caused by power failure. 28.08.03. 467 Mile End, person struck by train, 20.01.03, 110 reversal of trains on Bushey curve, 223 pereons under trains, 10, 50, 51, 111, 112, 169-171, 208, 209, 242, 246, 299-301, Tube Guide, 357 351, 353, 356, 409, 412, 458, 460, 465, 520, 523, 565, 566, 568 Baker Street, Royal Oak/Paddington, body on track, 12.11.02, 9 access to News Theatre closed in 1967, 343 Train Operator falling from cab, 601 Bakertoo-^ubilee connection, 402 Wanstead, person hit by train, 18.11.02, 10 escalator replacement completed, 296 Acton Town. 161*, 307* Lost Property Office, refit, 543* first electronic exit gate, in 1965, 339 non-stopping during escalator replacement, 85, 175, 283 Acton Works, 546* passenger alighting after train stopped in error, 284 Addison Road, see Kensington (Olympia) signal computer failure, 169 Advertising, signalling in the 1950s, 527 Abbey National. 393 Balham, dosed by escalator problems, 457 Ariel/Zanussi, in D stock, 391 Bank, cards in W & C stock, 85 escalators destroyed during air raid, 116 Chalk Farm station, 36* exercise to simulate chemical attack, 276, 584, 589 DLR all-over advert cars, 155, 574 model of W & C platforms, 323* Jubilee/Northem Line walkway at Waterioo, 485 new W & C signal installed, 229 ticket gates installed at W & C station, 470, 484 Bank/Monument complex, closed by power failure, 7, 8 Caledonian Road, Bank/Monument interchange, closed by flooding, 300 closed by lack of water, 53 Barbican, new train indicators, 392 closed by lift defects, 462 Barking, provision for both-sides door opening in 1964, 336 Camden Town, Barons Court, 162* derailment, see Northern Line Bayswater, closed following stabbing, 111 northbound track diagram, 557 Beck, Harry, commemorative plaque, 370, 443 plan to use part of station by Metropolitan Police, 140 Begging, call for action by Livingstone, 138 redevelopment scheme, Beijing, metro plans for Olympic Games, 313 booklet, 58 Belsize Park, dosed by lift defects, 50, 207, 241 delays, 67 Berlin U-Bahn, 156, 229, 284 planning application by LUL, 135, 277 Bermondsey, plans condemned, 278, 312 commemorative plaque unveiled, 102, 123* public inquiry, 584 Platform for Art, 17 risk of subsidence claim, 276 problems with platform edge doors, 355, 567 Canada Water, closed by defective fire equipment, 299 Bethnal Green, 1943 disaster, 275, 277 Canary Wharf, Blackfriars, closed by flooding following vandalism, 112 closed by ingress of water from Thames, 244 Block mariter boards, 436 east end entrance, 35*, 285, 541 Bluebell Railway, caniage works, 287* escalators, 311 Bombardier, threat to Derby works, 482, 593 LUL to vacate offices, 313 Book Reviews and Notices, new pedestrian link under constnjction, 449 M-Aboard, 438 Canary Wharf-Westminster, annual multi-modal race, 141 Circle Une. 222 Canning Town, lifts, 311 Down ttie Tube: tfie Battle for London's Underground, 19 Cannon Street, extended opening hours, 7, 414, 494 Focus on: London's Tube - Improving London's Underground, 536 Car partying, new station management contracts, 14 Jubilee Line Extension - From Concept to Completion, 437 Central Line, see also Epping-Ongar line Southern Electric Album, 478 attacks on trains in Northolt area, 378 The Waterloo and City Railway. 581 automatic on-train announcements, new, 579 Borough, British Rail trains in 1960s, 190 closed by lift defects, 55 Chancery Lane derailment, 95-99, 143, 144, 164-166, 200-203, 274, 295 new platform tiling, 484, 518* economic costs to London, 274, 314 station signs, 484, 599 'failure of maintenance procedures' responsible, 314 Bow Church, new canopy, 284, 451* final investigation report and recommendations, 427, 442 Bowker, Richard, major improvement schemes threatened, 139 free tea bar at Stratford, 258, 260* Brillbranch, 22, 131 interim report, 377 British Empire Exhibitions, 1924/25, 174 location of rolling stock, 145 British Transport Police, London Authority report, 440 annual report, 481 London Transport Users Committee report, 510-514, 519-520 authorisation to issue anti-social behaviour orders, 143 LUL press statements, 97, 98, 164 fewer officers available for regular patrols, 140 maintenance opportunities during closure, 374 Tottenham Court Road police station opened, 265 managers rewarded, 445 Bnjnel, Isambard Kingdom, 139 modified rolling stock further damaged, 201 Buckhurst Hill, footbridge safeguarded, 446 publicity leanets/posters, 257, 260*, 261*, 272, 321, 358 Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, 89*, 126* replacement bus services, 96, 165, 197*, 201, 202, 219, 230, 231*, 232*, 248, Aylesbury-Quainton Road service, 238, 398*, 400 257, 260*. 272, 285, 358, 435, 452* steam locomotives relaunched, 103 restoration of services, 164, 201, 203, 248, 257, 261*, 272, 278, 295-296, 312-314, Buses, 321 bus lanes, 313, 380 rolling stock released for service, 279 drivers seeking pay parity with train drivers, 25 rusty rail trains, 165 night, police crime initiative, 585 season ticket refunds, 313 rail replacement, 58, 142, 210, 430, 468, 599 Selfridges vouchers for commuters, 273 Camden Town derailment, 557-558 staff deployment during closure, 374 Chancery Lane derailment, 96, 165, 197*, 201, 202, 219, 230, test trains, 200, 201, 276, 277 231*, 232*, 248, 257, 260*, 272, 435, 452* Cravens 1960 stock, 334 rechargeable, 587 disruption caused by power failure, 28.08.03, 467 tickets not available on buses on some routes, 277 further rolling stock problems reported, 481, 584, 585 Busking, licensed, 136, 138, 264, 294, 378, 380, 440, 532, 587 history (meeting report), 595 Central Line, continued Crime, miscellaneous, continued number plates at east end of line, 63 High Street Kensington, youths fighting, 04.10.12, 565 progress of eastem extensions, 1937-40, 506 Ladbroke Grove, nearby shooting Incident, 18.04.03, 244 rolling stock pre-derai(ment, 190, 203, 225 Leyton, fighting, 04.07.03, 408 rolling stock purchase contracts to be examined, 585 Leyton, person with firearm, 06.01.03, 106 rolling stock withdrawals, 586 Stratford, firearm incident, 22.03.03, 209 video review, 581, 594 Theydon Bois area, amied criminal chased, 28.10.03, 569 wartime use of uncompleted eastem extension tunnels, 496-506, 578, 579 Upney, fighting on train, 09.01.03, 107 Chalk Farni, used in advertisement, 36* U)d3ridge, reported firearms possession, 08,12,02, 51 Chalfont & Latimer, Victoria Line, person pursued in tunnel, 22.02.03, 172 locomotive njn-round In 1927, 68 WhJtechapel, Impact assessment, 445 platform gate closure, 531 Crime, night buses, police initiative, 585 Chancery Lane, derailment, see Central Line Crime, rise in train crime in London, 481 Channel Tunnel Rail Link, 138, 273, 314, 377, 447 Crime, robbery, Chelsea-Hackney line, see Hackney-South West link attempted, Swiss Cottage, 27.02.03,173 Chesham, 359*, 362* Mill Hill East ticket office, 30.06.03, 357, 444 Chiswick Park, derailment, 350, 353 Crime, vandalism, Chiltem Railways, 11, 50, 107, 170, 171, 210, 248, 301, 352, 357, 408, 409, 458 Becontree, 29.12,02, 56 Chorieywood, new fencing, 284 Blackfriars, 28.01.03, 112 Christmas and New Year Travel booklet, 114 Central Line, attacks on trains, 378 Christmas and New Year Underground and DLR services 2002-2003, 40-46 graffiti, affected trains could be kept out of serwce, 589 Circle Une, graffiti, Amersham, 210 disruption caused by power failure, 28.08.03, 466 graffiti, BTP to issue anti-social behaviour orders, 143 glass fibre seat trials in 1967, 472, 578 graffiti, encouraged by website?, 236 history (book review), 222 graffiti, Metropolitan Line, 27 02.03,173 'Party on the Circle Line', 208 graffiti. New Cross Depot, vandals sought by police, 05.04.03, 240 priority over District/H & C in event of rolling stock shortage, 567 graffiti, Northem Line, man arrested, 274 trains tripped' by block of wood on track, 239 graffiti, prosecutions, 24, 264, 378 Clapham Common, closed by flooding, 524 graffiti, Triangle Sidings, 25.12.02, 55 Cline, Roger, 131, 149 graffiti. Triangle Sidings, 01.05.03, 296 CNIM, escalator manufacture, 212 graffiti. White City, vandal chased on to track, 23.11.02, 12 Cockfosters, 307* Royal Oak, 20.02.03, 172 vandalism in car pari<, 244 Ruislip Gardens, 03.06.03, 351 Ceilings, Leslie Ivor, obituary, 492 Cross London Rail Links proposals, 406 Comic Relief 2003, 193, 397* CrossRall, Congestion charging, 24, 26, 274, 277, 313, 379, 417, 585, 589 abandoned routes, 407 Continuing Your Journey From leaflets {LUL), 59, 220 bore holes to be sunk, 26 Continuing Your Journey Fmm leaflets (Tfl.), 220, 357, 570 Business Case Summary, 571 Count-up mariners, 454* Chariton routing proposed, 134 Covent Garden, closed by lift defects, 54 Crossrail Vision brochure, 571 CowParade sculptures, 90* delay over Increased cost, 378 Crime, assault, eariy decision urged on govemment, 313 Bayswater, stabbing outside station, 24.01.01, 111 economic benefits to London, 586 District Line, attacks on drivers, 314 financial contributions offered, 444 Kentish Town, man murdered, 20.10.02, 26 govemment approval for next development phase, 584 Liverpool Street, at ticket barrier and on train, 17.06.03, 354 Livingstone plan to raise money from businesses, 378 Poplar, attack with meat cleaver, 04.02.03, 273 preferred route line diagram, 01.10.03, 572 Ravenscourt Parit, rapist jailed, 276 proposals to be considered, 406 Crime, car park. Operation Hawkeye success, 368 proposals to be presented to govemment, 275 Crime, fraud, more prosecutions for fare dodging, 59, 140 proposed routes, 407, 571, 575 Crime, miscellaneous, prospects following 2012 Olympic Games bid, 379, 381, 586 CCTV detection scheme, 445 rival scheme unveiled, 143, 236, 406 Chalfont & Latimer, anti-social behaviour, 531 Royal Docks option supported, 27, 137 Dagenham East, youths fighting, 26.12.02, 55 SRA commitment, 273 Debden, man sitting on tracks, 26.05.03, 302 support from Dariing, 380, 445 District Line, hooliganism, 53, 55, 107, 108, 443, 558 24 hour service expected, 31, 137 District/Circle Lines, man sought by police on track, 24,04 03, 315 very substantial private sector contribution' required, 592 CrossRail, continued Depots, continued vital' to Thames Gateway, 272 C stock depot and siding allocations, 57 website, 237, 572 Ealing Common, derailments, 8, 13 Crow, Bob, 23, 24, 313, 585 Hainault, Croxley link, early mmours in 1958, 350 constmction, 507 Croydon Tramlink, derailment, 201 cash crisis, 272 Hammersmith. passenger numbers, 590 capacity, 57. 372 possible extensions, 390 collision, 524 in 1981, 87* Daegu (South Korea), fire on train, 275, 481 Llllle Bridge, 85, 123*, 233* Dagenham East, youths fighting on platform, 55 London Road, 88* Dariing, Alistair, 140, 378, 380, 445 cut off by stalled train, 465 Debden, deer hit by train, 566 Neasden, birds, 321, 408 Delays to services and station closures, see also Underground Diary New Cross, graffiti vandals sought by police, 240 Bakerioo Line, 7, 8, 10-12, 50, 54, 101, 102, 106, 108, 109, 111, 167, 168, 170, Northfields, 172, 210, 239, 241, 244-246, 296-301, 303, 351, 355, 407, 409, 413, 414, collisions. 52, 167 458-462, 465, 565, 569 in 1964, 87* caused by Computer Cabs failure, 55 Northumberiand Pari^., caused by hot weather, 410-412, 458-461 collision, 353 caused by power failure, 28.08.03, 465-468 cut off by points failure, 209 caused by snow, 30/31.01.03, 99-102, 144, 166 Ruislip. derailments. 50. 201, 352 causes of, 509 Stratford Martlet, 2* Central Line, 10, 11, 12, 52, 56, 106, 110-112, 241, 243, 299, 300, 302, 304, 351-354, Deptford Bridge, 288*, 451* 356, 408-412, 459, 460, 462, 465, 520-522, 524, 525, 556, 565-569 Destination blinds, Circle Line, 7, 12, 50, 53, 56, 57, 104, 108, 109, 169, 170, 208, 210, 239, 240, 242, abbreviated station names, 268, 269. 475 296, 353, 354, 356, 408-*11, 457, 458, 461, 463, 464, 521, 522, 524 not showing specific stations. 189 District Line, 8-11, 13, 101, 102, 104-108, 110-112, 168, 170-172,207, 208,210, two versions for Seven Sisters. 476 211, 240, 243, 246, 296, 299, 301, 303, 304, 350, 352, 353, 355, 356, 411-413, Disabled passengers, 415, 457, 459-461, 465, 522, 524, 556, 566, 568, 569 access to Jubilee Line stations, 368 East London Line, 49, 53, 104, 106, 173, 207, 243, 298, 301, 413, 521, 568 Guide Dog Travel Charter, 135 'Excess Jounney Time', statistics, 205 installation of mobility impaired persons lifts at Eari's Court delayed, 485 Hammersmith & City Line, 7, 9, 12, 50, 53, 56, 57, 104, 108, 167. 169. 170, 242, 243, targe print tube map, 175 299, 301, 353, 354, 408, 409, 411, 412, 457-459, 465, 521, 522, 567 Tu6e Access Guide, 115 Jubilee Line, 7, 12, 53, 100. 168, 169, 171, 172, 209, 210, 239-241, 244, 299, 300, District Line. 302, 353, 355, 408-410, 414, 415, 458-460, 464, 521, 523, 524, 554-556, 565, 569 affected by problems on Railtrack/Networit Rail. 55, 110, 111, 112, 465 major, statistics, 2002/03, 550, 551 coin operated reading lamps In 1890s, 344 IVletropolitan Line, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 50-54, 56, 57, 100, 101, 104, 108-110, 167, 169, dismption caused by power failure, 28.08.03, 467 170, 173, 207-211, 240, 242, 299, 301-303, 352-355, 408, 409, 411, 412, 415 disruption caused by snow, 30/31. 01.03, 101, 102, 162* 458-460, 464, 523, 525, 526, 566, 567 electronic entrance/exit gates, 339, 343 Northem Line, 11, 13, 50, 52, 54, 100, 101, 107, 168, 171-173, 242, 243, 245, 247, Eari's Court-Addison Road service, 267 hooliganism/vandalism at east end of line, 53, 55. 56, 568 298, 300-304, 351, 354, 355-357, 407, 409, 410. 412. 413, 458, 459, 461, 463 non-stopping trains, 347 521, 524-526, 556-560, 564, 565, 567, 568 Piccadilly Line, 8, 9, 11, 12. 50-56. 100, 102, 105, 107-111, 168, 169-171 173 Olympia service suspended due to unsafe platform, 101, 102, 106 207-211, 239-247, 296-299, 301-303, 353, 355, 356, 407-409. 413 457 459 stock at Willesden Junction, 541* 461, 464, 522, 524-526, 556. 565, 569 train allowed to run after report of sheared bolts, 446 'soared by 14% in a year", 143 tube stock operations, 534 various, due to signal computer failure, 13 02 03, 169 Docklands Light Railway, various, in 1965, 339 affected by anti-anms demonstration, 523, 586 Victoria Line, 7, 9-11, 49, 51, 54, 108, 111, 167, 169, 171, 172, 207 208 239 B92 stock introduction, 73. 288*. 392 241, 246, 298, 302, 352, 408, 409, 411, 413-415, 459-461, 463, 523,567 ' Barking Reach extension, 584 Waterioo & City Line, 8, 11, 52, 54, 105, 107, 111, 171, 207, 210, 240.241 245- children's places of Interest leaflet, 470 247, 300, 354-357, 408, 414, 457, 461, 462, 567 Christmas and new Year services, 45 Delhi Metro, 137, 141 crowd control measures at Stratford, 484 Depots, Dagenham Dock extension planned, 273, 418 Cockfosters, derailments, 107, 241 disruption caused by power failure, 28.08.03, 468 Guide Dog Travel Charter, 135 Croxley Green, 88*, 306* Docklands Light Railway, continued Elephant & Castle, Information on website, 474 falling celling tiles, 300 Information system in trains, 393 falling plaster, 564 Langdon Park station not included in plans, 483 modernisation in 1960s, 336 London City Airport/Woolwich extension, 139, 277, 377, 416, 417, 584 Northem Line ticket office, 284, 392 new roundels, 176, 322, 324*, 449, 451*, 484 Embankment, reason for spiral stairway, 185 overall advertising livery, 155, 574 Emergency Response Unit, 52, 522 P86 stock, 288* Engineering wori^, rolling stock In Transport for London livery, 451* Bakerioo Line, 18, 62, 127, 186, 187, 220, 221, 266, 376, 377 rolling stock refurbishment, 25, 31 Central Line, 16, 18, 62, 247, 248, 266, 267, 268, 321, 376, 377, 480, 580 service expansion plans, 137 Circle Line, 18, 62, 114, 127, 128, 186, 221, 266, 480, 536, 580 station name signs, 449 District Une, 18, 127, 187, 221, 267, 376, 480, 580 station platform extensions, 312, 417 Docklands Ught Railway, 17, 176, 421, 480 Stratford Intemational extension, 417 Easter 2003, 247 Stratford station enhancements, 416 Hammersmith & City Line, 18, 62, 114, 128, 186, 221, 247, 266, 376, 480, 536, 580 three-car trains planned, 31, 417 Jubilee Line, 16, 18, 19, 58, 62. 127, 186, 220, 266, 430 unusual train movement, 540 leaflets, 16, 58, 114, 175, 219, 257. 357. 420. 421. 468. 570 Down Street, dining an-angements during wartime, 225 long notice required to alter plans, 268 Ducks, roosting at Neasdan depot, 321 Metropolitan Line, 16, 18, 58, 62, 85. 114, 127, 128, 186, 187, 221, 266, 430 480 536 Dust, alrbome, levels of on London Underground, 440, 532, 588 580 DVD review, Building London's Victoria Une, 479 Northem Line, 536 Piccadilly Une. 62, 85. 221. 536 Ealing Broadway, 326*, 487* Watertoo & City Line, 220, 247 hooliganism, 108 Epping, 89*, 232* Eari's Court, Epping-Ongar line, 141. 444 aggressive tramp banned, 445 Escalators, first escalators, 80 'A' type (Seeberger), 81-82 footway, 284, 485 availability statistics, 205, 551 installation of mobility impaired persons lifts delayed, 485 CNIM-built types, 212 new ticket office, 469 destroyed during air raids, 116 Earth-Structure Upgrade programme, 368 eariy designs, 78 East Finchley, future developments, 218 reconstruction, 507 having wooden treads, 449 signalling in 1946, 188 HD-B and HD-C types. 211 woman struck by train, 413 highest rises, 117, 212,473 East Ham, historical survey, 78-84, 115-121, 181-185, 211-219 platfonn returned to use, 49, 485 installation at South Kensington, 185, 270 wall cladding, 284, 391, 544* Jubilee Line extension, 215-218. 311 East London Line, Kone-built type. 218 Dalston-StratfonJ branch suggested, 587 leading up to platfonns, 184 disruption caused by power failure, 28.08.03, 466 •L' type, 82-84 extension, LHD type. 82-84, 181 Dalston West Curve cleared, 321 LHD.Mtype, 181, 213 delayed, 144 'M'type, 115-121,211 govemment approval, 584 MA type, 117,120,211 little progress, 540 MH type. 116-118. 120, 211,218 possible station closures, 138, 284, 554 MH.A and MY.A types, 182-184 route options, 553 MH.B type, 214 supported by Tower Hamlets councillors, 276 MX type, 116, 119, 120 threat over Bishopsgate Goods Yard site, 24, 60, 136, 272, 377 MY type, 116.118.120,121 threat over SRA funding, 377 new In 2002, 72 website, 553 O & K-built types, 215-218 problems writh new signalling system, 521, 522 out of service In 2002. 72 East Putney, 359* Paris Metro. 211 Edgware, signalling and track plan, 33 Prague, 212.473 Edgware Road (Bakerioo), closed by lift defects, 51, 53, 107, 414, 459 problems causing station closures or non-stopping, Angel, 415 Escalators, problems, continued Fulham Broadway, Balham, 457 closed by glass falling from new roof, 209 Euston, 173 new entrance/ticket hall, 284, 392 Maida Vale, 207 St. John's Wood, 172 Gants Hill, South Wimbledon, 106, 298, 459, 565 entrances, 505 Tottenham Court Road, 460, 524 escalator replacement, 449 Turnpike Lane, 245 Glasgow Subway, 136, 449 Wanwick Avenue, 209, 239 Gloucester road, RA-Ctype, 185 new signal, 449 refurbishment at Marytebone, 392, 468 original name, 477, 576 refurbishment at Oval, leaflet, 420 Platfonn for Art, 17, 61. 219, 364. 369. 421, 530 replacement at Baker Street, 85,175, 283, 296 Godier, Paul, 200, 275, 444, 445 replacement at Gants Hill, 449 Go i)ye/(ce leaflet, 421 replacement at Wanstead, 449 Go further in London booklet, 363 Reno design, 79 Gotders Green, alterations planned, 274 RTP types, 213 Goldhawk Road, 395* summary at 31.12.02, 71 Goodge Street, closed by lift defects, 524 Eurostar, 378, 591 Greater London Assembly, 274 Euston, Greater London Authority, 278, 587 closed by fire alert on escalators, 173 Great Portland Street, planned enhancements, 367 Platform for Art, 532, 570 Euston/Euston Square interchange, 141, 367 platform refurbishment, 515* Great Northem & City Railway, 342 Fares, Green, Leslie, station architecture, 74-78 child, for 16/17-year-olds, 135 Greenford, 490* leaflets/booklets, 114, 175, 363 escalator, 184, 449 London 'highest in world', 380 Green Part<, persistent signalling problems, 409, 461, 464, 554-556 new, from January 2003. 23, 46-49, 59, 142, 189 Greenwich Power Station, uses, 575 new, from January 2004, 482, 585. 588 Grotte des Demoiselles, underground funicular railway, 405 New York. 277, 380 refunds, website, 587 Hackney-South West link, 23 Famngdon, closed by police investigations, 353 Hammersmith (District), Finchley Central, building works in 1930s, 507 derailment, 17.10.93, 556 Finchley Road, 306* Multi-fare ticket machine experiment in 1967, 342 signalling in the 1950s, 526 Hammersmith (Grove Road), 155, 269 Finsbury Park, Hammersmith (H & C), buffer collision in 1964, 336 Metropolitan Railway 'diamond' station sign, 287* Hammersmith & City Line, Piccadilly-Victoria connection, 402 disnjption caused by power failure, 28.08.03, 466 Fire extinguishers, removal from carriages, 139 strike threat over sacking, 590 Firemen's strikes, effects on Underground services, 5-7, 12, 28, 110. 112, 137, 167 through service to Watford in 1929, 472 Flooding, trains diverted along District Line, 50, 53 Bank/Monument interc*iange, 300 Hampstead, Canary Wharf, by Thames, 244 closed by lift defects, 54 Clapham Common, 524 Heath Street' tiling, 426* due to heavy rain, 12.11.02, 9, 10 Harrow & Wealdstone, 545*, 546* East Putney/Southfields tunnel, 111 Hanow-on-the-Hill, 360*, 361*, 453* Manor House, 464 points out-of-commission, 393, 541 Northem Line, 463 Heathrow Airport, 313, 314 Oval, 521 Heathrow by Tube leaflets, 114, 469 sub-surface lines, 108, 109 Heathrow Express, 135, 482 Tottenham Court Road, 524 Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3, various locations, 30.12.02, 56 closed by lighting failure, 55 various locations, 01.01.03, 104 25th anniversary, 103, 124*, 125* Victoria, 209 Heron Quays, rebuilt station opened, 141, 155 Focus on London 2003, 442 High Street Kensington, closed by fighting, 565 Food for Ttiought, leaflet, 364, 420 Hills, Professor Peter, obituary, 273 Holloway Road, Ladbroke Grove, closed by nearby shooting inadent, 244 Arsenal FC to contribute towards facelift, 276 Lancaster Gate, closed by lift defects, 463 closed by anti-arms protesters, 523 Reno spiral escalator, 79, 277 closed by lift defects, 55 Homchurch, 488* platfonn tiling, 195* Hot weather, effects on London Underground, 393, 410-412, 458-461 Leicester Square, re-tiling and re-lighting, 392 Hounslow East, rebuilding, 262* Lewis, William Yorath, 174 Hounslow West (old), 305* Leyton, 308* Central Line extension, 472 Incident Control Unit, 197*, 200 closed by fighting, 408 Infracos, see Metronet, Tube Lines platform/train gap, 579 Institute of Mechanical Engineers, award to Jubilee Line, 14 signalling plan (1947), 433 Investment, 140, 313 train detectors, 371,431 Isle of Wight, rolling stock In LT red livery, 540 Leytonstone, 1*, 179* train detectors, 371, 431 Jarvis, 142, 586, 590 Lifts, Journey Planner, 17, 533 availability statistics, 205, 551 Jubilee Line, eariy model in 1830s, 19 accessibility for mobility impaired passengers, 368 Jubilee Line extension, 310 additional car for each train, 404, 471, 541, 573 problems causing station closures or non-stopping, additional passengers following Central Line closure, 112 Belsiz© Pari<, 50, 207, 241 dismption caused by power failure, 28.08.03, 466 Borough, 55 dismption caused by snow, 30/31.01.03, 100, 101 Caledonian Road, 462 Engineering Heritage Hallmari< Award for extension, 14 Edgware Road, 51, 53, 107, 414, 459 extension (book review), 437 Goodge Street, 524 extension lifts and escalators, 310 Hampstead, 54 extension project recollections (meeting report), 384 Holloway Road, 463 problems caused by incon^ct signalling program, 464 Kennington, 352 problems with platform edge doors, 300, 301, 355, 567 Lancaster Gate, 55 problems with signalling. Green Park area, 409, 461, 464, 554-556 Queensway, 241, 242, 245, 569 rolling stock problems, 274 Regents Parit, 353, 415 service frequency increases, 541 Russell Square, 207, 208, 242, 257 signalling contract, 142, 573, 589 Tufnell Pari^, 246, 462 staff platform, 2* Wapping, 354 trains diverted to Charing Cross, 239, 299, 355, 414 summary at 31.12.02, 70 Lights, LED instead of filament lamps, 31 Kennington, Literature, Underground locations used in, 311 closed by lift defects, 352 Liverpool Street, new platfonm tiling, 484 CCTV suspicious behaviour detection scheme, 445 passengers carried around loop, 355, 565 dosed for crowd control, 210 Kensington (Olympia), flooding due to drainage problem, 109 closed by ice and snow on platform, 101, 102, 106 new train indicators, 392 closed by lack of lighting, 522 Livingstone, Ken, Eart's Court-Addison Road service, 267, 373 amount spent on advertising, 590 representation of services on maps, 367 attack on private companies, 136 Kilbum High Road, 38* call for action on begging, 138 Kiley, Robert, call for four-year pay deal for London Underground staff, 440 call for end to strikes, 24 confident of agreement on LUL take-over, 144 split with Livingstone over firemen's strikes, 26 critidsed, 25, 142, 444, 445 King's Cross St. Pancras, draft budget rejected, 143 new signal, 484 European Court action ended, 272 1987 fire, 138, 275,445 expenses, 444 SSL platform worits, 515* Heathrow road toll, 313 temporary ticket office, 540, 573 intervention in pay dispute, 25 Knightsbridge, Harrod's entrance, 391 opposition to third mnway at Heathrow, 442 Kone, escalator manufacture, 218 PPP dalm rejected by EC, 24 prospects for re-election as Mayor, 141 Livingstone, Ken, continued London Underground, continued rebuttal of London bankmptcy claim, 587 direction of travel' for lines, 63, 473 split with Kiley over firemen's strikes, 26 Energy Challenge Trophy Competition, 121 supplementary rate to help pay for CrossRail, 378 Environmental Performance Report 2002/03, 573 support for CrossRail Royal Docks option, 27 fall in passenger numbers, 449, 593 ten LUL executive posts to be axed, 443 financial loss, 446 tourism recovery plans, 313, 378 'learning zone' computing courses, 470 Local Tube (Unlocking London) leaflet, 115 licence to handle business mail, 229 London, bankruptcy threat, 586, 587 long-term closures for repairs possible, 481, 586 London Bridge, management changes, 548 JLE escalators, 311 networi^ roving attempt, 143 new ticket halt in 1967, 343 new Managing Director named, 273 London Guide, June 2003, 421 passenger satisfaction, statistics, 205, 553 London Marathon, 263, 283 possible digital radio network, 481 London Railway Heritage Society, opposed to Bishopsgate Goods Yard development, 60 road vehicles, 197*, 200 London Regional Metro, alternative CrossRail scheme, 143, 236, 406 safety perfomnance statistics, 552 London Rivercard, leaflet, 421 simulator for training In 1960s, 337 London's Transport Museum, staff, Acton Depot, 162* competence assurance (meeting report), 388 model layouts, 16, 289*, 290*, 292-294, 323* deployment during Central Line closure, 374 open weekend, 08/09.03.03, 15 DNA testing kits issued, 471 open weekend, for LT 70th anniversary, 400 drink and drug abuse, 444 Artworks for All exhibition, 538 executive posts axed by Livingstone, 443 building and re-display project, 428 limited police powers proposed, 481 facelift planned, 273 pay claims/deals, 25, 442, 481, 482 interactive exhibition, 383 recruitment drive aimed at women, 60 poster competition exhibition, 15 RMT ties banned, 142 publicity, 421, 570 shortages, 7, 9, 10, 49, 104, 105, 210. 244, 246, 298, 302, 352, 353, 457, 460^63 tube stock, 1938, turning of, 453*, 454*. 456 Train Operators, alleged use of mobile phone, 229, 275 London Town publication, 470 Train Operators, overnight an-angements, 57 London Transport, Train Operators, refusing to wortt during firemen's strike, 137 booking cleric strike in 1965, use of honesty boxes', 338 undeveloped property, 446 excursion tickets to BR destinations in 1963, 347 Lord Mayor of London, criticism of transport in London, 136 policy regarding photography in 1966, 341 Lord's cricket ground, 180* purchase of computer system in 1963, 333 Lost Property Office, refit, 543* rolling stock/bus liveries, 329 Lots Road power station, roundel, unauthorised use and variations of, 35*, 36*, 85, 196*, 392, 516*, 517* asbestos risk denied, 278 senflces during 'wori^ to mle' in 1968, 345 built for Metropolitan District Railway. 23 70th anniversary, 400 closure. 26 visits to various establishments in 1966, 340 London Transport Executive, Malda Vale, 425* replacement by London Transport Board in 1963, 333 closed by escalator defects, 207 Report for 1961, 330 closed by flooding due to faulty sprinkler, 297 London Transport Users Committee, Mail Rail, see Post Office Railway Central Line stock, 190 Manchester Metroiink, 274 complaint of overcrowded trains, 142 Manor House, flooding, 464 website, 85 Mansion House, end of use as reversing point in 1968, 344 London Underground, Map, tiled, of South London Suburban Railways at Victoria, 225 adoption of 24 hour clock in 1960s, 335 Map reviews, advertisement criticising strikes, 24 London's National Rail Network, 583 Annual Report 2002/03, 449 London Underground and Transport for London Rail Services Map, 583 Canary Wharf offices to be vacated, 313 London Underground Diagrammatic Map, 583 car parit management contract, 14 Mr Beck's Underground Map: 70th Anniversary Limited Edition Collection, 582 Chief Operating Officer, 405 Stockholm - Track Diagram and Railway Map, 221 Chief Programmes Officer, 405 Maps, control passing to Transport for London, 278, 405, 411 London Connections, 59, 470 'cycle' for use by maintenance woriNorth London Line, demolition of substation, 392, 448 diamond' station sign, 287* Northwood. Platform for the Future art exhibition, 218 export of surplus rolling stock in 1900s, 331 Netting Hill Carnival. 464, 469 Mile End, Netting Hill Gate, slippery platfonns, 110 CCTV suspicious behaviour detection scheme, 445 passenger stmck by train, 110 Oakwood, 90* Mill Hill East, Obituaries. possible opening of fomner Cold War shelter, 449, 479, 534 Ceilings, Leslie Ivor, 492 ticket office robbery, 357, 444 Hills, Professor Peter, 273 Mill Hill (The Hale). 507 Robbins, Richard Michael, 74, 92-95 Modelling, Wright, John K., 4 EFE models (including reviews), 113, 223, 224, 438 Old Street, Eggers Kehrhahn escalator, 184 layouts at London's Transport Museum Acton Depot, 16, 289*, 290*. 292-294, 323* Olympic Games 2012, London bid, 379, 381, 586 On the Move magazine, errors, 22,133 Prague Metro, 212, 285, 473 Orrenstein & Koppel, escalator manufacture, 215-218 Press releases (LUL, T/L, Tubelines, Metroiink), 14-16, 59-61, 121-122, 218- Otis Elevator Company, 79, 182, 211, 214 219, 263-266, 367-371, 422^29, 471, 530-533, 572-574 OToole, Tim, new LUL Managing Director, 273, 405 Public-Private Partnership, Oval, benefit or tragedy? (meeting report), 281-283 escalator refurbishment, leaflet, 420 calls for contracts to be scrapped, 591, 592 flooding, 521 completion delayed by banks, 26 Oxford Circus, rebuilding for Victoria Line, 479 criticisms, 27, 141, 313 expected profits for Jarvis, 142 Paddington, Bakerioo Line entrance/exit reopened, 193 European Court action ended by Livingstone, 272 Paddington (Network Rail), plan to demolish extension to train shed, 447 indemnities offered against legal challenge, 140 Pantin, escalator manufacture, 213, 218 investment plans finalised, 263-264 Paris Metro, escalators, 211 legal and consultancy costs, 135, 139 Pari^ Royal, 326* Livingstone blamed for increased costs, 142 Parsons Green, origin of name, 430 Livingstone claim rejected by EC, 24 Passengers, Livingstone confident of agreement on LUL take-over, 144 applying make-up, 314 Metronet contracts/financing, 135, 136 etiquette/behaviour, 278, 588 shortfall in govemment funding, 482 numbers, 449, 590, 593 threat from Amey financial crisis, 26, 136 satisfaction with service, 205, 553 Tube Unes contract/financing, 26, 61, 135, 136, 141, 443 Passimeter, from Westminster, for disposal, 539 Public transport, effect of new services on local land prices, 141 Pensioners, free passes 'should be abolished', 139 Quainton Road, 89*, 126*, 238 voting power, 278 Queen's Pari^, 603* Piccadilly Circus, Queensway, exhibition of self-portraits, 265 closed by lift defects, 241, 242, 245, 569 Platfomi for Art exhibition, 60, 121, 421, 532 platfonns retlled, 195* Piccadilly Une, unexplained late reopening after Central Line resumption, 201 construction of bridge overM4 In 1960s, 345 dismption caused by power failure, 28 08.03, 467 Race around the Underground, TV programme, 577, 591 dismption caused by snow, 30/31. 01.03, 100, 102 Railtex 2002 exhibition, 135 GNPBR electric train warning notice from 1906, 434 Railtrack, see Networi< Rail Hammersmith derailment, 556, 591 Rayners Lane, Heathrow extension escalators, 185 goods sidings in 1930s, 132 loss of centralised signalling control, 296-297 overbridge removed, 85, 132 prospects for service enhancements, 473 Real London publications, 17, 263, 469 25th anniversary of Heathrow service, 103, 122, 124*, 125* Redbridge, Pick, Frank, outdated line diagram, 449 artwork commissions, 538 surface building, 505 rejection of Never-Stop Railway, 174 Red Bull event, handling of passengers, 460 Platfonn for Art, 17, 60, 61, 122, 219, 264. 364, 369, 421, 530, 532, 570, 573 Refreshment trains, during Second Worid War, 130, 191 Platform for the Future art exhibitions, 218 Regent's Park, Plessey's underground factory, 496-506, 578, 579 closed by lift defects, 353 plan, 498 lift stalled in shaft, 415 Poems on the Undeiyround, 272, 369, 533 Remembrance Day, London Transport participation, 136 Poplar, assault with meat cleaver, 273 Reno, Jesse, 79 Post Office Railway, River Thames Boat Services, booklets, 17, 358, 470 closure, 92, 136, 166, 271, 314, 321, 380 River Thames services, 25, 379 in comic strip story, 267 Rix, Mick, possible Transport for London post, 446 rolling stock, 89*, 176, 177* RMT union, Power failure, 28.08,03, mandate for strikes questioned, 23 causes, 585 pay dispute, 589, 590 effects on LUL, 465-468, 483 possible break with Labour, 444 inquiry called for, 589 strike, 02.10.02, 23, 24 no use of Greenwich Power station, 575 strike ballot over H & C sacking. 590 voltage reconfiguration, 566 strike ballot over refusal to work during firemen's strikes. 137, 139 Power failure, 10.10 03, effects on LUL, 556 strike threat over PPP contracts. 591 Robbins, Richard Michael, obituary, 74, 92-95 Rolling stock, surtace, older, 306* Rolling stock, Eari's Court-Addison Road sen/ice, 267 amirests, split level, 335 F, 361* articulated, 401 Metropolitan Railway coaches, 287*, 362*, 476 glass fibre seat trials in 1967, 472 P, 361* lighting, 321 R, 346, 359* line diagrams, 368, 485 T, 332, 360* livery, authentic shade ol red?, 223 Rolling stock, tube, new for London Underground, 401-405, 423*, 424* pre-1938, 87*, 305*, 574 •No-Smoking' labels, 228, 285, 367 1938, 37*, 87*, 88*, 309*, 540 out of service, summary, 30.11.02, 28 models, 113, 126* Post Office Railway, 89*, 177* 1956, 87*, 307* seating moquette, 179*, 393 1959/62, 63, 87*, 88*, 155, 259*, 284, 541 smallest orders, 471 1960, 308*, 334 Rolling stock changes and movements, 1967, 484 corrections and additions, 226, 315 1972, 228, 271, 285, 321, 325*, 398*, 545*, 546*, 574, 603* October 2002, 27, 144 1973, 52, 161*, 326* November 2002, 27, 69 1983,64, 271,325*, 372 December 2002, 69 1992, 63, 85, 89*, 96, 144, 156, 165,178*, 179*, 190, 203, 225, 396*, 489*, 490* January 2003, 144 alterations following Chancery Lane derailment, 98, 144, 164 Febmary 2003, 193 1996, 179*, 471 March 2003, 226 use on the District and Metropolitan Lines, 534 April 2003, 279 W & C class 487, 396* May 2003, 315, 381 Rothertiithe, possible closure under East London Line extension plans, 138 284 554 June 2003, 381 Route Map. 422 July 2003, 447 Royal Oak, vandalism, 172 August and September 2003, 537 Ruislip, 395* Rolling stock, locomotives, Ruislip district, website descriptions of the five LUL stations, 229 battery, 1*, 233*, 350 Ruislip Manor, 397* diesel. Schema, 233* Russell Square, electric. closed by lift defects, 242 Metropolitan No. 2, 'Thomas Lord'. 181*, 182 Metropolitan No 3, scrapping, 340 closed by lift failure, with damage to lifts, 207, 208, 257, 277 Metropolitan No. 16, •Oliver Goldsmith', 361*, 362* sleet, 345 Safety, steam. Metropolitan Railway E class, 126* LUL performance statistics, 552 Rolling stock, service. removal of fire extinguishers from carriages, 139 Bombardier general purpose wagon, 234* St. James's PariNeasden Depot, 408 Rolling stock, surface, modem Seeberger, Charies D., 79 A, 99, 193, 359*, 393, 395*, 397* Shadwell, station improvements, leaflet, 220 C, 57, 87*, 395*, 485 Shanghai, magnetic levitatien train planned, 142 Chiltem Railways, 238, 398* Shoreditch, new worths, 578 D, 31, 161*, 162*, 193, 321, 391, 487*, 488* Signalling, DLR, B92 stock, 73, 156, 288*, 392, 451* automatic signals, 252 DLR, P86 stock, 288* calling on signals', 252, 256 Central London Railway, 251 DLR, refurtsishment, 25, 31 design, 255 new order, 402-404 distant signals, 257 Silveriink, 294, 391, 523, 545* District/LER, 250 draw-up signals, 256, 449, 484 Speed restrictions, caused by hot weather, 458-461 Signalling, continued Spread Your Options leaflet, 220 early operations, 249 Stations, fog signals, 256, 375, 474, 476 JNP contract, 142, 573 car pari^ management contracts, 14 London Underground lineside signals, 249-257, 436 closed/remaining open during firemen's strikes, 5-7, 12, 26, 110, 112, 167 Metropolitan Railway/Line, 62, 251, 329, 371, 375, 429, 474, 476, 526-528 closures, statistics, 205, 551 multi-aspect signals, 254 Customer Service Centre survey, 115 repeater signals, 254, 257 electronic entrance/exit gates in 1960s, 339, 343 semi-automatic signals, 253 emergency spiral stairs, 81, 185 shunt signals, 253, 255 Leslie Green designs, 74-78, 147, 426* signal numbering, 252-255 maintenance during Central Line closure, 374 train detectors, 188, 371, 431-434 names, generic, 31 white aspect signals, 474-476 names, origins, 376, 430 Signals changing to danger as train approaches, 10 names, use of apostrophes. 223, 309, 375, 430, 437 Signals passed at danger, 9, 10, 12, 13, 51,53, 108, 109, 111, 112, 167-169, 172, 173, non-availability of lifts and escalators, statistics, 205, 551 209, 210, 229, 243, 245-247, 298, 299, 353, 355, 407, 412-414, 462, 524, 565, places having the greatest number, 229. 271. 309 567, 569 platform tiling, 147, 195*, 426*, 484, 518* increased incidence on London Underground, 379 staff platfonns, 2*, 4 Silveriink, Watford DC service, 294, 299, 391, 462 step-free access, 368 Sloane Square, escalators destroyed during air raid, 116, 117 UTS gates, 72, 191, 470, 484 Smith, Martin, 131 vending machines, 229 Snaresbrook, 178* within Borough of Wembley, 334 Society activities. within Ruislip, 229 Annual General Meeting, Yeri^es, original escalators, 80 Stockholm, track diagram and railway map (review), 221 Accounts for 2002, 149, 319 Stonebridge Pari<, 546* Agenda, 148 'Stop the War' rally, leaflet, 258 Minutes, 317-319 notice, 147 Strategic Rail Authority, 138, 139, 143, 144, 273, 313, 377, 379, 380, 443. 586 Committee and Officers, 29, 74, 149, 228, 318, 319 Stratford. 179* Committee Annual Report for 2002, 148-151, 318 art exhibition, 61 disposal of relics and other artefacts, 319 closed by fireann incident. 209 library disposal, 150, 318 DLR enhancements, 416, 484 meetings, 149, 318 free tea bar during Central Line closure, 258, 260* membership, 148, 318 Strike, 02.10.02, 23 modelling. 150, 317 Swiss Cottage, Publicity Officer sought, 228 attempted robbery, 173 sales, 150 uplighters, 285 services to overseas members, 131 subscriptions. 148, 318 Taxis, black cab fares to rise, 274, 442 Underground News, Temperatures, excessive, on London Underground, 446 AGM Minutes, 318 Temple, Sunday opening, 494 con-ections, 147, 320, 328, 450 Tenorism, 500th issue, 319, 328 alert after gas leak at Victoria, 137 report for 2002, 150 BTP officers being trained, 140 visits, difficulty of an^nging, 150 gas attack exercise, 276, 584, 589 South Haoow, station in 1932, 157* gas attack plan suspected. 137. 139 South Kensington, London Underground counter-terrorism plans updated, 137 escalator installation, 1972/73, 185, 270 security review of London services, 136 redevelopment plans, 370, 593 Thameslink 2000, further delay, 144 South Kenton, closed by lack of station lighting, 239 Thames Tunnel, 160th anniversary, 531 South Quay, station relocation plans, 417 Ticketing, website, 229 South Ruislip, bridge strikes, 408. 412, 543* Ticket machines, Southwark, escalators, 311 Multifare, 342 South Wimbledon. Q Buster", leaflet. 115. 469 closed by escalator defects. 106. 298. 459. 565 Tickets, student art exhibition. 266 camet holders, 114 South Woodford, 178*. 198* child photocards, leaflet, 570 Tickets, continued Trams and Light Rail, continued Fares and TiclTravelcards, schemes losing support, 590 leaflets, 176, 364 schemes promoted, 135 wallets, 17, 469 West London scheme, 26, 142, 377, 390 Visitor Travelcards, booklet, 17 Tramtrack Croydon, see Croydon Tramlink Timetables and train services, Transplant, 153-155, 366 all-night services on New Years Eve, 590 Transport for London, Bakerioo, WTT No. 30, 18.05,03, 237, 357 accounts, 482 cancellations, statistics, 549 electronic travel rnfonnaUon service, 589 Central Line, TTN 55/03, 248 Journey P/anner publication, 17 Central Line, TTN 59/03, 295 Journey P/annertouch-screen infomation points, 533 Central Line, WTT No, 60 reinstated, 296 job vacancies advertised, 139 District Line, WTT No, 130, 494 logo to be replaced, 275 District and Hammersmith & City Lines, WTT No, 18, 494 Spread Your Options leaflet, 220 'good sen/ice', 508-510, 549-553 transfer of control of London Underground, 278, 405, 411 Jubilee Line, WTT No, 7, 494 use of classical music to curb rowdiness, 27 Metropolitan Line, WTT No, 317, 493 Travel alerts, leaflet, 364 Northem Line, TTN 85/03, 560 Travel Information Centres, closure, 392 Northern Line, TTN 89/03, 560 Travel Options leaflets, 258, 358 Piccadilly Line, WTT No, 39, 495 Tripcocks, 13, 66, 223, 310, 558 plan for extended sen/ice hours, 590 Tubeathon tour, 528-530 scheduled kilometres mn/not run, 204, 549 Tube magazine, 470 trains in service, statistics, 204, 495 Tube Access Guide. 115 Tips for Using ttie Tube, 470 Tube Etiquette booklet, 278 Totally London leaflet, 364 Tube Guides, 357, 569 Tottenham Court Road, TubeGuru, internet map and guide, 138 closed by escalator defects, 460, 524 Tube Lines, closed by flooding, 523 Amey, 26, 135, 136, 141,443 Tottenham Court Road BTP station opened, 265 contract signed, 61 Totteridge & Whetstone, embankment upgrading plans, 368 landslip in 1982, 325* Euston enhancement plans, 367 signal failures, 458, 459, 461 investment plans, 264, 422, 573 Tower Gateway, refurbishment, 140 JNP signalling contract out to tender, 142 Tower Hamlets Council, 276, 312 logo on road vehicles, 322, 324* Tower Hamlets Public Transport Guide, 176, 588 penalties for Camden Town derailment, 592 Tower Hill, new platform in 1968, 344 RMT pay dispute, 589, 590 Train indicators, track renewal programme, 422 Bakerioo Line, 189 Tubetastic, 363, 470 Barbican, 392 Tufnell Pari<, Central Une, 85, 261*, 263, 599 closed by lift defects, 246, 462 East London Line, 522, 599 UTS gate installation, effect on ticket hall, 540 District Line, in 1962, 345, 347 Tunnels, dust in, 440, 532, 588 Liverpool Street, 392 Tunnel telephone wires, 55 Train simulator software (review), 128-130 Tumham Green, new train indicator in 1963, 347 Trains, Tumpike Lane, closed by escalator defects, 245 accepting wrong signal, 99, 170, 246, 462, 522, 569 Two for one tourist offers, leaflet, 176 longer, 577 Tyne & Wear Metro, 273, 277 overcrowding, 142, 143, 588, 590 refreshment, during Second Worid War, 130, 191 Underground, film, 85, 134, 188 rheostatic braking in 1964, 337 Underground Diary, 7-13, 49-57, 104-112, 166-173 206-211, 238-247 296-304 women-only carnages suggested, 138 351-357, 407-415, 457-465, 520-526, 564-569 Trams and Light Rail, see also Croydon Tramlink, Docklands Light Railway Underground stories wanted, 539 Battersea-Hackney scheme, 584 Underground travel without object, 24 Birmingham/Black Country schemes, 589 Units, Imperial vs. metric, 22 Cross River scheme, 390 Upminster Bridge, 488", 544* Websites, continued overrun by Irain, 229, 275 Docklands Light Railway, 416 UTS ticket gates, new in service, 72, 191, 470, 484 East London Line extension project, 553 Uxbridge, problems with station roof, 208, 240, 526 fare refunds, 587 London Regional Metro, 237 'Vauxhall Cross' fictional station in James Bond film, 63, 133, 187 London Transport User's Committee, 85 Victoria, Metromodels, 114 closed after release of security dye in ticket hall, 172 Metronet, 264, 401 flooding on District/Circle Lines, 209 Platfonn for Art, 573 section of wood in negative rail, 64,144 Ruislip stations, 229 terrorism alert after gas leak, 137 thetube com, 236, 264, 278, 549 Victoria (National Rail), tiled map of South London Suburban Railways, 225 ticketing system, 229 Victoria Line, train simulators (review), 128-130 building of (DVD review), 479 Transport for London, 549-553 digitised voice announcements updated, 484 travel alerts, 364 disnjption caused by power failure, 28.08.03, 467 Tube Lines, 264 disnjption caused by stalled train, 22.10.03, 564, 592 Tubeprune, 249 Northumberiand Pari^ Depot cut off by points failure, 209 Wembley Pari^, Northumberiand Parit extension plans scrapped, 447 Closure of goods yard in 1966, 341 original escalators, 182-184 redevelopment funding following 2012 Olympic Games bid, 379 rolling stock capacity increases, 402 Wembley Stadium, Chiltem Trains service, 140 sidings at Victoria retumed to use, 167 West Acton, late reopening after Central Line resumption, 201 signalling control problems at Victoria, 156 West Ham, station roof panel run over by train, 112 Train Operator shortages, 7, 9, 49, 210 West Hampstead, 37* trains trapped in tunnel, 143 integration of stations, 25, 138, 276 Video reviews. Central Une - Past & Present, 581, 594 West London Line, Vintage Carnages Tnjst, guidebook, 438 historical aspects, 418 new stations, 380, 420 Walking leaflet, 421 passenger services, 367, 419 Wanstead, Westminster, escalator replacement, 449 escalators, 311 surtace building, 505 problems with platform edge doors, 355 Wapping, Royal Navy connections, 584 closed by lift defects, 354 subway entrance, 324* possible closure under East London Line extension plans, 138, 284, 554 West Ruislip, train crew accommodation, 391 Wanwick Avenue, closed by escalator defects, 209, 239 Wfiafs On booklet, 570 Waterioo, 396* Whitechapel, impact of crime to be assessed, 445 advertising on Jubilee/Northem Line walkway, 485 Wheeler, George H., 79 problems with platform edge doors, 355 White City, 90* problems with points on W & C, 171 new Hammersmith & City Line station in area redevelopment plan, 139 Waterioo & City Line, train indicators, 599 disruption caused by power failure, 28 08.03, 468 Wildlife, habitat provided by Underground, 572 history (book review), 581 Willesden Green, local area guide leaflet, 115 new signal installed, 229 Willesden Junction, problems with points at Waterioo, 171 defective OPO equipment, 11 problems with rolling stock, 275, 300 District stock at high-level platfomi, 541* restoration of sen^ices following Chancery Lane derailment, 164, 274 Woodford, 305* rolling stock, differences from Central Line stock, 365 Wood Lane, disused station to be demolished, facade to be preserved, 193, 587, 599 suspension of services following Chancery Lane derailment, 96, 97, 143, 144 Wright, John K., obituary, 4 ticket gates at Bank, 470, 484 Watford, YeriIssue Page Title Author This list includes meetings from 2002 that were reported in 2003 issues of UN
Date Title Speaker 493 16 Publicity Matters Trevor Baker Page 493 31 Stations on the Underground Michael Kraushaar 2003 494 68 Publicity Matters Trevor Baker 495 113 EFE 1938 Tube Stock Models in OO' Scale John Polley 2002 495 114 Publicity Matters Trevor Baker 496 174 Never Stop (Underground) Railway? Tony Beard 13 August Leslie Green Stations Mike Ashworth 74 496 175 Publicity Matters Trevor Baker 10 September Is This an Underground Map? Richard Thorogood 151 497 204 How Good Is the Service? John Hawkins 8 October Transplant Operations outside the Underground Mark Brooks 153 497 219 Publicity Matters Trevor Baker 12 November Extending the Jubilee Line - Personal 498 236 London Regional Metro John Hawkins Reflections John Self 384 498 238 Easter Monday (2003) at Aylesbury Albin J Reed 10 December PPP: Benefit or Tragedy? Christian Woolmar 281 498 249 London Underground Lineside Signals Piers Connor 498 257 Publicity Matters Trevor Baker 2003 499 292 A Model Metropolis - London's Transport in Miniature John Polley 11 Febmary Illustrated Review of Underground Events in 500 357 Publicity Matters Trevor Baker 2002 Fred Ivey 386 501 401 New Rolling Stock for the Underground John Hawkins 11 March Competence Assurance in London Underground Jeff Ellis 388 501 405 An Unusual French Underground Railway Antony Badsey-Ellis 8 April Diesels on the Underground Piers Connor 501 406 CrossRail - Another Step John Hawkins 13 May How the Future Looks for Trams in London Colin Stannard 390 501 416 Dockland Developments John Hawkins 10 June The History of the Central Line from the 19th to 501 418 New Stations on the West London Line Gordon Hafter QBE the 21st Centuries Mike Ashworth 595 501 420 Publicity Matters Trevor Baker 8 July Modelling London's Transport Chariie Connor 502 468 Publicity Matters Trevor Baker 12 August How to Win Friends and Influence People - Barry Le Jeune 503 526 A Signal Box Boy on the Met In the 1950s Don Grant The Wori< of the Friends of London's Transport and 503 528 Tubeathon Tour Colin Read Museum David Ruddom 504 549 How Good Is the Service? (Part 2) John Hawkins 9 September The Central Line Replacement Services Nick Agnew 504 553 The East London Line Project Antony Badsey-Ellis 14 October Isambard Kingdom Bnjnel's First Project - 504 569 Publicity Matters Trevor Baker Before the Ralls Went In Robert Hulse 504 571 CrossRail Routes Revealed John Hawkins 11 November Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight Brian Hardy 9 December Tales from the Underground Graham Goldwater
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