UNDERGROUND NEWS ISSN 0306-8617

1985 INDEX

CONTENTS

MAIN INDEX 2-8

ISSUE MJMBERS, PAGES,

DATES & NEWSFLASHES 8

LIST OF SOCIETY MEETINGS 8

ATTENDANCES OF SALES STAND 8

LIST OF SOCIETY VISITS,

WALKS & TOURS 8

LIBRARY EVENINGS 8

CREDITED ARTICLES 8

UNDERGROUND NEWS IS PUBLISHED & PRINTED BY THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY SOCIETY. CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR WHOSE ADDRESS APPEARS INSIDE. MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO ENCLOSE A STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE IF A REPLY IS REQUIRED. OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE THOSE OF COrfTRIBUTORS AND NOT NECESSARILY ENDORSED BY T.L.U.RS. © THE CONTENTS "ARE COPYRIGHT. ACCIDENTS ' Borloy,HV 18,148 A6O/62 stock out of service or 94 Bremner,SG 31 scrapped from accidents EHXDGBS The Work of the Railway Inspectorate 48 D.29 replacement 54,92 COLLISIONS Talk by Mr.P.D.Stephens 150 Kilburn, 11.12.84 l6,%2,49,5S»101 AJOD BRITISH RAILWAYS Leyton, 20.8.84 10,49 Aylesbury Station Open Day, 8.6.85 98 List of Collisions 1945-1955 iOt Blaokfriars Bridge, demolition 32 Moorgate, 28.2.75 ^9 Broad Street, demolition 116 Northwood, 19*5 ® 'Chiltern Line' 92 Wembley Central, SB, 11.10.84 57,99 CLASS 50 i E>4U'(s DERAIIJffiNTS Farewell Railtour 87 Han«er Lane Juriction, 12.2.85 55 Final 'Withdrawal 143 Harrow & Wealdstona, 8.3.85 64 Cro3cley Green depot closure l43 High Street Kensington, 15.2.85 55 Driver-Only-Operation ill, 112,136 Lywlnge, Military Railway l48 East Anglla Electrification 99 (Met.coach) East Grinstoad Electrification 99 Upminster depot* 11.6.85 tt6 Esses Road - anti-assault measures 74 Wembley Park (Jubilee)» 20.12,84 34 Fare Increases 7,135 FIRES/SM0ULDEE1N5S Fenehurch Street, closed after 21.OO ?4 Building near Gloucester Road, 92,99 Great Eastern Locomotives 148 25.5.85 Great Northern Subtu-ban, 112,124 Green Park, escalator oiachine 32 overtime ban room, 25.1.85 Greenwich line anniversary 99 Manor House, escalator sMchine 92 Identity card needed with Season 124 room, 51.5.85 Tickets New Cross, Fleet Line tunnel 31.5.85 104 ISLE OF WIGHT On 1959 stock Northern Line trntn 148 Railways, possible sale to 99 Oxford Circus, 23.11.84 4,19,24,37,80,104 Sea Containers Tunnel under Whitehall 74 ROLLING STOCK Warwick Avenue, 16.9.85 156,159 Improvements and remarshalling 95,123 Wood Green, 11.8-82 42 Rewiring instead of repainting 52 ACTON WORKS KENSINGTON, OLYMPIA Overhauls in I969 & 1984 23 More BR trains l44 Plan for scaling down ^83,ll8 New Station 32 ADVERTISEMENTS Last day of Broad Street all-day 86 F.D.S. (Market Research) 55 service, 12,5.85 •doctored' picture Lifts available for disabled 104 In Onderground News 50,76,89,91,102,120 Links to and Stansted 7 124,135,145,149,151 Airports In tFnderground News - conditions 137 Marylebone, proposed closure 99 Patio Doors 6 Meraeyside - eee main Index Airports Policy ~ White Paper 100 Milton Keynes shopping specials 12,55 Archway Road - widening 7 Moorgate-Bedford stock defects 32,57 Aylard,JF 30,102 Neasden platform during WW II 18.50 Neasden South signalbox, closure 79 BAKERLOO LINE due to low temperature Camberwell Green extension segments 127 New timetable, LMR d.c. lines 13.5.85 85 Carriage of settee 12 NORTH LONDON LINE Croxley Green depot closiu-e (and l43 Electrification to North Woolwich 99 short history of Watford services) Freight route electrification 6 Extension to Harrow & Wealdstone 26 2-EPB Units 86 Megaphone aian at Paddington, 1913 31 One-Peraon-Operation - no strike 124, 126,144 Sew Working Timetable, 13.5.85 85 Paddington to Southern Region 35 Train sent to Watford Junction 64 study during derailment, 8.3.85 Railbus order to BREL 144 Bancroft,? 9 Richmond-City services 7 Bluebell Railway 74 Royal train on LRT tracks, 20.11.84 12,86 BOOK AND OTHER REVIEWS AND NOTICES St.Pancraa clock rsstOTBd l44 136 Betjeman Country Sliding door trains - emergency exit 99,112 Bunkers Under London 32 provision Computer Game, Mornlngton Crescfsnt 112 Snow Hill tannol scheme 19,35,111, 116,123 Great Eastern Locomotives 148 137,139, 148,149 In & Around London 31 Southern Region Station Improvements 19 Large Print Underground Map 75 Special trains from Marylebone, 35,52 London Transport end the Politicians 124 15.12.84 LorscSon Transport Under the 6.L.C. 74 Stansted Airport 111 Londc»n Under London 124 Station rehabilitation scheme 111 Study of staff stress 19 RAILWAY WORLD Subsidies reduced 156 October l>3-5 139,149 Swindon Works Closure 99 Nove?sber 1965 149 Tickets, range changed 74 Metropolitan Electric Locomotives Track recording on URT 24,26 ,38,127 {S«j.>i;-.eaiantary note) Vandal-catching train 136 Motive Power Recognition No.4 50 Victoria, clearance of conco\ir8e 100 Mr.Gairage's Great Toy Bazaar 55 WATFORD D.C. LINES Old Ordnance S'arvey Maps 51 Class 313 units 52,85,140,145 On the Move E^thibition 64,74 Crew rostering dispute 123,127 The First Kifty Years (early 59 Omission of negative rail 127 railway tickets) New timetable, 13.5.85 85 The Railvraymen 30 Reinstatement of negative rail 152 The STL's 20,50 Watford West or West Watford 7 80 Underground Pocket Map 75 Brussels Metro 61

2 Budapest Underground 100 DISTRICT RAILWAY & METROPOLITAN DISmiCT BUS/COACH SERVICES - RAIL REPLACEMENT RAILWAY (Continued) Bridge D.29, 8-12.2.85 54 Platform lengths with 8-car working 102 Bromley-Plaistcw-West Ham, 15.9.85 135 Richmond train routed via Baker Street 128 Ceatrnl Line, 24/25.11.84 7 Soccer supporters' ambush of train 58 Croxley-Chorleywood, 12.5.85 98 Golders Green-Brent Cross, 1,9.85 135 Canary Wharf proposals 132,136 -, 22.9.85 144 Car suppliers 19 Leyto/istone-Newbury Park/ .. , 15* Docks area reinvigoration 32 Snaresbroolt, 11.8.85 LUHS Bus Tour 63 lcytt>r>ston»-Woodford, 7.?.85 110 Office block at Minories terminus 100 Mill Hill East-Finchley Central, 111 Progress Report 121,128 28.7.85 Proposed extensions 112,132,136 Noasden-Willesden Green, 29.9.85 , 144 Revised station names, maps, cars 122 Newbtiry Park-Hainault, 7/S.9.85 ... 134 Skirmish over property compen- 57,58 RAYNERS LAKE-HARROW-WEST HARRtJW sation, Radcliffe l^ne 14.7.85 111 Track-laying ceremony i44 12/13.10.85 145 Down, DG ii2 Slostm: Sqwere, 9/16.12.34 l8 Dr«pera Field depot 9 Stenmore-Wcsildey Park, 29/30.6.85 99 Dublin Rapid Transit 58 fcTembley Perls-Willesden Groen- 147 .tto.ker Street, 27.10.85 EARLS COURT Bus- Sfervico - Metropolitan Railway 101 Dot Matrix news display 116 EAST LONDON LINE & RAILWAY CAR LINE 0IAe:?^\?« D Stock operation 52,64,70,92 I>i3t-rict LxTis revised to 64,73,74,92 Passenger door operation resumed l40 Include iisst Lon-^on Line Rolling stock history 70,102 CENTRAL L1.NE & CEarJlAL LOISCN RAILWAY .•• Shoreditch, poor Sunday traffic 79 CotaPisnts on taXit by A.A.Jackson 9 Study of BR operation 57 Delays from broken shoebeama, 100,104 Thames Tunnel opening, l843 74,89 June 1933 Edwards,DF Leytoii signalbox in 1937,1939 * 1978 66 ENGINEERING WORKS New Working i•A•^•T':;='Me, 19.11.84 3 BAKERLOO LINE Station ija^rox-atsonts & rolling 82 25.11.84 7 stock/sigKXliag 9/16/23.6.85 99.100 'Tele-paone ntuixiiers of 1935/40 ..• . • 8 Bridge D.29 - February 1985 54 woirkitJg sites . Bromley-by-Bow - 15.9.85 155 ,111,144 CHANNEL TOHJEL & BRIDGE • -6 Central Line (bridge D.29 - 7 Charleroi 'Metro' 62 24/25.11.84) CHRIS'n-lAS £ KEW TEAR 1984/85 17 Goldere Green, 1.9.85 155 Underijrc<«Tjr3 services Hainault, 7/8.9-85 134 CIRCLE LINE Hatton Cross, 19/20.10.85 l45 Oi.strict Line train working Sundays 30 Leytonstono, 11.8,85 134 28.7.85 CRIME Mill Hill East, 111 Robberies on Victoria Line 123 NEASDEN CrooiBG ,DP 19,31,59 4.11.84 7 16.12.84 18 DELAYS TO SER'yTCES 29.9.85 144 Bakorloo, brslion rail 15=11.84 12 6.10.85 145 Br?,. 54 26/;:;?. 10.85 l46 Centi'sl Line, brokert shoebeams, 100,104 RAY-'ZSSS LANE 13.6.85 14,7.85 110 Fl.re naar Gloucester Eoad 25*5.85 92 12/13.10.85 145 Kaitgsr Lene Juno ti on 1.5.85 < 79 RieSjnansworth, 12.5.85 98 64 Harr-0-.r & Wealdstone derailment, Sloane Sqiiare , 9/16.12.84 18 8.3.85 Stamford Brook, 9.12.84 12 55 Staniaoi-e, 29/50.6.85 m.^h. street Kensington derailment, 99 Uxfaridge, 22.9.85 144 13.2.85 24 Watford North Junction, 18.11.84 7 Metropolitan train on Jubilee at b'oodford, 7.7.85 Finchley Road, 1.1.85 64 ESCALATORS 110 Metropolitan Line, snow 9/10.2.85 , 52 History and current situation 130 13.1.85 Piecttdilly Circus gas leak, 55 Reiristated at Waterloo 14.2.85 128 Piccadilly Lin« troubles 128 Renewal programme Unexploded bomb. West Ham, Mattesons 85 factoy-y, 9.9.85 l40 FARES Watford-Euston 29.8.85 io4 C«;iitalcard 27 Watford South 29.5.83 34 Wembley Park derailment 20.12.64 FARES EEVISIOKS Deep Shelters 9 6.1.85 26,31 DEPOTS 12.1.86 133,136 143 Croxley Green, final closure URT Policy 110 104 Visitors impressions 31 Hlghgate, rs-tisc of tracks 152 London Road, demolition of most Fairiop Airport 9 Fewti iiiog Railway, vise of LT rail 54 buildirsgs • 84 K'Jderniaation Fra».t,rwt, private car on underground 24 DISTRICT LIMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY G.L.I.A.S. WINTER LECTURES 126 147 Anniveraerj' of Wir.dsor service (lovernnant tunnel under Whitehall, fire 74 145 DiataoBd iMbiiee booklet (irahaWjR 30 104,l4o GPuiAlEK LONDON C0UNC2X. D Stock door ojieration 79 Abolition Bill 7 Equipment iar CFO 102 Former Set Workiiig hook Abolition Act 111

3 COUNCIL (Continued) Maps -Underground, pocket and large print 75 Challenge on contribution to LRT 19,52,57 MERSEYSIDE TRANSPORT History of control of LT (review) 7k Hooton extension 116,136 ,l40 Policy on road schemes 111 Introduction of class 508 stock 5,80 Proposed free travel for unemployed 58 Reduced subsidy 32 Wheel clamping, proposed extension 74 Withdrawal of class 503 stock 5,80 Green, O 51 Metro-CammelX - see Railway Manu• facturing Industry HEATHROW METROPOLITAN LINE & RAILWAY (see also Circle TermiJial 3, redevelopment 111 Line and East London Line) Terminal 4 - see BRILL BRANCH TERMINAL 5 Anecdotes 77 In Airports Wtsite Paper 100 Bus exciirsions 63 Pressure for 99 Station shown, as bus connection 12 HONG KONG MASS TRANSIT, Computer control 58 Bus services 101 Hyde, NJC 8,19,30,59,101 CHESHAM BRANCH Bridges 79 XN0IAN RAILWAYS 7 Description 77 Indicators - see I'rain Dcseribers Workings 8,30 Islington Council, proposals for 79 Construction of first section .90 York Road station Delays from snow, 9/10.2.85 64 Ismaili centre. South Kensington 74 Finchley Road-Baker Street, bottleneck l49 and relief scheme JACKSOS,AA 9.31,101 Kilburn collision, 11.12.84 6,42 Jobling.DG 89 Metropolitan & Great Central Joint 30 JUBILEE LINE Committee - agreements Extension to Elstree 7 101 •Metroland' - on video 6,30 History of Met.Stanmore branch 78 •Paths' for OPO A-stock 152 New Working Timetable 13.5-85 85 Outer branch lines, talk by DF Edwards 76 ,101 Photographs in Tesco's, Neaaden 92 KEIGHLEY fc WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY 31,79 Special train. Canons Park to 54 Hammersmith, 29.1.85 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 9,l8,30,51,58,100,112,l48 Special workings with locomotives 8 Leyton signal frame, to Sheringham 66 Station representation at Hlllingdon 127 LIFTS show Renewal prograMme 85 Uxbridge branch 77 Replacement contract, Taylor Woodrow 57 Watford branch 77 iOl Review, I98O/85 120 Watford South, points failure, 29.5.85 i04 LILLE Mexico City Metro 136 Metro Midland STiburban electrification, 32,57 Trams 61 rolling stock problems Liverpool - sfee Merseysidc Model tube train kits 135 LONDON REGIONAL TRANSPORT Models of undergroimd prototypes listed 36 Act, 1985 58 in 1902 and 1906 Annual Report, 1984/85 II8 Moscow Metro 31 Building Department, retrenchment 7 Museum of London, Lectwe 126 Business Plan, I9S5/86 I6 Bus Service tecdering 100 NAMES Bus shuttle to Thames Barrier 74 Revised for DLR stations 122 Cable system in tunnels 9S Newcastle - see Tyne & Wear Consultant to improve Underground 74 NEWSPAPERS with Underground items 6,19,31,57,74 signing 99,110,123,135 DISABLED PASSENGERS New York Metropolitan North Line 6 Request to help 79 New York Subway 19,20,57,59,123,156,144 Progress I18 North Downs Railway Preservation 134,1.39 55 Broadwav catering complex 12 Society Finance for 1985/86 19 NORTHERN LINE, CH-VRING CROSS, EtTSTON & Future plans 15 HAMPSTEAD RAILWAY, and CITY & SOUTH Future and the. disabled 96,118 LONDON RAILWAY Latid ownership, Ch«sh«Bii & 9 Abandonment of part of 1935/40 - 142 Barkhamsted extensions Museum - theft of model locomotive 62 Construction of Cft SL R 90 Police force increased 155,l44 Operation of Dot Matrix Indicators 102^147 Power stations closure plan I00,ll8 North Norfolk Railway 66 Strategy report 100,109 Withdrawal of regular reports to GLC 19 OBITUARY London roaeS study 7 Lord Beochlng 58 LONDON TRANSPORT & L.P.T.B. ONE-PERS ON-OPERATION BullseyCi 'most beautiful emblem' 80 (see also under Rolling Stock & Staff) Compensation to final members 6 A-stock conversion 94 LPTB telephone entries 8 General progress 82,118,124 Pram and bicycle conveyance, 1950 notice 79 Oslo Metro 336 Split into companies, 1.4.85 58 LIMITED PARIS METRO 24,28,51.32.58,59,88,114 Creation and basic facts 55 Permanent Way - see 'Track' First six abnths l42 Photographs in Underground News 37,38,67,68 Underground in the future 82 London Underground Roving 20 PICCADILLY LINE (and Predecessors) Discount vouchers for Heathrow 7 MADRID, tram restoration 155 passengers Manchester, light rapid transit 7 Interview with Archbishop of York 128 PICCADILLY LINE (Continued) ROLLING STOCK (Continued) Old crossovers at North Ealing and 101 GENERAL (Continued) Sudbury Hill Radio communication between 83,155 TEittUCNAL 'i EXTENSION driver and controller General 83 Renumbering 22,105,115,12? Handover to B.A.A. (building) 123 Review No.8 - 1984 21,33 Model In *0n the Move' Exhibition 75 Scrapping 11,20,21,22,26,55,51,63 Opexilng deferred to Spring 1986 58,79,100 64,78,115,126,159,151 On station diagrams 109 Teat Train operation 54,58 Pointwork at Hatton Cross 145 To Chatham Dockyard 105 Speeding construction 118,123 UNIT FOroiATIGNS, CHANGES Traitis diverted to Ealing Broadway, 79 In 1984, summary 22 1.3.85 In 1985 52,63,78,115,159 Pinner Local History Society 63 Vandal-resistant seating 127 Points of Interest 8,19 ,30,59,101 Ventilation modifications 11,12,21,34 Post Office Headquarters 24 LOCOMOTIVES POWER SiIPPLY fe DISTRIBUTION Battery, 1985, new 152 Chang« to purchases from Grid 84 Locations, 29.12.84 22 Study by Hawker Slddeley lOO Metropolitan Electric - supplementary 8 Price,JH 2 information in booklet Prichi«-d,R 10 Metropolitan No.1 - restoration 68 PUBLICITY Sleet, scrapping 26 On stations ' 31,58 Unlmog shunter 12 'Wimhi.e.Son Tennis 104 OTHER SERVICE Hopper Wagons awaiting disposal 64 QUAIJWON RjiXLWAY CENTRE at 8.5.85 Restoreticn of Metropolitan No.l 68 Hopper Wagons with Severn Valley 139 Railway HAIL TOURS , „ Locations, 29.12.84 22 1938 Tube Stock, 12/19.5.85 65,87 New and scrapped, 1984 22 A Stock, Pinner Society, 26.5.85 63,94 New General Purpose Wagons Class 501 Farewell, 11.5.85 87 SURFACE 78,105 Sarah Siddons to Folkestone, 21.9.85 93,l48 Side destination plates and RAILWAY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY non-stop indications 102 A.E.G., takeover by Daimler-Benas l44 District 'A' & 'B' stock, full list 30 Cammell Lalrd/Vickers, shipyards 100 of control trailers merger Dreadnoughts on K&WVR 79 Metro-Cammell 'outfitting' DLR cars 19 Q Stock on East London and turning 102 Swindon Works closure 99 of Q27 DMs Railway Race of the Future , I18 R STOCK Reed,AJ 100 Preserved car 21l47 32 Hiver Thames Commuter service 34 R Stock Story -Points of Interest 102 Road, new, llford-Barklng 136,144 A STOCK ROLLING STOCK Damaged trailer 6171 into open air 52 GEIffiRAL Early proposal for use on Circle 58 Audible door warnings 97 OPO Conversion 64,82,92,94,103 DeetinatiOB blinds/plates (talk) l4 127,139,152 DESTINATION BLINDS Out of service, or scrapped 94 Early A-stock 59 from accidents North Weald and Northolt ^ . . 3* IVansfers from East London Line 70,73 Printing errors • ; ., . ' 1''' Vandal-resistant seating 127 82 D STOCK Development projects 104 'From ATO to OPO' (talk) . 113 Door-operation procedures on District Governed speed after 'tripping* 48,49 Introduced on East London Line 70,73,92 Lamps, purple 100 TUBE STOCK Line allocations 11,20,21,35,51,52,65,78 1920 Watford Joint 143 103,115,127,139,151 PRE-1938 'STANDARD' Livery changes 11,20,21,63,105 ISLE OF WIGHT Maintexjance and overhaul 83 Improvements and remarshalling 95 procedures, changing Rewiring instead of repainting 52 MONTHLY ALTERATIONS LONDON TRANSPORT October 1984 11,20,33 Destination blinds 14 Nox'ember 1984 11,20,21 1935 EXPERIMENTAL December 1984 ' 20 Destination blinds 14 January 1985 33,63 1938 February 1985 51,63,78 Conversion of unit 10172 into 64 March 1985 63,78 staff accommodation April 1985 78 Destination plates 15 May 1985 92 Pinal withdrawal 129 June 1985 103,115,126 Motor cars to North Dowtis Il6,l34 July 1985 115 Railway Preservation Group 159,149 August 1985 136,139,151 Remaining on Bakerloo Line 12,21,63,76 September 1985 139,151 92,115,127,139,152 October 1985 151 Train reinstated in original New Stock 11,20,21,22,26,33,34 condition 11,35 52,65,64,78,92,152 1972 No-Smoking labels 6,21 Mkl with steerable bogies 24,26,78,103 OPO Conversions 78,126,139,152 Mkll, motorised destination blinds l4 Overhauls 11,21,34,52,63,78,92 1973 103,115,127,139,152 Car used as temporary canteen 104 Overhauls in 1969 and 1984 23 Motorised destination blinds l4 Preservation 20,26 Unit 120, overhaul dates removed 12 5 ROLLING STOCK {Continued) STAFF (Continued) TUBE STOCK (Continued) ONE-PERSON-OPERATION (Continued) 1983 NUR opposition 74,86,99 Deliveries And into service 2526 On deep-level tubes 49,l44 Humidity sensors on car 3618 64 Time scale 32 Modification progress Refusal of claim for compensation 58 Motorised destination blinds Ik for collisions with suicides etc. 1986 Smarter appearance required 31 In *0n the Move' Eaihlbition 75 Smoking 31 Mentioned 82 Underground Ticket System, effects 85 Start of construction 57 Stalingrad, revival of name 19,99 STATIONS SHEFFIELD, bullsaye sign In pub 121394 ALPERTON SheIbourne,JE Reconstruction 12,80,106 SIGNALLING Special escalator 131 Critique of prograwne machine policy 109 Angel, visitor's comments 31 Distant disc signals for freight trains 18 Architecture - comnents on 19 Hammersmith (District) signalling for 18 Mr.O.Green's talk freight trains 66 ARCHWAY Leyton signal frame - history, removal Pioneer 'MH' type escalators 130 .151 to Sheringham and pictures 84, New escalators, 198O Modern developments 10242 Baker Street, early btiildings 50 Queensvay signalbox removed 24 Balham, asbestos removal 1S8 Swface stock train detectors Ban on smoking 19,35 SIGNALLING & TRACK DIAGRAMS ,46 BANK Kilhurn (accident) 17 Possible CLR/W&C connection 51 Mansion House (correction) 10 TV monitoring l40 Oxford Cifcus (fire) 5 Belslze Park, lift modernisation 57 Paris Metro special tour 29 Birds and animals on stations 57,58 SIGNS & NOTICES Bond Street, new bullseyes 109 BTC roadway sign, Chalfont ft Latimer 79 Canons Park/Queensbury, crumbling 34 Praise in Airports International 8 nosing stones Singapore Mass Transit 100,144 Chalfont & Latimer, BTC sign 79 Smoking ban in stations 19,35 Chancery Lane, wartime escalator 131 Soccer violence 57,58 transferred to Bank SOCIETY ACTIVITIES Clapham Common, first cleat/comb 130 Annual General Meeting I985 10,39,53 Closed, York Road, Islington Council 79 Anxiual General Meeting 1986 126 proposals Chairmanship, relinquishment l49 COVENT GARDEN by B.R.Hardy Lift modernisation 57 Committee Report 1984 39 Subway reopened 24 Despatch Officer needed l49 Decorative tiles by Harold Stabler 51 Editorial Chair -Del Lomaa to 87,102 EARLS COL'RT replace Brian Hardy Dot Matrix news display 116 EHS/IJiTA meetings in Birmingham 91 First escalator 130 Garniers miniature signs 114 . , lighting 80 index to Underground News 53 Edgware, 1936 50 New Address List 89 Essex Road, anti-assault measures 74 53 No-Smoking requested at Society meetings ,91 Pinchley Central sign at Knebworth 127 Officers, list 10 QLOUCESTTSR ROAD Overseas visits I986 138 Modernisation 107 Postal auction 76 Picture with track recording train 38 President and Committee 11 GREAT PORTLAND STREET Proposed Berlin visit 111514 Closed for asbestos removal 128 Proposed Paris Metro all-night tour Gunmen captured in train 58 Proposed visits to France and Tunisia 33 GREEN PARK REPORTS OF MEETINGS AT BADEN-POWELL HOUSE Devonshire House refvirbished 32 1984 Escalator from Waterloo 151 November 2 Loss of page-boy's hat 100 November, Netherlands visit reunion 10 Modernisation 107 December 14 HAMMERSMITH . 1985 - see Society Diary at end Island site scheme l44 Roving checkers needed 20 New lighting 79 Sales Heathrow Central, escalators 20,53,89 151 SUBSCRIPTIONS Hlgbgate, transfer of proposed 131 1985 10 escalator to Bank 1986 Holborn, covering of tiled station l40 UndergrounD Nos.l4 & 15 126,137,149 names Sofia Metro 149 6 Holloway Road, lift modernisation 57 Special trains 34 Kentish Town, CNIM type escalators 151 STAFF Kew Gardens, criticism 111 Alcohol tests 7 14341 Kings Cross (Met.), building work 24 Megaphone man at Paddington, 1915 in former bay platform ONE-PERSON-OPERATION Kings Cross (Piccadilly), signs for 127 British Rail 100,144 Fleet Line visible District Line 144 Latimer Road, pigeon droppings 6 East London Line 70,86 LIGHTING, NEW General 82,l';i8,124 Eastcote and Preston Road 52 Metropolitan paths for OPO 152 Hammersmith (Dist/Pice) 79 MIRRORS LIVERPOOL STREET District Line 79 Broadgate development n 2,125,136 Metropolitan Line 34 Escalators, 1912 130,151 6 STATIONS (Continued) STATIONS (Continued) London Bridge, escalators 131 WATFORD MANSION HOUSE Metropolitan goods yard 101 Correction to track plan 10 Proposed Met. station in High Street 101 Modernisation 107,116 WEST KENSINGTON Opened up for office development 73 Extra canopy revealed 24 Maryleboae, asbestos removal 128 Modernisation MODERNISATION 24 Westminstei-, complaint by M.P. 124 Advertieiomeat for ; 144 Whitechapel (picture) 70 Barbican 106 Stolport ia Docks, approved 99 Bayswater Strikes, partial, 20.5.85 ' 86,99 BlBckfriars 144 Swakeleys House restoration 74 Central Line 82 ,64 Embankment 106 TAIL PIECE 12,56 ,80 Eiasbury Park TAYLOR WOODRCni? CONSTRUCTION Sennral description of programme 82 . Lift modernisation contract •57 10? SIoucester Road Underground Ticket Syste l84m 5contrac t 58 Qroen Park 10i4o7 Thames Tunnel opening in 74 ,89 Holborn The Underground in the Futture 62 In 'On the Move' *adhibltion 75 TICKETS AND TICKET MACHINES , . Kings Cross (Northern/Piccadilly) 79,107 Computeriacd tickets contract Leicester Square 107 Fare Increaa*, January 1985 Mansion Hovtse 107,116,144 Forgeries 144 Marble Arch 107 120 Years of Underground 124,128 Oxford Circus , 107 Tickets (talk) Paddington 52,75,107 Season Ticket take-up 74 Piccadilly Circus 108 UNDERGROUND TICKET SYSTEM Shepherds Bush 108 Approved by Transport Secretary 84 ,99 Temple 108 Contract to Inatal machines 58 Tottenham Court Road 108 Contract with Westinghoase Cubic 111 West Kensington 108 Discussed in letter 112 MOR0EN Pull description 84 In 1955 50 General 83 Dot Matrix advertisements 79 TIMETABLES AND TRAIN SERVICES Newb\iry Park, name signs before lighting 79 Augmented, Handel concert 111 New Cross (picttu~e) 71 Bakerloo, new WTT, 13.5.85 85 North Ealing, new nameplatea »«8 Central Line, new WTT, 19.11.84 3 Netting Hill Gate, escalators , 131 Jubilee Line, new WTT, 15.5.85 85 Old Street, special escalator 131 Piccadilly shuttle to Ealing 116 Overnight opening requested . 32 Broadway, 11.6.85 OXFORD CIRCUS Services, UftT policy 110 Decor for fire damaged platform 104 Sunday football at Wembley, 24.3.B5 57 Early escalators 130 4 25 4 ,80 Trains required for service, all lines Fire, .11.8% ,19,24,37 ,141074 VICTORIA LINE Resumed moderrilsation After Oxford Circus fire 5,19,24 Full service reinstated, 3.6.85 104 PICCADILLY CIRCUS 32 Eros temporarily at County Hall 3527 Tokyo underground Sas leak, 15-1.85 Tower Subway 90 Modernisation 108 TRACK 24 Redevelopment of Swan & Edgar's store 8939 BR track recording cars on LHT ,26 ,38 Public address system centralised 116,127, i4o QUEENSBURY Change to flat-bottomed rail 84 Opening, 1954 101 Elimination of insulated block joints •103 Netting under bridge 24 Neasden alterations Queensway, signalbox removed Rail from Drayton Park to RAYNERS LANE Festiniog Railway 34 Crane in former goods yard 127,128 Rayners Lane alterations 127,128, l45 Picture with track recording train 38 TRAIN DESCRIBERS Rickmansworth, reconstruction 31 DOT MATRIX ST.PAULS ,92 General 85, 103 Closed for essential work, 79 Operation on Northern Line 102, l47 various dates St.James's Park 12, 103 Wartime escalator removal 131 Tottenham Court Road 30 Shoreditch, poor Sunday traffic 79 Old District type at Gloucester Road 58 Sloane Square, asbestos removal l8,108 TRAFFIC Smoking ban at statiorta 19,35 Increased 1984/85 118 SOUTH KENSINGTON Passenger miles, 1979/82/84 112 Escalators, 1975/74 151 TUNNELS Ismaili Centre 74 Aspects of Underground tunnels 90 Subway Centenary 57 Cable systems in 98 TE^iPLE Early examples in London 89 ,90 Proposed helicopter landing pad 20 Experimental Fleet Line, fire io4 Modernisation 108 in, 51.5.85 Tooting Bee, asbestos removal 111,116 Segments for LPTB visible at 80,12? Wanstead, economies in construction 51 Oxford Circus Warwick Avenu* fire, 17.9.85 139 Tyne (fe Wear, Newcastle, reduced subsidy 33 WATERLOO Tyneside electric traction, talk 2 Escalators installed 1970 151 by JH Price Escalators back in service l41280 TV - ITV programme on railw^ay 40 TV monitoring enthusiasts, 15.3.85 USSR Metros 156 Review on VICTORIA LINE Page Alleged operation to Highgate IkO Friday September on 'Oracle' 157- 'The Snow Hill Link', Eull service.restored, 5-6.85 10% C.Austin. Robberies on train, 28.7.85 123 Service Jii'ter Oxford Circus fire 5,19,24 Friday 11 October Volvograd, name to be retained 99 150 •Brritish Railway Bridges', P.D.Stephens. WAjRCJ 14 Friday 3 Noveiaber fc-are,PK ^ •Met. Men and Models', Washington D.C. Metro 144 C.Baker. WATERLOO & CITY LINE Reduced midday service for depot 64 Friday 15 December rebuilding 'The Oxford Circus Fire', Rolling stock summary 127 Dr.T.M.Ridley Wembley Stadium development l44 West London Air Terminal 100 MEETING AT IMPERIAL COLLEGE Wetzel,D 136 (Joint with ERS and LRTA) White City, new BBC radio HQ 100,111 Wilkinsoa.BH l48 Saturday 26 October •A Hundred Years of Development of Electric Traction', J.G.Bruce. ISSUE NUMBERS. PAGES, DATES (k NEWSFLASHES ATTENDANCE OF SALES STAND Issue No. Date (1985) Pages Newsflashes Saturday 26 October LOTS Transport Spectacular, Vincent Square 277 January 1-12 1/85- 11/85 13-24 12/85- 22/85 278 February LIST OF SOCIETY VISITS AND TOURS - I98? 279 March 25-40 25/85- 38/85 28Q April 41-52 59/85- 45/85 Tuesday 12 February 281 May 53-64 46/85- 50/85 Post Office Hallway and Workshops 282 June 65-80 51/85- 71/85 Wedno.'jday 13 to Sunday 17 March 283 July 81-92 72/85- 79/85 Northern France and Belgium 284 Atigust 93-104 80/85- 89/85 Saturday 6 July 285 September 105-116 90/85- 98/35 Acton Works 286 October 117-128 99/85-119/85 Saturday 24 August 287 November 129-140 120/85-131/85 Northumberland Park depot 288 December 141-152 132/85-134/85 Safarday 7 September Morden depot Satuitday l4 September SOCIETY DIARY - 1985 White City depot Saturday 28 Scpteaber MEETINGS AT BADEN-POWELL HOUSE Holborn & Aldwych disused stations Review Satttt'dav 26 October on Edgware Road and Parringdon signalboxes Page LIBRARY EVENINGS Friday 11 Jisnaary 26 •UsKtergrouTid Events of 1984', Tuesday 29 January Tuesday 30 July 7 F.W.Ivey. Thursday March Monday 9 September Monday 22 April Friday 18 October 8 48 Friday February Thursday 30 May Thursday l4 November 'The Work of the Railway Inspectorate' Tuesday 2 July Monday 50 I*eceniber Major A.G.B.King. 59 prfdav 8 March CREDITED ARTICLES 'This is the New York Subway', Issue Page Title & Author P.R.Connor. 279 26 Fares Increase on the Underground; Friday 29 March Bert Stelnkamp Anmia.1 General Meeting and Cine Film 279 35 From the Past: E.D.Chambers Presentation 280 42 The Kilburn Collision Enquiry: Friday 12 April Nick Mitchell 76 •The Metropolitan's Outer Branch 281 57 A Different Centenary (South Ken• 101 Lines', D.F.Edwards, sington Sunway) : J.J.Whittington 282 66 The Preservation of Leyton Signal .r ,|o f j,<^^Y my Frame: P.R.Creswell 89 'Early Construction Works', 282 66 The Rebirth of Leyton Lever Frame: D.G.Johling. J.Keutgen Friday l4 June 282 70 All Chiange on the East London - •From Programme Machines to Computers' Agai n; R.Evans 103 284 R.Blakey. 94 Pinner Centenary: D.P.Edwards 288 l42 A 20th Century Mystery: R.F.Cleaver Friday 12 July 113 'From ATO to 0P0», Compiled by D.F.Croome D.K.Were^ 14.12.85 Friday 9 August 124 • 120 Years of Underground Tickets', Printed and Published by J.E.ShelbOTirn. The London Underground Railway Society

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