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UNDERGROUND NEWS

ISSN 0306-8617

INDEX 1995

Issues 397-408

PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY SOCIETY 459 458

INDEX TO 1995 ISSUES OF UNDERGROUND NEWS B station, 23,182,368 Notes; (i) Page entries witli * are pliotographs (ii) Page entries for an individual station may include developments in tfie vicinity of the station. Dot Matrix indicators display rude messages, 434 Incident-handling organisation north of Queen's Park, 290 Bank station, 146,326,327,366,446 Barbican station, 380 Accident reports, cut price. 437 Barcelona Metro, 226 ACCIDENTS - COLLISIONS , 89 , 28.2.75, 25,145,146 Barons Court station, 281* ACCIDENTS - DERAILMENTS station, 335 , 16.10.94, 29,225 BERLIN , DLR. 21,10.95, 447 , H.&C, 30.11.94, 14,30 Impressions of underground railways, 63,257,416,438 New Cross depot, 11,12.94, 31 U-Bahn rolling stock order, 142 Poplar, DLR, 10.8.95, 377 station (East London extension), 74,141 . District, 29.5.95, 253,270,435,438 Blackhorse station, 144,176 ACCIDENTS - FIRES BOOK REVIEWS & NOTICES King's Cross, compensation payment, 12 Celebration of Steam: The Chilterns, 431 King's Cross, final LUL report, 333 Marylebone, BR, 27 9.95. 447 Cricket Grounds - Then and Now. 15 Reduction in 1994, 71 Designed for London, 430 Smoulderino on track. North 29.5.95, 303 Great Western Halts - Volume 1, 15 Waterloo (BR) escalator, 9.12.94, 333 Foot leaflet, .368 ACCIDENTS - FORMATION FAILURES Ministry of Morale, 440 Colindale/Burnt Oak, 1.1.94, 115 Hillingdon (west), 17.1.95, 159 Mr,Beck's Underground Map, 91 ACCIDENTS - MISCELLANEOUS Pinner to Paradise, 175 ChemicaHeak, Northoll, 15.5.95, 251 Poems on the Underground, 4th edition. 74 ACCIDENTS - PERSONAL Railway Track Diagrams - South & , 137,228 Brompton Road station, body at foot of ventilation shaft, 78,251 Science Fiction by the rivals of H.G.Wells, 440 Ealing Common fatality, September 1994, 152 Speak for Yourself - Mass-Observation 1937-49, 163 Ealing Common, woman under train, 13.4.95 , 220 Persons on track. Barbican, 25.5.95. 270 The Directory of British Signal Boxes (on disc only), 136 Platform accidents with trains. 71,141,220,221.222.246,252,258,333,341 The , Vol, 1 , 217 Queen's Park, glazier cut knee, 30.3.95, 233 Tube Hopper, 141 Southgate station fatality, 7.9.95, 432 Underground Architecture, 429 Victoria (), smashed keyboard. 333 Victoria Line/Central Line, 431 West . raiiman killed, 23.6.94. 30 ACCIDENTS - RUNAWAY TRAINS at War, Vols, 1 & 2, 323 King's Cross, , 2.12.93, 13,88 Working timetable appendix, Met.District RIy. 1930, 6 Working timetable appendix, Und. Group tubes, 1928, 6 Brick roundel surrounding plaque. 351' Books - how to preserve their condition, 239 LT Chairman's visit. 247 Books about the Underground, report of meeting, 235,299 . Possible sale. 294 Wandering goat. 160 Bosnia aid collections, 447 Addison Road station. 86 BRIDGES station. 247 New signs on Metropolitan overbridges, 190,353* station, 18.145,177 Road overbridge north-west of Farringdon, 234.250,363 branch, siding to Fortis Green. 331 station renewal, 393,432,433.434 An Alphabet of T.O.T.. 240* British Association speakers' panel. 452 Angel station. 328 Arcnives, London Underground, at Bristol, 374 , ghost services, 331 Arnos Grove station 354,425 BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE Arsenal station, 148,300 Annual report 327 Athens Metro. 326,329 Car park ctamp down, 7 Auction of relics, including 1962 stock. 5.12.95, 424,436,440 Public liaison meeting at Tooting Bdy, 6.7.95, 361 460 461

B (continued) C (continued) BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE (continued) Commemorative plaques, 247,290,344,351'.436 Report of increase in violent crime, 10 Commercial advertising, 29,77,111,145,251,325 station, 248,294,332 Computer equipment supplied to LRT, alleged sub-standard, 431 Brompton Road station, 78,251 Confederation of British Industry (London), 250 Budapest Metro. 93.183.432 CONTROL CENTRES Bus services. Epping-Ongar, 97.416 Neasden, 146,247,290 C Network, 55 Broadway, 294 station. 437 CB.i.. London Region. 250 CRIME Cable car proposals, 253 Abduction from station, 330 station, 245 Assaults, 10,182,221,329 Canary Wfiarf, compensation to BZW staff. 219 Attempted murder near Turnpike Lane station, 253 Car line diagrams, 229 Bank closed, armed police chasing suspects, 344 Ceefax travel information. 20 Begging, 332 CENTRAL LINE & RAILWAY Bicycle thieves caught on train at Croxley, 433 A.T.P. commissioned. Ealing/Northolt-. 444 Blocking ticket machine change shutes, 291 A.T.P. commissioned. West Ruislip-Northolt. 380 BT Police annual report, 327 Ealing Broadway line opened 1920. various traffic notices. 400.401 Busker's dog bit passenger, 302 Effect of M. 11 extension. 326 Busking, 173,249.324 Epping-Ongar.closure and offer for sale. 1*.16.17.36*.324.330.364 Diversion to Germany of BR cheque , 11.180 Epping-Ongar, bus service, 97.416 Fare evasion, income from revenue inspectors, 221 Footpath crossing near Ongar. 35" Fraud, Queensway ticket clerk, 364 Ljst of Acts of Parliament, lines to & beyond Ongar. 52.185,254,255,369 Fraud, Maida Vale ticket clerk, 246 Loop west of Leytonstone converted to through line. 303 guard disarms passenger, 345 New signalling. Stratford-Leytonstone area. 268 Passenger shot at , 329 Ongar line memories, 407 Planned further blitz on fare dodgers. 77 Ongar Railway Preservation Society, 75.284.324 Removal of bolts on track. 78 Replacement bus service. -Epping, 282* Resale of Underground tickets outside stations. 181,436 Steam train from Ongar at Epping, 1957. 456' Robberies, increase, 147 Track damage by 1992 stock. 96 Shooting incident at North Acton, 3.4.95. 233 Travelling cash box. 1920, 402 Smoking, 10 station, 89 Statistics, and further preventive measures, 179 station, 145.151,223 Train damaged by youths. , 10,8,95. 377 CHANNEL TUNNEL Crossharbour & London Arena station. 382 Extra freight route parallel to West London Railway. 435 Link line (effect on Underground). 12.76.147.223 Draft Order under Transport & Works Act, 76,334 Link line (). 296 Fifty per cent private sector contribution needed, 79.80 Routeing of North of London Eurostars. 76(see also North London Railways) Further economic assessment. 80,145,148.252.367 Chelsea-Hackney, alternative routeings. 146.147.218,293.324,335.360,365 Restructured administration. 76 Chesham station. 380 Crouch Hill collapse. 10 CHILTERN LINE Customers' Charter, reasons for delays, 29 Damaged footbridge at West Ruislip. 22,1.95, 111.161 Overcrowding. 151 Sudbury area stations, poor AM peak service. 295 Defective trains, instructions, CLR & Hampstead, 1920s, 401 Temporary non-stopping of and Chalfont & Latimer, 93 DELAYS TO SERVICE CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR 16.10.94, derailment. British Museum. 29 New Year's Eve operations, 1994/5, 110 31.10.94, defective 1992 train, Ealing Broadway, 110 Proposed services 1995/6, 151 8.11.94, points failure, Camden Town. 10,12 Publicity, and errors in Northern Line timetables, 1994/5 . 99,245 11.11.94, goat on line, , 110 Stratford without a 1995 Boxing Day service ?, 435 16,11.94, signal failures. & , 11, CIRCLE LINE 28.11.94. engineering over-run, Westminster, 13 Holding trains at Edgware Road lor connections. 156 New public open space over cutting near Farringdon. 292 30,11.94, derailment, Hammersmith H,&C.. 14.30 Panhandle service experiments. 370 2.12.94, removal of scaffolding, Central Line, 31 Pattern of service, to change or not 219 5.12.94, engineering over-run, Morden & Tooting Broadway. 72 Pedestnan tunnel linking Park Crescent & Square, 175 9.12.94. Fulham Broadway, man shooting from house, 31,74 Proposals to eliminate through services from other lines. 97 28.12,94, defective 1992 train, Debden-Theydon Bois, 110 Unsuitability as substitute for CrossRail. 248 19. 1,95, , numerous delays, 159 North station. 436 21. 1.95, tree on line, Totteridge-High Barnet, 160 1. 2.95, body found at Queen's Park, 160 462 463

D (continued) D (continued) - — DELAYS TO SERVICE (continued) (continued) 1. 2.95. signal failures after heavy rain, various lines. 142 extension, writ from contractors, 141 7. 2.95, gas leak at Pimlico. 143.160 British Gas AGM at Docklands Arena, 291 11. 2.95, Bakerloo Line, various, 160 Bus services D.11 and X.15 withdrawn, 365 27. 2,95, Northern Line, female stripper, 161 Closures for engineering wori^, October & November 1995, 447 1. 3.95. Harrow-Northwood. suspect on track, 189 Developments to November 1994, 150 2/3. 3.95, heavy snowfalls, all lines, 161 Developments to July 1995, 244,249,320 4. 3,95, (following a cold night), Bakerloo, Central, Met, 189 Developments to August 1995, 380 9. 3.95. Victoria, Victoria Line, female stripper, 189 Franchising proposal, 14,384 13, 3.95. Central, Victoria. Waterloo & City, 177 Lewisham extn. incl. proposed station), 8,14,76/7/8,88,142/3,218/20/23,332/80.432 15. 3.95. failed push-out at . 178,189 New timetable, 9,1.95., 151 17. 3.95. Trees on track. Central, District; hoarding S,Bush, 190 Passenger satisfaction index, 88 23. 3.95, child on tracks. 219 Pictures of Poplar from Canary Wharf , 203' 26. 3.95, Liverpool Street-Aldgate East, reason not certain, 190 Rolling stock, 8.77,216,244,318*,381 3. 4.95. North Acton, shooting incident, 233 SELTRAC completion, 244,249,318*,381 11. 4.95, NLR train at Gardens. 234 SELTRAC on Stratford-Canary Wharf section from 18.4.95, 191 12, 4.95, at Harrow-on-the-Hill, 234 SELTRAC to Lewisham, (report of talk), 380 27. 4.95, signal failure, -Stratford, 222 Severe delays on 5,6 & 12 September 1995, 379 1, 5.95. Northern Line. train failure. 249 Silver stations on Stratford branch, 191 28. 5.95. gas leak at Pimlico, 270 Sound barrier supports forming arch over track, 455* 31 5.95. NLR train at Richmond. 271 Through service, Beckton-Tower Gateway, 317* 15. 6.95, Whitechapel. person on track, 302 Dollis Mil station, 74,189 17, 6.95 and 28.6.95. man jumping off bridge. Central Line. 302 Down Street station. 30,74.148 18, 6.95. Piccadilly train to High Street Kensington. 339 Drayton Park station. 334 30, 6.95, various Bakerioo delays, 339 4, 7.95. collapsed culvert. Wembley Park. 377 E 14, 7,95. last Amersham wrongly routed via fast line, 344 15, 7,95, track failure. High Street Kensington. 345 Eari's Court station, 240 1 8.95. broken rail at Bounds Green. 363 East Acton station, 15 11. 8 95. broken rail near Liverpool St. outer rail, 271 12. 8 95. unexploded bombs at . 377 Accessibility of stations, 223 18. 8,95. defective Jubilee Line train. 444 Closure for engineering wori^, 8,13,71,111.132,144.151.190.208.320,356,359,360,393 21, 8.95. . rubbish on line. 378 extension. 13.141.223.360 26. 8,95. lorry wedged under bridge near. Arnos Grove, 378 East London Junction (on GE line near Liverpool Street), 370 1, 9.95, fire at triangle, 445 Query on World War tl operations (through trains from 'BR'). 26.103 19. 9,95. presumed bomb. Putney Bridge. 446 Replacement bus services. 208.223,242*.359,393 19. 9,95, defective running rail, Chalfont & Latimer. 446 Resignalling contract, 290 26. 9,95, parrot on District train. Earl's Court, 435 Southern extensions, 141 On leaving Watford (Metropolitan), 230 . 13,71,111.151,173,176,177,178.180,181,247,292,326,329,356,360,363 Statistics for 1994, also of station closures. 147 Easter services, 1995, 322 Various recent, on Bakerioo. Circle and DLR. (March & April 1995), 228 Edgware station. 79.111,177,227 Department of Transport, new Minister. 330 Elephant & Castle station, 293 DEPOTS Embankment consolidation, new method on Stanmore line. 293 Ealing Common with Piccadilly allocation. 264.341.368.369.369.438 ENGINEERING WORKS GEC-Alsthom to operate Northern Line. 180 Amersham line. December 1994. 245 Northfields with District allocation, 264.368.369.438 -Snaresbrook/Newbury Park. 28/30.5.95. 287 Ruislip. sleeping child on stabled train. 271 Circle & District. pipe crossing. Feb/Mar.1995. 141 DISABLED PEOPLE Circle & District Westminster station works, to Feb, 1995. 30.141.156 Cost of making whole of Underground accessible. 151 Elephant & Castle pointwork. March & April 1995. 224.245.334 Disability Bill. 78 Finchley Road-Neasden. 19.3,95 & 2.4.95. Chiltern track work, 233 Guides for the visually disadvantaged. 119 Hammersmith & City track renewal. 27/29.5.95. 396 Have Dog, Will Travel (Report of meeting). 115 Ickenham-Uxbridge. track renewal. 29,10.94-27.11.94, 104 LRPC Advisory Panel meetings. 89 Leytonstone. 27/29.5.95, 360 Northern Line. , 25.6.95 & 2.7.95 , 344 Delays at east end of line. July 1994. 152 & . 26/27,8,95. 361.378 Wimbledon branch, station & other improvements. 12.436 Queen's Park-Stonebridge Park. 5.2.95. 157 DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY Rayners Lane-Uxbridge. lack of Metropolitan information. 19 Additional electronic indicators (PIDs). 29.152 Westminster station closure. 30 Arch cleaning. 8 464 465

E (continued) H (continued) - (continued) ESCALATORS LRPC objection to Terminal 5 proposal, 150 DLR at Bank, design defect, 326 Non-NATM tunnelling work, 11 Euston Square station, 87,183 Tunnel collapse at Heathrow, 9,11,14,72,80,145,179,292,295,326,366,435 EXHIBITION REVIEW Tunnelling and overhead wiring contracts. 296 Heathrow Terminal Five, 13,74,77,223,245,250,324,325 Designed for London (LT Museum), 288 Heron Quays station, 318* High Barnet station, 24,79 F High Beach/Beech, 185,254,255,299,340,369 FARES & station, 141,179,247 1995 compared with 1985, 78 station, 227 January 1995 increases, 7,12.13,76,245 HilTingdon station, 332,455* January 1996 increases, 436 Hornby, D., 289 London compared with overseas, 90,221,436 East station , 180,332 Long-term capping, 251 On DLR, 90 Fashion model. Underground as background, 434 Film. Man Hunt, 1941, 150 Ickenham station, 298 Finchley Central station, 191 Internet, railway information, 421 Floodgate removal, London Road depot, 29 Investment in public transport, 10,13,14,76 FLOODS & FLOOD PRECAUTIONS Drains & Pumps (report of talk) 346 Repair of storm water pipes, Belgravia, 143 Fowler, John, biography, (report of talk). 310 Jakarta Metro, under . 364 Journey planner (electronic). 228 G JUBILE^LINE Acceessibility of existing stations, 153.224 Gallions Reach station, 330 Control room at Neasden, 146,247.290 Glasgow Underground, 77,105 Embankment consolidation. Canons Park-Queensbury. 293 Gloucester Road station, 24 Future dot matrix indicators. 229 Golders Green station, 177 Speed restriction approaching Baker St. from north. 101,182 Grand Union Canal wharf near Croxley, 184,232,256 JUBILEE LINE STRATFORD EXTENSION , external advertising on trains, 367 1. -Westminster section, 7,13,219,248,249,289,290.433 GREAT NORTHERN & CITY RAILWAY 2. Westminster-Waterloo section , 435 Sale of plant to LCC, 296 3. Waterloo- section, 435 Transfer of stock between Drayton Park and Neasden. 401 4. Southwark-London Bridge section, 10,290.367 GREAT NORTHERN LINE 5. London Bridge- section, 143,331 Class 313, no standing in vestibules. 152 6. Bermondsey- section. 74.143 Driver-only operation, Park-Moorgate, 295,438 7. Canada Water-Canary Wharf section. 72.73.79.435 Inner-suburban service retimed, 334 8. Canary Wharf-North Greenwich section, 144,146,220.253,290,325.331.436 Green Park station. 30 9. North Greenwich - section, 74.75,141,143.366 Guinness brewery traffic ceases. 331 10. Canning Town- section, 111 , 447 Access for disabled. 89 Archaeological finds, 323.432.436 H Bermondsey station. 144.329.331.367 . 144 HAMMERSMITH & CITY LINE Canary Wharf station, 181.434 Reminiscences, 22 Capsized barge. 111 Replacement bus services. 27/29.5.95. 396 Depot, Stratford Market, 219,291 Hammersmith station. 89,315* Fare collection (Report of talk), 448 Hampstead station, 331 General. 13,14.24,74,80,146,220,246.331 Harrow-on-the-Hill station, 345 Green Park station. 144.179.219 Lifts. 9 New Airbus Direct service, 328 . 12,72.176.219.220.250.290.323.366.378.432.436.437.444 Proposals lor new rail links. 14,77.218,367,435 New Austrian Tunnelling Method. 9.10,12.72.73.79.148.219.220.290.292.366.378.437 HEATHROW EXPRESS Police team. 247 Articles in Modern Railways. 367 Publicity leaflets, 361 Erection of overhead wires. 148,296 Service locomotives. 248.367 Future complaints procedure, 223 Slippage in construction programme. 293.329.365 466 467

J (continued) L (continued) LONDON UNDERGROUND (contiued) JUBILEE LINE STRATFORD EXTENSION (continued) Film made for Mrs. Thatcher, 145 Thefts of copper cladding, Canning Town, 366 Government funding, steady decline, 223 Waterloo station, 12,252 Hurried expenditure before end of 1994/5 financial year, 75 , 222,290 Insurance company in Guernsey, 247,324 Westminster station, 7.9,13,30,141,146,148,156,219,246,252,253,290,294,295,324,437 Mabey maintenance contract, 327 K maintenance contract, 220,293 Need for high investment level, & proposals, 14,76,147,178,179,248 School liaison work, 152 Kensington (Olympia) station, 362,427,428 Second sale of surplus signs , 290 station, 444 Speed restrictions, 252 King William Street station, 157 Third sale of surplus signs, 424,436,440 King's Cross station, 98,423,447 London, Strategic Planning Guidance, 180 Kinnibrugh, R„ 294 London-wide authority, call for, 291 station, 199 Lords station, 96 Los Angeles, tunnel collapse during construction. 295.326,364 Loughton station, 285,316* L.T. News, errors, 165 M Leyton station, 146,189,224 MAGAZINE REVIEWS Leyfonstone station. 146,224,436 British Railways Illustrated, January 1995. 90 LIGHT RAIL The London Railway Record, January 1995, 91 Croydon , 73,141,248,253,289 The London Railway Record, July 1995, 287 Fareham-Gosport-Portsmouth proposal, 434 The London Railway Record, October 1995, 429 Greenwich- proposa, 146 MAP REVIEW Midland Metro,, 73,326 London Underground - a diagrammatic history,6th edition, amendments, 362 tramway (Canning Town-), 62,290 Way Out , 111 St. Pancras-Waterloo (or King's Cross-Elephant) proposal, 248,292 MAPS, BUS station, 317* Independent all-London version, 247 , 327 Official maps, reversion to previous system of showing route numbers 436 London Pride prospectus, 79 MAPS, POCiKET, FOLDING LONDON REGIONAL PASSENGERS' COMMITTEE November 1994, 341 Notes from Minutes, September & October 1994, 88 January 1995, 31,244 Notes from Minutes, November 1994-January 1995, 150 MAPS, POSTER Notes from Minutes, January & February 1995, 223 November 1994 . 110 Notes from Minutes, March-June 1995, 332 Merseyrail, 364,366 Penalty fares. 12,150 METROPOLITAN LINE & RAILWAY Brill branch in Tramway Trail ramble, 77 Annual business plan 1995/6, 247 C-stock train at Wemb ey Park, 344 Annual Report to 31.3,95.. 292.294,330 Chesham shuttle, destination displays, 373 Merger of LRT and LUL headquarters offices, 74 75,79,80,142,143,144,145,176.177,178,180,290,334,365,367,437 Midland Bank as clearing bankers, 365 Delays at Baker Street and Neasden, 158,230,253,341,423,424 'One of best systems in the world', 143 Grand Union Canal wharf near Croxley, 184,232,256 Pass Agents, 329 Heavy late traffic after Wembley concert, 17.6.95, 302 Statistics, 1993/4, 88 Large numbers in cab door windows, 1904 & 1916, 100 being constructed, 1861, 48 Increased attendances after refurbishment, 141 Steam on the Met.95, Harrow-Amersham, 134,200 Library details, 34 Steam on the Met.95, Uxbridge journeys, 134,201 London Transport Pension Fund, 176 Steam on the Met.95, Watford-Amersham, 133,200,206*,252,260*,26r,269,322 LONDON UNDERGROUND Test run with 1962 stock, 11.5.95, 269 Annual Business Plam 1995/6, 180 Mill Hill East station, 204* Budget provisions for 1995/6 & later, 74,76 MODELLING Children's attractions for summer 1995 holidays, 361 Conductor rails, 134,200 Contract with computer company (ICL), 218 New or restocked models on sale at LT Museum, 452 Design (report of talk), 273 Roiling stock drawings, 277 Drains and pumps (report of talk), 346 Monument station, 146 Effects of hot summer. 363,378,380 Moor Part< station, 268 Emergency response unit, 436 Mornington Crescent station, 79,88,146,292,294 Favourite features, 18 Mowlem Facilities Management, 181,220,293 468 469

N p station, 332 National Travel Survey, 1992/4, 433 Paddison. Roger, reminiscences, 40 Neasden station, 190,270 PARIS METRO Nerve gas attack simulated, 180 Bomb on RER train near Saint Michel, 328,363 NETWORK SOUTH CENTRAL Fine for'feet on seats', 291 Brighton-Watford proposed service, 76,147 Means to reduce deficit, 291 New Cross station. 170* Penalty fares for ticketless travel, 11,12,79,90,94,172,246,247,332,334,365,422,435,437 New York Subway, 13,75 Periodicals about London Underground (R&CHS journal article) 30 Newbury Park station, 365 station, 180 North Harrow station, 334 PICCADILLY LINE NORTH LONDON RAILWAYS Aldwych branch closure, 2*, 17 Euston-Watford, long-line public address, 152 Ealing Broadway journeys ?, 184 Hampstead tunnel improvements (for northern Eurostars) 218,248,331,367 Heathrow extension, 1977, planning considerations, 263 Possible lease of Merseyrail Class 508s, 15 Heathrow services curtailed, tunnel collapse, 11,31.110 Pre-war Barking-Kentish Town-Moorgate service, 21 Heathrow Terminal 5 extension. 13,74,77,223,245 Richmond-North Woolwich, 8,364 Heathrow, need for service for 05.45 check-in. 417 Stratford-North Woolwich closure & re-opening, 250,252,290,331,379,439 Methods to increase sen/ice, Channel Tunnel Link, 147 Timetable booklet. 28.5.95 296 Plans to serve Richmond, and 1932 tube workings over District, 264 Timetable booklet, 24.9.95, 439 Rayners Lane branch as 'poor relation', 420 Watford-Brighton, proposed service, 147 Reinstatement of eastbound local road, Northfields-Acton Town, 443 NORTHERN LINE & HAMPSTEAD LINE South Kensington area, vibration complaints, 291 Altered stabling with new rolling stock, 114 Pigeons on the underground, 368,425,436 Bushey Heath extension, 16 Poems on the Underground, 74,328 City branch not stopping at King's Cross, 447 POST OFFICE TUBE RAILWAY Contract awarded for modernised communications, 296 Station closures, 326,427 Germ warfare tests, 1963, 179 Posters, 'travelling for nothing' series, "94 Hendon extension, 1923, arrangements for opening. 402 POWER SUPPLY & DISTRIBUTION Highgate Woods, extra sidings, 142 Elephant & Castle substation, 293 Integrated passenger communication contract, 379 Energy economy measures, 141 Landmarks in tapestries for Barnet courthouse, 328 Failure at Lots Road. 6.4.94, restricted gas supply, 151 Modernisation:the way fonward (report of talk) 112 Failure of L.E.B. supply at Northfields and South Ealing, 17,6.95, 302 Modernisation:the way fonward (leaflet) 361 Failure of L.E.B. supply to Baker Street, 22.8.95, 444 Police Home Beat officers leaflet, 246,361 Power failure. Central Line, 31.7.95, 331 Refurbishment of Morden line stations, 8,89 Power failure. Edgware Road-Hammersmith, 28.6.95. 303 State of abandoned extensions, 227,327,339 Power failure, Watertoo, Waterloo & City line, 28.6.95, 303 Surveying contract to group, 328 Private finance being examined, 330 Tree removal near Burnt Oak, 219 Scheme to close Lots Road & use Greenwich for emergency supply, 73 Northfields & Little Ealing station, 387* Station emergency lighting, 335 Northfields (Weymouth Avenue ticket office). 356,388*,389* Preston Road station, 303,380 Northfields station, 356 Prince Regent station, 8 Northwood station, 353* Private finance initiative, 14,72,78 Notting Hill Carnival, 1995, 361,365 Private subway, Euston Square station, 87 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT O Victoria scheme, 325 White City scheme. 81,249 OBITUARIES Public address announcements, 254,270,367,437 Allen, Geoffrey Freeman, 330 Public or private transport - customer preferences, 78 Benest. Kenneth Ronald, 120,130 PUBLIC TIMETABLE BOOKS Day, John Robert, 121 Metropolitan Line reprint, 360 Officers' medallion-type passes, 141 Public timetable leaflets and cards, 224,229,244,360 , 222,268,432 PUBLICITY - LEAFLETS Ongar Railway Presen/ation Society, 75,284,324 Recent issues, 135,244,322,359 OPEN DAYS & EXHIBITIONS Travelling Safely by Tube, 110 European Open House, 16.9.95, 294,350,436 Pudding Mill Lane station, 244 , 20/21.5.95, 262* Putney Bridge station, 250 Stanmore, 10,9.95, 436 Oval station, 115 Q station, 17 Queen's Park station, 160 Queensbury station, 190,344 470 471

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RAILTRACK ROLLING STOCK - SURFACE (Older Types) - continued Eleven feet pile of agreements with LUL, 332 Q stock, 168* Great Britain Passenger Timetable, 437 R stock, 168*,364 North London Railways complaints, 364 T stock, 130* Power failure at St. Pancras, 12.9.95, 446 ROLLING STOCK - TUBE Safety warning, 364,366 1920 (Cammell Laird), 167* RAILWAY MAhfUFACTURING INDUSTRY 1927. 342 ABB Daimler Benz Transportation formed, 248 1931. 129* ABB Vehicles and Bombardier - closures and redundancies, 290 1938. 167*,343 Rayners Lane station, 343,354,426 1956, 110,265.337 , 90,177 1960. 35*,36*.75,200,284,352* Ridley, Professor Tony, 220 1962, 37*,38*, 128*, 189,424,436,440 Roding Valley station, 268 1967. 247,279*,280*.295 ROLLFNG STOCK 1972, 128*,231,247,280*,295,330 Arc protection, 20,157 1973. 128*,222,241*,289,315*,332,346,390" Cant rail lettering, 95.337,438 1983. 148,233,295,337,371.446 Correct side door enable, 88 1992, 17,20,77/8,89,100/1/2,146,158,179,180.189.191,206*.265,270,316*,333,342,439,444 Destination blind (or plate) displays. 16,102,104,149,184,253,373,447 Gate stock for Aldwych shuttle. 93 Line stickers on car windows, 268 Jubilee extension. 13.89.219,224.247,290.295 Livery, 103 Northem Line replacement. 4.8.72.73.114.142,246,248:296,367,379,436,437 Maintenance, explanations of degrees of 'heaviness', 154 Rotherhithe station. 393,432,433.434 Overall advertising on train exteriors, 222,241*.289,342 Roving (covering all stations in one day). 159 Sounds made by Underground trains, 303,375,424,427 Ruislip station, 380 Steerable bogies, 231 Tube cab fronts collection, 456* Ventilation, 332 Saint Pancras station, 296 ROLLING STOCK - CHANGES AND MOVEMENTS station. 170* November 1994, 27,126 Shepherd's Bush station (Hammersmith & City). 294 December 1994 & January 1995, 106 station, 141 February & March 1995, 186,441 SIGNALLING April 1995, 266 Barking signalbox now all-LUL, 252 May 1995, 300 Central Line, manufacturing faults in units, 432 June 1995. 375 Future Northern Line, 115 July & August 1995, 441 Metropolitan, centralised. Euston Square- Aldgate. 290 Explanations of terms used, 153 On the Underground (report of talk), 191 ROLLING STOCK - LOCOMOTIVES Permissive at Baker St. (Met.). 182 Diesel shunters DL81 & DL 83, 15 Programme machines. 113 Metropolitan Electric, 130*.262' Signs to Underground stations at road junctions, 373 Metropolitan steam locos.at Bowes & Pelaw. 1939. 173 Sloane Square station, 445,446 ROLLING STOCK - SERVICE Snaresbrook station. 352* Ballast motor car L.71, 167* SOCIETY ACTIVITIES Diesel locos. & wagons for , 248,367 Advertising in Underground News. 164,451 Metropolitan Railway, after World War I, 425 Annual General Meeting, 1995, 121,195 Track Recording Train, 2*,6 Binders, 1994, 161,200 Wagons seen at M.o.D. Long Marston, 444 Binders. 1995, 349 Wagons, conversion of Turbots to air brakes, 367 Committee and officers, list, 31,272 Weedkillinq train on East London. 190 Committee Report for 1994, 123 ROLLING STOCK - SURFACE (Modern Types) Electric Railroaders' Association, 25 A stock, 7.8.30,162,169*, 170*,205*,265,314',423.443 Extraordinary General Meeting, 11.8.95, 277 D stock, 219.281* Non-despatch of journals to new members, 200 TSOs bought from , 250 Rolling stock drawings, 277 ROLLING STOCK - SURFACE (Older Types) Rules, use of the Society's name. 199 Ashbury (history & restoration on Bluebell Railway). 305 Underground News, 400th issue (colour), 129,229,230,231 Ashbury, in service after 1940, 419 Underground News, combined issue, November/December 1995, 392 CO stock, 168* Underground News, jargon and technical terms, 226 Dreadnoughts at , Drax & Keighley, 346 Underground News, political correctness, 343 F stock, 129* Underground News, September, label problems, 392 Metropolitan rigid-8, scrapping in France, 174 South Ealing station, 356,387* 472 473

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South Kensington station, 147.179,180 TELEVISION South Korea, Taegu. gas explosion during und.rly.construction. 222,249 Cariton TV on LUL platform accidents, 141 South Woodford station, 153,254,328,352* 'The Big Story' (Underground platform accidents), 77 Spain, punctuality guarantee on high speed trains, 8 'Your Shout' on Croxley link, 180 SPECIAL TRAINS. (See 'Metropolitan Line' for 'Steam on the Met.') Craven rail tour (east end of Central Line). 285.352* ac/dc boundary points and notices. 228 Docklands Light Railway. P86 Tour, 22.6.95, 216,244 Delays travelling north in a.m. peak, 89 Latymer Upper School, Ravenscourt Park - Mansion House, 365 St. Pancras, west side, proposed station . 76 Met.electnc loco.& dreadnoughts. 1963 centenary celebs., 130' Summer 1995 timetable, 77,142 Metroland rail tour, 1.5.1983, 21 Thameslink 2000 proposals. 143,148 Ruislip-Ealing Common. Sarah Siddons etc, 11.4.95.(non-passenger) 268 , proposed renaming, 153 Sarah Siddons CMetrorover-) rail tour, 5.2.95, 33,45,127*, 159 Theydon Bois station, 96 Stanmore-Neasden, Sarah Siddons, 10.9.95, 390* TICKET CHECKING to District Line for supporters, 94 'Blitz' at Bank/Monument, 294,329 290 Waterloo-Watfor3-War d & Chesham. DMU Class 205, 20.5.95. 133,206',259' 'Blitz' at Liverpool Street. St. John's Wood Road station. 15 TICKET MACHINES 334 St, John's Wood station, 345 Experimental 'touch screen', Finchley Road. STAFF To reject fake £1 coins. 146 Absenteeism, 221 TICKETS Drugs case, industrial tribunal, 250 Advertising on, from 1992, 403 85 Duplicate photocards for trans-sexuals, 251 Alterations since UTS. 434 Justification for guards, 257 Customer refund vouchers used to buy season. 345,361 One-person operation, cost savings, 221 Experimental family ticket at west end of Pice.Line. 145,223 Pay claims (see also "Strikes') 7 Farecards. Harrow buses. Performance-related pay, 144 Leaflet for Jan. 1995 revision , 245 Redundancy & payments, 9.12 National Location Codes discontinued on LUL tickets. 298,372 STATIONS Suggestions for advance purchase in tourist areas. 152 ATM machines (banking), 8.328 , withdrawal ?. 145,223 Closed, 13 Zone extension. 224,247 Eliminationn of line name from canopies, 340 TIMETABLES AND TRAIN SERVICES Emergency lighting, 335 Bakerioo Line, improved. May 1995, 224.271,360 First aid equipment. 89 Central Line, Epping-Ongar increased during BR strikes. 4 Fluorescent lighting, 369 Central Line, phased improvements, 1995, 224,360 Gardening competition, 380 Changes on most lines, 24.9.95. 446 Indicators not showing wori