UNDERGROUND NEWS ISSN 0306-8617 INDEX 2010 Issues 577 – 588 PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE LONDON UNDERGROUND RAILWAY SOCIETY 750 INDEX TO 2010 ISSUES OF UNDERGROUND NEWS Page entries marked * are, or include, photographs or other illustrations. Note:- Incorrect page numbers appeared in the August issue of Underground News, which (mostly) duplicate the page numbers for the July issue. References to the July pages are suffixed ‘J’, and references to the August pages are suffixed ‘A’. A Accidents – derailments:- Gloucester Road, 402J; Hainault Depot, 399A; Highgate Sidings, 636; Neasden Depot, 584; Ruislip Depot, 639; Air burst:- Bayswater, 347; Great Portland Street, 107; Highbury & Islington, 168; Holborn, 106; King’s Cross, 18; Liverpool Street, 409J; Mile End, 345; Perivale, 346; Queensway, 403J; Stratford, 293; Amersham:- North of Amersham, locomotive hauled services 1933-1948, 407A-413A*, S Stock delivery, 73, Animal on track:- Warren Street, 168; Arrestors:- Aldgate, 183*; Watford, 65*; B Bakerloo Line:- LNWR Electric Network reborn, 27-30*, Willesden Junction, turn back bay roads, 169*, Baker Street:- Platform extensions, 171*, 208-209*, 306*, 329*, 546-547*, Balham Blitz Bomb, 718-719*, Barking:- The Fire at Barking, 517-519*, Bells, Whistles and Flags, 8-12*, Body on track, London Bridge, 293, Bogies:-, 1967 Stock last bogie overhaul, 325*, Prototype trailer, 216*, O, P & Q Stock, 631-632*, Type A2, 215*, Type E, 158*, Type K2, 216*, Type N, 158*, Bow Church, station improvements, 21, 751 Brakes:- EP Type, 164, Brickwork falling hazard, 397A, Bridge, Road, D28, undergoing reconstruction, 745*x2, Bridge strike:- East Putney, 711; Kew Gardens, 403J, 711; Budapest Underground Railway Museum: Foldalatti Vasuti Muzeum, 395A-396A*, Burning smell on train/station:- Bank/Monument, 168; Bond Street, 584; Canada Water, 14; Heathrow T4, 402J; Marlborough Road(closed), 220; Piccadilly Circus, 715, Victoria, 639; Waterloo, 398A, 636; Westminster, 107; Willesden Green, 222; Wood Green, 401J; C C2C, Limehouse, new footbridge connection between DLR and C2C opened, 21-22, 280*, Canada Water:- “Bagged” sign outside station, 399J*, The Futures Bright.....The East London Line Re-opens, 394J-400J* Central Line anomaly, 659-661*, Chalfont & Latimer:- Early winter snow, A Stock, 76*, Chesham:- Poor railhead conditions, 17, Chiltern Railways:- Class 168, in the snow, 242, Defective train, 15, “Chord” installation, 111-113*, 123-124, Christmas and New Year Underground and DLR services 2009-2010, 127-128*, Clipping and Scotching, 647-648*, Circle Line:- Destinations since 13 December 2009, 172-173, Preparing for the T-Cup, 23-25*, T-cup prelude, 115-116*, Croxley Tip:- Re-opened 1986-2003, 417J*, Steam and battery locomotives, 277-278*, 327-328*, D Dalston Junction:- Platforms, 421A*, Railway approach, 354*, The Futures Bright.....The East London Line Re-opens, 394J-400J* Tunnels north of station, 396J*, Defective cable:- East Putney, 220; Harrow & Wealdstone, 168; Hatton Cross, 398A; Oakwood, 15; Putney Bridge 169; Richmond, 401J; Stonebridge Park, 170; Waterloo & City, 716; 752 Defective Trains:- Bakerloo Line(1967/1972 Stock), 13, 401J, 403J, 404J, 410J, 399Ax2, 533, 637, 638x3, Central Line(1992 Stock), 18, 129x2, 168, 170, 293, 294, 534, 581, 638, Circle Line(C69/C77 Stock), 220, 293, District Line(C69/C77&D78 Stock), 290, 409J, 401A, 582, 716x2, Hammersmith & City Line(C69/C73 Stock), 16, 18, 129, Jubilee Line(1996 Stock), 169, 222x2, 291x2, 294, 530, 583, 636, 637x4, 638, 639x3, 711, 713, London Overground(Class 378), 166x2, 222x2, Metropolitan Line(A60/A62 Stock), 16, 17, 109x4, 402J, 403J, 400A, 534, 535, 712, 716, Network Rail engineering train, 402A, Northern Line(1995 Stock), 13, 17, 108, 109, 110, 167, 221, 222, 401J, 402A, 714, Piccadilly Line(1973 Stock), 107, 108, 166, 346, 400A, 636, 713, Underground engineering train, 530, 532, 582, Victoria Line(1967 Stock), 14, 16, 18, 107, 166, 169, 294, 535x2, 582, (2009 stock), 398A, 531, 533, 534x3, 637x2, 713, 715, 716, Waterloo & City Line(1992 Stock), 219, 532, Depots and Sidings:- Cromwell Depot(District Railway), 6*, Edgware, 204*, Highgate, 154*, 203*, London Road, 177*, 275*, Neasden, Changes of purpose of car sheds, 456A*, Neasden former steam shed, 66*, S Stock debut, 76*, S Stock stabled, 723*, New Cross, demolished, 357*, Ruislip, 658*, S Stock en route to Berlin, 722-723*, White City, 742*, Derailers at Edgware Road sidings, 201*, Derailments:- Gloucester Road, 402J; Hainault Depot, 399A; Highgate Sidings, 636; Neasden Depot, 584; Ruislip Depot, 639; Destination blinds:- “Astronomical” destination on D Stock, 200*, A Stock, 322*, C Stock, 116*, 1967 Stock, 322*, 1972 Stock, 322*, Detraining passengers, 534*x2, Dislodged tunnel cables:- Baker Street, 714; Finchley Road, 712; Notting Hill Gate, 18; South Kentish Town(closed), 639; Waterloo & City, 165; Wembley Park, 219; District Line:- Extract from Southern Railway Working Timetable appendices 1934, 232-233*, Preparing for the T-Cup, 23-25* 753 District Electric Trains Series:- Part 11 – Every Picture Tells a Story, 5-13*, Part 12 – War and Tanks, 77-86*, Part 13 – Segregation and Disappointment, 157-164*, Part 14 – New for Old, 211-219*, Part 15 – Horseboxes, 281-290*, Part 16 – K Stock and Renumbering, 334-343*, Part 17 – Ls, Ms and Ns, 386J-394J*, Part 18 – A New Broom, 386A-395A*, Part 19 – Metadyne Muddles, 520-530*, Part 20 – More Refurbishment, 572-581*, Part 21 – O, P and Q Details, 625-635*, Part 22 – The War, 702-710*, District Railway:- B Stock rebuilds, District Electric Trains, 78-80*, 211-219* F Stock, District Electric Trains, 81-86*, 157-164*, G Stock, District Electric trains, 211-219*, LTS B Stock, 8*, Cromwell Depot c1905, 6*, Driving Techniques, 12-13, Ealing Broadway c1913, 7*, Gatemens’/Guards’ Usage of Bell, Whistle and Flag, 8-12*, Metadyne Experiments, 389A-391A*, New Ideas, 386A-389A, New Surface Stock Programme, 391A-393A*, Original A Stock at Hounslow Town, 5*, Docklands Light Railway (DLR):- Becton extension, 349, Bow Church, station improvements, 21, DLR Notes, 21*, Limehouse, new footbridge connection between DLR and C2C opened, 21-22, 210*, Mayor’s Transport Strategy, 402A-404A, Mudchute bay platform, 384A*, New stopping points prior to introduction of 3 vehicle trains, 301*, Problems at Canning Town, 324*, South Quay, replacement DLR station opened, 22*, Stratford International branch, 349-350*, Three vehicle trial running, 210*, 622*x2, Three Vehicle Trains and New Timetable, 348-349, Update, 348*, West Ferry, new station entrance, 429J*, West India Quay, now 3 platforms, 301*, Doors, 391J-393J, Driver controls:- Early District type, 161*, F Stock, 163*, P Stock, 629*, Q Stock, 529*, E Ealing Broadway:- c1913, 7*, Person under train on adjacent tracks, 14, East Finchley tunnel, 153* East London Line (see also London Overground):- 754 Class 378 trial running, 209*, LNWR Electric Network reborn, 27-30*, Prior to trial running, 302*, Stations, 354-355*, Thames Tunnel, 353*, The Futures Bright.....The East London Line Re-opens, 394J-400J*, Edgware Road:- Preparing for the T-Cup, 23-25*, Edgware Sidings, iced up trains, 109, Embankment, Preparing for the T-Cup, 23-25* Engineering possession problems:- Ealing Broadway, 17; Green Park, 715; Harrow & Wealdstone, 170; Rayners Lane, 401J; West Hampstead, 714; Engineering work:- Metropolitan Line, 303*, Escalators:- Defects causing part/full station closures:- Balham, 711; Bounds Green, 585; Clapham North, 711; Earl’s Court(Piccadilly), 344x2; Green Park, 13, 294; Heathrow T123, 346; Knightsbridge, 714; Marble Arch, 714; Marylebone, 533x3; Moorgate, 18(partial); Notting Hill Gate(Cent), 221; Southgate, 13; South Wimbledon, 711; Swiss Cottage, 165; Tooting Bec, 711; Tottenham Court Road, 712; Warren Street, 712x3; Warwick Avenue, 639; LU escalators summary:- As at 31 December 2010, 258-259, Reconstruction of King’s Cross Station in the 1930s, 30-34*, Euston-Watford DC lines:- The LNWR Electric Network Reborn, 27-30*, F Fares, TfL, effective January 2011, 728-729*, Father Christmas Logos, 741*x2, Farringdon:- New footbridge and station exterior, 180*, Overhead wires removed from ex-Thameslink Moorgate branch at Farringdon, 201* Finchley Central:- Failure of multiple signal and track circuits after lightning strike, 17, Fire alarm system defect/operation:- Canada Water, 640; Canning Town, 636; Clapham Common, 534; Clapham North, 404J, 582; Covent Garden, 17, 585; Embankment, 636, 637; Green Park, 711; Heathrow T123, 18; Heathrow T4, 637; Highbury & Islington, 636; Holborn, 167, 295, 638; Holland Park, 290; Kentish Town, 584; King’s Cross, 583, 636; Knightsbridge, 533; Liverpool Street, 639; London Bridge, 404J; Marble Arch, 106; Mile End, 18; 755 Old Street, 582; Oxford Circus, 347, 582; Paddington(LU), 106x2, 221x2; St. James’s Park, 14; Seven Sisters, 293; Tooting Bec, 582; Walthamstow Central, 715; Fire near to station:- Clapham Common, 530; Flooding on station:- Edgware Road(Bakerloo), 583; Finsbury Park, 401J, 711; Great Portland Street, 109, 167; Highgate, 110; Holloway Road, 17; Monument, 15; Piccadilly Circus, 220, 532x2; Ravenscourt Park, 582; Tottenham Court Road, 398A; Tower Hill, 294x2; Victoria, 292; West Kensington, 401J; Flooding on track:- Lords(closed), 223; Swiss Cottage, 533; Waterloo, 715; Foldalatti Vasuti Muzeum: Budapest Underground Railway Museum, 395A-396A*, Found in the Files, Review of Booking Facilities on the Underground Railway 1906-1931, 267- 271, From the Papers:- 54-60, 189-194, 252-254, 317-320, 370-373, 423J-425J, 428A-431A,