london underground.

[ibizaboy]

im no train geek, however im curious to know if there are any books anyone can reccommend regarding the building of, and cross sections of london underground stations. many thanks, ian

[spacechimp]

wikipedia probably has some recommendations.

[Ethel]

This is a lovely site.

http://underground-history.co.uk/links.php


Perhaps you can tell me how they get the trains down those stairs into the underground?


:)

[spacechimp]

Wikipedia References
James Meek, London Review of Books, 5 May 2005, "Crocodile's Breath"
Christian Wolmar (2004) The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground Was Built and How It Changed the City For Ever, Atlantic
Christian Wolmar (2002) Down the Tube: the Battle for London's Underground, Aurum Press
John R. Day, John Reed (2001), The Story of London's Underground, Capital Transport Publishing
Michael Saler (1999), The Avant-Garde in Interwar England: 'Medieval Modernism' and the London Underground, Oxford University Press
Michael Saler (1995), "The 'Medieval Modern' Underground: Terminus of the Avant-Garde", Modernism/Modernity 2:1, January 1995, pp. 113-144
Ken Garland (1994), Mr. Beck's Underground Map, Capital Transport Publishing
Alan Jackson & Desmond Croome (1993), Rails Through The Clay, Capital Transport Publishing

[Lonnie]

If Ethel comes back to this post, I work on L.U, and all lines except the Waterloo & City, are connected by at least one set of points, mainly for the engineers trains at night.

[Ethel]

Thanks lonnie

But that's a bit of a disappointment to me.

:)

[orangey_500]

Dissused Underground Stations is a good one, and Underground London, which isn't exclusively about the tube is also good.

[SteveD]

This question is also posted in "History & Myths".

[Postdog]

Just wanted to thank Ethel for that fantastic site. I live near the end of the Central line, and I used the Underground many years ago when I worked up town. I've always had an interest in the history of it, and I have literally just spent a couple of hours exploring that site and found it fascinating. Ta again.

[spudqueen]

The London Transport Museum at Covent Garden has a lot of books on the Underground.

[JudgeJ]

Well, Ethel, you may be surprised to learn that your question about getting the trains down the stairs has (tiny) ring of truth about it � at least as far as the Waterloo and City Line is concerned.

All the other tube lines have access to the main line network. The Waterloo & City line, which was part of the British Rail network until 1994, however, is completely isolated. There is a small 7-track underground depot at the Waterloo end of the line used for all normal servicing. Any other work requires lifting trains in and out. There used to be a hoist on the west side of Waterloo main line station which moved cars between the lower level and the main line above. However, this was removed when the station was developed to handle Eurostar traffic (it was actually where the end of the Eurostar platforms now are). These days the tube cars have to be lifted or lowered by crane on a road bridge which passes over the depot.

So, not quite �down the stairs� but a cumbersome operation all the same.