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PortoNuts · April 25th, 2012, 08:49 PM

trainrover · April 28th, 2012, 02:24 AM

Twice?

When might thrice happen?

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trainrover · May 4th, 2012, 12:23 AM

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iampuking · May 30th, 2012, 07:50 AM

Some pictures of an exhibition about the reconstruction of the Northern line platforms at Bank

IanCleverly · June 1st, 2012, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The Independent Newspaper

It's not just the media getting into a frenzy over this weekend's jubilee. Our representatives in Parliament seem pretty excited too. Six Labour MPs have tabled an Early Day Motion, proposing that London Underground's Jubilee line be renamed the "Elizabeth Jubilee Line" to commemorate HRH's "exceptional 60 years".

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iampuking · June 2nd, 2012, 09:32 AM

I hope not.

Paul Easton · June 2nd, 2012, 09:50 AM

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I hope not.

Likewise - add it to the bonkers list along with William Hague's call, after her death in 1997, for London's Heathrow Airport to be renamed after Princess Diana.

Note that only two of the six MPs who have signed this EDM are actually from Greater London.

An Early Day Motion carries no real weight and few are actually debated - it's just a parliamentary procedure for MPs to draw attention to a cause or event.

nr23Derek · June 2nd, 2012, 09:27 PM

May I suggest as a compromise: "Elizabeth's Fleet line", or the contraction "Lizfleet line", or better "Fleet line".

Derek

sotonsi · June 3rd, 2012, 01:32 AM

You'd just call it the Elizabeth Jubilee line the Jubilee line. Given that the line colour is silver and opened in 1979/2000 (perhaps the JLE should have made the line gold, though obviously two years late to first open, two years early to be finished).

Perhaps one of the splits of the Northern line (or similar next new line) could be called the Elizabeth line, shortened to Liz line? We have the Victoria line after all.

ajw373 · June 3rd, 2012, 08:59 AM

Out of interest why is it the Jubilee line and why when extended did they not just keep the name Fleet Line?

arctic_carlos · June 3rd, 2012, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ajw373

Out of interest why is it the Jubilee line and why when extended did they not just keep the name Fleet Line?

Perhaps because finally it wasn't extended under Strand and Fleet street from Charing Cross to Ludgate Circus. As it goes through Waterloo and South Bank, it would be absurd to call it Fleet line.

nr23Derek · June 3rd, 2012, 12:45 PM

The name was changed form Fleet to Jubilee in 1977 by the then mayor of London (who I think) was Horace Cutler for no apparent reason. the Fleet line had the colour grey on the maps which is almost silver and was under construction at the time of the silver jubilee but didn't open for another year or so after 1977.

Actually the only section of the Fleet line which was new build was the stretch from Baker Street to Charring Cross, the rest was a branch of the Bakerloo

Derek

sotonsi · June 3rd, 2012, 02:04 PM

Nearly true - the Fleet line was to be Orange and changed to grey/silver when the name changed.

Darloeye · June 3rd, 2012, 04:06 PM

Liz's Line or Beth Line. Think the Jubile line is the best but even that has been shortened to "The Jub"

nr23Derek · June 3rd, 2012, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sotonsi

Nearly true - the Fleet line was to be Orange and changed to grey/silver when the name changed.

Sure about that? I thought the colour was originally grey, small point though

As for what it's called now, I'm not a resident of the smoke but I know it as the jublee line.

Derek

Darloeye · July 11th, 2012, 08:30 PM

Show about the Tube on channel 5 tonight. "Building The London Underground" says its brand new so should be good to watch

Jamsterx · July 11th, 2012, 08:37 PM

When is it on?

Darloeye · July 11th, 2012, 10:38 PM

oh missed the time off that last post. It was on at 8pm but it was not "new" it was a repeat think they just said its a "new series to 5" sorry folks

trainrover · July 16th, 2012, 09:09 PM

SteveAWOL · July 16th, 2012, 10:32 PM

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Show about the Tube on channel 5 tonight. "Building The London Underground" says its brand new so should be good to watch

Watched this earlier and found it entertaining viewing. I was particularly impressed with the section on Fulgence Bienvenüe' methods of constructing underground stations in waterlogged ground for the Paris Metro!

The show is still available on the Channel Five website for anyone else who's not seen it:

Building The London Underground | Big, Bigger, Biggest | Channel 5

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May 30th, 2012, 07:50 AM	#2544
iampuking Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,767 Likes (Received): 1	Some pictures of an exhibition about the reconstruction of the Northern line platforms at Bank

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iampuking Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,767 Likes (Received): 1	I hope not.

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nr23Derek Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norwich Posts: 143 Likes (Received): 36	May I suggest as a compromise: "Elizabeth's Fleet line", or the contraction "Lizfleet line", or better "Fleet line". Derek

June 3rd, 2012, 01:32 AM	#2549
sotonsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,248	You'd just call it the Elizabeth Jubilee line the Jubilee line. Given that the line colour is silver and opened in 1979/2000 (perhaps the JLE should have made the line gold, though obviously two years late to first open, two years early to be finished). Perhaps one of the splits of the Northern line (or similar next new line) could be called the Elizabeth line, shortened to Liz line? We have the Victoria line after all.

June 3rd, 2012, 08:59 AM	#2550
ajw373 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 855 Likes (Received): 8	Out of interest why is it the Jubilee line and why when extended did they not just keep the name Fleet Line?

June 3rd, 2012, 12:45 PM	#2552
nr23Derek Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norwich Posts: 143 Likes (Received): 36	The name was changed form Fleet to Jubilee in 1977 by the then mayor of London (who I think) was Horace Cutler for no apparent reason. the Fleet line had the colour grey on the maps which is almost silver and was under construction at the time of the silver jubilee but didn't open for another year or so after 1977. Actually the only section of the Fleet line which was new build was the stretch from Baker Street to Charring Cross, the rest was a branch of the Bakerloo Derek

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sotonsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,248	Nearly true - the Fleet line was to be Orange and changed to grey/silver when the name changed.

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Darloeye Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: County Durham, England Posts: 1,672 Likes (Received): 20	Liz's Line or Beth Line. Think the Jubile line is the best but even that has been shortened to "The Jub"

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Darloeye Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: County Durham, England Posts: 1,672 Likes (Received): 20	Show about the Tube on channel 5 tonight. "Building The London Underground" says its brand new so should be good to watch

July 11th, 2012, 10:38 PM	#2558
Darloeye Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: County Durham, England Posts: 1,672 Likes (Received): 20	oh missed the time off that last post. It was on at 8pm but it was not "new" it was a repeat think they just said its a "new series to 5" sorry folks