London Underground

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:22 am

For anyone who's had to suffer using LUT for daily commuting (I lived in London for 9 years) this one's especially for you:

http://www.geofftech.co.uk/adb/january0 ... ground.mp3

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:27 am

lol... I heard this the other day, pretty well done I thought. I unfortunately have to spend 2 hours every day on the LU.. hopefully not for much longer as I may be moving nearer where I work.. as you know Royston, it's a soul-destroying experience, and you only have more to look forward to the next day

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:06 am

i prefer the bus... except for those stupid bendy things they've got now - bring back my Routemaster Ken!

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:50 am

dArKr3zIn wrote:
and you only have more to look forward to the next day

...and somebody's armpit in your face :-/

Do they still have the "Guardian Angels" on the tubes btw?

"Look! A man in a beret, we're all safe."

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:52 am

Do they still have the "Guardian Angels" on the tubes btw?

Yeah, what the hell was that all about?

No, they definitely do not (i think too many people just laughed at them - funny how something quite serious in America is just funny to us Brits).

Mr A

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:36 am

I only ever saw a Guardian Angel on the tube once... tbh he looked like a bit of a self-righteous twat

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:52 pm

I used that system a few years ago when I was in London. What really struck me was how small the train carriages were and how low the roof was ! Yikes, made me feel very claustrophobic (and I never suffer from that).

Also an interesting mixture of scum and businessmen pressed together in silence.

But, worst of all, was when I was leaving one of the city stations and, after walking down lots of passages I came to a dead-end *HUGE* elevator. Maybe a hundred people piled in at a time, squashed together.

I thought to myself "This is some horrible accident scenario, no way am I getting in". But next to it was a sign "stairs out of order".

How can stairs be out of order ?

Anyway, I got in, feeling like a cow on a slaughteryard lift, then vowed never to ride that system ever again..... I thought it was much, much worse than Tokyo.

[ This Message was edited by: Spirit on 2005-01-27 18:53 ]

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:07 pm

It's very bad.. you're not the first one on the tube to have felt like cattle on a conveyor belt to your economic function

I'm lucky that I have flexible hours now... lets me bypass the rush hour which is pretty hellish.

Zer · Post by **Zer** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:20 am

I think, they decreased the development. I remember 1988 where I thought, Lodons U is one of the best - incl. a smart and easy to use railmap.

[ This Message was edited by: zer on 2005-01-28 09:47 ]

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:32 am

icl. a smart and easy to use railmap

Yes that's a bit of a design classic, check out Harry Beck's original 1933 map here - it's even been used in art - check out the Tate Modern for a funny spin on the Tube map.

Unfortunately i doubt the tunnels could be expanded to accomodate Aussie tallies like Spirit as some of the tunnels date back to 1863 when the first lines were opened (crikey - that's 145 years old!)

[ This Message was edited by: Mr Arkadin on 2005-01-28 07:43 ]

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:40 am

dArKr3zIn wrote:
It's very bad.. you're not the first one on the tube to have felt like cattle on a conveyor belt to your economic function

The very reason they were constructed in the first place!

Until they caved in on the steam trains that used to operate underground...then they made them somewhat deeper...

Royston