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"Don't Jubileeve it." -
no - "Fleet Line" was the original name for the Jubilee - from wiki:Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
"The new line was to have been called the Fleet line after the River Fleet (although it would have only crossed under the Fleet at Ludgate Circus; the central-London section mostly follows the Tyburn). In 1975, when plans were under way to introduce the London Transport Silver Jubilee Bus fleet, the then Sales Manager of London Transport Advertising proposed to the Chairman of LTE, Kenneth Robinson, that the Fleet line should be renamed the Jubilee line. However, this idea was rejected because of the additional costs involved. Nevertheless, the project was subsequently renamed the Jubilee line for Queen Elizabeth II's 1977 Silver Jubilee following a pledge made by the Conservatives in the Greater London Council election of 1977. The original choice of battleship grey for the line's colour was based on the naval meaning of the word fleet; this became a lighter grey, representing the silver colour of the Jubilee itself.
The line was officially opened by the Prince of Wales on 30 April 1979, with passenger services operating from 1 May 1979."Comment
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You were partly right, Ams; the Fleet line took over the Stanmore to Baker St section of the Bakerloo, with a new line from Baker St via Broad St to a new Charing Cross station.Originally posted by vinteuil View PostComment
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Mornington Crescent (isn't on it, I know)...Comment
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Originally posted by Flosshilde View Post
ahem: the Fleet/Jubilee : the Fleet line took over the Stanmore to Baker St section of the Bakerloo, with a new line from Baker Street via Bond Street to a new Charing Cross...
the line that went round to Broad Street was what is now the silverlink that goes from Richmond to Woolwich by way of West Hampstead - Highbury & Islington etc - which used to terminate at the old Broad Street Station (ah, there's memories... )Last edited by vinteuil; 19-01-12, 13:54.Comment
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Oh dear, getting my Broads mixed up with my Bonds! Going from Baker St to Charing Cross via Broad St would have been a move worthy of 'Mornington Crescent'
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Ah, Queen's Park station. Many were the times when I waited there for a Harrow Weald Train (1944-ca. 58) and I only ever wanted to go to Kensal Green.Originally posted by amateur51 View PostI was once insufficiently fleet on a train that was 'terninating' & got whisked off (Matron!) at Queen's Park into the potato sidings. 
Do people still rush to get off the Tube train to get onto the Euston line one, as it nearly always departed first?
Should anyone know the area near Kensal Green station you will notice a group of houses not built in the same style as all the others.
My next door neighbour had just started cycling up College Road in 1944 when a V1 landed. She was killed and many houses wrecked.Comment
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Blimey Segilla, I've often pondered on that architectural juxtaposition - a tragic taleOriginally posted by Segilla View Post
There used to be a fab genuine Italian deli in that neck of the woods - no displays in the window, the dark blue door always closed, most uninviting but once you'd plucked up the courage to shove the door hard you entered a Tardis-like space of Italian provender. Great hams hanging from the ceiling, pasta from floor to ceiling against the wall, olive oil affortable to almost every pocket, fresh fruit, vegs & herbs and a cold meat & deli counter to make you boggle, Every customer was offered a slice of something 'different to try' (no pressure to buy); and if you bought lots of different salamis as I often did, you'd find a few extra slices of something that you hadn't ordered again 'just to try', free, gratis & for nothing. Service was inevitably slow but the craic in the queue was most sustaining as was the delicious smell of roasted coffee & many types of olives and queuing attained quite a social atmosphere as you chatted to fellow munchers of free bread. You had to budget at least 30 minute for any visit but by gum was it worth it!
Is this paragon for freshness, choice, diversity, value, quality and service still thriving? As Victoria Wood would say 'is it buffalo!'
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Rather like that incident when the Duchess of Wessex was reported to have been whisked off in a helicopter by the Royal MarinesOriginally posted by amateur51 View PostI was once insufficiently fleet on a train that was 'terninating' & got whisked off (Matron!)
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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When I were a lad, my family collected these double entendres.Originally posted by Caliban View PostRather like that incident when the Duchess of Wessex was reported to have been whisked off in a helicopter by the Royal Marines
Our favourites were being held by the Russians and being picked up by the Swiss
Oh how we laughed!
This was North Wales in the '60s - you had to make your own fun!
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Originally posted by amateur51 View PostWhen I were a lad, my family collected these double entendres.
Our favourites were being held by the Russians and being picked up by the Swiss
Oh how we laughed!
This was North Wales in the '60s - you had to make your own fun!
T'was t'same in t'Midlands in t'Seventies, Ams!
Eric Morecambe always delivered them perfectly in the plays wot Ernie wrote...
- You will be dragged out by the dragoons!
- That'll make his eyes water
- Are you prepared to ratify my proposals?
- Put 'em on the table and pass me that mallet.
Ahem. I think we digress (again)...
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Cleopatra - Do you have the scrolls?
Ericus - No, he always walks like that.[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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How could I have omitted that one!!!Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by Caliban View Post
T'was t'same in t'Midlands in t'Seventies, Ams!
Eric Morecambe always delivered them perfectly in the plays wot Ernie wrote...
- You will be dragged out by the dragoons!
- That'll make his eyes water
- Are you prepared to ratify my proposals?
- Put 'em on the table and pass me that mallet.
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