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Baker Street, Great Portland Street and some of the other Met line stations are very 'Victorian' and still have a lot of original features

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/we-can-save-londons-centre-by-testing-public-transport-and-passengers-g7trbdz7r Some key points from the article (most of it's behind a paywall) What do you think? Does it make sense or would these plans not work at all?

I have a feeling Mornington Crescent would have closed permanently if it hadn't been for Radio 4 listeners and the Mornington Crescent game. They probably helped it to stay open.

If the W&C did close permanently, what would happen to the track and platforms? Would they just become abandoned?

I always thought it was since 1890, when the City and South London Railway (now part of the Northern line) first opened, and the tunnels were described as tube shaped. I've seen the early Central line posters and photos from the Yerkes era referring to the 'Hampstead Tube'. So I guess the name...

True. I understand that. I'd say they would help though, it's only natural. In some cases it might be advisable to talk to them in case it's something more serious. I guess though if there weren't many staff around and it would affect the running of the railway, it's probably not a good idea...

Interesting. That does makes sense. So I'm guessing it depends on the individual situation and staff member? Like if someone was crying because they got bad news before entering the station or they had a lot going on, would they try to help? I had a lecturer who assisted me when I cried in front...

Question that came from a conversation I was having with a friend recently and it got me thinking... how do LU staff deal with distressed passengers? eg if someone came into a station crying, how would the staff member handle it? Are there certain policies and procedures in place for these sorts...

So true :E the Brexit negotiations are a good example of that. I still haven't forgotten THAT tweet from last summer about the Central line not getting new trains til 2030

Weren't there plans at one stage to use those shelters as stations to form an 'express' Northern line to relieve congestion on the main one?

I probably am, but I vaguely remember reading something somewhere about early Victoria line plans and the tunnels being built to mainline size. Can't remember where it was though.

Weren't the Victoria line tunnels built to be able to accommodate mainline size trains?

Is it really? I don't think it was meant to be a relief for any tube line. Crossrail is after all a completely different service, not another tube line.

I tweeted something like that the other day :D why pay to have a sauna when you can just go on the Central line instead - it's cheaper!

I read that the other day but judging by what I saw on Twitter during the week people were all moaning about the heat on the Central and comparing it to a sauna :lol: Someone told me the other week not to go on the Central line in the summer because of the heat!

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/central-line-temperature-london-weather-heatwave It amazes me how the Central line is such a sauna of a line. Surely it can't be legal to transport passengers in those conditions? It's madness that we have to wait another 10 years for the new trains with air...

Heard about this a couple of hours ago. I was not long home from a conference (which went well) and I was listening to LBC radio. They were talking about it and then I went on Twitter. I'm relieved it wasn't a terror attack but it must be very frightening for people. For many the likes of...

I always find the Swift can be unreliable, plus it's not a very smooth crossing. I get seasick so I tend to feel every wave. The Ulysses is comfortable and the cabins are nice. The bigger suite ones are comfortable and actually have beds. At least I can be sick in private. It's the one I always...

Wonder what that would look like?

I get what you mean. If it was built it would probably end up as a sort of bizarre branch line, kind of like the old Aldwych branch.