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Overall view of the platform on the eastbound Victoria platform at Blackhorse Road, London, 08/02/25

London Transport roundel at Blackhorse Road underground station, London, 08/02/25

Detail at Blackhorse Road, London, 08/02/25

On Saturday 25 January 2003 a Central line train, consisting of 8 cars of 1992-tube stock, derailed at Chancery Lane station due to a detached traction motor. In an accident that could have had a far more tragic outcome 32 passengers were injured. The accident report discovered that mechanical failures of both motors and gearboxes, along with fixings, had occurred on several previous occasions over the previous two years and it made a number of recommendations around modifications and subsequent maintenance procedures.

The immediate outcome was a complete suspension of Central line services with the whole of 1992-tube stock fleet taken out of service for checks and modifications. This had, to put it mildly, quite the impact on the Undergroudn network. Given the line specific nature of the rolling stock there was no alternative as there was no chance of drafting in trains from other lines. Living at Woodford at the time, and working for LU, I spent a few days outside stations directing passengers to bus stops; at first our local bus networks were simply overwhelmed. Rapidly a series of special bus routes, in both east and west London, were developed and this is the leaflet for the eastern network.

It shows the routes A to H that linked Centrla line stations to either adjacent London Underground or National Rail railheads. The list gives details of the routes and stations whilst the variation of the tube diagram includes the bus routes, tube style, showing the links.

It is fair to say that much of this bus operation taxed the resources of the various London bus operators and so vehicles and drivers were drafted in from many external bus and coach operators - I recall Ipswich Transport becoming quite a local feature around Woodford. Central line train services were gradually restored, on a trail basis, incrementally over the line in mid-March and full service resumed in April.

On Saturday 25 January 2003 a Central line train, consisting of 8 cars of 1992-tube stock, derailed at Chancery Lane station due to a detached traction motor. In an accident that could have had a far more tragic outcome 32 passengers were injured. The accident report discovered that mechanical failures of both motors and gearboxes, along with fixings, had occurred on several previous occasions over the previous two years and it made a number of recommendations around modifications and subsequent maintenance procedures.

The immediate outcome was a complete suspension of Central line services with the whole of 1992-tube stock fleet taken out of service for checks and modifications. This had, to put it mildly, quite the impact on the Undergroudn network. Given the line specific nature of the rolling stock there was no alternative as there was no chance of drafting in trains from other lines. Living at Woodford at the time, and working for LU, I spent a few days outside stations directing passengers to bus stops; at first our local bus networks were simply overwhelmed. Rapidly a series of special bus routes, in both east and west London, were developed and this is the leaflet for the eastern network.

It shows the routes A to H that linked Centrla line stations to either adjacent London Underground or National Rail railheads. The list gives details of the routes and stations whilst the variation of the tube diagram includes the bus routes, tube style, showing the links.

It is fair to say that much of this bus operation taxed the resources of the various London bus operators and so vehicles and drivers were drafted in from many external bus and coach operators - I recall Ipswich Transport becoming quite a local feature around Woodford. Central line train services were gradually restored, on a trail basis, incrementally over the line in mid-March and full service resumed in April.

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In May 1969 London Transport published this small folder, printed in full colour and priced at 1/- (one shilling = 5p) showing the twelve tile motifs on the first section of the Victoria line of the Lonodn Underground. This had opened in sections from Walthamstow Central to Victoria between September 1968 and March 1969. As the tube diagram reproduced in this folder shows the extension south to Brixton, and that completed the line, was under construction and opened in 1971/72. The motifs on this latter group of stations are not shown here.

The construction of the first new tube line to serve the central area of the network in sixty years had been a long time in coming; planning, approval and construction itself had taken from the mid-1940s until the mid-1960s. In engineering terms the new line largely followed the established pattern of London's existing deep-tube lines and stations - albeit with some advances in terms of tunnelling and, especially, operation. The stations were designed by the Design Research Unit under Misha Black. The DRU were amongst the most important industrial designers in post-war Britain. The design intention was very plain; at platform level the use of a muted palette of stainless steel with 6" x 6" ceramic tiles in various shades of grey. The roundels were on glass panels, back illuminated. The train exteriors were the now standard Underground plain aluminium bodies and the interiors were also muted with only the seating moquette standing out. The intention behind this cool, uncluttered look was that colour was added by passengers and advertising.

However to distinguish each individual station and to add some sense of colour architecture behind each seating unit is a tiled panel; each was specifically designed for the station and often includes a pun or play on the origin of the name. The designers of these were important artists and designers in their own name and included Julia Black, Hans Unger, Edward Bawden, Tom Eckersley and Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes. Sveral of these artists and designers had produced publicity items for London Transport such as posters.

The panels are still in position although over time some slight amendments have been made notably in the PPP upgrade programme in the early 2000s. Two designs had been replaced; those at Oxford Circus and Green Park and we (I worked for LU's design team at the time) took the opportunity to reinstate the original designs seen here. At the former only the southbound platform has the tiled recesses as the northbound platform, badly damaged by fire many years ago, no longer has recesses. We also put a large version in the main ticket hall but when I recently went through I see some cretin has placed an a/c unit over it. The designs and panels, along with other elements of the DRU design are 'protected' under LU's own Design Policy for the line although this has allowed for the change to some of the field colours of tiles to better give colour contrast as now required under modern design codes.

In May 1969 London Transport published this small folder, printed in full colour and priced at 1/- (one shilling = 5p) showing the twelve tile motifs on the first section of the Victoria line of the Lonodn Underground. This had opened in sections from Walthamstow Central to Victoria between September 1968 and March 1969. As the tube diagram reproduced in this folder shows the extension south to Brixton, and that completed the line, was under construction and opened in 1971/72. The motifs on this latter group of stations are not shown here.

The construction of the first new tube line to serve the central area of the network in sixty years had been a long time in coming; planning, approval and construction itself had taken from the mid-1940s until the mid-1960s. In engineering terms the new line largely followed the established pattern of London's existing deep-tube lines and stations - albeit with some advances in terms of tunnelling and, especially, operation. The stations were designed by the Design Research Unit under Misha Black. The DRU were amongst the most important industrial designers in post-war Britain. The design intention was very plain; at platform level the use of a muted palette of stainless steel with 6" x 6" ceramic tiles in various shades of grey. The roundels were on glass panels, back illuminated. The train exteriors were the now standard Underground plain aluminium bodies and the interiors were also muted with only the seating moquette standing out. The intention behind this cool, uncluttered look was that colour was added by passengers and advertising.

However to distinguish each individual station and to add some sense of colour architecture behind each seating unit is a tiled panel; each was specifically designed for the station and often includes a pun or play on the origin of the name. The designers of these were important artists and designers in their own name and included Julia Black, Hans Unger, Edward Bawden, Tom Eckersley and Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes. Sveral of these artists and designers had produced publicity items for London Transport such as posters.

The panels are still in position although over time some slight amendments have been made notably in the PPP upgrade programme in the early 2000s. Two designs had been replaced; those at Oxford Circus and Green Park and we (I worked for LU's design team at the time) took the opportunity to reinstate the original designs seen here. At the former only the southbound platform has the tiled recesses as the northbound platform, badly damaged by fire many years ago, no longer has recesses. We also put a large version in the main ticket hall but when I recently went through I see some cretin has placed an a/c unit over it. The designs and panels, along with other elements of the DRU design are 'protected' under LU's own Design Policy for the line although this has allowed for the change to some of the field colours of tiles to better give colour contrast as now required under modern design codes.

The diagram shows the extension to Brixton, with additional stations at Pimlico, Vauxhall and Stockwell, that was under construction.

In May 1969 London Transport published this small folder, printed in full colour and priced at 1/- (one shilling = 5p) showing the twelve tile motifs on the first section of the Victoria line of the Lonodn Underground. This had opened in sections from Walthamstow Central to Victoria between September 1968 and March 1969. As the tube diagram reproduced in this folder shows the extension south to Brixton, and that completed the line, was under construction and opened in 1971/72. The motifs on this latter group of stations are not shown here.

The construction of the first new tube line to serve the central area of the network in sixty years had been a long time in coming; planning, approval and construction itself had taken from the mid-1940s until the mid-1960s. In engineering terms the new line largely followed the established pattern of London's existing deep-tube lines and stations - albeit with some advances in terms of tunnelling and, especially, operation. The stations were designed by the Design Research Unit under Misha Black. The DRU were amongst the most important industrial designers in post-war Britain. The design intention was very plain; at platform level the use of a muted palette of stainless steel with 6" x 6" ceramic tiles in various shades of grey. The roundels were on glass panels, back illuminated. The train exteriors were the now standard Underground plain aluminium bodies and the interiors were also muted with only the seating moquette standing out. The intention behind this cool, uncluttered look was that colour was added by passengers and advertising.

However to distinguish each individual station and to add some sense of colour architecture behind each seating unit is a tiled panel; each was specifically designed for the station and often includes a pun or play on the origin of the name. The designers of these were important artists and designers in their own name and included Julia Black, Hans Unger, Edward Bawden, Tom Eckersley and Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes. Sveral of these artists and designers had produced publicity items for London Transport such as posters.

The panels are still in position although over time some slight amendments have been made notably in the PPP upgrade programme in the early 2000s. Two designs had been replaced; those at Oxford Circus and Green Park and we (I worked for LU's design team at the time) took the opportunity to reinstate the original designs seen here. At the former only the southbound platform has the tiled recesses as the northbound platform, badly damaged by fire many years ago, no longer has recesses. We also put a large version in the main ticket hall but when I recently went through I see some cretin has placed an a/c unit over it. The designs and panels, along with other elements of the DRU design are 'protected' under LU's own Design Policy for the line although this has allowed for the change to some of the field colours of tiles to better give colour contrast as now required under modern design codes.

The first panel gives a useful rundown on the construction and design of the new line.

In May 1969 London Transport published this small folder, printed in full colour and priced at 1/- (one shilling = 5p) showing the twelve tile motifs on the first section of the Victoria line of the Lonodn Underground. This had opened in sections from Walthamstow Central to Victoria between September 1968 and March 1969. As the tube diagram reproduced in this folder shows the extension south to Brixton, and that completed the line, was under construction and opened in 1971/72. The motifs on this latter group of stations are not shown here.

The construction of the first new tube line to serve the central area of the network in sixty years had been a long time in coming; planning, approval and construction itself had taken from the mid-1940s until the mid-1960s. In engineering terms the new line largely followed the established pattern of London's existing deep-tube lines and stations - albeit with some advances in terms of tunnelling and, especially, operation. The stations were designed by the Design Research Unit under Misha Black. The DRU were amongst the most important industrial designers in post-war Britain. The design intention was very plain; at platform level the use of a muted palette of stainless steel with 6" x 6" ceramic tiles in various shades of grey. The roundels were on glass panels, back illuminated. The train exteriors were the now standard Underground plain aluminium bodies and the interiors were also muted with only the seating moquette standing out. The intention behind this cool, uncluttered look was that colour was added by passengers and advertising.

However to distinguish each individual station and to add some sense of colour architecture behind each seating unit is a tiled panel; each was specifically designed for the station and often includes a pun or play on the origin of the name. The designers of these were important artists and designers in their own name and included Julia Black, Hans Unger, Edward Bawden, Tom Eckersley and Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes. Sveral of these artists and designers had produced publicity items for London Transport such as posters.

The panels are still in position although over time some slight amendments have been made notably in the PPP upgrade programme in the early 2000s. Two designs had been replaced; those at Oxford Circus and Green Park and we (I worked for LU's design team at the time) took the opportunity to reinstate the original designs seen here. At the former only the southbound platform has the tiled recesses as the northbound platform, badly damaged by fire many years ago, no longer has recesses. We also put a large version in the main ticket hall but when I recently went through I see some cretin has placed an a/c unit over it. The designs and panels, along with other elements of the DRU design are 'protected' under LU's own Design Policy for the line although this has allowed for the change to some of the field colours of tiles to better give colour contrast as now required under modern design codes.

In May 1969 London Transport published this small folder, printed in full colour and priced at 1/- (one shilling = 5p) showing the twelve tile motifs on the first section of the Victoria line of the Lonodn Underground. This had opened in sections from Walthamstow Central to Victoria between September 1968 and March 1969. As the tube diagram reproduced in this folder shows the extension south to Brixton, and that completed the line, was under construction and opened in 1971/72. The motifs on this latter group of stations are not shown here.

The construction of the first new tube line to serve the central area of the network in sixty years had been a long time in coming; planning, approval and construction itself had taken from the mid-1940s until the mid-1960s. In engineering terms the new line largely followed the established pattern of London's existing deep-tube lines and stations - albeit with some advances in terms of tunnelling and, especially, operation. The stations were designed by the Design Research Unit under Misha Black. The DRU were amongst the most important industrial designers in post-war Britain. The design intention was very plain; at platform level the use of a muted palette of stainless steel with 6" x 6" ceramic tiles in various shades of grey. The roundels were on glass panels, back illuminated. The train exteriors were the now standard Underground plain aluminium bodies and the interiors were also muted with only the seating moquette standing out. The intention behind this cool, uncluttered look was that colour was added by passengers and advertising.

However to distinguish each individual station and to add some sense of colour architecture behind each seating unit is a tiled panel; each was specifically designed for the station and often includes a pun or play on the origin of the name. The designers of these were important artists and designers in their own name and included Julia Black, Hans Unger, Edward Bawden, Tom Eckersley and Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes. Sveral of these artists and designers had produced publicity items for London Transport such as posters.

The panels are still in position although over time some slight amendments have been made notably in the PPP upgrade programme in the early 2000s. Two designs had been replaced; those at Oxford Circus and Green Park and we (I worked for LU's design team at the time) took the opportunity to reinstate the original designs seen here. At the former only the southbound platform has the tiled recesses as the northbound platform, badly damaged by fire many years ago, no longer has recesses. We also put a large version in the main ticket hall but when I recently went through I see some cretin has placed an a/c unit over it. The designs and panels, along with other elements of the DRU design are 'protected' under LU's own Design Policy for the line although this has allowed for the change to some of the field colours of tiles to better give colour contrast as now required under modern design codes.

The cover includes the rather smart Victoria line version of the roundel that was used in publicity for the new line.

37057 heads across the Walthamstow Wetlands near Blackhorse Road with 1Q97 10:50 Ferme Park Recp. to Clacton-on-Sea. Wednesday 6th November 2024.

From 2nd July 1988

GB Railfreight Class 66 No. 66757 ‘West Somerset Railway’ passes Blackhorse Road working the 6X43 09:28 Dagenham Dock Reception to Garston Car Terminal loaded car carriers

GB Railfreight Class 66 No. 66797 passes Blackhorse Road at the rear of the Enfield Town to Shoeburyness section of the 3S70 08:31 Broxbourne Down Tamper Siding to Broxbourne Down Tamper Siding rail head treatment train

GB Railfreight Class 66 No. 66764 ‘Major John Poyntz - Engineer & Railwayman’ passes Blackhorse Road working the Enfield Town to Shoeburyness section of the 3S70 08:31 Broxbourne Down Tamper Siding to Broxbourne Down Tamper Siding rail head treatment train

Freightliner Class 66 No. 66518 passes Blackhorse Road working the 4L52 05:37 Crewe Basford Hall to London Gateway intermodal

Freightliner Class 66 No. 66590 passes Blackhorse Road working the 6V40 09:12 Purfleet Foster Yeoman to Merehead Quarry empty box wagons