East London Line
Posted by Mark Moxon on 31 May 2008
The East London line is closed and is going to re-open as part of the London Overground, so I assumed that it wasn’t part of the Tube network any more. Wrong! It turns out that because there is a bus replacement service being run in the meantime by London Underground, the East London line is technically still part of the Tube, and will be until it re-opens.
So… I’ve added the East London line to my tubewalk. It’s one more day, bringing the total to 43 days, and without a doubt the highlight is that the route takes me past the Winchester pub from Sean of the Dead (though in real life it’s called The Duke of Albany, and it’s closed, awaiting demolition.
I’m also going to re-route my Jubilee line walk so it avoids the ferry across the Thames, and instead detours via the Greenwich foot tunnel, as then my entire walk will actually be a walk. Still, that’s a couple of months away, so I’ll worry about that later… because for now, my focus is on Monday, and day one of my tubewalk. I can’t wait!
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On June 1st, 2008 at 7:00 pm alan.sloman posted this comment:
Good luck with your start tomorrow Mark.
I shall be following your blog with interest.
ATB
Alan
On June 1st, 2008 at 7:34 pm Mix-Master-Marky-Mark posted this comment:
Hi Mark,
Just a quick one to wish you luck tomorrow, not that anything planned this meticulously needs luck, but a nice bright day to start you off would be welcome I’m sure.
Looking forward to reading more about this once it’s underway proper like, and catching up over a beer, now we know it’s good fuel for walkers.
Enjoy!
Mark
On June 2nd, 2008 at 9:31 am Mark Moxon posted this comment:
Thanks Alan, thanks Mark.
Just heading out of the door now - it’s looking a bit grey, but hopefully I’ll miss the rain.
Aldgate, here I come!
All the best,
Mark