An everyday story of Underground folk - Any idea where the green roof is?
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An everyday story of Underground folk - Any idea where the green roof is?
In message <a473t39dg66qio9dmqs9gveoc1vgrkq34f@>, at 19:53:34 on
Fri, 7 Mar 2008, Paul Corfield <aooy65@dsl.pipex.com> remarked:
>The green roof is at the new Northern Line control centre. I've seen a
>photo of it.
I've been in the old one, at Euston, about 20 years ago. Was any attempt
made to preserve anything from the old control room?
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Roland Perry
An everyday story of Underground folk - Any idea where the green roof is?
On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:49:22 +0000, Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk>
wrote:
>In message <a473t39dg66qio9dmqs9gveoc1vgrkq34f@>, at 19:53:34 on
>Fri, 7 Mar 2008, Paul Corfield <aooy65@dsl.pipex.com> remarked:
>>The green roof is at the new Northern Line control centre. I've seen a
>>photo of it.
>
>I've been in the old one, at Euston, about 20 years ago. Was any attempt
>made to preserve anything from the old control room?
Oh it's all preserved and still in daily use to run the Victoria and
Northern Lines! The operation hasn't moved across yet - not sure when
it is prorgammed for. I understand the new Vic Control Room is very
close to being ready.
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Paul C
An everyday story of Underground folk - Any idea where the greenroof is?
On Sat, 8 Mar 2008, Paul Corfield wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:49:22 +0000, Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> In message <a473t39dg66qio9dmqs9gveoc1vgrkq34f@>, at 19:53:34 on
>> Fri, 7 Mar 2008, Paul Corfield <aooy65@dsl.pipex.com> remarked:
>>> The green roof is at the new Northern Line control centre. I've seen a
>>> photo of it.
>>
>> I've been in the old one, at Euston, about 20 years ago. Was any attempt
>> made to preserve anything from the old control room?
>
> Oh it's all preserved and still in daily use to run the Victoria and
> Northern Lines!
Arguably, it *hasn't* been preserved and is still in daily use to run the
Victoria and Northern Lines!
tom
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An everyday story of Underground folk - Any idea where the green roof is? 
