The Anonymous Widower

On A Bus From Kennington To Tooting Broadway

These are pictures I took from a 155 bus, as it trundled along the Northern Line between Kennington station and Tooting Broadway station.

In some ways, it is a curious journey with several ventilation shafts for the Northern Line and the deep shelters under some of the stations.

I was surprised at the number of deep level shelter entrances you can see. But at least according to this article in the Wandsworth Guardian entitled Clapham’s Second World War shelter to become cafe and exhibition, Transport for London are thinking about using these relics of World War II in a positive way.

Only from a bus do you notice the closeness of Clapham High Street station on the East London Line and Clapham North station on the Northern Line. This Google Map show the two stations.

Clapham High Street And North Stations

Clapham North is one of those Northern Line stations with an island platform. This is a detailed line map from carto.metro.free.fr.

Lines Around Clapham High Street

It would appear that if Transport for London decided to sort out the dangerous (in my view!) platforms at Clapham Common and Clapham North stations, which both have escalators, then there could be some scope for an innovative step-free station linking the new platforms at Clapham North to Clapham High Street station.

It is a classic place where some extreme fag packet and used-envelop engineering washed down with several pints of real ale in the public bar of a local hostelry, could come up with an inspiring solution.

December 20, 2015 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | London Underground, Northern Line