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Thanks, I consider my question well and truly answered!
(Hadn't even thought of finding out the highest bus stop.)
Richard Smith | Homepage | 02.11.23 - 8:22 a.m. | #
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And as you may be aware, the reason (apparently true) as to why village and station are so far apart is because a major land owner did not want the village nature to be negatively affected by the railway--hence the great distance.
I had family nearby and you can certainly see Central London from the country footpaths, it's easy to see why this is the tallest part of London.
Jonathan | 02.11.23 - 8:32 a.m. | #
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You mention Muswell Hill, which of course used to have a station, due to become a tube station until Hitler and the Green Belt clobbered the Northern Heights scheme.
Malcolm of Kent | 02.11.23 - 8:55 a.m. | #
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Well, fancy that! I used Knockholt Station regularly around 40 years ago when I did some work for an unmentionable Government establishment nearby.
Peter | 02.11.23 - 9:50 a.m. | #
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Graham Hall Coachworks must be one of the most isolated/least used, as well as difficult to access on foot bus stops on the TfL network.
Its only potential use could be for the scattering of buildings nearby - certainly I've never seen anyone getting on or off there.
PC | 02.11.23 - 10:22 a.m. | #
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That does partially explain why New Addington had no rail connection before Tramlink was built!
Mikey C | 02.11.23 - 11:08 a.m. | #
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Peter, I don't think the government establishment was unmentionable - only what went on there.
It was hardly unmentionable. There were daily peak period route 402 green buses with a destination of 'Fort Halstead' from Bromley North Station. Also works journeys on route 431c which is presumably how you travelled from Knockholt station to Fort Halstead.
Pedantic of Purley | 02.11.23 - 12:08 p.m. | #
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I love that the highest bus-stop was not forgotten, and amazed that the highest one in Kent is adjacent!
cau1khead | 02.11.23 - 2:41 p.m. | #
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This is a useful tool for elevation
routecalculator.co.uk/elevation
Carl | 02.11.23 - 2:52 p.m. | #
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Like High Barnet, I was always amused by the fact that the former stations of Highgate and Crystal Palace (High Level) were both well below street level.
Roger P | 02.11.23 - 3:13 p.m. | #
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What's the lowest station with High in its name? Based on the topographical map, it looks like Stratford High Street.
TW | 02.11.23 - 8:14 p.m. | #
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TW - the term High Street refers to the primacy of the shopping area, not the elevation of the thoroughfare. So High St named stations would be excluded from height based comparisons.
Frank F | 03.11.23 - 8:19 a.m. | #
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Btw, there was no tweet announcing this edition of the blog yesterday.
Lucy Garden | 03.11.23 - 8:49 a.m. | #
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Adding to Lucy’s comment, yesterday’s post never showed up in my RSS feed, and today’s has not arrived yet which is a longer than usual delay.
Paul Kelly | 03.11.23 - 10:22 a.m. | #
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The RSS feed triggers the tweet, and the RSS feed has become increasingly inexplicably tardy this year, sorry.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 03.11.23 - 10:35 a.m. | #
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