Talk:Hobbs End

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[edit] Location of Hobbs End station

I've amended the preceding station, as originally added without citation by Hammersfan back in March 2007. Obviously such attributions are entirely speculative, but Shepherd's Bush doesn't actually make much sense. Dialogue indicates that the station was built in 1927, by which time the Central line was already running between Shepherd's Bush and Ealing Broadway. The street nameplate shows Hobbs Lane to be in W10, which the actual Central line skirts the west side of in the vicinity of Wood Lane (in 1927). Assuming Shepherd's Bush as the preceding station, however, would indicate the line branching between there are Wood Lane, and heading north-east into W10. This seems very unlikely on the cramped curve rising to the surface and skirting the edge of the then Central line Depot. A far more logical alignment would be the line curving off to the north between Notting Hill Gate and Holland Park, running directly under Ladbroke Grove. This would be in line with the practice at the time of - wherever possible - running under roads, and would nominally fit in with the directional signs in the film that show both platforms to be "eastbound". Nick Cooper (talk) 14:04, 25 February 2008 (UTC)