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The '''Central line''' was a stretch of railway on the [[London Underground]]. [[St. Paul's tube station|St. Paul's]] was a station on the line. During the [[ | [[File:K9 Bounty Hunter map 6.jpg|thumb|Central Line as seen on a digital map of London. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Bounty Hunter (TV story)}})]] | ||
The '''Central line''' was a stretch of railway on the [[London Underground]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') It was coloured [[Orange (colour)|orange]] on the London Underground map. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', [[GRAPHIC]]: {{cite source|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=London Underground map|page=40}}) Stations on the Central line included [[Tottenham Court Road tube station|Tottenham Court Road]], [[Holborn tube station|Holborn (Kingsway)]], [[Chancery Lane tube station|Chancery Lane]], ([[GRAPHIC]]: {{cite source|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=London Underground map|page=40}}) [[St. Paul's tube station|St. Paul's]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', [[GRAPHIC]]: {{cite source|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=London Underground map|page=40}}) [[Bank tube station|Bank]] and [[Liverpool Street tube station|Liverpool Street]]. ([[GRAPHIC]]: {{cite source|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=London Underground map|page=40}}) | |||
[[St. Paul's tube station|St. Paul's]] was a station on the line. During the [[Mark II Yeti]] invasion — also called the "[[London Event]]" — [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Gwynfor Evans]] managed to break free of the [[Circle line]] onto the Central just before the Yeti completed their [[the Web|Web]] around the Circle line. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | |||
When on [[Earth]] many tens of thousands of years later, after the planet had been ravaged by [[solar flare]]s and all of [[London]] was buried, the [[Fourth Doctor]] found a subsidence which he postulated might lead to the remnants of the Central line. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'') | When on [[Earth]] many tens of thousands of years later, after the planet had been ravaged by [[solar flare]]s and all of [[London]] was buried, the [[Fourth Doctor]] found a subsidence which he postulated might lead to the remnants of the Central line. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
Central Line is shown to be orange on the {{cite source|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=London Underground map|page=40}}. This matches the real world colour from the official map of the early 1960s. Today, however, the Central Line is shown in red on the official map of the London Underground. | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:29, 9 November 2024
The Central line was a stretch of railway on the London Underground. (TV: The Web of Fear) It was coloured orange on the London Underground map. (TV: The Web of Fear, GRAPHIC: "London Underground map" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"page":"40","namedpart":"London Underground map","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"}) Stations on the Central line included Tottenham Court Road, Holborn (Kingsway), Chancery Lane, (GRAPHIC: "London Underground map" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"page":"40","namedpart":"London Underground map","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"}) St. Paul's, (TV: The Web of Fear, GRAPHIC: "London Underground map" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"page":"40","namedpart":"London Underground map","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"}) Bank and Liverpool Street. (GRAPHIC: "London Underground map" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"page":"40","namedpart":"London Underground map","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"})
St. Paul's was a station on the line. During the Mark II Yeti invasion — also called the "London Event" — Jamie McCrimmon and Gwynfor Evans managed to break free of the Circle line onto the Central just before the Yeti completed their Web around the Circle line. (TV: The Web of Fear)
When on Earth many tens of thousands of years later, after the planet had been ravaged by solar flares and all of London was buried, the Fourth Doctor found a subsidence which he postulated might lead to the remnants of the Central line. (TV: The Sontaran Experiment)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Central Line is shown to be orange on the "London Underground map" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"page":"40","namedpart":"London Underground map","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"}. This matches the real world colour from the official map of the early 1960s. Today, however, the Central Line is shown in red on the official map of the London Underground.
