- Hardcover: 95 pages
- Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd (30 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1843307081
- ISBN-13: 978-1843307082
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 413,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Love it or loathe it, the Tube is the world's oldest underground system, frequented daily by a staggering 3 million passengers. It has spawned classic phrases like 'Mind the Gap', has carried the rich and famous from Tony Blair to Geri Halliwell and has its own unwritten set of rules of behaviour and protocol. A refuge for all manner of wildlife from rats and pigeons to drunks and backpacking tourists, it still has a unique and special character, known most intimately to London's daily commuter crush. From bizarre drivers' announcements, the new relaxed rules for buskers and timetables that exist only in the imagination, this book unearths the secrets, the eccentricities, the history and the survival tips of this hot, overcrowded and mysterious subterranean world.
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Mecca Ibrahim is the creator of the award-winning website www goingunderground.com
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tantalising Tit-bits of Tuberama,
This review is from: One Stop Short of Barking: Uncovering the London Underground (Hardcover)
.Full of advice, jokes, stories, pictures and cartoons in bite-sized chunks of text and illustrations about every aspect of the London Underground, "One Stop Short of Barking" is almost perfect for reading while stuck on the "Tube" or whatever is your nearest equivalent descendent of the world's oldest underground rail system. Making a great present for friends and relatives among the millions of daily commuters and about-to-visit tourists, "One Stop Short of Barking" explains the Tube's history (first proposed 1843, opening 20 years later), its many tall tales and secrets, travelling etiquette, celebrity spotting (the Queen, Tony Blair and more), wildlife - pigeons to mice - and typical users, from theatre students to politicians smarming their way to Westminster. As well as a survival guide and tips on busking (take the Tube's audition and then, if accepted, play anything except Wonderwall or Streets of London), "One Stop Short of Barking" (named after the station of the same name and the effect the Tube can have on you) has compiled the best selection of driver announcements ("This is Knightsbridge Station. All change here for Mr Fayed's little corner shop") between two covers. "One Stop Short of Barking" even offers hints about securing a seat so you avoid a life of strap hanging and explains how to position yourself on the platform to always be opposite the opening doors (no, no, you'll have to buy the book). Verdict: easy read, useful information, funny, good gift.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect to dip in and out of,
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This review is from: One Stop Short of Barking: Uncovering the London Underground (Hardcover)
Unlike most other books about the London Underground this one is not supposed to be that serious. You can dip in & out of it as you like and there's always a fun little "fact" or piece of Tube trivia you didn't know about. Like Bumper Harris the wooden legged escalator tester and the Queen having to wait to open the DLR as it's computer system wouldn't let it start earlier. Good fun!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Indispensible,
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This review is from: One Stop Short of Barking: Uncovering the London Underground (Hardcover)
A really bright and intelligent read that's so intrisically "Tube", one can almost smell the effluent. Fantastic reading.
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