London Underground

[bubs02]

Hi wonder if any one can, help my gran, she's doing a quiz on London underground and she's stuck on colourful River crossing (9) only thing I, could find was Greenford but she dosnt like that any ideas please

[mallyh]

Redbridge?

[bubs02]

All, ready got that has an answer but thanks

[klazomaniac]

What's wrong with Greenford ?
I think that is a very good answer.

[New Judge]

What about Redbridge?

[New Judge]

Sorry, didn't see answer #1.

[ToraToraTora]

Blackwall?

[klazomaniac]

Hi bubs02, Does your Gran know that a 'Ford' is a river crossing ?

Maybe it's just a term She has not come across before.

[jno]

Blackwall's London underground but not London Underground, so to speak.

[New Judge]

Blackwall is not on the London Underground, Tora.

Well, you can take your pick. Here's a list of all teh nine letter stations on the LU:

Becontree
Colindale
Hampstead
Harlesden
Kingsbury
Northwood
Queensway
Redbridge
Southgate
Stratford
Upminster
Wimbledon

I think it must be either Greenford or Redbridge (both on the Central Line). Unless, that is, the quiz considers anything on the map of London's railways to be "the Underground".

[New Judge]

^^^From which I left out Greenford.

[ToraToraTora]

it may be including DLR which does have Blackwall.

[jno]

does this mean the London public rail transport network, or just subterranean London?

[New Judge]

The London Underground is a specific entity which consists of 272 stations across eleven lines.

I recent years TfL have take to publishing maps which show most of London's local railways. Something like this:

https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/track?intcmp=40400

These maps show the Underground. Tfl refers to this as "Tube" This is a little unhelpful because very little of London Underground is actually in tube-sized tunnels and in fact only about 45% of it is under the ground at all. But they also show the DLR, the Overground, National Rail, the Elizabeth Line (which is not part of the London Underground or Overground) and the tram network.

Quizzes and puzzles which mention "The Underground" or "Tube" should make it clear what they are referring to.

[davebro]

do trains run under the ground? amazing!

[New Judge]

Yes dave. what will they think of next?

[jno]

NJ, it occurs to me that the upper-case U in the title may have been put there by AB and the quiz may just be about "London underground" (as in the OP)

[New Judge]

Very possibly, jno. But I think the setters should make it clear. That said, I cannot think of a station in London apart from the two mentioned which might fit the clue.

[Hazlinny]

I think setter should accept either as the answer, given that they both have nine letters and are both "colourful river crossings". I would have chosen Redbridge as fords usually just cross a small stretch of water.