Talk:Barbican tube station

Connections

Who keeps deleting the bus connections reference? By my count, it's happened twice in the last 10 days... I've used the TFL website to correct the bus connections - buses like the 341 go nowhere near Barbican station, they go down Old St... Turini2 (talk) 17:20, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

There's an IP editor making changes to the buses on this and the article for Holborn tube station. They're not paying attention to the edit reversion comments.--DavidCane (talk) 18:15, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

I've somewhat lost patience with that editor and am just reverting when I see them at it again here. If they would like to discuss it, then great: until then I intend just to treat them as nuisance edits. DBaK (talk) 17:24, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

I've reverted AGAIN - might we need a lock if this continues? Turini2 (talk) 22:53, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Got fed up of reverting IP edits so requested Temporary semi protection. This person obviously doesn't look at the edit reversion comments. Not 100% sure if this is the right thing to do, but hey. Turini2 (talk) 10:45, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

Edit request

Add to "Accidents and Incidents" section:

On 26th April 1897, a bomb exploded under a seat in a first-class carriage in the station, killing one person and injuring nine. The perpetrators were never identified, but anarchism was suspected. Source book "London's Metropolitan Railway" by Alan A Jackson, Newton Abbot:David & Charles, 1986, p.123 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.66.229.8 (talk) 16:31, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

I apologize that this request didn't get a response sooner. Obnoxious question: is your source available online anywhere? It doesn't necessarily have to be but it might help. CityOfSilver 17:00, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Not done for now: Marking to remove category. Sorry unless someone agree he read and confirm (and is liable to that) we cannot add that information which we can't verify. But if any editor see it and have access to the sources he will add it, everything remaining equal. –Ammarpad (talk) 13:37, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

I have now looked at the original source book, verified the account and added it to the article, making some small changes. I have added the book including ISBN to the references. Like many books of that era, I don't believe there is an online version, but it is still a fully traceable primary source. Hyperman 42 (talk) 10:35, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

History

I think to describe the station as multi-modal is a little far fetched. The modes were all trains despite the vernacular use contrasting "tube" for the Underground and "trains" for National Rail.

There's not really any need for the jargon anyway. Just say the station is now only served by London Undeground trains. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.232.34.78 (talk) 21:19, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Good point, thank you: it read awkwardly. I have, I hope, fixed it. Best wishes to all DBaK (talk) 23:36, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Barbican tube station or Barbican station

With the Elizabeth Line due to open on the 24th May 2022, does the title of the article remain as Barbican tube station, given that the station will have an interchange with the Elizabeth line at Farringdon and indirectly becomes part of the Farringdon network? Difficultly north (talk) The artist formerly known as Simply south 12:48, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Given that the station name will remain Barbican (and the XR station be Farringdon), I suggest keeping it as it is. Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 14:33, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Aldersgate and Barbican or Aldersgate 1924-1968

This station was totally schizophrenic about its own name. It was always shown as just plain "Aldersgate" till 1968 on tube maps and A to Zs (plenty of evidence including at the LT Museum and Depot). But it seems it was officially named Aldersgate and Barbican from 1924 to 1968. A 1936 LT photo shows the station signs as "Aldersgate Street and Barbican" although the "Street" had been officially dropped in 1910! And a 1957 LT photo does appear to show roundels "Aldersgate & Barbican" on the platforms. Nevertheless, far more people viewed the tube map than saw the station signs, so most had the impression that it was simply "Aldersgate". The 1968 renaming to Barbican removed the confusion (once people got used to the name change). Hyperman 42 (talk) 10:22, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

@Hyperman 42: It's not the only one. Renaming a London Underground station doesn't always happen overnight; see

• Rose, Douglas (December 2007) [1980]. The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History (8th ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-315-0. (or in fact any edition)

where there are several instances which say "suffix gradually dropped", or another phrase indicating that the renaming took some time. See also my first post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject London Transport/Archive 12#Tube / DLR station name articles. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 21:41, 26 July 2023 (UTC)