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unusual facts about Waterloo station



42nd Street Shuttle

Waterloo & City lineLondon Underground's shortest line, is a shuttle running non-stop between Bank–Monument station and Waterloo station in central London.

André Walker

Robert Bobbin, a fellow passenger on a commuter train from Waterloo station, recorded the conversation and placed it on the YouTube along with a picture he took of Walker in his seat.

Entente cordiale

In both London Waterloo International and Paris Gare du Nord, the flags of the United Kingdom and of France are depicted connected with the words 'Entente cordiale' superimposed on posters.

Guerrilla gig

In another famous instance, singer Badly Drawn Boy earned £1.60 from passersby while busking outside London's Waterloo Station for a day in 2003, going largely unrecognized by the public.

Queen Elizabeth College

However, the campus was closed and sold in 2000 with the contents being decanted to the Franklin-Wilkins Building, on Stamford Street near Waterloo Station.

Southsea Railway

Southsea is now served by stations at Fratton, Portsmouth & Southsea, and Portsmouth Harbour (also called The Hard), with regular trains to London Waterloo and coastway services.

Steve Lazarides

Since the split, Lazarides has organised several ambitious 'pop-up' shows, including Hell's Half Acre in October 2010, held in The Old Vic Tunnels beneath Waterloo Station, London.

Test Dept

The group were noted for large-scale events in unusual site-specific locations, such as Waterloo station, Cannon Street station, Stirling Castle and the disused St Rollox Railway Works in Glasgow.


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