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From: Free Thinking Doggie
Can you identify either the line on the London underground (Think it may be the Northern Line) or the approximate date ? GROK: This is a well-known 1973 photograph of Michael Caine on a London Underground train at Aldwych station (taken on 29 July 1973), during filming for the movie then titled Drabble (released in 1974 as The Black Windmill). facebook.com +1 It is not the Northern Line. Aldwych was the terminus of a short, low-traffic branch of the Piccadilly Line (from Holborn). The station (originally opened as Strand in 1907) operated a shuttle service and closed permanently in 1994 it has since been used frequently as a film location. The film itself includes Underground sequences shot at Aldwych (and related platforms dressed for other stations). en.wikipedia.org +2 The photo was taken by Alisdair MacDonald (Mirrorpix). Contemporary captions and sales of the image consistently give the date, location, and filming context above. Your guess of the Northern Line is understandable (deep-level tube stock and general look), but the specific station and branch confirm Piccadilly.

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Excellent photo......[more]	Free Thinking Doggie	11:12:06
>> Can you identify either the line on the London underground (Think it may be the ... [more]	Free Thinking Doggie	11:17:25
>> Piccadilly, smallest trains innit	Denc 🗡	14:31:43
>> Northern Line had the same size, it's limited by the size of the tunnels.	Free Thinking Doggie	14:47:31
>> You can visit the station......[more]	Free Thinking Doggie	11:23:09
>> Same architect as Mornington Crescent which is one of the spookier underground ... [more]	JonH🍕	11:48:01
>> Fun facts - I had my bike stolen there.	Free Thinking Doggie	11:54:42
>> The surrounding area is pretty quiet i thought	JonH🍕	12:03:43
>> I was doing a delivery to Robert Maxwells publishing firm (was it ... [more]	Free Thinking Doggie	12:23:48
>> It was a cigarette factory. I never knew that......[more]	Free Thinking Doggie	12:26:53

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