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Post by nickf on Aug 7, 2010 16:05:09 GMT
I remember reading that Central Line trains terminated at Hainault from both directions and didn't carry on back towards Central London because they would end up facing the wrong way. Was this an issue because of connection of control lines, brakes etc wouldn't match stock that was facing the 'right' way? I am using past tense here because when I look at the current map I see that Hainault just has the Wheelchair Access symbol now and not the symbol that indicated the break; does this mean that trains now can and do run through?
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Post by harlesden on Aug 7, 2010 16:18:53 GMT
I think trains have run through Hainault for some time.
I've often wondered how much revenue the Hainault loop as a whole actually produces.
If, for example, engineering work caused the Central Line to operate a London-Woodford/Epping and a London-Newbury Park service only for an entire week, how many people would actually be inconvenienced?
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Post by tubeprune on Aug 7, 2010 16:46:00 GMT
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Post by nickf on Aug 7, 2010 16:59:23 GMT
That's brilliant, Tubeprune. What a great article.
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Post by superteacher on Aug 7, 2010 22:28:08 GMT
Even before they ran trains through Hainault on a regular basis, trains often got turned because trains could enter or leave Hainault depot via Hainault (south end) or Grange Hill (north end). The ones which stabled via the north end wouldn't necessarily go out via the north end next time, hence them getting turned.
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