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Post by 1018509 on Apr 26, 2011 12:19:22 GMT
Elsewhere in the Piccadilly forum are references to C stock being seen on the Piccadilly line. I attempted to post in that thread but it appears to be locked.
During the 1970's when many Metropolitan line trains to Uxbridge from Baker Street were being cancelled due to no staff availability it was not uncommon to see a Circle line or Hammersmith & City line train diverted to to an Uxbridge return trip.
I was the Piccadilly line callpoint man at Rayners Lane station and I only knew the origins of these trains from the rear destination board which usually read either Circle or Hammersmith.
Most of these diversions would be late evenings if I recall correctly.
Admittedly these trains had come to Rayners Lane via the Metropolitan so technically weren't on the Piccadilly but thought it worth mentioning here.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2011 12:24:56 GMT
I remember these diversions well, especially as I organised some of them. Amersham and Watford were also occasionally included. This was during the dire gaurds' shortage when, especially on a Saturday night, there might only be one or two Uxbridge/Watford running. They also made occasional trips in daylight, too, again mostly on a Saturday.
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Post by cso on Apr 26, 2011 12:30:25 GMT
OK, as this was a while ago, the same things may not apply today, but how did these operate in terms of drivers etc.?
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Post by Dstock7080 on Apr 26, 2011 13:22:32 GMT
OK, as this was a while ago, the same things may not apply today, but how did these operate in terms of drivers etc.? Baker Street and Neasden crews were trained on C Stock to work the Circle. |
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Post by 21146 on Jun 2, 2011 13:55:06 GMT
And Rickmansworth
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Post by tubeprune on Jun 5, 2011 15:58:24 GMT
Yup, I took a C Stock to Amersham and back once. It didn't 'arf make a noise coming in towards Ricky on the up.
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Post by causton on Jun 5, 2011 16:44:01 GMT
Was it fast or all-stations then? (Nevermind if it was actually physically fast!  ) |
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Post by tubeprune on Jun 5, 2011 21:07:44 GMT
Was it fast or all-stations then? (Nevermind if it was actually physically fast! ) All stations. It was the only train that had been north for an hour. The running inspector at Baker Street commandeered it from the Circle. |
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Post by metman on Jun 5, 2011 21:39:31 GMT
What sort of speeds did it get up to? Was it crying? ;D
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Post by tubeprune on Jun 6, 2011 13:36:13 GMT
What sort of speeds did it get up to? Was it crying? ;D Crying? It was screaming until I shut off. I was the one crying. It was freezing cold. I'd been expecting to be spare all evening so I wasn't really dressed for the northern wastes. I don't recall how fast it went. I just concentrated on trying to get it to stop somewhere in each platform. It was cold and wet. The C Stock were (still are probably) pigs to brake accurately, even on a dry rail. Since we didn't normally work them north of Neasden, I'd had no practice at stopping them at the stations on the Amersham road. Fortunately, there were no 6-car stopping marks so no one could complain I wasn't stopping in the right place. I think the punters were so grateful that a train, any train, was running, they couldn't care less anyway. |
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Post by Oracle on Jun 6, 2011 15:02:48 GMT
I published a photo in UndergrounD of a C Stock on gauging runs, taken on 23rd October 1977, headed for Richmond. Regrettably it was at Turnham Green District though. I also published one of C Stock at Olympia taken by Mr Brian Hardy on 22nd October 1978 but that's OTT!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2011 20:01:55 GMT
The C Stock might have problems fitting down some parts of the Piccadilly line though! - with attendant risks of getting wedged in the tunnel etc!!!
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Post by underground2010 on Oct 9, 2011 14:04:17 GMT
A video of a C stock train running on the Picc at Acton Town 
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Post by chrisvandenkieboom on Oct 9, 2011 14:14:51 GMT
The C Stock might have problems fitting down some parts of the Piccadilly line though! - with attendant risks of getting wedged in the tunnel etc!!! Don't forget the risk of losing the roof when taking the wrong stick :') |
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Post by superteacher on Oct 27, 2011 21:28:04 GMT
C stock on the Met shows how much more flexible the Underground was back then. When did Baker Street crew depot close?
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