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Post by dmncf on May 25, 2012 20:06:42 GMT
The London Overground service through Kentish Town West was suspended for a few hours this evening due to a power failure. One of the first trains through once service resumed was a GBRF Class 66 locomotive hauling London Underground battery locomotives that were topping and tailing a train of three or four bogie flat wagons. So there were probably as many locomotives as wagons! This convoy passed through eastbound at 19:14. The second of the two LU battery locomotives, on the rear of the train, was L30.
Why would this LU train have been routed through Kentish Town West? Was this the intended route, or a diversion due to the power failure?
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2012 20:51:51 GMT
The London Overground service through Kentish Town West was suspended for a few hours this evening due to a power failure. One of the first trains through once service resumed was a GBRF Class 66 locomotive hauling London Underground battery locomotives that were topping and tailing a train of three or four bogie flat wagons. So there were probably as many locomotives as wagons! This convoy passed through eastbound at 19:14. The second of the two LU battery locomotives, on the rear of the train, was L30. Why would this LU train have been routed through Kentish Town West? Was this the intended route, or a diversion due to the power failure? The Power Failure was due to a Tree falling on the Overhead lines and catching fire |
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Post by 21146 on May 26, 2012 14:30:07 GMT
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Post by dmncf on May 27, 2012 8:24:04 GMT
Good photos - so the train is the: I find it difficult to guess whether Kentish Town West is part of the intended routing of this train.
I would have guessed the train would go from Ruislip depot eastbound, down the Greenford branch then through Ealing Broadway and through Willesden Junction High Level, then reverse using the London Overground reversing sidings to head north along the Euston-Watford DC Line to Stonebridge Park. But I saw the train heading eastbound/southbound through Kentish Town West, so perhaps it goes to/through Camden Road and then reverses to reach the Euston-Watford DC Line?
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2012 9:10:38 GMT
It goes via Acton Mainline,North London Line,Stratford,South Tottenham,Gospel Oak,Willesden Junction
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2012 9:29:30 GMT
8M99 is routed via Greenford,Acton Wells Jn,Willesden Jn HL,Kentish Town West,NLL to Stratford,Temple Mills,S Tottenham,GOBLIN,Willesden Jn LL and Stonebridge.
Scheduled through Gospel Oak at 1829.
It's very lightly timed though.
The previous week it departed W Ruislip about 2 1/2 hours late but was only about 20 minutes late at Stonebridge.
This week it left W Ruislip slightly early but was held at Greenford (because of the LO problems I presume) and passed S Greenford an hour late.
Routing this way means it doesn't have to run round.
I can't remember if it has been reported on here and I can't remember the exact details but it to do with the fact that you can't transfer between the Bakerloo and Jubilee lines (at Baker Street?) in traffic hours and by the time an engineering possession has been taken it takes too long to get the train to site.
I'm sure someone with better LU knowledge will be able to correct what I've got wrong.
Andy
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Post by causton on May 27, 2012 9:51:31 GMT
I believe that you are correct - now the Jubilee line has new signalling a possession has to be taken to move trains between the Jubilee and Bakerloo, certainly heard that before  |
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