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Post by patstonuk on Jul 22, 2017 16:50:29 GMT
1938 Stock. The trains of my boyhood, beautifully complemented in ambience by the Trolleybus services run from Walthamstow and West Ham garages.
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Post by lazythread on Jul 23, 2017 13:03:38 GMT
Q stock - all that variety in one train
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Post by superteacher on Jul 23, 2017 13:08:32 GMT
1959 stock - the ones I used the most when I was a boy. Didn't use enough of the 1938 stock for them to have an imprint on my memory.
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Post by bassmike on Jul 23, 2017 16:02:04 GMT
I used to use '38 stock every morning from Charing cross (embankment) to Stockwell in the late 1940's. At the time it seemed to reach tremendous speed between Waterloo an Kennington but was really only about 25/30mph.
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Post by superteacher on Jul 23, 2017 16:31:21 GMT
I used to use '38 stock every morning from Charing cross (embankment) to Stockwell in the late 1940's. At the time it seemed to reach tremendous speed between Waterloo an Kennington but was really only about 25/30mph. I'm sure this speed was regularly exceeded.
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Post by North End on Jul 23, 2017 20:00:22 GMT
I used to use '38 stock every morning from Charing cross (embankment) to Stockwell in the late 1940's. At the time it seemed to reach tremendous speed between Waterloo an Kennington but was really only about 25/30mph. I'm sure this speed was regularly exceeded. Indeed, 40 mph would be more along the lines of what would be achieved in reality.
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Post by superteacher on Jul 23, 2017 20:10:30 GMT
I'm sure this speed was regularly exceeded. Indeed, 40 mph would be more along the lines of what would be achieved in reality. And you can bet your life that was exceeded too!
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Post by spsmiler on Jul 25, 2017 21:40:53 GMT
Sorry no good for putting pictures on here but my favourite will have to be the Red Hen trains from Australia. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redhen_railcarThey were hot nosiey and you could have the doors open whilst in motion LOL, I travelled on similar trains in New South Wales / Sydney. I crossed the Harbour Bridge on a train with open doors, one hand (and arm!) wrapped around a handrail and a camcorder in the other hand. (What I filmed is now on YouTube). Favourite experiences on A stock trains include 1) A very high speed southbound run from Amersham on Boxing day when the train ran non-stop to Rickmansworth. Perhaps its just as well that there were no tachographs on trains in those days. I tried to film this but the unsteady ride made the results unviewable. 2) Boarding an early morning A stock train at Liverpool Street station and noticing a few greenfly... during the journey (to Euston Square) I happened to look up at the ceiling and ran, as it was a seething mass of green. The infestation needed fumigating! Ah, if only I had a camera. Simon
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Post by neilw on Jul 30, 2017 14:34:48 GMT
Has to be 62TS followed by 38TS
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Post by grahamhewett on Jul 30, 2017 17:11:54 GMT
Sorry no good for putting pictures on here but my favourite will have to be the Red Hen trains from Australia. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redhen_railcarThey were hot nosiey and you could have the doors open whilst in motion LOL, I travelled on similar trains in New South Wales / Sydney. I crossed the Harbour Bridge on a train with open doors, one hand (and arm!) wrapped around a handrail and a camcorder in the other hand. (What I filmed is now on YouTube). Favourite experiences on A stock trains include 1) A very high speed southbound run from Amersham on Boxing day when the train ran non-stop to Rickmansworth. Perhaps its just as well that there were no tachographs on trains in those days. I tried to film this but the unsteady ride made the results unviewable. 2) Boarding an early morning A stock train at Liverpool Street station and noticing a few greenfly... during the journey (to Euston Square) I happened to look up at the ceiling and ran, as it was a seething mass of green. The infestation needed fumigating! Ah, if only I had a camera. Simon Although the A stock could be lively at speed, nothing could compare with, say, the 62ts between Sudbury Town and Alperton, especially if nearly empty - actually quite difficult to stay in the longitudinal seats. The T stock had its moments - coming home from school one day and sharing a compartment in the front carriage with a primly forbidding old lady, just after North Harrow, long streamers of loo roll started to pass the window, let out of the front compartment. Look on said lady's face was wonderful to see. We spent a long time at Pinner but the malefactor had left pdq...
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Post by theblackferret on Jul 30, 2017 20:11:51 GMT
Whatever was likely to've been on the ELL when still part of the Met on Sundays in the late 1950's & then down on the District to Dagenham the same day.
That's when I fell in love with the Tube.
As for the creosote affair, the end of coal-gas products also put the kybosh on proper carbolic soap, the Lifebuoy available now is a poor pink imitation of the original, due to the lack of carbolic acid.
Hence why I have to buy Blue Mountain from Kingston-Jamaica via Southall.
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Post by John Tuthill on Jul 30, 2017 20:16:09 GMT
Whatever was likely to've been on the ELL when still part of the Met on Sundays in the late 1950's & then down on the District to Dagenham the same day. That's when I fell in love with the Tube. As for the creosote affair, the end of coal-gas products also put the kybosh on proper carbolic soap, the Lifebuoy available now is a poor pink imitation of the original, due to the lack of carbolic acid. Hence why I have to buy Blue Mountain from Kingston-Jamaica via Southall. I thought that was high quality coffee?
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Post by theblackferret on Jul 30, 2017 20:34:56 GMT
Whatever was likely to've been on the ELL when still part of the Met on Sundays in the late 1950's & then down on the District to Dagenham the same day. That's when I fell in love with the Tube. As for the creosote affair, the end of coal-gas products also put the kybosh on proper carbolic soap, the Lifebuoy available now is a poor pink imitation of the original, due to the lack of carbolic acid. Hence why I have to buy Blue Mountain from Kingston-Jamaica via Southall. I thought that was high quality coffee? Sorry, maa-an, Blue Power soap from the Blue Mountains. They don't just brew coffee up there, it seems.
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Post by superteacher on Jul 30, 2017 21:02:09 GMT
Isn't the coffee called Red Mountain?
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Post by theblackferret on Jul 30, 2017 21:28:25 GMT
Isn't the coffee called Red Mountain? Actually, there's both available. Blue Mountain is Jamaican-brewed & Red Mountain is brewed somewhere far more exotic: Product Information Red Mountain Medium Roast Coffee 95g Red Mountain Medium Roast is rich and smooth, making it ideal to be enjoyed at any time of the day.
Ground coffee taste without the grind
Red Mountain
Further details Rich & Smooth Coffee Granules. At Red Mountain we have over 25 years experience in making high quality and great coffee. Red Mountain Medium Roast is rich and smooth, making it ideal to be enjoyed at any time of the day. GROUND COFFEE TASTE WITHOUT THE GRIND.
Manufacturers Address Red Mountain Coffee, Pasture Road, Moreton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH46 8XF.And, there's also: welshcoffeeBlack Mountain. Unfortunately, I can't remember any coffee aromas on the Tube regardless of stock, but I can say the most disgusting smell I've ever encountered on the Tube-KFC, without hesitation. No stock nor its' fluffers can live with that.
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jul 30, 2017 22:43:38 GMT
nothing could compare with, say, the 62ts between Sudbury Town and Alperton, ... That would have been a rare event - surely you mean 59 stock on the Piccadilly? 62 stock worked almost exclusively on the Cenmtral
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 0:35:44 GMT
Being a more modern person that cares more about new trains than old stuff the S8 on the Met because it's such a great line plus the seating is better but also I loved the C stock. Actually on second thought it has to be the 378s due to the fact it was the first walk through trains and it was something I used a lot on the NLL. The 313s on a hot day was just the worst
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Post by grahamhewett on Jul 31, 2017 7:00:13 GMT
nothing could compare with, say, the 62ts between Sudbury Town and Alperton, ... That would have been a rare event - surely you mean 59 stock on the Piccadilly? 62 stock worked almost exclusively on the Cenmtral That's true, although I don't remember a significant difference in ride quality between the two. I also seem to remember the suspension "settling down" over time - was it adjusted, or did it "wear in"? [In fact, would have expected it to become more sloppy/bouncy over time?]
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Post by John Tuthill on Jul 31, 2017 8:36:44 GMT
Isn't the coffee called Red Mountain? Actually, there's both available. Blue Mountain is Jamaican-brewed & Red Mountain is brewed somewhere far more exotic: Product Information Red Mountain Medium Roast Coffee 95g Red Mountain Medium Roast is rich and smooth, making it ideal to be enjoyed at any time of the day.
Ground coffee taste without the grind
Red Mountain
Further details Rich & Smooth Coffee Granules. At Red Mountain we have over 25 years experience in making high quality and great coffee. Red Mountain Medium Roast is rich and smooth, making it ideal to be enjoyed at any time of the day. GROUND COFFEE TASTE WITHOUT THE GRIND.
Manufacturers Address Red Mountain Coffee, Pasture Road, Moreton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH46 8XF.And, there's also: welshcoffeeBlack Mountain. Unfortunately, I can't remember any coffee aromas on the Tube regardless of stock, but I can say the most disgusting smell I've ever encountered on the Tube-KFC, without hesitation. No stock nor its' fluffers can live with that. Thank you for the commercial break, we will now return to our normal broadcast
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Post by brigham on Jul 31, 2017 10:05:36 GMT
...Actually on second thought it has to be the 378s due to the fact it was the first walk through trains... I'm not sure exactly what a '378' is, but I doubt it pre-dates East Coast Joint Stock, for instance...
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Post by superteacher on Jul 31, 2017 12:52:09 GMT
...Actually on second thought it has to be the 378s due to the fact it was the first walk through trains... I'm not sure exactly what a '378' is, but I doubt it pre-dates East Coast Joint Stock, for instance... Class 378 used on London Overground - entered service in 2009.
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jul 31, 2017 14:46:58 GMT
I'm not sure exactly what a '378' is, but I doubt it pre-dates East Coast Joint Stock, for instance... Class 378 used on London Overground - entered service in 2009. There is, I think, a difference between a gangway connection (as invented by George Pullman) seen in the UK from about 1890 and the full-width open gangway connections now found on class 378s, 707s, S stock etc. I can't find a reference for the earliest of these.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 15:56:32 GMT
Being a more modern person that cares more about new trains than old stuff the S8 on the Met because it's such a great line plus the seating is better but also I loved the C stock. Actually on second thought it has to be the 378s due to the fact it was the first walk through trains and it was something I used a lot on the NLL. The 313s on a hot day was just the worst If the 378's are what I think they are, I dislike the lighting. They seem very dim
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Post by class411 on Jul 31, 2017 17:13:35 GMT
Any chance of getting back on topic?
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Post by whistlekiller2000 on Jul 31, 2017 17:39:28 GMT
Any chance of getting back on topic? It's not gone too far off 411. I'm sure a mod will pick it up if they think it has.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2017 2:43:04 GMT
Class 378 used on London Overground - entered service in 2009. There is, I think, a difference between a gangway connection (as invented by George Pullman) seen in the UK from about 1890 and the full-width open gangway connections now found on class 378s, 707s, S stock etc. I can't find a reference for the earliest of these. It was the first stock I noticed with the walk through coaches but now everything is getting them that is not an intercity train making them less and less unique but it was nice while it lasted. But when I went to Berlin I realised that they had that on their U-Bahn since 2000. Britain always second best
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Post by brigham on Aug 2, 2017 7:36:33 GMT
Britain always second best You may want to search for 'ADLER' locomotive.
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