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Post by A60stock on Aug 18, 2017 8:50:48 GMT
I have been changing from the bakerloo to piccadilly line at picc circus this week, around 9.25, and ive noticed the gap between trains on 3 occasions has been relatively large. On 2 occasions, the gap between the 1st and 2nd train was 7-8 mins, the other time it was 5 mins. Is the picc suffering from some sort of rolling stock shortage? Given that there have been issues with the night tube, could anyone explain if there is an underlying problem
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Post by Chris M on Aug 18, 2017 9:34:51 GMT
The issues with the night tube on the Piccadilly are a result of a shortage of train operators, not a shortage of trains. As the day and night services are provided by completely separate pools of drivers, and drivers transferring from part-time duties at night to full-time ones on days is the reason for the shortage, it seems unlikely that the cause of the daytime gaps is related to the night tube problems.
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Post by crusty54 on Aug 18, 2017 14:37:22 GMT
It's the time when the service is being thinned down at the end of the morning peak.
Trains go back to depots and gaps will widen slightly as they even out the service.
Back in the day you might have experienced 10 minute gaps.
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Post by rheostar on Aug 19, 2017 7:33:47 GMT
I have been changing from the bakerloo to piccadilly line at picc circus this week, around 9.25, and ive noticed the gap between trains on 3 occasions has been relatively large. On 2 occasions, the gap between the 1st and 2nd train was 7-8 mins, the other time it was 5 mins. Is the picc suffering from some sort of rolling stock shortage? Given that there have been issues with the night tube, could anyone explain if there is an underlying problem Depends on what day this week you were travelling.
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Post by A60stock on Aug 19, 2017 12:25:36 GMT
was on monday tuesday and wednesday.
I understand that the service is being thinned down but i have also not noticed this on other lines such as the central, northern and victoria. Even the bakerloo!
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Post by superteacher on Aug 19, 2017 13:12:37 GMT
There is also the issue with the destination describers, which at the moment are overestimating the time between trains. I have used the Picc recently, and what was shown as 6 mins to the next train was actually nearer 3.
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Post by rheostar on Aug 19, 2017 14:15:55 GMT
Out of interest, I've had a look at Monday and Wednesday's service at around 09:25 hrs on Trackernet. On both days I can't see any gaps of 6-7 minutes. I've attached links to screenshots of Tracker around that time. flic.kr/p/WAv3Vjflic.kr/p/XghVNjTuesday morning there was a signal systems failure at Acton Town, so there were many gaps in the service following that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 14:43:10 GMT
Earls Court lost control of the Acton Town area for a few minutes the new PICCU system had a little rest
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Post by rheostar on Aug 19, 2017 16:13:33 GMT
Earls Court lost control of the Acton Town area for a few minutes the new PICCU system had a little rest That was the new scanning equipment on the westbound that decided to fall over during the peak.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 16:29:14 GMT
And what do you think is running it
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Post by rheostar on Aug 19, 2017 17:37:57 GMT
And what do you think is running it It was a funny one. We only lost the westbound fast and local, both eastbound roads and the west IMR were working as normal.
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Post by rincew1nd on Aug 19, 2017 23:05:46 GMT
Earls Court lost control of the Acton Town area for a few minutes the new PICCU system had a little rest That was the new scanning equipment on the westbound that decided to fall over during the peak. And what do you think is running it Apologies in advance for the frivolity but I reminded of the camera on Terry Pratchett's Diskwold. The shutter opens and a small imp rapidly paints a picture of what he sees. There are numerous disadvantages to this system, mainly that people are drawn to capture sunsets and the imps keep running out of red.
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