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Post by setttt on Jun 28, 2005 16:37:04 GMT
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Post by chris on Jun 28, 2005 16:50:21 GMT
Some intresting and rather professional looking photos there!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2005 18:05:43 GMT
Also the unit on the right is '170' which was involved in an incident at Boston Manor a few years ago, when, iirc, a tree fell onto it.
I wouldnt excatly call them the Instructor operators controls, as most of them are not! The whistle and Emergency stop plunger are, however the bardick lamp brakcet, tripcock reset, RPS (Runback Protection System) and Brake test enable button are / can be used by the train operator.
Good Photos
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Post by setttt on Jun 28, 2005 18:09:36 GMT
I wouldnt excatly call them the Instructor operators controls, as most of them are not! The whistle and Emergency stop plunger are, however the bardick lamp brakcet, tripcock reset, RPS (Runback Protection System) and Brake test enable button are / can be used by the train operator. Fair point - I'll change the caption. |
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Post by q8 on Jun 29, 2005 1:02:04 GMT
Lovely pictures young Setttt. Brings back many memories.
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Post by q8 on Jun 29, 2005 1:57:51 GMT
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Post by setttt on Jun 29, 2005 6:31:28 GMT
It counts up how many hours the control key has been switched on |
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Post by q8 on Jun 29, 2005 8:03:17 GMT
It counts up how many hours the control key has been switched on.
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Thank you Seth. Now is there any definitive reason they need to know why the control key is on or off?
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Post by banana on Jun 29, 2005 8:44:16 GMT
It counts up how many hours the control key has been switched on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you Seth. Now is there any definitive reason they need to know why the control key is on or off? I would imagine it's for maintenance intervals - like the odometer in your car. |
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Post by chris on Jun 29, 2005 8:57:43 GMT
Maybe it's to see how long a driver has been in the cab.
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Post by setttt on Jun 29, 2005 15:26:07 GMT
It counts up how many hours the control key has been switched on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you Seth. Now is there any definitive reason they need to know why the control key is on or off? I would imagine it's for maintenance intervals - like the odometer in your car. That's exactly what it's for. I think that an exam has to be done every 300 hours. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2005 20:11:08 GMT
The only down side to that clock thing is that it is bloomin annoying if it is quiet in the cab as it, strangely, has an annoying habbit of ticking!
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Post by DWS on Jun 29, 2005 21:48:54 GMT
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Post by setttt on Jun 29, 2005 22:00:26 GMT
Trotters ? [/quote] Possibly the platforms which allow easier access to the cab  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2005 0:31:20 GMT
Must admit I was going to ask what 'trotters' were!! I've never heard that expression.
Anyway, if it refers to the mini platforms for cab access, Stratford Market depot has them too.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2005 0:47:47 GMT
Anyway, if it refers to the mini platforms for cab access, Stratford Market depot has them too. Ironic really, a lot of tube depots have these now, but apart from Parsons Green no Depot on the SSL have them, and we have a lot higher to climb. Not a problem for tall Northerners, but a bleedin mountain for short Cockneys  |
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Post by Colin on Jun 30, 2005 1:59:45 GMT
Parsons Green? are you sure Jim? Must get some glasses cos i aint seen any there!  |
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Post by q8 on Jun 30, 2005 3:22:27 GMT
I will enlighten the uninitated. On " Le Metro Paree" at sidings and tunnel reversing points there are walkways like those in the photo. The walkways are called "Trottoirs" so I anglicsed it to "trotters".
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2005 14:04:17 GMT
AH! If it's just the walkways you're referring to, I believe every depot on the combine has now been fitted with these bright yellow, non-slip walkway stuff now!
Certainly all of the District line depots and sidings have them now.
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Post by q8 on Jun 30, 2005 16:10:23 GMT
AH! If it's just the walkways you're referring to, I believe every depot on the combine has now been fitted with these bright yellow, non-slip walkway stuff now! Certainly all of the District line depots and sidings have them now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are they raised to car floor height like those in the photo Alan? Perhaps I did not make myself clear with my first post. I am referring to the handrails and steps seen in the picture NOT the wooden boardwalk in front of the trains. In Paris the "Trotter" runs the whole length of the stabling road and two adjacent road share the same "Trotter" |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2005 22:15:40 GMT
Certainly all of the District line depots and sidings have them now. I also note that the stairs to and from Edgware Road cabin also have them now, alon with the stairs to Rayners Lane and Amersham cabin!  |
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Post by trainopd78 on Jul 1, 2005 0:12:02 GMT
Anyway, if it refers to the mini platforms for cab access, Stratford Market depot has them too. Ironic really, a lot of tube depots have these now, but apart from Parsons Green no Depot on the SSL have them, and we have a lot higher to climb. Not a problem for tall Northerners, but a bleedin mountain for short Cockneys Well the west end of 27 bottom does anyway. Apart from that it's time to get the rope out and start climbing. |
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Post by Bollotom on Jul 15, 2005 9:05:27 GMT
Arnos Grove and Cockfosters, also one at South Harrow |
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I think these must be the best post 1970 tube stocks around. The seats actually look comfortable. Not like the "bum nummers" of the 90's generation vehicles.
