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Post by superteacher on Nov 13, 2018 8:05:19 GMT
Thanks for the insight into how decisions get taken. Going back to the train at Stratford, what would the alternatives have been to allowing the train to depart without a member of staff in the affected car? Part suspending the line and evacuating the train behind, pending the arrival of an extra member of staff? Allowing a member of staff to depart with the defective train, and closing [the London Underground bits of] Stratford station because it fell below minimum staffing levels? Taking the above, vs. moving the train 2 stops forward to the central platform at Leytonstone, it seemed a reasonable decision to my untrained eye. It’s a bit difficult to isolate the Central line due to the cross platform interchanges.
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Post by superteacher on Nov 12, 2018 18:46:16 GMT
The Stanmore v Harrow-on-the-Hill debate is interesting in its own right too! One I'm very interested in hearing more about please... Feel free to start a new thread and I’m sure an interesting discussion will result.
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Post by superteacher on Nov 11, 2018 21:21:48 GMT
Haven’t seen that used in years!
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Post by superteacher on Nov 11, 2018 19:09:56 GMT
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Post by superteacher on Nov 10, 2018 10:36:22 GMT
Is there an intended ultimate outer bound for the Oyster system? Although there is no reason why it couldn't handle point to point fares, and thus work anywhere, they would need to do something about the already iniquitous 'maximum fare' system. And increase the maximum fare payable for incomplete journeys to a ridiculous amount to deter long distance travellers from “forgetting” to touch in or out!
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Post by superteacher on Nov 10, 2018 8:48:02 GMT
Let’s get this back on topic before it descends into farce.
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Post by superteacher on Nov 6, 2018 17:26:46 GMT
I see the usual fake news is going around, linking this strike to a sacked driver who allegedly opened train doors in a tunnel.
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Post by superteacher on Nov 6, 2018 15:27:10 GMT
Well, in reply to you all, It isn't the last of its' kind by a long chalk, but, if one such gets simply junked, then how long before the likes of South Kentish Town, Down Street & York Road, all of no use to passengers now, as is Eversholt Street of course, go the same way-after all, the developers would say, plenty of the same sort of extant stations still in use, so......? And then, developers being developers---"Look, this faence tiling's all very well, but it's long since been proved, by all the examples of it that have had to be demolished or updated, that doesn't let the light in/isn't very good for customer flows, so let's rebuild them all". We have an example of up-cycling in Marlborough Road station, which was turned into a restaurant post-war & has served as several different such eateries since. Now, there's a thought for a repositioned Euston CCE & HR building-ticket guichets as serving hatches. Plan C, could also be re-positioned anywhere in that guise, could it not? We know the exact date it opened & closed, we could use the same menus as the Savoy, Claridges & The Ritz had on those dates. Back on answers-EOR itself can't help but celebrate the Tube as part of its' heritage, because Tube trains ran through it between 1957-1993. So, they may or may not have been incongruous in the Essex Countryside in the first place, but there they were, and they became a part of it. However, if they only form a part of that heritage, perhaps celebrating that part could be confined to one and only one historic Tube station building? The rest could celebrate the GER/LNER/BR Eastern Region heritage as appropriate or not. Epping to Ongar had original GER features and it was never intended to be part of the London Underground.
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Post by superteacher on Nov 6, 2018 14:41:04 GMT
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Post by superteacher on Nov 6, 2018 13:57:49 GMT
Tomorrow’s strike has been called off.
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Post by superteacher on Nov 6, 2018 8:38:14 GMT
It would look seriously out of place in the middle of the Essex countryside!
I think it’s a shame when we lose old buildings, but I agree that there are lots of other examples of this type. If it was the only one left, it would be a different argument altogether.
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Post by superteacher on Nov 5, 2018 12:34:21 GMT
Sad news if this tweet by Geoff Marshall is accurate:
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Post by superteacher on Nov 5, 2018 8:34:56 GMT
This looks like early 1998. The first 96 stock entered service on Christmas Eve 1997 but I don’t think they started to appear in regular service until the new year.
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Post by superteacher on Nov 5, 2018 8:30:13 GMT
What was the reason why the Jubilee took over the Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo rather than the Harrow branch? Difficulty in reversing at Harrow?
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Post by superteacher on Nov 5, 2018 8:28:47 GMT
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Post by superteacher on Nov 4, 2018 19:33:49 GMT
How much better dressed, and slimmer, we all were 30 years ago! Better dressed? The 80s weren’t exactly renowned for good fashion trends!
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Post by superteacher on Nov 2, 2018 13:07:25 GMT
I seem to recall there was an expert system connected to the CCTV from the platforms to visually detect platform loading, and I was at an event recently where Synology were showing off their vision tracker which could detect movements into and out of a building by tracking direction of motion. That gave a good estimate of the number of people in a building - not absolutely precise, but not bad. It could even distinguish cyclists from pedestrians and those from mopeds and those from cars. It was pretty slick. Interesting that in the track diagram, a train reversing at Victoria has a 3% load! Yeah, it's all the left behind copies of The Metro. Or a rather overweight train operator!
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Post by superteacher on Nov 2, 2018 11:02:47 GMT
Sadiq Khan has been very quiet regarding this and the previous action. But yes, something needs to be done because there is a huge gulf between unions and management.
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Post by superteacher on Nov 2, 2018 11:00:31 GMT
Well this must be a contender for most bizarre veering off topic ever - new DLR station to kebabs! Anyway, back on topic please.
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Post by superteacher on Nov 1, 2018 13:06:25 GMT
H&C trains Hammersmith-Baker Street will now run in passenger service, previously booked as empty for testing purposes. So after Baker Street, will these trains continue empty to the SMA3 area? If so, will they reverse at West Ham?
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Post by superteacher on Oct 31, 2018 22:16:58 GMT
I’m assuming the tunnel at the bottom was to have been part of the running lines?
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Post by superteacher on Oct 31, 2018 21:42:30 GMT
It ceased operation in October 1975 when LT handed the Northern City Line to BR, but this video shows the rails being lifted for future use on the Ffestiniog railway in Wales.
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Post by superteacher on Oct 31, 2018 19:19:46 GMT
Quite a big proportion of the District, Circle and H&C are closed. Does anybody know what work is happening, and also the service pattern on the District?
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Post by superteacher on Oct 31, 2018 14:14:58 GMT
I've had a very confusing email from TfL about Industrial Action today: Subject: Strike on Piccadilly, Central and Hamersmith & City lines "Planned strike action by ASLEF and RMT train operators could mean little or no service on Central and Waterloo & City lines on Wednesday 7 November, and no Piccadilly line service from the afternoon of 7 November for 24 hours" They seem unable to decide which lines may be affected, but I suspect the body to be more accurate. Yes, definitely W&C rather than H&C. Good to see that proof reading is alive and well at TFL!
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Post by superteacher on Oct 31, 2018 13:09:58 GMT
Scarcely believeable that what is now the busy London Overground used to operate a 2 carriage service every 20 minutes! Stratford has changed beyond recognition and North Woolwich is of course no more.
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Post by superteacher on Oct 30, 2018 21:20:56 GMT
The planned operational proving weekend coming up on November 3rd & 4th for SMA0.5 has been cancelled. SMA0.5 therefore will not go live as intended on the weekend of November 17th & 18th. As far as I'm aware, SMA3 testing is going ahead as planned this coming weekend (November 3rd & 4th). Moving forward, all that is known at the momement is there will be a "software drop" sometime in January 2019 and new testing/implementation dates are yet to be determined...... This is fast becoming a joke. They need to get this new system running soon because the near daily signal failures on the SSR are becoming a big issue,
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Post by superteacher on Oct 29, 2018 19:30:21 GMT
Perhaps I am being a bit hyperbolic - the line is being somewhat overworked - particularly off-peak - which can't help the situation. I think I took an instant dislike to the 92TS as soon as they arrived comparing them to what had gone before and especially how uncomfortable they are with the ridiculously low seats and poor ventilation. When I used to work at East Acton I purposefully avoided the Central as much as possible - always taking the H&C to Wood Lane so I only needed to use the Central for one stop. I dislike the central so much that if I heard the H&C had problems I would take the Overground to Willesden Jct and then a bus to East Acton! I'm sure the new trains - if they ever arrive - will be amazing and I can re-appraise my feelings but for now - I avoid. I remember the 1992 stock mock up which had very comfortable seats. But you're right, the production seats were very badly designed.
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Post by superteacher on Oct 26, 2018 8:49:54 GMT
I hate these kind of stories - so poorly researched and just anecdotal comments. Fainting is nothing new and considering the abnormally high temperatures we experienced this summer it is to be expected that there would be more incidents. There is no follow up to see if these people had underlying conditions, were hydrated (or had bottled water as advised), had eaten before hand, had been drinking alcohol either just before or even the night before, were regular passengers or one offs etc etc. The underground has always been packed during rush hour - for well over 100 years on most lines, there is no spare capacity on platforms and carriages - and until new lines are built and opened there is nothing else. As ever you are dealing with a very small minority of people who just lack common sense which they then turn into a "story" whilst the vast majority just get on with it. Couldn't agree more. I am all for increasing comfort levels on public transport, but when you consider that the system carries nearly 4 million people per day. the number of people taken ill as a percentage is ridiculously small.
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Post by superteacher on Oct 24, 2018 21:07:11 GMT
They were very fortunate that it was not much much worse. Hopefully it will bring to home to people that escalators are potentially very dangerous things indeed and not to be trifled with (not suggesting this happened here as the actual cause is unclear). I have a slight dread of being involved in an escalator accident as the potential for serious injury is so high. Although the likelihood of an accident is extremely low.
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Post by superteacher on Oct 24, 2018 19:51:21 GMT
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