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Post by wimblephil on Aug 22, 2018 16:26:56 GMT
Pigeons used to travel on the trains at Mansion House getting on a train to Blackfriars and then coming back. I was going to ask if Pigeons boarding the trains was much of an issue anywhere other than Hammersmith (H&C). Most mornings I board a near empty train and will often see a pigeon or two scouting for crumbs, sometimes assisting them with the doors when it’s time to get off! Just this morning I let one out of the train I boarded; it flew to sit atop the platform roundel whilst another train entered the platform, and as soon as it’s doors were open the pigeon flew straight in! I would often see them riding the C-Stocks to Goldhawk Road, but haven’t really noticed any enjoying the S-Stock. I don’t recall seeing this boarding behaviour occurring anywhere other than Hammersmith...
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Post by wimblephil on Apr 27, 2018 16:41:10 GMT
I remember hearing this myself a few weeks back. Can’t remember what time of day it was though. I too though it a bit strange that it didn’t include the ‘and all stations to Upminster’ that (I think!?) I’ve heard before at Richmond. I naturally assumed that it would of course not run non-stop through to Upminster, but think it could confuse/worry first-timers and those unfamiliar with the system. I presume the reason is that the National Rail database of stations doesn't know about all the intermediate LU-only stations (although it does seem to know about Turnham Green), but there really ought to be an alternative that doesn't involve misleading people about where a train will (not) call. Interestingly the icon used on Google Maps for Turnham Green is one of National Rail and not LU. Is there a history to this station...?
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Post by wimblephil on Feb 26, 2018 18:00:29 GMT
According to a reply posted in response to a question on this tweet, the Vivarail team don’t seem to think any work will need doing to the tunnel in order for Class 230 to fit...
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Discuss... !?
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Post by wimblephil on Feb 15, 2018 17:42:39 GMT
They’ll have to re-record all those ‘take the first train and change at Kennington’ messages on the CX branch..!
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Post by wimblephil on Jan 20, 2018 13:30:40 GMT
Seems odd to advertise it as Circle service when it’s wholly a District route save one little stretch before High Street Ken. Especially if the trains themselves are labelled as District line. Seems confusing! Is there any reason for that?
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Post by wimblephil on Dec 22, 2017 23:41:23 GMT
There has been a poster up on the board at the top of the stairs to Wimbledon District line, stating 3 replacement bus services will be in operation; Wimbledon to Hammersmith, Wimbledon to Earls Court and Turnham Green to Richmond. This is in keeping with previous years closures in my experience.
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Post by wimblephil on Dec 18, 2017 13:34:18 GMT
Has 21455/56 made it onto the district line since its wrap? I've yet to see it! I’ve seen it many times running on the Wimbledon branch. Am yet to actually board it yet though...!
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Post by wimblephil on Dec 14, 2017 4:57:53 GMT
Goonersaurus will be happy that Arsenal alone seems to've defied translation How closely have you looked? Morden, Oval & Bank all remain the same. Moor Park to some degree too, it’s just one word instead of two!
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Post by wimblephil on Dec 12, 2017 19:19:11 GMT
I have one on iPhone called London Tube Tracker. If that’s any good? London Tube Tracker by Andy Drizen itunes.apple.com/gb/app/london-tube-tracker/id441139371?mt=8I wouldn’t say it works perfectly all the time, but it was useful this morning when it showed the next nearest tube to Wimbledon was at Fulham Broadway... my it was a fun morning!
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Post by wimblephil on Nov 21, 2017 23:24:45 GMT
I don’t think being paid every 4 weeks / 13 times per year is that uncommon. During my college / uni days I worked for several different retailers and all paid in that way. In my previous job it was the 25th of every month, and in my current job it’s the last Friday, so encountering the 5 week gap phenomenon... I’m not sure which I prefer to be honest. There’s pros and cons to each. But as long as you know your own finances and budget accordingly, there’s no real hardship to experience! I have to admit though, the 5 week gap can be a pain when you forget you’re on one... not quite so much disposable income as you may first think!
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Post by wimblephil on Nov 7, 2017 22:10:28 GMT
any views on the practical number of trains that could be turned at Parsons Green each hour? This afternoon and evening has seen only an Edgware Road to Parsons Green service at about ten minute frequency. That has not been enough and many have been left stranded at Earls Court this evening unable to board the next service despite the trains reaching Earls Court lightly loaded as they have not come along the bottom of the district line from the City. I wonder why more trains could not have been sent from the City. This morning I caught a Tower Hill terminating service from Parsons Green yet in the evening no trains were going to Parsons Green from the City. I absolutely disagree with you! You must have been travelling just when a gap opened up or something. I picked up my train at 1750 ex Upminster and took it to Parsons Green. The previous departure, albeit a late runner, did exactly the same. From Earl’s Court it was “stick to stick” all the way to Parsons Green - service control this evening seem hellbent on running both the ‘City’ and Edgware Road’s to & from Parsons Green. Last night only the ‘City’ trains went to Parsons Green whilst the Edgware Road’s all went to Olympia. Whilst I queued to get into Parsons Green, every other train that passed on the eastbound alternated destinations between a ‘city’ one and an Edgware Road one. Looking at the Service Managers daily log, it seems they’ve been cancelling a double figure number of trains in the mornings , but only 4 or 5 in the evenings. So it would seem there’s a different way of running things depending on who is running the operation. It’s interesting that you say this, as the official District Line service status all evening has been: “Wimbledon branch trains are running between Parsons Green and Edgware Road only. For other destinations, take the first train and change at Earl’s Court as there are no Wimbledon branch trains through the City.” Of course this doesn’t mention what the trains are doing FROM the City, but one would presume they’re not running in some odd one-way triangulation pattern...! I can’t offer a personal opinion on the service levels tonight, as I had to make do with buses. So much time spent sitting in traffic! I hope the service is back to normal tomorrow...!
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Post by wimblephil on Nov 7, 2017 7:43:34 GMT
i think I saw 2 trains stuck at Wimbledon platforms...? Well noticed! one in platform 4 also. I hate to correct, but the trains at Wimbledon are in Platforms 1 & 2. The derailed SWR train is still in situ... has there been any info on when it is likely to be moved?
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Post by wimblephil on Nov 6, 2017 8:18:24 GMT
The SWT service is running according to the BBC News site The derailment occurred on the District up, just outside Wimbledon station. So I would have thought the SWT services should be largely unaffected, although they were announcing delays were a consequence at Clapham Junction... London Overground was certainly full to the point I couldn’t board at 7:15!
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Post by wimblephil on Nov 6, 2017 8:12:05 GMT
One District train stuck in Wimbledon pfm.1, another at East Putney DOWN and one at Putney Bridge WB. I think I saw 2 trains stuck at Wimbledon platforms...?
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Post by wimblephil on Nov 6, 2017 7:11:27 GMT
Lots of Police, plus a couple of Fire Crews and Ambulances present when I passed via NR this morning, although nothing too series (in dramatic terms) seems to have occurred with just the tail end of the train on one set of tracks and the vast majority of the train on another... Seems to have been one of the few trains that passes via the District line in passenger service. A lot of people still stuck on the train, so do spare a thought if like me your commute was disrupted!
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Post by wimblephil on Sept 13, 2017 5:52:41 GMT
Could any end up up north? Don't they need to do away the pacers..? Or are these told old to likely have a second life? Assuming you're talking about 319s, some have already moved north and operate the various electric services out of Line Street. Their arrival allowed a pacer shuffle to occur such that (much to the delight of HWMBO) many services diagrammed for a cl150 now have a pacer hung on the back to boost capacity. Yes apologies, despite the thread topic, I had been referring to the post above mine re: other stock becoming surplus to requirements. I can see where quoting can be a good feature! Although to be honest, I had completely overlooked the issue of electrification with my very simplistic thought there...!
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Post by wimblephil on Sept 12, 2017 18:25:52 GMT
Could any end up up north? Don't they need to do away the pacers..? Or are these told old to likely have a second life?
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Post by wimblephil on Jul 25, 2017 6:22:54 GMT
Causing fun & games at Wimbledon... First train listed as going out on the describer is Platform 2 (where the train is just pulling in), there's a guy on the platform shouting 'Platform 3, Platform 3 is the next train out', the auto announcer declares it's Platform 2, this is quickly corrected to Platform 3 and played several times in a row for clarity, I sit down on the train on Platform 3, and the train on Platform 4 promptly leaves with about five people on it...! At least they seem to be departing fairly close together!
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Post by wimblephil on Jun 22, 2017 18:37:30 GMT
I have a question...! Why is it that the doors of the front and rear cars do not open during this shuttle operation other than at Hammersmith (at least on the Eastbound wrong direction working, as those are the only journeys I have made so far)? I thought that as long as the train was berthed in the right spot of the platform, the door operation would be unaffected no matter the direction of travel? Assuming it's a little more complex than that...!? It is more complex than that, the equipment that provides CSDE (Correct Side Door Enable) and SDO (Selective Door Operation) information is only installed for the right direction. Or rather, it's installed for fully signalled movements. So at a platform like Edgware Road platform 3, where trains can arrive from both directions, the equipment is installed at both ends to allow for this. Obviously on the eastbound at Shepherd's Bush Market, trains generally only arrive in one direction, so the equipment is only at one end. As a result the CSDE override procedure needs to be carried out. Now, as we know, the S stock is quite a lot longer than some of the platforms it stops at , so to get around that, ordinarily we have Selective Door Operation (SDO), where 1-3 doors in the front and/or rear carriages may be inhibited from opening if they are not alongside the platform when the train is stopped in the correct position. As such, only doors which are alongside the platform can open, and there's no danger of anyone ending up on the tracks. The information for SDO is provided by trackside equipment which is, like I say, only installed at the end that it would be needed at in normal circumstances. In some select locations this is both ends, but usually it's only one.
Because of this, when the CSDE override procedure needs to be used, the train doesn't know where it is and it doesn't know which doors it is safe to open, so it has to assume a worst case scenario and cut out all the doors in the front and rear cars, and then there's no chance of any doors opening where it wouldn't be safe for them to open. Note that this isn't just for wrong direction moves. If you overshoot the normal stopping mark you may end up out of range of the equipment and you'll need to use the override procedure. Again the front and rear doors will be cut out, even if all of your doors are actually alongside a platform, because the train doesn't know which doors it is safe to open because it's out of range of the equipment. I should add, at Hammersmith, you actually do arrive in the right direction at the right end of the platform, so all the equipment is there and that's why the doors can be opened normally. The doors operate normally in the normal direction, it's only in the wrong direction doors need to be cut out. A very thorough and informative explanation there! Thank you. I know there's always a good reason for these things, it's just always good to understand the why!
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Post by wimblephil on Jun 22, 2017 16:53:29 GMT
I have a question...!
Why is it that the doors of the front and rear cars do not open during this shuttle operation other than at Hammersmith (at least on the Eastbound wrong direction working, as those are the only journeys I have made so far)?
I thought that as long as the train was berthed in the right spot of the platform, the door operation would be unaffected no matter the direction of travel? Assuming it's a little more complex than that...!?
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Post by wimblephil on Jun 7, 2017 23:06:49 GMT
It's 4 seats one side and 3 seats on the other. hence the odd window on the MS cars! ...and you learn something new everyday! Never noticed the smaller window before.
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Post by wimblephil on Apr 19, 2017 18:29:08 GMT
Literally just been passed at West Kensington by 7018 + 7057 heading to Richmond as T27 ... if anyone is interested!
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Post by wimblephil on Apr 16, 2017 17:27:26 GMT
If one is completed every 4 weeks, how long will it be until the fleet is completed? And how long until 50% are so that there is (theoretically) more chance of getting one than not!? The jubilee fleet comprises 63 x 7 car trains (after the 2005 upgrade. If you discount the 3 either complete or already being worked on, then the remaining 60 will take 60 months (5 years) if there is no change in the current completion rate. However it seems reasonable to assume the completion rate will pick-up as the supply chain and team doing the work become more familiar, so 5 years is probably quite pessimistic. Yes that would be a long time! I guess it will pick up a bit at some point...
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Post by wimblephil on Apr 15, 2017 9:07:18 GMT
There's two of them out there now and a third one in the tent at Stratford now. Looks like they're planning to do one every four weeks now If one is completed every 4 weeks, how long will it be until the fleet is completed? And how long until 50% are so that there is (theoretically) more chance of getting one than not!?
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Post by wimblephil on Apr 6, 2017 5:40:26 GMT
T52 7012 + 7095 is a D this morning! My first D trip in a looooong time, and possibly my last without intentionally trying to catch one.
As I walked onto the platform, the person behind me gasped at the sight of it! And somebody who got on at Wimbledon Park said to their friend "it's the second time it's been one of these now". Shows what a rarity it is to catch one now!
Off topic - every morning from Wimbledon, the 06:33 T52 is described on the station next train describers, and the recent audio announcements as a High Street Kensington train, when it fact it goes to Barking. Would anybody know as to why this is? Just to try and satisfy my curiosity ..!
Edit: and we just passed another D at Putney Bridge. Didn't catch the number of that one though. I feel like I've gone back in time this morning!
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Post by wimblephil on Feb 28, 2017 18:45:30 GMT
I like that a lot, and prefer it to the current interior. Annoyed that they haven't updated the DVA, there are things on there that bug the heck out of me, such as the way London Overground is said at Canada Water I find that she says "Willesden Green" very slowly and oddly too. "Terminating at....Wiiillllesdenn Greeeennn" Me too. Though it does amuse many a tourist!
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Post by wimblephil on Feb 15, 2017 22:24:24 GMT
Am I the only one who actually prefers the original design!? And I'm not keen on that Orange. Perhaps it's just not being used to it, but it just doesn't look right! Although I do like the idea of it tying into the LO branding better, much like the Red ends of the Underground does. Perhaps it'll be a grower...!
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Post by wimblephil on Nov 16, 2016 22:45:44 GMT
Twice in two days I've been on a Goldhawk Road terminator! The first day the next train came along quite quickly behind, so wasn't too bad, although it was rather a crush to get everyone back on! Tonight, the next train took a good 5 minutes to come, and then sat in the platform for a few more minutes, before waiting outside Hammersmith for another good few minutes - and I had had to wait for the Goldhawk train for at least 10 minutes+ All in all it took me about 25-30 minutes just to go from Wood Lane to Hammersmith - could have just walked it!
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Post by wimblephil on Aug 2, 2016 15:37:04 GMT
A little pedantic, but that's written in an odd way and suggests services usually run from Richmond to Wimbledon! Surely it should be 'Gloucester Road to Acton Town/Richmond, Edgware Road to Wimbledon...'
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Post by wimblephil on Jul 29, 2016 19:09:39 GMT
Either the lighting/image quality of those pics isn't too good, or those seats aren't as purple as I was expecting. They're more Overground/Bakerloo than they are Crossrail...!
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