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Post by edwin on Mar 31, 2010 20:56:12 GMT
Very simple: train is crush-loaded with passengers from Clapham Junction, Wandsworth Road, Clapham High Street, and Brixton - and passengers from Denmark Hill or Peckham would not be able to get it. This is similar to current situation at Bethnal Green, Mile End, or St John's Wood at peak hours - one has to skip 3-5 trains just to be able to squeeze in. I believe this is also the reason why ELR will terminate at West Croydon and not in Sutton. Passengers will still be to get on. Let's not forget many passengers will get off at Brixton as well as on. Therefore more people are moved about and the railway does it's job - to move people around effectively.
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Post by edwin on Mar 30, 2010 23:55:13 GMT
That's just an excuse not to spend the money. An overcrowded station is better than no station at all. I'm sure people downstream who won't be able to get on a train would disagree. How does that work?
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Post by edwin on Mar 30, 2010 1:34:58 GMT
I read somewhere that serious consideration was NOT being given to a new Brixton station on the ELLX not merely due to the possible expense,but also because the line wouldn't be able to cope with the crowds..... That's just an excuse not to spend the money. An overcrowded station is better than no station at all.
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Post by edwin on Mar 25, 2010 0:30:05 GMT
Why wasn't that logic used for the entire ELL fleet?
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Post by edwin on Mar 12, 2010 0:47:43 GMT
I think maybe it's on a gentle curve and is a fast section so there is more track corrugation?
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Post by edwin on Feb 11, 2010 21:56:39 GMT
Merseyrail had the best timetable reliability out of all TOCs two years in a row, I seem to remember.
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Post by edwin on Jan 7, 2010 23:44:02 GMT
Why is there a 'MIND THE GAP' announcement in these stations which have absolutely no gap? It's bad enough on straight tube platforms where there is a small step down, but here, the trains are completely flush with the platform. Next thing we'll know there will be gap-minding announcements on the platforms of the JLE...
Still, everything looks good despite this.
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Post by edwin on Dec 1, 2009 22:45:47 GMT
All that matters is the speed the S Stock regularly reaches in everyday service... If it reaches 62mph between practically every station, then it'll be better than the A Stock which AFAIK reaches 50mph on an everyday basis.
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Post by edwin on Dec 1, 2009 22:20:20 GMT
That means the Bakerloo will be 7 short cars, rather than 6 long like on the Piccadilly and Northern which have the same platform length... Why is this? Does the Bakerloo have similarly tight curves to the Central?
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Post by edwin on Nov 29, 2009 22:49:56 GMT
It's the dwell times at the busy stations in the peak hours that prevent higher frequencies. You can have 30 stations operating a 15 second dwell time, but it only takes one station on the whole line with a 30 second dwell time to stuff the service. On the Central, places like Liverpool Street and Bank are the problem. Exactly. You see in the metro systems worldwide with the highest frequencies the doors never stay open for longer than 20-25secs. Often in London it can be up to 40secs at the busiest stations.
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Post by edwin on Nov 28, 2009 23:06:01 GMT
A simple solution to reduce dwell times is to be more aggressive with the doors... Passengers will soon learn that the doors won't wait for them and quicken the pace.
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Post by edwin on Sept 30, 2009 21:19:00 GMT
I'm not sure I understand that. Unless I've missed something obvious. External sliding doors could (in extreme) catch or injure someone waiting to board. Internally sliding doors can't. A tea cosy could kill you in an extreme circumstance. I guess we shouldn't have tea cosies anymore.
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Post by edwin on Sept 29, 2009 21:58:02 GMT
At least the subsequent comments spelt it out correctly to her. She'll go back to being a non-entity with her tail between her legs.
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Post by edwin on Sept 28, 2009 2:05:02 GMT
The premise is that the system won't be allowed to fall into this level of disrepair again and therefore these types of closures will become unnecessary.
I'm not holding my breath.
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Post by edwin on Jul 27, 2009 20:54:19 GMT
I'm glad they didn't. I like the fact that LU are treating the Victoria line as more of a high capacity system compared to other lines, probably because it has the highest passenger density on the network. I'd agree with you if we were referring to the Central line, where journeys can take up to half an hour, but most people on the Victoria line won't be on it for longer than 15 minutes. The 09TS seats ensure that people (men usually) sit with their backs in the seats and therefore take up less space with their legs, meaning more people can stand in the aisles than currently.
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Post by edwin on Jul 23, 2009 21:20:00 GMT
If you're trying to imply that gavelex is me then you're wrong. My YouTube account is "edwiness" and I have subscribed to gavelex's youtube videos, hence why I found the vid so quickly. And I think the trains look better than okay, personally. I like the 67TS but they're old technology and need to be replaced, the 09TS are good replacements. happybunny was referring to Gavelex and his video. Fair enough. But on the internet it is hard to tell whether posts have a double meaning or not. Hence why I said "if". Sorry if I got the wrong end of the stick!
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Post by edwin on Jul 23, 2009 19:57:43 GMT
Video of the new stock in service. Oh look who's video it is.. is he still banned off here? The trains look just about OK If you're trying to imply that gavelex is me then you're wrong. My YouTube account is "edwiness" and I have subscribed to gavelex's youtube videos, hence why I found the vid so quickly. And I think the trains look better than okay, personally. I like the 67TS but they're old technology and need to be replaced, the 09TS are good replacements.
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Post by edwin on Jul 23, 2009 12:54:42 GMT
Video of the new stock in service.
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Post by edwin on Jul 7, 2009 16:23:04 GMT
Really I thought it was 70kph underground and 100kph on the surface. Well, sort of, the MSS is just a tad under 70, but the ATO will drive to the 65kph target speed, the extra MSS is to take into account slight overspeeds which would stop the train in ATO. The same again for open sections, just a tad over 100........... Who told you? A driver told me the whole thing is 80km/h. Why would there be any reason to go slower in straight sections of tunnels, versus outdoor sections in tunnels; The Victoria operates at 47mph between stations and that is wholly underground.
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Post by edwin on Jul 5, 2009 22:54:22 GMT
80km/h or 52mph I think. It's the same on the whole of the Central.
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Post by edwin on Jun 20, 2009 14:22:28 GMT
I think people may be overestimating how much difference the ventilation makes... It isn't air conditioning and the stations will no doubt still be like ovens.
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Post by edwin on Jun 7, 2009 18:36:30 GMT
It would be more effective if it said "this station is" instead of "the next station is" as it will indicate that the train is practically in the station, urging passengers to get ready to get off.
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Post by edwin on May 31, 2009 13:09:24 GMT
But what purpose is there to showing Bank and Cannon Street as an interchange, unlike with the Wood Lane - White City interchange there is an alternative station one stop down the line where you can change to the exact same lines behind ticket barriers. The same can be said for Bayswater - Queensway.
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Post by edwin on May 20, 2009 21:48:55 GMT
Maybe ramps aren't used because it could cause wheelchairs to go down too fast, not really a good idea when near a platform with trains travelling up to 40mph... Also, it is probably rather tiring having to go all the way up or down a ramp by yourself in a wheelchair.
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Post by edwin on Mar 24, 2009 23:46:58 GMT
How different is the Victoria line speed wise compared to other DEVs?
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Post by edwin on Feb 25, 2009 18:27:54 GMT
Still is possible and happens quite often Apparently this is carried out on certain parts of a continental metro system. Possibly Paris. Moscow too. And Paris and Moscow happen to have some of the highest frequencies in the world. What a coincidence.
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Post by edwin on Feb 15, 2009 17:40:54 GMT
They could just have a simple rule: open doors yourself at overground stations. Stick it over the windows at eye level to make it crystal clear. If people don't understand that then it's their own fault.
Overground stations don't have particularly long dwell times as it is, with a few exceptions where the driver could easily open them at his/her discretion.
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Post by edwin on Feb 11, 2009 18:48:38 GMT
As Stratford is a dead end terminus with reasonably long crossover transition times, then it would be almost impossible for 30tph to be reversed there. 24tph would be a more realistic figure, maybe 27tph at a push. If this is true, how are LU going to run 30tph or over on the Jubilee line after the upgrade? I think this has been discussed before, but there was no conclusion.
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Post by edwin on Feb 11, 2009 18:44:08 GMT
The difference is, the Paris Metro is mostly underground. The opposite is true for LU...
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Post by edwin on Feb 8, 2009 14:46:08 GMT
I was on the Central line EB at Oxford Circus at around 17:45, and it was packed but trains were running relatively frequently. I don't really take that route often and just thought it was normal...
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