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Post by londonstuff on Apr 29, 2010 12:31:40 GMT
That'd be a good opportunity for a more modern version of DStock's photo To whom do the points from the District to Central belong? Or is the answer both District and Central?
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Post by londonstuff on Apr 27, 2010 19:40:42 GMT
I was able to arrange a brief visit for some Y2 kids. I teach Year 4, can I bring my lot along?
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Post by londonstuff on Apr 23, 2010 22:37:19 GMT
If a train gets into these sidings, where it'll presumably stay until an engineer can fix it or it's moved during engineering hours, how does the driver get out? How would an engineer get to it? Are there connecting tunnels at Victoria/King's Cross sidings?
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Post by londonstuff on Apr 9, 2010 20:12:54 GMT
Is there any indication of how much faster end-to-end the 2009 stock will be compared to the 67s? The journey planner suggests 37 minutes at present.
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Post by londonstuff on Apr 4, 2010 19:49:37 GMT
Found this pic on the net: tinyurl.com/yesf445c.1980 showing the lifted northern bay before the station modernisation in the early '90s. That's a really interesting photo - thanks. Was that from someone's photosharing site?, I couldn't tell from the url. Obviously the station was a lot more open than it is now: it's like looking at old pictures of Westminster or Gloucester Road on the Driver's Eye series. Wasn't South Kensington meant to be going the same way at one stage? Are there any photos of Gloucester Rd or Westminster before their changes? There are no plans to extend like have been done at Baker Street, presumably? I assume from what's been said on this board before know that Mansion House is used for turning back or in times of service disruption more than scheduled reversers. Will this going have a big effect during these times? Sooo many reversing points and sidings seem to be going - Farringdon, Edgware Road (and I'm sure more that I can't think of at the moment) - are things going too far in a bid to cut maintenance costs, etc.?
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Post by londonstuff on Apr 3, 2010 23:09:50 GMT
Is the track or remaining void still there and accessible to staff?
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Post by londonstuff on Apr 2, 2010 17:32:01 GMT
Looking at track diagrams, am I correct in thinking that with the entire stock reversing at Mansion House this weekend, they can only terminate in platform 2?
If this is the case, does this cause any bottlenecks of trains behind with only having one terminating platform? Is stepping back taking place?
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Post by londonstuff on Apr 1, 2010 17:08:50 GMT
David Dimbleby's program entitled 'The Seven Ages of Britain' had a short section about 25 minutes into the programme showing Aldwych at both ticket and platform level. It's available here for another couple of days or so.
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Post by londonstuff on Mar 26, 2010 22:59:21 GMT
I wonder whether the rules for whistle boards have been revised or re-emphasised to Train Ops in recent weeks (possibly as a result of this?)
Two e/bound T Ops at West Kensington have sounded their whistles this week at the board there and I've also heard it being used coming out from Earl's Court tunnel to pass the Olympia junction.
I certainly don't recall hearing them so regularly before.
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Post by londonstuff on Mar 24, 2010 23:45:06 GMT
If they're speed restricted in RM(?) mode, are trains moved in engineering hours to stop bottlenecks occurring?
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Post by londonstuff on Mar 18, 2010 0:05:27 GMT
Yup, which made getting from Canada Water to Rotherhithe for the tunnel tour the other day just that bit more fun
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Post by londonstuff on Mar 17, 2010 11:29:06 GMT
I agree - an enormous job that some (and probably the vast majority of the public) think that you just order a new train and when it arrives plonk it on the tracks and let it go - if only life were that simple
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Post by londonstuff on Mar 13, 2010 0:04:59 GMT
My pictures are here - clickity clickA really good hour's entertainment I was surprised few changes had been made to the platforms since the closure, this was still clearly visible: My favourite photo out of all I've taken is this one Lots of people were being turned away at the gate which was unfortunate and there were 'Sold Out' notices around everywhere. One woman expected the 'Fancy Fair' to be at platform level and was quite mouthy and ungrateful to the guides, who were trying to explain how lucky everybody was to be able to get down.
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Post by londonstuff on Mar 5, 2010 21:16:05 GMT
For signals associated with points, do the points have to fully lock in place before the signal clears so that there's no risk of derailment if the points only half clear because of an obstruction?
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Post by londonstuff on Mar 5, 2010 21:12:39 GMT
Off topic, but based on what Colin said above, obviously old track has to be ripped out and new sleepers and rails put in their place. Are these essentially the same size so the people doing it can just slot it into the space that is now vacant?
How do they get the new rails shaped in the same way, i.e. bending in the right places? Is this done beforehand using measurements of the rails, or is it done on-site?
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Post by londonstuff on Feb 22, 2010 23:42:26 GMT
There's a post somewhere from about a year and a half ago where I said that I'd give someone my house if the Northern Line upgrade was finished by 2011. Wasn't a risky deal really, was it!?
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Post by londonstuff on Feb 9, 2010 20:56:29 GMT
Today at 11:40am, diana wrote: 2. Gross over-reaction to individual issues. One person stayed in a Central train being reversed at Bank, and the whole arrangement of tip-outs was changed for the worse, for all time. One manual operation of a DLR train leads to a low-speed sideswipe and new regulations make DLR manual driving effectively unusable nowadays. I'm sure the family of the person who stayed in the train (at Liverpool Street) won't agree it was an over-reaction. I am sure if we went back to the way things used to be done, and a similar incident occurred, we would be shut down altogether. Do you really suggest we compromise safety to speed your journey up? Whilst I agree with Metcontrol for the most part, this is the only point I've can justify from only a passenger's point of view. As has been discussed somewhere here before, a passenger could just as easily wander (and then fall) through the connecting doors during any train movement, not just in sidings. If H&S was really about focussing on making passenger safety better, rather than pointless gestures, these doors wouldn't open without a driver's key, etc.
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Post by londonstuff on Feb 8, 2010 17:58:32 GMT
Personally I'm not in a position to say, but I was just thinking about the claims that I've put in for delayed journeys of 15 minutes or over in the last 4 years, when I've commuted from St James's Park to Turnham Green and back Monday to Friday.
The first year I did this I remember putting in approximately 20 claims: not far off equivalent at £4 a go to a month's free travel. I think in the last year, I may have put in 2. Not very scientific, but it may be indicative how the District Line's improved reliability in recent years. Or not, I don't know!
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 27, 2010 22:33:15 GMT
Done Aldwych - Down Street, or even Holborn's disused platform(s), would be preferable
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 25, 2010 17:46:21 GMT
On tours I know that I have been into Upminster, New Cross, and Northfields Depots. I bitterly regret now that when Richomd was being re-signalled around 1981 I did not use the Gunnersbury reversing service that ran the whole weekend. I bet you get the chance to do Gunnersbury again when S Stock starts to be introduced on the District. Of course there is probably a fat chance of ever doing the Bakerloo-Jubilee at Baker Street now, though of course it was all part of the Bakerloo at one stage (happy memories of train shortages and long waits). Wasn't there a whiff of doing a heritage tour using the crossover at Baker Street last year? I'd heard some vague whispers, but it may just have been a rumour
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 25, 2010 11:22:37 GMT
I've done the Kennington Loop and Charing Cross in the last couple of years on the 1938s, as well as the Rickmansworth triangle. I also got to Aldwych, which was quite cool too. Next on the list is to try and get a glimpse of the old Holborn platform. (although I know this isn't strictly rare track) I didn't realise there was a spare platform at Liverpool Street until Version 3.1 posted a photo on Flickr.
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 24, 2010 20:43:02 GMT
As Colin has already corrected Chris, is there a point in admonishing him (in public) still further, especially someone who contributes so much to the forum anyway? Anyways, I went there today and took a ride: it's probably more interesting to a T/O who can see ahead of him/her - there isn't too much to see as a passenger, although I did try to get a glimpse at the Piccadilly connection (and failed). Some poor photos and a couple videos are here but be warned, they're not particularly clear. Is the 'blocked off' line, straight ahead as the train turns to enter the s/b city platform at Euston remains of before the Victoria Line was built, or has that been disused since pre-war? I presume the points are scotched and clipped? <Don't jump on me if I'm wrong>
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 22, 2010 21:47:48 GMT
For those of you who want a copy, this is on eBay: Click
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 19, 2010 12:51:05 GMT
So what's the exact route of the loop route - northbound city to Euston, via the loop and back into Euston on the southbound city? This will be done in passenger service? Sorry to be a bit dense
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 17, 2010 19:57:51 GMT
D'oh! Sorry, yes, it's marketed as a Tube Train Draught ExcluderSo, top marks angelislington for the correct answer to an unintended quiz question
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 17, 2010 18:03:30 GMT
Just seen this advertised on the back page of the Life section in today's Daily Telegraph. I definitely want one - apparently they're available in John Lewis for £35. It looks most like a C Stock to me </endless debates>
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 17, 2010 16:47:23 GMT
Sorry for the thread bump, just spotted a photo yesterday I took in the summer, from a train heading southbound at Golders Green, (which if my eyesight is any good is signal G6) this too has the edging on it: Have there been any further additions of these types of edging? If this is too much of a bump for the powers that be, please delete me
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 16, 2010 20:41:18 GMT
Speak to the Nationwide and LU, see if our next forum meet could be there - I'd sleep down there
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 10, 2010 19:46:25 GMT
How does this affect the staff doing engineering/maintenance stuff on the tracks? I'd assumed (possibly incorrectly) that most bits of track were walked on and checked most nights.
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Post by londonstuff on Jan 7, 2010 21:53:28 GMT
I saw selective door opening at Ealing Broadway on the District for the first time the other day: it wayyy confused people </thread drift>
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