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Post by londonstuff on Dec 31, 2009 17:42:57 GMT
It's very good: I sort of thought it was someone's university work, looked like that sort of thing.
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 29, 2009 13:04:50 GMT
Wouldn't have thought that there was a lot of space to build new railway lines near there either, unless they're going to adapt existing ones, which would decimate the lines when being upgraded.
This is the sort of thing that you get more questions to than answers!
If it's in this location, I'd bet on them rebuilding Euston. It'd also be a good opportunity to put some of the heritage features back, such as the arch (if it can be dug out of ponds, etc) and get rid of one of the rankest stations I've ever had the misfortune of visiting!
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 18, 2009 14:48:15 GMT
Don't know how long it's been operational, but I noticed the co-acting signal here on the eastbound for the first time today. Has it made it a lot easier?
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 18, 2009 14:31:13 GMT
Where did the WDM take place on the District?
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 13, 2009 23:22:01 GMT
Somewhere very reminiscent of Mornington Crescent, judging by the dark blue and cream tiling, but I could be completely wrong. This one is certainly easier than Chris M's hourly quizzes the other day
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 8, 2009 14:37:04 GMT
Is this similar to the reason why Piccs never stop at Turnham Green? (which is a busy station!)
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 3, 2009 19:06:33 GMT
I wonder if any t/ops can get a few photos of Swiss Cottage whilst changing ends. There aren't many pics of the Swiss Cottage. Agree, Met Drivers, do your best for the cause ;D
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 2, 2009 6:52:41 GMT
From The Piccadilly Line an Illustrated History by Desmond Croome, Capital Transport, 1998: "the last 1938 stock ran ... on 2nd December 1975, and it was thus able to visit Hatton Cross for a few months." (page 66) It says something to this effect on the Piccadilly Line Driver's Eye DVD, towards the end.
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 18, 2009 21:33:38 GMT
Latest: All S Stock is now going to be introduced on the entire SSL next week, from start of traffic on Monday. 'I don't need to justify my information to you or any other user.' deadmans: In reply #47, Colin was giving a real and justifiable statement, that prjb's facts can be verified, but yours, just like my 'information' in the preceding paragraph, can't, simply because people don't know your rank/position/ability to access first-hand information, etc. I don't think it's unreasonable, especially as this board gets read by more and more people and is treated with the respect it deserves (thanks both to the Mods and the users), for people to ask for more information on its source: it's not as though they're wanting to know your inside leg measurement. Think of it as a sign of quality and the fact that this board isn't just a vicious rumour mill.
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 14, 2009 21:52:41 GMT
In effect, you could operate a button with your chin if you needed to. But surely that's discriminating against people without a chin ;D
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 14, 2009 16:16:07 GMT
I was referring to the line's working in general, not sure about whether this was what @tubeflight was suggesting or not?
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 14, 2009 16:09:29 GMT
I've been commuting daily from St. James' Park to Turnham Green for the past four years. In that time, Wimbledon trains have certainly become ever more frequent and with gaps between trains and adding Circles to the mix, it's not unusual to wait for 7/8 minutes for a train going to either Ealing Broadway or Richmond - Turnham Green is before the line splits.
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 13, 2009 21:18:16 GMT
I wonder how people with hooks cope? And besides, what happens if a severely vertically-challenged person (persons of limited stature, if you get what I'm trying to say without saying it) needed assistance - would they be able to reach this? Like 21146, I'm not suggesting this as a serious point, but it does give an example of which extremes are considered too extreme. Someone with no digits on both hands needing emergency help on a Victoria Line train without anyone else around to press it really does seem quite far-fetched!
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 13, 2009 21:10:49 GMT
The one at St James's Park today looked as if it'd been modified - I'll take a photo if I go past tomorrow.
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 13, 2009 13:28:44 GMT
Yes, it's certainly quieter and less rickety. Acceleration wasn't as fast when travelling on it as it looked on previous videos of it leaving a station I'd seen.
Inside is very modern, the small windows don't make much difference. The lights at the bottom of the doors are very bright. It can't be denied that it does look like 92 stock though!
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 13, 2009 5:43:55 GMT
What are the timings of the new trains, i have tried to find them on here using search, but to no avail. Reply #291 in this thread by Sashy on p20 - the timings were perfect for me, so I'd go by that until you hear otherwise.
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 12, 2009 22:32:18 GMT
Just been on the ex-Brixton 20.48 train to Walthamstow, although I got off at King's Cross and came back. General impressions:As others have commented on, the train did seem thin and did bear a passing resemblance to the 1992 stock in terms of the 'shell' of the train, but nothing like as bad! Moquette is lovely and the pattern on the floor is pretty nice too Unusual door closing sound (with lights at the bottoms) and an unfamiliar voice announcing the next station, etc. Air vents were doing absolutely nothing, it was roasting! The acceleration didn't seem *that* fast, although it did seem nippy, especially between Oxford Circus and Warren Street when it went really fast! It certainly wasn't as rickety as the current stock when it's going close to top speed. We kept getting held at stations, presumably because it was catching up with the train in front. Only one other passenger when getting onto the train, as far as I could tell, noticed it was different. I've posted some photos and videos onto Flickr, although please be aware that a couple of the videos are shaky as I was trying to take it fairly furtively - it was done on a 'Flip' rather than a phone, so I couldn't pretend to be playing on a game If anyone wants any of the originals of the videos, please feel free to DM me. Videos (click): Arriving at PimlicoInside the carriageBraking coming into VictoriaDoors closingExterior of trainDeparting King's Cross St Pancrasand various photographs hereEnjoy
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 8, 2009 18:51:34 GMT
Thanks for this Sashy. It's now 18.51 when writing this; I've just legged it out of my flat to catch it at Pimlico on its way up to Seven Sisters on its final Sunday run, got to the cold air outside and realised that the whole line is off today Oops! I'll try and catch it this week - cheers
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 8, 2009 15:18:14 GMT
Actually, China is opening a great many 'dirty' power stations, which is mentioned often in the broadsheet newspapers. Just one of the examples I can find is here Wind is also not the best form of renewable power, no matter what the good people of Vestas do - as wind turbine producers, they are going to tell you that! I'm sure that many of these wind farms get built because there's so much money in it, contracts, etc. etc. but scientists cannot accurately predict what the wind will be like even within the next 10 minutes and because electricity is difficult to store it'll be impossible to ever depend on wind power as a source of power generation. One area, in my opinion, much overlooked is tidal power, which is above all else, reliable; it's relatively easy to calculate the rise and fall of the tides for the next 10,000 years, and if you think about the amount of energy there is to be harnessed in this, the mind boggles. One could also look at the post-war Labour government that set up the huge hydroelectric plants in Scotland that are still producing a large percentage of Scotland's energy many decades on. And back onto topic of TfL
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Post by londonstuff on Nov 7, 2009 22:17:56 GMT
I know that being green is important, but China opens a new coal-fired power station on average once a week. We must all do our little bit certainly, but this is quite small fry in the bigger picture.
At the LURS talk by Mike Palmer last month on the Jubilee Upgrade, Mike was talking about how the power systems had had to be modified because of the regenerative braking on the trains and how they had to make sure that if every train braked at once it wouldn't overload the substations with the power put back in. This should help even things out a little!
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Post by londonstuff on Oct 31, 2009 23:33:52 GMT
The last few posts by some posters reflect this thread and, indeed, several others quite well: the growing amount of negativity about a range of of issues from supposed tube enthusiasts: x is late, y new train will be rubbish (even though they haven't seen it yet), z new system won't work, etc. make me wonder whether the board has been taken over by the Evening Standard's former owners. Certainly there are areas where the system as a whole could be better and public patience is obviously wearing a bit thin, but guys (and gals) who tend to dwell on the negative, this forum used to be, and generally still is, a positive place - from a personal point of view, I'd much sooner come and read through the threads if I wasn't going to read what is effectively ' this is rubbish'. And I don't go back into teaching mode at school until Monday! Peace and love
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Post by londonstuff on Oct 31, 2009 19:28:36 GMT
The programme content itself was excellent, the postal system, the roof terrace, etc. Just a pity the presenter was so dreadful! For those that pass through St James's Park tube station, there's a small display on the westbound platform about the old station and how it's been changed over the years.
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Post by londonstuff on Oct 25, 2009 15:40:44 GMT
2+2 isn't all it's cracked up to be. I'm sure I'll be shouted down by hundreds of people now, but on both the District and the Met, I so often see:
1. People with their feet on the opposite seats, leading to other passengers not wanting to sit anywhere near the offending person: 3 seats wasted per 2+2, not to mention 3+2.
2. People sitting on the aisle side of 2 seats (which they're perfectly entitled to do), meaning people don't want to squeeze past them to get 'on the inside': 2 seats wasted per 2+2.
This happens even in rush hour, when it seems people would sooner stand rather than contend with the above situations after, e.g. a long day at work. With this in mind, in a practical rather than theoretical sense, does 2+2 really have any significant benefits over longitudinal. I'd always sooner have the latter...
<prepares to be screamed at/>
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Post by londonstuff on Oct 23, 2009 18:36:27 GMT
Diana, are you a journalist?
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Post by londonstuff on Oct 22, 2009 13:58:25 GMT
This is my local tube station and I've always thought that this signal would be really hard to see!
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Post by londonstuff on Oct 21, 2009 19:20:41 GMT
Btw, will each line be getting its own moquette? Not sure if this one has been answered before?
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Post by londonstuff on Oct 21, 2009 19:15:43 GMT
If getting a faster, more frequent and brand spanking new train service isn't enough for you, I'd like to know what you'd prefer? Your overall comments are negative, but you don't give any indication of what you'd improve? Maybe the isolation of the signals has made you like this I also think it's a little insulting to the people working on the project to try and make them as good as possible for both staff and passengers for you to just dismiss what's coming out-of-hand. As a passenger travelling on a passenger-led business, I can tell you what stock I'd prefer to travel on! Going by your logic, we'd still all be on carriages from the 1860's...
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Post by londonstuff on Oct 6, 2009 21:27:27 GMT
I've seen private tours advertised on the LTM website for a while. I've never been to Acton Depot, so am quite eager to go. But, is going on a tour better or worse than waiting for an Open Day? If so, in what way? Would it be worth doing a tour and going to an Open Day?
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Post by londonstuff on Oct 4, 2009 11:23:23 GMT
Had my first ride on the 09 stock on Friday - definitely has a 92 stock feel, although hopefully they are much better built! When the train opened its doors at Seven Sisters, it felt like it was air conditioned inside, although of course this was because it has been in the open at Northumberland Park depot! By the time it got into Central London, it soon warmed up! Did you get any pictures? What time of day was it? Did it still have an 'as new' feel?
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Post by londonstuff on Oct 4, 2009 11:19:07 GMT
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