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Post by uzairjubilee on Feb 18, 2015 17:33:19 GMT
I take the Jubilee line from Westminster to Canary Wharf on most days for university and have noticed recently that on a number of trains, the DVA has changed to include an extended gap/silence between the "is" and *station* in "The next station is x" announcements. I've also noticed this between the "at" and *destination* in the "This train terminates at z" announcements.
Has anyone else noticed these changes, and is there a reason they have been put in to place? At first I thought it was only one train (96130) however it is has probably been about 4 or 5 that have these announcements.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Jan 23, 2015 22:07:55 GMT
Am I the only one who finds it disappointing that only 1 motor car is to be retained at the museum?
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Post by uzairjubilee on Jan 19, 2015 20:25:38 GMT
Didn't know the trains would have to use a District line Barking destination code. The only thing I can think of is that the Circle line train show Tower Hill as its destination, then be turned off at Tower Hill? However manual announcements would then have to be made from here to Barking which isn't really a great option...
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Post by uzairjubilee on Jan 12, 2015 22:38:03 GMT
Would be very interesting to see these new DMIs on the 73TS. I imagine they look hugley different from the old ones. With the 95 and 95TS I probably needed to double take a few times to actually realise that there were new DMIs since they don't look too different from the old ones.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Jan 12, 2015 22:34:58 GMT
New indicators on WB platforms west of Putney Bridge are a complete waste of money IMHO. Seriously, what is the chance you are going to get a train terminating at East Putney or Wimbledon Park nowadays? There was no need to install them! As has been said above, it's not all about the destination but the ETA of when the train is due. I find that very important personally... Fair enough, but the vast majority of time on that section of line a train will come within 5 minutes, so an ETA isn't necessary for me .
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Post by uzairjubilee on Jan 12, 2015 22:32:11 GMT
Thanks for the info. And so the demise of the D stock begins . . . Depressing isn't it?
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Post by uzairjubilee on Jan 6, 2015 23:06:52 GMT
New indicators on WB platforms west of Putney Bridge are a complete waste of money IMHO. Seriously, what is the chance you are going to get a train terminating at East Putney or Wimbledon Park nowadays? There was no need to install them!
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Post by uzairjubilee on Dec 31, 2014 14:03:04 GMT
Another issue with these type of special services is that the destination displayed is not actually on the line e.g. Barking via Victoria as a Circle line service when Barking isn't a Circle line station. S stock inter working between lines will throw up numerous possibilities similar to the above. True, but imagine the amount of confusion there would be amongst passengers if they saw a Circle line train with the destination 'Barking'.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Dec 31, 2014 13:07:36 GMT
I can remember when there was a similar closure before S Stock was in service. IIRC, IR Circle line trains were being described as normal until Gloucester Road and the driver would then give an announcement along the lines of "This is train is now being diverted to Barking". I think it probably is better for trains - when departing Edgware Road IR - to be described as Circle line to Tower Hill, then at Monument an announcement could be made saying the train has been extended to Barking. If the platform describers can be consistent with that then great!
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Post by uzairjubilee on Dec 19, 2014 11:47:24 GMT
Indeed. If you listen to the announcement coming up to Pimlico, the "The next station" part is quite fast compared to those of most other stations.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Dec 4, 2014 19:56:23 GMT
2> This issue is more of an customer problem. Throughout the journey, the information screen will inform you about where there train is going etc. However in the last, say 30 seconds before arriving at a station, the train will no longer display anything. This is rather frustrating. When you are heading into a platform, it is quite important that a customer can see what the station is. Otherwise, it will only display again once the doors have opened. Didn't think anyone else would notice this. Personally I think it's just a weird way that way the S Stock CIS software is. A simple modification would allow the "The next station is.." message to scroll on the DMIs until the train actually arrives at the station, rather than the DMIs being blank for 30 seconds.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Dec 2, 2014 21:11:44 GMT
I noticed train 121 in the sidings at PAGN this morning at about 0820, and 753 in different ones when I went past at 1400 Loads of S Stocks in PGN sidings today due to the signal failure at East Putney at around 10:30! Not sure when the service had recovered. I do believe there was a signal failure at East Putney last week too?
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Post by uzairjubilee on Nov 23, 2014 1:21:54 GMT
DMI was also incorrect at Southfields but not Wimbledon.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Nov 2, 2014 13:07:46 GMT
Has there been an update to the DVA on S Stock trains?
Yesterday I was out on a number of different trains and noticed that at each station, the announcement did not include "This is (A)" and instead only announced "The next station is (B). This is a (C) line train to (D)".
Normally the trains always announce which station the train has just come to.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Oct 15, 2014 21:33:56 GMT
I like them! Yes the trains do have their fair share of issues, but personally when I think of how many passengers they've carried over the line since their introduction, I think they've done incredibly well.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Oct 14, 2014 9:32:44 GMT
I know I'm really late in asking this question, but what was the reason the 09TS was not made with walk through carriages?
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Post by uzairjubilee on Sept 30, 2014 23:14:22 GMT
When did the 96TS start getting new orange DMIs - the ones which display the train number and destination on the front of the train?
I've only noticed them since last week.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Jul 28, 2014 23:56:22 GMT
At West Brompton WB, the first set of doors do not open. I travel on the Wimbledon branch almost everyday and I think that there is too much of a gap between "This is West Brompton. The next station is Fulham Broadway. This is a District line train to Wimbledon", and "The front doors will not open here. Please use other doors". By the time the latter announcement is heard on the DVA, most drivers have already closed the doors! I'm not at all saying that drivers are doing anything wrong, I'm just saying I think the gap between the two is way too long. Not sure how long it is at other stations.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Jun 30, 2014 12:25:19 GMT
A: Edgware Road
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Post by uzairjubilee on Jun 30, 2014 0:39:47 GMT
Parsons Green
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Post by uzairjubilee on Jun 8, 2014 21:56:54 GMT
Circle line: Gloucester Road crossover can be used to reverse trains from the IR platform back to Edgware Road, and also a main line shunt (after detraining in the IR platform) from the OR back into the IR platform. This weekend trains are doing the latter.
District line: Plaistow "West-east via West Ham reversing siding?" - Heavily doubt this.
Metropolitan line: Finchley Road - the crossover at disused Swiss Cottage definitely allows a SB to NB reversal as on one occasion last year I remember the Metropolitan line being suspended south of Finchley Road. Unsure if NB to SB reversals can occur.
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Post by uzairjubilee on May 3, 2014 22:01:39 GMT
Also, the crossover east of KGX is to be removed and replaced with a scissors crossover west of the station.
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Post by uzairjubilee on May 2, 2014 17:32:04 GMT
I also used to think that there was a planned extension in the future but was then told by Dstock7080 that there isn't.
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Post by uzairjubilee on May 2, 2014 17:28:34 GMT
The crossovers at Farringdon and Liverpool Street are not going to be retained after the SSL resignalling.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Apr 24, 2014 21:20:25 GMT
OP - Are you sure you're not referring to platform 4?
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Post by uzairjubilee on Mar 31, 2014 15:59:54 GMT
The build quality generally seems poor, with a lot of rattling already in many cars, and failing driver PAs. Unless Norman Collier is driving for the Met these days.m Nice to see that someone agrees with me on this, although I do think it varies quite a bit on the quality of track. Nevertheless, the build quality is inherently not up to scratch. That's my opinion anyway.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Feb 16, 2014 23:05:56 GMT
The brilliant Carto Metro Map says that between Moorgate and Old Street, the Northern line and the Northern City lines are superimposed, however does not say which is on top of which.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Feb 12, 2014 19:59:25 GMT
But when he says that only one of the lines into the station is used, does he mean only one platform at the current Terminal 5 station (either platform 3 or 4) is used, or that out of the two tunnels that lead to the station, one set of platforms is used at the moment?
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Post by uzairjubilee on Feb 11, 2014 23:25:52 GMT
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Post by uzairjubilee on Feb 11, 2014 15:34:37 GMT
Will we see D stock going out to Northwood when they are scrapped? I thought they'd go from Acton.
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