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Post by phoenixcronin on Sept 29, 2016 21:01:10 GMT
Looks like TFL have released an Invitation to Tender for the "Design, Manufacture and Supply of Passenger Information Systems (PIS)" for both the 72 and 92 stock. I'm not sure if this just means visual displays to work with the existing announcements or a completely new system.
ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:336854-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML&tabId=1
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Post by phoenixcronin on Sept 29, 2016 12:20:16 GMT
Anyone know why 21413/14 still has the old "Please mind the gap between the train and he platform" guy?
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Post by phoenixcronin on Sept 16, 2016 9:55:18 GMT
At least they've moved on from illustrating every story about LU with a 1967 stock. For a while they used 09 stock as well.
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Post by phoenixcronin on Sept 15, 2016 15:19:05 GMT
Has it come back with or without ATO mods?
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Post by phoenixcronin on Sept 9, 2016 22:32:08 GMT
"Iss train is for Lewisham" "At Cutty Sark thefirsttwosetsandlasttwosetsofdoors will not open" "Light, please move towards the centre of the train"
Anyone else notice these? They haven't been fixed for a number of years
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Post by phoenixcronin on Sept 8, 2016 16:12:23 GMT
I'm not happy with the the all longitudinal seating in the DMS cars. I understand why it's needed in the middle car (the TS) because of the wheelchair space, but I'd rather the rest of the train was consistent with a mix of transverse and longitudinal. My OCD is not pleased
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Post by phoenixcronin on Sept 4, 2016 13:27:46 GMT
I would be surprised if drivers are observing smartphones, if you can see the glow then so can anyone else and being caught would mean good bye job. I've seen it on many occasions. Sometimes its quite clear as you can see from the window in the cab door that they're holding a black "thing" and fingers are typing etc
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Post by phoenixcronin on Sept 4, 2016 9:24:26 GMT
I am absolutely certain I once saw a train approaching which said just Heathrow on it and I've also seen one which used the "@" symbol in the name too! This would have been caused by a unit with the new destination screens being paired with the old destination screens. There were a few different combinations that would appear on the rear unit. Indeed, for example if the leading unit had the old display and the rear unit the new one, the rear would display "Cockfosters/U"
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Post by phoenixcronin on Sept 2, 2016 15:36:20 GMT
Imagine what'll happen when Terminal 6 comes along!
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 29, 2016 21:53:53 GMT
I heard via the train radio that there's no one available to edit the S Stock DVA. The guy has apparently gone home That is some seriously bad planning that TFL won't have the ability to edit the DVA on 192 trains if one guy goes home. Imagine if he suddenly left and there wasn't anyone who has the knowledge to do the job. They really need to have a system that monitors who has what skills and knowledge to ensure it's retained within the company. "The guy has gone home" may have been an off the cuff remark, but I agree that having trains running around for hours announcing wrong information is very sloppy
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 29, 2016 15:57:30 GMT
Currently on a train to Chesham (13:25). Auto line announcements at stations advise no service to Chesham. Auto announcements on train says all stations to Chesham and then says there is no service to Chesham! Web site says good service on Met with previous details of no Chesham service removed. Confusing information being provided by TFL. I heard via the train radio that there's no one available to edit the S Stock DVA. The guy has apparently gone home
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 27, 2016 15:35:10 GMT
The problem is the way the drivers use the handset, it is necessary to place your mouth much closer to the handset on an S stock, the benefits of this are that this avoids background noise such as the train radio, and gives a much cleared announcement if done correctly, the drawback is that if your mouth is 3 inches from the speaker then a garbled message is broadcast. It is a training issue. Bombardier didn't get everything wrong. Perhaps when all D Stock is withdrawn the drivers will get used to holding the handset closer all the time.
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 26, 2016 10:29:30 GMT
The same is true on the 09 stock. Automated announcements are very clear but driver PAs are very muffled and low
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 20, 2016 17:16:28 GMT
What's a Westrace card, and is it allowed under equalities legislation? I think that it is I do with the interlocking part of the signalling system Westinghouse Train Radio and Advanced Control Equipment
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 18, 2016 21:23:41 GMT
Perhaps the sensors are failing then, as I haven't really noticed a correlation between noise and announcement level. One very quiet late night train yesterday had very loud announcements. Weird
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 16, 2016 10:48:18 GMT
I've seen people referring to your "Main Loop" as the "Outer Circle Line", which I agree makes sense.
The Romford Push Pull is the Romford-Upminster Branch Line
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 16, 2016 10:20:00 GMT
I've never ever heard of anyone using "Main Loop" or "Spurs", and I don't think it would ever catch on.
I personally use GOBLIN, West/North London Line, East/South London Line, Watford DC, Lea Valley Lines and Romford Push-Pull
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 12, 2016 9:37:45 GMT
Indeed, they used B07 Stock and mocked up Woolwich Arsenal DLR to look like an Athens Metro station. I must admit that when I saw it in the cinema I started to smile as soon as I recognised the DLR, and then had to control myself as I was surrounded by others.
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 11, 2016 20:55:29 GMT
Indeed. Maybe its just a mistake in the rendered image, as it makes no sense to make the trains look dirtier just to make it different to the Northern Line. Note that this is the same as the 1972TS interior refresh. Brown on the seating area and white flooring for the rest. There's also the same curved flooring pattern design. Without wishing to go too far off topic, the reason for the 72 stock floor being the wrong way round is as follows:
"Conventional wisdom was that the doorways had a higher footfall, would be more prone to dirt and so should be darker than seating areas.
In practice, cleaning around nooks and crannies in seating areas meant that the seated areas were not as clean as they ought to be, so following a trial, the lighter floor was specified for the doorway areas. In addition, to improve slip resistance, a new groove pattern was specified which also contributes to draining water from the floor to the outside."
I don't see why the 96 stock would be any more dirty than the 95 stock, which was the "correct" colour floor, so I'm not sure why the colours would have to be reversed.
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 11, 2016 18:48:35 GMT
In these sad days where regulation, consistency and boring, boring repetition appear to be de rigeuer, I'd hope that these rebels survive any attempt to to re-paint their valences. "SAVE THE S8 FEW!!!!" Perhaps a compromise can be reached, in which case we end up with dopey looking 21011:
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 11, 2016 18:06:35 GMT
Cheers for that. However, haven't they got the floor colours the wrong way round? I thought it's supposed to be dark in the doorways and light elsewhere? I suppose it makes it slightly less of a Northern line clone. However, that design with the light coloured flooring in the areas with the largest footfall is going to get dirty very quickly. Indeed. Maybe its just a mistake in the rendered image, as it makes no sense to make the trains look dirtier just to make it different to the Northern Line.
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 11, 2016 17:23:32 GMT
Cheers for that. However, haven't they got the floor colours the wrong way round? I thought it's supposed to be dark in the doorways and light elsewhere?
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 11, 2016 15:56:57 GMT
Will the few S8's which still have the red trim on the front valance be repainted to match the rest of the fleet while they're back at Derby? Seems like a good time to sort this inconsistency. Here's what I mean: Right = Red trim Left = Black trim
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 11, 2016 13:23:25 GMT
Urine?
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 11, 2016 13:22:38 GMT
Does anyone know why the announcements on the 73 stock are sometimes silent/very very quiet. I've been on 4 today and 3 of them had announcements so quiet that you almost had to press your ear next to the speakers to hear anything!
I've not seen this problem on other stock, even the ancient 72 stock.
Does the driver control the volume, and if so why are they turning them down, or is it a widespread technical problem with the speakers?
Very bad for disabled/blind passengers!
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 11, 2016 9:34:26 GMT
Also below the information are two photographs of what the train will look like with the yellow handle bars removed and replaced with grey ones, floors replaced with similar ones used on the Northern Line and the classic turquoise colour of parts of the train to be replaced with white. Grey handlebars? Really? I thought LU was moving towards a common interior colour scheme of white panels with blue trim/handlebars, as on the 09 and refurbished 95 stock. Grey would certainly look odd IMHO
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 11, 2016 9:30:03 GMT
so new wheelchair bays? - i thought existing wheelchair bays that already in existing trailer cars which has PEA which is on pillar facing wheelchair bay means the existing bays will be replaced with 2 bays in single train? It probably means that as on the 95 stock each trailer car will be fitted with wheelchair backboards either side of the central bay of seats (on one side) meaning each trailer car has space for two wheelchairs. Presumably this will be done to the two original trailers (the 2nd and 6th cars) and not the 2005 build special trailer.
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 8, 2016 9:25:04 GMT
Does anyone know why this morning (08/08/16) at 10:17 T246 was sent into platform 1 (the District Line platform) at Hammersmith? Many confused tourists going to Heathrow missed it as they had their backs to it.
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Post by phoenixcronin on Jul 26, 2016 17:43:29 GMT
Thanks for your reply - I take it Wood Green Sidings isn't the most fragrant of places?! Your colleague's picture is fantastic, but you've raised an issue I'd like to ask about. If I include a Tube train on the story cover, do I need to ask TfL for permission, even if the actual photo is not one of theirs? Or does this only apply if it's for commercial use? I have produced a provisional cover based on the image phoenixcronin provided, but now I'm concerned that it TfL might ask for it to be taken down once it is published on Amazon. Hi David, sorry for being a total knob and not replying but I haven't been on in the last few days. Unfortunately the Wood Green picture I uploaded is the same quality as on my phone, and I don't have a better one available. If you want to use it just right click and save it, however I still have no idea on the source, so obviously I can't give or not give permission etc
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Post by phoenixcronin on Jul 26, 2016 8:53:40 GMT
10/10
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