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Post by londoner on Jul 21, 2019 9:57:32 GMT
Below ground communication has been available for staff and emergency services for many years by a secure radio network which will continue to be used. It won't be free. At the moment you can log on on platforms but you need to have a suitable account.Interestingly enough I was sitting opposite a lady from South America on a Northern line train today. She got on at West Finchley and had a very loud Skype conversation with somebody. You could hear every word of the person at the other end. Peace came after East Finchley but soon........
Are you referring to the notion that users may have to pay for the 5G connection?
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Post by londoner on Jul 16, 2019 9:00:14 GMT
I like those trains and the "scrubby" look adds to the charm, that and the bouncing!
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Post by londoner on Jul 15, 2019 12:00:46 GMT
Can't they just use a dust extractor? They could - but unless the request is done in triplicate with a cost/benefit ratio assessment, risk assessment done and a hey nonny nonny hows your father attached to each copy you're still looking at a waiting time of a couple of months for it to be analysed then sent back and queried, returned again, lost, found, lost again - addendum's appendixed and finally approved with caveats saying "only to be used on a Tuesday at 3 o clock in the morning when there is an S in the month". This is why construction takes so long in this country now.
I understand there is a lot more bureaucracy in place, but its important to note the other side, which is that the additional safety measures have reduced the health risks that workers are exposed to on major infrastructure projects (railways or otherwise). Even then, its not always enough:
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Post by londoner on Jul 1, 2019 12:02:05 GMT
That's right 73 stock can display any destination
I'm also pretty sure it can also display the at sign, @. I'm sure I've seen some trains which say "Heathrow @ 123" or something similar.
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Post by londoner on Jun 19, 2019 12:35:43 GMT
I was looking at the TFL data (free and publically available online at the link below) and noticed that most trains are given a direction.
https://api.tfl.gov.uk/swagger/ui/index.html?url=/swagger/docs/v1#!/Line/Line_Arrivals
If the trains are heading out of London they are labelled "inbound", i.e. Baker Street to Wembley. If the trains are heading into central London i.e. Uxbridge to King's Cross, they are labelled as "outbound". However, there are some trains where this "direction" is not listed at all. This is noticeable, for example, on trains going into London along the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly line. Can anyone explain why this may be?
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Post by londoner on May 23, 2019 13:18:07 GMT
Its a pretty useful "delay" for the drivers because I think there are staff toilet facilities there - at least I assume this because many drivers will leave the trains momentarily. I remember in the past the train used to always pause around the North Eailing area as well, but this does not seem to happen as much nowadays.
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Post by londoner on Apr 18, 2019 21:03:28 GMT
Yes. Public holidays are off peak. Good Friday isn't a bank holiday as such, but it is a public holiday I see, thanks.
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Post by londoner on Apr 18, 2019 20:44:43 GMT
You can use several busses (9/23/27) from Hammersmith/High Street Ken which stop right outside Olympia. It takes about 5 to 10 mins depending on the direction and traffic. Usually High Street Ken has a lot of traffic. The overground stops at Olympia station from Stratford/Willesden Jn or Clapham Jn.
Don't rely on the Southern service, in my experience it tends to be cancelled or curtailed regularly.
The walk from Shepherd's Bush is about 15 mins I reckon, and you just mostly follow the route of the 49 bus. You can then use the pedestrian footbridge at Olympia station to get to the venue, without having to enter the station premises.
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Post by londoner on Apr 18, 2019 20:35:29 GMT
Are Good Friday and Easter Monday considered like "bank holidays" so the fares on these days are off-peak all day?
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Post by londoner on Apr 12, 2019 17:23:18 GMT
There have not been any emails regarding Rayners Lane car park to any of its commuters. I personally don't see how they will be able to build houses over it. Rail replacement buses have never used the car park as far as I am aware so that is not an issue.
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Post by londoner on Mar 20, 2019 16:00:37 GMT
Haven't had my ATO training yet. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it!
There seems to exist a lot of acronyms on the railways. I'd be surprised if anyone knew all of them.
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Post by londoner on Mar 6, 2019 16:44:12 GMT
I've used that station at peak times, the escalators are hardly used at all. In any case, it will help people who are less able to climb a set of stairs.
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Post by londoner on Feb 25, 2019 1:30:52 GMT
You can make a complaint on the TfL website. That should make its way to the fleet manager and from there to the relevant depot for investigation. I've reported suspected wheel flats on the Jubilee line. water ingress* on the Central line and door issues on the DLR this way and had responses that indicate that course of action was taken. *a small stream of water came into the car from beside a door, but only under braking. Okay thanks, I have done this. Felt a bit bad calling it a "complaint" as its more a comment/observation rather than a complaint but oh well
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Post by londoner on Feb 24, 2019 23:13:44 GMT
I was on a district line train on car 24488 terminating at Richmond at 12:34 in the Saturday afternoon. Throughout the journey there was often a screeching sound whenever the brake was applied. Is there anywhere to report this?
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Post by londoner on Feb 20, 2019 23:17:36 GMT
What is meant by the term "dynamic"?
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Post by londoner on Feb 11, 2019 16:25:19 GMT
Even when the moquette is so badly worn, it is still better to sit on than the chairs at my work!
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Post by londoner on Feb 6, 2019 18:29:40 GMT
The committee paper that snoggle yesterday linked in the Crossrail delayed opening thread lists Harrow-on-the-Hill in the step-free access works as "Harrow-on-the-Hill (South)", and as being due in the Jan-Mar 2020 timeline. Presumably the South qualifier means the step-free will indeed be via the back entrance. There is no mention of "Harrow-on-the-Hill (North)" in any of the step-free plans listed through to 2024. Whilst the link worked yesterday, it no longer appears to work for me, so reading that now off a copy that was still open in my browser. I have to say, only making the back south entrance step free makes the scheme much more limited Yes, some residents live on the back entrance side, but the bus station and all the shops are located from the other "front" entrance*. If you don't make this latter entrance step free, people with access needs who need the shops therefore will continue to face a somewhat long walk all going around of sorts to the shop, unless they get assistance to go down the steps on the front entrance*. Actually Earls Court is a little similar to the layout in Harrow, albeit on a much larger scale. Imagine if they had only made the back entrance step free there.... *for those that don't know, the back and front entrances to Harrow are accessible to the public without needing a ticket.
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Post by londoner on Feb 6, 2019 15:45:20 GMT
I recall it was the back entrance to the station, not the front but I may be wrong. The bus station is in desperate need of an overhaul too, particularly given the increase in demand due to a large number of flats being erected in the area.
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Post by londoner on Feb 6, 2019 15:09:26 GMT
Would have been cool to see the vivarail units certified for this route. D stock to the rescue .
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Post by londoner on Jan 29, 2019 16:59:39 GMT
What is the specified lifetime of the S-stock and do existing drivers feel it will meet this or be poor like the central line trains? As a passenger, the only issue I ever read about was overly sensitive doors at the beginning of their introduction.
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Post by londoner on Jan 22, 2019 0:51:33 GMT
The cab on those class 345 trains looks like a cockpit; it isn't like the driver can open his door and put 'one foot on the platform' as could be done on an Underground train. Why does the driver need to exit a cab where there is live video of the train side for him to view? I'm guessing that the video may not always capture everything.
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Post by londoner on Jan 15, 2019 17:40:52 GMT
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Post by londoner on Jan 15, 2019 15:32:58 GMT
The re-signalling has been cancelled. I believe the plan was to design it such that the lines would operate separately on that section.
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Post by londoner on Jan 11, 2019 21:57:40 GMT
I remember travelling on the route in December(?). If I remember correctly, I noticed that vegetation was cleared in some areas but not in other areas. If this is the case, why hasn't all vegetation around the track been cleared? This will at least help limit the problem caused by leaves, momentarily suspended in the wind, which settle further along the track.
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Post by londoner on Jan 3, 2019 1:25:17 GMT
When I worked at Camden Town Station 15 years ago, they trialled this concept. The only issue was at the bottom of the spiral staircase and the corridors to the platforms, with people stopping and congregating, Deploying Staff to these areas to move the flow along helped cure the issue. This is a problem throughout the network and it bothers me greatly. People standing and waiting next to ticket barriers and waiting for trains near platform entrances are two others.
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Post by londoner on Jan 2, 2019 23:17:23 GMT
what happened about under 10 mins from Queensways to Bayswater you can stand outside one of those stations and see the other without staining your eyes! It was stated somewhere earlier in the thread that some OSI changes are not shown if they can be made easily enough without exiting a station. In this case, the connection is made at Notting Hill Gate.
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Post by londoner on Dec 21, 2018 23:54:05 GMT
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Post by londoner on Dec 20, 2018 16:58:05 GMT
For all the grief we give BBC and other news outlets for sensationalizing news stories regarding the railways, both TfL and the unions appear just as guilty of it.
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Post by londoner on Dec 16, 2018 23:31:32 GMT
12-15 minute intervals between trains, all trains terminating at Neasden, and no mention of closure on TfL website... just checked now: met line: jubilee line:
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Post by londoner on Dec 16, 2018 19:21:28 GMT
TfL also have maps specifically stuck onto ticket machines. These ticket machine maps are dated Dec 2018 but have zones which are clearly color coded in the style of the older maps.
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