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Post by roybadami on Apr 11, 2022 22:04:03 GMT
Regarding purdah...
I've always found it at least slightly odd that the word is used, but like it or not it is the standard term used in UK politics to refer to the pre-election moratorium on politically sensitive announcements in the run-up to an election. I'm not aware that anyone finds it offensive but I can see how it could seen so. EDIT: I agree, though, that just because it currently is the standard term doesn't automatically mean it's right and certainly doesn't mean we shouldn't seek to change it.
Regarding opening Crossrail during purdah - it's been discussed at some length in various places. There's no clear prohibition on doing so, if that's when the date happens to fall, but it would have to be very low key without any political comment from e.g. the mayor. In practice, it seems likely, if not absolutely legally necessary, that the pre-election period would be avoided to avoid any possible perception of wrongdoing in this matter, as well as to allow some mayorial fanfare.
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Post by roybadami on Apr 11, 2022 21:43:10 GMT
Damn, was it an April Fool? Then I was well and truly had.
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Post by roybadami on Apr 11, 2022 12:41:13 GMT
Andy Byford has said that they have set a target opening date, but are not ready to reveal it yet, presumably because there's still a significant chance it may slip. Diamond Geezer is reporting that the reductions in weekend night bus services that dovetail with the introduction of night Elizabeth line service are penciled in to take place on 14 May, which would suggest that is also the target date for starting night service on the Elizabeth line. diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2022/04/night-crossrail.html?m=1Of course, day service could be targeting a date before then, but probably not until after the local elections on 5 May due to election purdah rules. So that gives a rough idea of the range of days they _might_ be targeting. But officially, the answer is "by 30 June".
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Post by roybadami on Apr 8, 2021 21:42:45 GMT
Just like how we're trying to compare standing space and sitting space. Apple and orange, except this time apple is the subset of orange Standing space is a subnet of seating space. You mean you can stand on some seats but not others? Ah, no, got it. You're allowed to sit on the floor, but you're not allowed to stand on the seats. So standing space is indeed a subset of sitting space....
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Post by roybadami on Aug 31, 2018 15:12:06 GMT
There's no ATP(GW) used. The three systems are traditional signalling (AWS/TPWS), ETCS, and Trainguard MT (to provide moving block signaling in the core.
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Post by roybadami on Mar 9, 2018 12:50:38 GMT
I used that section of line this morning and I noticed that in the Northbound direction the train travelled much slower than normal between Baker Street and just beyond the noisy section of track. Was that some random slow running, or a TSR to reduce the noise? I don't recall whether we slowed down on the Southbound journey today, but we didn't get the ear-splitting screech in either direction. (And I'm sure the noises were as bad as ever - at least in one direction - only a couple of weeks ago when I was last in the area.)
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Post by roybadami on Jul 3, 2017 20:14:48 GMT
In fact, looking a bit more closely this evening, not only does the display pretty consistently show 2 minutes as the train enters the platform, but "STAND BACK - TRAIN APPROACHING" only appears once the train is almost completely on the platform, just a couple of seconds before it comes to a halt. Something's definitely not right here.
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Post by roybadami on Jun 26, 2017 20:51:41 GMT
Maybe it's always done this but I only started noticing it the last couple of months. In the evening peak, the platform displays on the Piccadilly line at Kings Cross (eastbound, at least) seem to semi-regularly display excessive wait times for the trains.
The first time I saw that I assumed the line was severely disrupted, but it turned out it was running normally and the displayed wait times were simply wrong. It seems to be not uncommon these days for a train to come into the platform while the display is still showing that it's 2 minutes away!
Anyone know why this happens?
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Post by roybadami on Dec 15, 2016 22:53:30 GMT
Was today the first day that the Piccadilly wasn't showing severe delays on the entire line, or have I not been paying attention? On my commute home around 18:30 the web was showing severe delays only between Acton Town and Heathrow/Uxbridge - with minor delays on the rest of the line. Service interval seemed normal (around every 3 minutes) - with the trains being if anything slightly less busy than normal for the time of day (people having got used to avoiding the line, perhaps?)
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