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Post by sudburytown on Dec 28, 2023 17:53:36 GMT
Cockfosters, Brixton, Battersea Power Station, Morden - Terminus stations
Kentish Town West, Aldgate East, North Greenwich, South Wimbledon - Points of the compass (also stations have had name changes or replaced other stations with the same name)
Plaistow, East Putney, South Kensington, Upminster - District Line stations
Barking Riverside, Stamford Brook, Hanwell, Crossharbour - All connected with water: River, Brook, Well and Harbour
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Post by sudburytown on Oct 17, 2023 8:20:52 GMT
Weren’t they reinstated for a while after 2012?
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Post by sudburytown on Jun 18, 2022 17:27:29 GMT
I visited today with my 6 year old grandson. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area tomorrow. Combine it with a visit to the Museum of London Docklands and a couple of “driving” trips at the front of a DLR train and you’ve got a cheap day out with the kids.
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Post by sudburytown on Jan 31, 2020 9:50:55 GMT
Some Piccadilly trains are reversing from platform 1 in passenger service this morning due to severe delays. How often would this happen? I don't recall seeing it before.
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Post by sudburytown on Sept 27, 2019 16:23:56 GMT
Well, my original post certainly sparked some lively discussion! Thanks for the explanation about holding the train, it's actually what I thought may have been the reason before I posted. The thing that impresses me about this particular situation though is the speed of response. Its been pointed out that the incident train would have only been about 9 minutes behind the held train. Assuming that it would have taken the train op on the incident train a couple of minutes or so to confirm there was a problem that could cause delay, service controllers didn't have long to decide to hold trains. Is there some sort of standard "hold all trains" response to events like this or is it always in the hands of the controllers?
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Post by sudburytown on Sept 25, 2019 15:13:15 GMT
I appreciate the need to hold the train in the platform instead of a tunnel, but the incident was 6 stops behind the held train, not in front of it. It seems a bit odd to hold a train for so long, especially as the incident could only have happened about 10-15 minutes previously.
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Post by sudburytown on Sept 25, 2019 14:11:31 GMT
Just had a call from someone who was on the westbound District at Westminster where the train was held for almost 15 minutes due to a person ill on a train at Monument, 6 stops behind. Assuming no one knew how long the delay would be, is it normal to try regulating the service like this so soon after an incident has occurred further back up the line?
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Post by sudburytown on Aug 31, 2019 20:20:38 GMT
What are the WB hold points please?
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Post by sudburytown on Jul 11, 2018 0:07:15 GMT
OK, thanks for that. Faulty trains happen sometimes and it can be really frustrating, but the really annoying thing is the constant PA announcements about the good service and no attempt to explain the delay or give any realistic idea of whether or not a train is likely to arrive.
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Post by sudburytown on Jul 10, 2018 18:50:27 GMT
Just got on a train at Sudbury Town after a 30 minute gap on the westbound Uxbridge branch. Loads going east and apparently the line currently has a good service. Anyone know what’s going on?
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Post by sudburytown on Apr 17, 2018 19:20:44 GMT
TfL status updates for the coming weekend mention a potential total suspension of the DLR for a 4 day period from Friday to Monday:
DLR STRIKE ACTION: The RMT union has announced strike action affecting the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). Talks are ongoing to resolve this dispute. If the strike goes ahead there are unlikely to be any DLR services on Friday 20, Saturday 21, Sunday 22 and Monday 23 April. Services may also be affected as they resume on the morning of Tuesday 24 April. Enhanced bus services will operate on key routes along the DLR network. All other TfL services will operate as normal.
The London Marathon takes place on Sunday and the DLR is usually full of hot sweaty bodies (ooh-err missus!) before and after the event. Does anyone have any idea what the dispute is about and whether or not its likely to go ahead? I'm involved in the course-side entertainment every year and short hops on the DLR are extremely useful during the event.
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Post by sudburytown on Mar 23, 2018 18:36:39 GMT
Ah yes, the wonderful 378 sore head syndrome. Makes you wonder how someone can spend so much time and money designing a train and get something so basic so badly wrong. But we’re wandering off topic...
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Post by sudburytown on Mar 21, 2018 21:47:23 GMT
I found myself on 890 a couple of days ago. The refurbishment looks great, but the seats are unbelievably hard and uncomfortable, almost as bad as the Overground's 378s. Hopefully they'll soften up with a bit of use, but if not, it'll soon be time to carry a cushion.
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Post by sudburytown on Feb 28, 2018 14:06:17 GMT
I will find out the actual problems when I get to work this afternoon. Maybe we need to take all of the points out at Acton and extend the T4 loop to Uxbridge :-) Or take the points out, send the District down to Heathrow (OK, so the tunnel might be a bit tight) and the whole Piccadilly line service to Uxbridge. Loads of room on those Big Trains for luggage and loads of happy passengers on the Cinderella branch.
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Post by sudburytown on Feb 28, 2018 8:52:39 GMT
Apparently there are now signal failures at Hammersmith, Kings Cross and Arnos Grove. Can’t all be snow related, surely.
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Post by sudburytown on Feb 28, 2018 8:00:28 GMT
Severe delays again today due to a signal failure at Acton Town. This follows 2 days of supposedly “good service” with frequent gaps of around 15 minutes or more on the Uxbridge branch. The line seems to be on the verge of collapse.
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Post by sudburytown on Feb 17, 2018 9:04:22 GMT
But why would one door remain closed when the others opened?
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Post by sudburytown on Feb 17, 2018 0:44:27 GMT
I’m currently on the Central Line heading west from Central London. As the train was about to leave Notting Hill Gate there was an announcement from the driver requesting passengers not to obstruct the doors and the doors were then opened and closed. However, the end door in the carriage I’m in remained closed. There was no obvious obstruction to the door and it opened at every other station. Any idea what might have happened?
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Post by sudburytown on Nov 29, 2017 22:11:20 GMT
I was at Rayners Lane today and saw that both tracks in the old goods yard adjacent to the westbound platform have been lifted and removed from site, except for an 8-10m long set of points that remain at the eastern end of the track furthest from the platform. It looks like the site is being graded and levelled as well following the track removal. The disused tracks have remained in situ for 53 years since the yard closed in August 1964 so it seems a bit strange to remove them after so long. Anyone got any idea why it's been done?
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Post by sudburytown on Nov 21, 2017 14:32:19 GMT
Today was no track fault despite which was being said over the media and from TfL Are you able to tell us what it was? Yesterday was also reported as a track fault (at South Kensington) and today has been reported as a track fault at Acton Town. I believe there was a signal failure at Acton as well yesterday which affected the District line.
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Post by sudburytown on Nov 15, 2017 21:02:31 GMT
The Piccadilly had a couple of days with severe delays last week. Was the RAT still running during these delays or was it more sensible to get as many passenger trains in service as possible? With the slightly reduced numbers of trains in service during the leaf fall season, at what point does the potential for damage/delays to trains caused by not running the RAT outweigh the need for an as frequent as possible passenger service?
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Post by sudburytown on Aug 7, 2017 21:17:04 GMT
There was no obvious congestion around Acton, certainly had a non-stop, normal speed run. Nice to use it in daylight though, I can only remember a few late night trips.
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Post by sudburytown on Aug 7, 2017 20:25:56 GMT
I was on an eastbound Piccadilly from Heathrow this afternoon and it went down the test track from South Ealing to Acton Town. Does anyone know how often this is used in normal service?
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Post by sudburytown on Aug 3, 2017 9:28:23 GMT
Maybe slightly Off Topic, but booking hall and platform Next Train indicators at Alperton were showing Cockfosters as both the eastbound and westbound destinations on Sunday evening.
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Post by sudburytown on Jul 8, 2017 20:21:20 GMT
Would this mean that a Freedom Pass is likely to be valid?
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Post by sudburytown on Jun 12, 2017 22:39:39 GMT
Yes, the roads are accessible to the public.
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Post by sudburytown on May 31, 2017 14:58:53 GMT
I was surprised to see HSK shown as the destination as I assumed the train indicator would only show Piccadilly line destinations, Not In Service or Special.
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Post by sudburytown on May 31, 2017 9:46:05 GMT
I got off the westbound Piccadilly at Sudbury Hill at around 10am this morning and the train indicator in the ticket hall was showing the next eastbound train as a High Street Kensington service in 8 minutes. Unfortunately, I was running late for an appointment so couldn't hang about and by the time I returned to the station around 15-20 minutes later just the normal Cockfosters trains were showing. I guess the HSK was an engineers train but can anyone confirm this? I use the Piccadilly most days and can't recall seeing an HSK service shown before today.
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Post by sudburytown on Apr 22, 2017 17:20:58 GMT
Gutted to have missed all the fun yesterday. I had planned a ride on the final trip as well as going on the rail tour in a couple of weeks time, but some family problems changed everything. I've just gone through Ealing Common and had a final look at the Last Three sitting in the depot. A sad sight.
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Post by sudburytown on Apr 20, 2017 6:08:08 GMT
Thanks for the replies and simple explanation. I didn't realise there were problems on the District. I must have got lucky when I used it a little earlier, 2 trains, no waiting for either and both quiet.
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