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Post by metrailway on Dec 31, 2009 18:56:35 GMT
D78, C69, and the Bakerloo's 1972 Stocks are nominally classed as 499 by Railtrack in 1994, probably due to Privatisation. Have no idea if LUL stock was classified during BR days.
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Post by metrailway on Dec 21, 2009 19:29:01 GMT
Chiltern have stated on their website that their services will be delayed by up to 30 mins due to the weather at Rickmansworth
EDIT: Now no services at all on the Aylesbury Line.
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Post by metrailway on Dec 21, 2009 16:54:45 GMT
A couple of things still puzzle me. Secondly, if tube and SSL trains can do the same in London, go from cold/snowy conditions to hot tunnels why the major problem in the tunnel there? I'm not sure but Underground trains have all their equipment exposed underneath the car floor, so there is no chance of condensation staying around electrics.
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Post by metrailway on Dec 20, 2009 18:48:28 GMT
Reports of passengers hammering on a drivers door and hearing him in tears, doesn't sound very pleasant for the driver either. How is that possible? There is over a carriage-length of equipment room between the driver and the passengers on a 373. Interested to see the 0001 class locos at St Pancras. Presumably, as they are cleared to run on NR track, they have TOPS numbers allocated (as does any "private owner" vehicle, such as "Tornado". Anyone know what they are? Come to that, how does TOPS cope when 1972 and D stock trains venture onto NR tracks? I think Class 0001 (and any other Eurotunnel owned loco) doesn't need a TOPS number since they don't run on lines managed by Network Rail. CTRL is owned and managed by LCR, and LCR contracts out maintenance to Network Rail. I believe the only 'foreign' locos given TOPS are SNCF BB 22200, which were used in goods trains before the Class 92 were delivered, being classed as class 22; and the 4 SNCF BB 461000 which are based in the UK and numbered as Class 21. I know that the 1972 and D78 stocks are classified as Class 499. They were classified this in 1994 by Railtrack. Have no idea what they were known during BR days
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Post by metrailway on Dec 20, 2009 13:38:35 GMT
The locos used seemed to be two yellow "camel-backed" departmental locos with central cabs. Are these owned by Eurotunnel or maybe the CTRL/HS1 infrastructure maintainer? Interesting that they're cleared to operate all the way through to St.Pancras it seems. Yeah, they're MAK diesel locos, classified by Eurotunnel as Class 0001, and 5 were built in 1992. They're owned by Eurotunnel NOT Eurostar. They're usually used to move failed Le Shuttle engines, but since Eurostar have sold most of their rescue fleet, the Class 37s, these were utilised I found some pictures of them: www.rtranmer.fotopic.net/c1793764.htmlRather oddly, they're maintained in the Netherlands due to there similarity to NS 6400
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Post by metrailway on Dec 16, 2009 13:18:33 GMT
There isn't any buses to Chesham from Little Chalfont so then its either a taxi or a journey to Amersham and then a bus journey. Weather could be quite bad - It is the Chilterns after all!
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Post by metrailway on Dec 6, 2009 22:09:57 GMT
Does anyone have the gradients for the Met between Baker Street and Harrow? I only managed to get my hands on the profile of original 1863 line, when searching online. Yes! I can do the gradients from the 20s, if you like? Yes please, I'll be happy with stuff from the '20s.
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Post by metrailway on Dec 6, 2009 21:46:26 GMT
Hi, this is my first request!
Does anyone have the gradients for the Met between Baker Street and Harrow? I only managed to get my hands on the profile of original 1863 line, when searching online.
I'm interested in this information as I may build a section of the line for a computer simulator.
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