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Post by jimini on Jan 13, 2006 2:12:24 GMT
Are there many locations where the pub is very close to the railway line and thus allowing good observation of the trains (I know that is not quite the thread title but I'm interested now)? The Three Guinea's at Reading station is a good 'un for watching trains go past (it overlooks most platforms but is adjacent to platform 4, the down main line).
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Post by jimini on Apr 18, 2007 22:28:25 GMT
The only place you'll find it in Blighty is on the DLR, tube10.
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Post by jimini on Oct 2, 2005 0:33:00 GMT
Ah splendid, many thanks chap. Curiousity cured!
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Post by jimini on Oct 1, 2005 22:56:24 GMT
Evenin' all,
Not a signalling question exclusive to the above two stations I'm sure, but that's where I noticed it...:
This afternoon, after watching my beloved Fulham F.C suffer our second consecutive defeat due to linesmen not spotting centre forwards in what can only be described as blatantly offside positions, I sulked my way back to Putney bridge to get the District Line back home. Couldn't help but notice (as I was ignoring the three Man U fans singing loudly in brummie accents?!) that there was a small box between the running rails, just after the northbound starter signal. This box contained two flashing yellow lights. Once I'd cried myself over to Aldgate, as I wiped my eyes dry, I spotted the same sort of box sitting just past the westbound starter at Aldgate East. Can anyone shed some light on these devices for me, and the purpose they serve etc? Just to satisfy my curiosity an all that jazz...
Ta muchly,
~Jim~
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Post by jimini on Feb 4, 2008 23:20:40 GMT
I've only once been on a train that's terminated at NOG, but I don't remember hearing that announcement. It's a given in the morning peak. Pretty much every NOG train I've ever been on uses that announcement.
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Post by jimini on May 4, 2007 20:55:47 GMT
And the Northern had Late Surrender Protection owing to staff still being on the track. Yeah, I really appreciated that at 0615 this morning
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Post by jimini on Jan 28, 2006 23:14:52 GMT
It certainly is! Been meaning to post that question for ages, many thanks all for satisfying my curiosity once again!
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Post by jimini on Jan 28, 2006 22:58:35 GMT
Evening gents - It's not that I think? It carries on for a little while after the train's departed the station, it also occurs sometimes when stationary between stations? Or maybe it is??!! It just seems to happen at really random times, would compressors kick in at random times? I did warn you it was a pretty rubbish description, but as far as I can tell it's a fairly regular occurence. My profuse apologies for being so vague!
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Post by jimini on Jan 28, 2006 22:17:47 GMT
Well, not actually a tune but anyhow... My question is this:
I've noticed a certain noise on C stock trains, usually (but not always) just before the train pulls away. Now how to describe it...? It sounds like a pneumatic noise, coming from underneath. Some might even describe it as a "chugging" sound?
Well, it was a pretty rubbish description, but I'm sure one of the regulars will be able to suss out what I'm wittering on about?! Many thanks all ~ Jim.
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Post by jimini on Mar 16, 2008 9:24:27 GMT
So that we can reach the TBC. *looks innocent* what? Traction / Brake Controller. Also known to non tube experts like me, as the big handle thingy in the cab that drivers use to control the train.
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Post by jimini on Sept 10, 2007 23:12:28 GMT
Evenin' all,
What constitutes a good service on an underground line? There's always a few random examples of gaps between trains, granted. We've all seen them.
I was at Moorgate s/b northern line platform tonight, on my way home. The tannoy proudly stated "a good service is operating on all London underground lines". The tube map to my side stated trains ran "between 2-4 minutes throughout the day". Yet I was met with the sight of:
1. Morden 2mins 2. Morden 15mins 3. Morden 17 mins
OK, so I was fortunate to get the train I did, but a 13 minute gap between services isn't (IMO) a good service. This is - fair enough - only one example, but I've been faced with a double-digit gap between trains on quite a few occasions when travelling home from work reasonably late on a week night (9pm - 10pm). It's normally on the bank branch of the northern line (my usual journey), and this seems to be the norm. It's a complex line, granted, although with the timetable changes that mean that bank trains go to Morden, Charing Cross trains reverse at Kennington, I wouldn't expect scheduled gaps between trains to be so vast.
Going home from Canary Wharf, the Jubilee line or the DLR doesn't suffer such gaps in service at the same time of an evening. Is it just a quirk of the northern line?
In summary, is there a definition of "good service"? If so, what are the guidelines, and do they vary from line to line?
Thanks in advance for your input as always folks!
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Post by jimini on Mar 15, 2007 0:05:27 GMT
I'll reply to this thread as someone who works in this neck of the woods, and therefore has a selection of facts to hand. First off, I work for a national daily paper, not a freesheet. So my opinion is unbiased. Albeit suitably annoyed at the situation - as are a lot of fellow commuters - here are the raw figures: For the ABC period February 2007, the daily average circulation figures for these freesheets (available at www.abc.org.uk/) are as follows: London Lite: 400,977 thelondonpaper: 436,945 Rupert Murdoch's offering (tlp) is winning currently, mostly down to the fact that they've won the contract to distribute on the NR network. It's all about advertorial revenues. Both companies are required by ABC rules (upon which they directly sell their ad space) to collect and record any undistributed copies on a daily basis. At the end of each month, these figures are audited. Hence the fact that you find large piles of said freesheets on buses: a copy dealt is a copy "sold" in ABC terms. All they see is the supervisor for any given area recording how many copies those damn vendors dare not to give out. And therefore recorded for ABC purposes. I’ve seen many vendors hopping on and off the D3 / D8 bus routes in the Wharf ditching 20 or so copies at a time. They all count as “sales” by audit standards. But with no cover price, advertorial is the way forward for these freesheets. It’s a profit making industry. It works for both News International and Associated Newspapers. So don’t expect it so stop anytime soon! As a disclaimer to the above, I don’t work in advertorial / editorial, I’m from somewhere else random within the tower. With a vested interest in the whole situation nonetheless. And still my usual curious self with regards to the intricacies of LU. Toodle pip!
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Post by jimini on Dec 29, 2006 13:14:21 GMT
Page 36 - Surfing the Undergroud: "The site www.trainweb.org/districtdave/ was created by one of the drivers on the Underground. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the way the network operates, and clears up any rumours about what's happening at the Underground while giving info on any track refurbishments or track work. Plus there's a diary, where you can discover what drivers are really thinking." Annie Mole also gets a mention, along with www.goingunderground.netMaybe we can expect a rise in new members discovering life over here??
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Post by jimini on Sept 17, 2005 17:39:19 GMT
Me too, set it as my desktop wallpaper!
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Post by jimini on Jul 31, 2005 22:08:24 GMT
Many thanks citysig, now I understand! It wasn't (I hope) a question that could be misconstrued as inconsiderate, rather one of curiosity. To the uneducated LU eye such as mine there's not an obvious answer to the lack of a Circle line service. I'm still learning... predominantly thanks to this forum!
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Post by jimini on Jul 31, 2005 20:05:34 GMT
P.S Elaborate on the fun part Q8!
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Post by jimini on Jul 31, 2005 20:04:27 GMT
The lifts confuse us, sometimes they'll go straight down without hesitation, sometimes you need to push the "magic" button in the corner, and sometimes pushing said magic button makes the doors re-open at street level!
It certainly has a fair bit of history associated with it though, saw a documentary a few months ago about it, the Brunel origin, conversion to railway line from road / passenger traffic etc. Have they confirmed whether it'll be renamed to the Brunel Line when the ELL extension is complete? Or is this still undecided?
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Post by jimini on Jul 31, 2005 19:44:57 GMT
I have to admit I haven't heard that one, and therefore haven't been looking for him, but I will be now! What's it like @ Wapping station as a member of staff? All we ever see there is one lonely looking chap in the ticket office, and the occasional maintenance bloke trying to establish why the lifts aren't working!
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Post by jimini on Jul 31, 2005 19:28:02 GMT
Only my housemates coming home first tube after a heavy night out
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Post by jimini on Jul 31, 2005 19:21:43 GMT
LOL, nah, St. Katharines Docks to be precise, my only other option is to walk to Wapping station and change at Whitechapel for a W/B H&C, or to get on a (sharp intake of breath) bus... and this takes ages in the morning peak.
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Post by jimini on Jul 31, 2005 19:11:47 GMT
Another one of Jim's random questions:
Following the resumption of services through Aldgate, Wimbleware's back up and running, and the impending restoration of a full H&C service, why are LU still quoting "several weeks" before the Circle line is back in service? I ask because, as a Tower Hill resident who travels north on a regular basis (Circle to Farringdon), it would obviously restore my usual commute to work and add those oh so valuable minutes in bed back to my daily schedule (and satisfy my curiousity into the bargain!!).
Or am I reading out-of-date notice boards (apologies if so!)?
Cheers, Jim.
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Post by jimini on Jul 24, 2005 0:47:54 GMT
To coin a phrase: "With friends like that, who needs enemies?". Ignorance is bliss Luke, rise above it...
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Post by jimini on Jul 24, 2005 19:18:41 GMT
Thanks for all your input Gents - I've been looking of Ebay for 2000NT software, there's a few floating about so I'm gonna start bidding!
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Post by jimini on Jul 23, 2005 21:30:07 GMT
It certainly has, thanks v much. I'll give the ebay theory a go aswell if I can't obtain a copy elsewhere.
I'll let you know how I get on!
Thanks chaps...
~Jim~
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Post by jimini on Jul 23, 2005 21:24:51 GMT
Yeah, did that from the setup menu earlier, boots from E: (CD-ROM) first, then A: (Floppy), then finally C:. That should work OK...?
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Post by jimini on Jul 23, 2005 21:20:10 GMT
I think so, should be able to work it out from the on-screen prompts when I run the CDROM? Or is it more complicated than that?
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Post by jimini on Jul 23, 2005 21:13:07 GMT
Looks like I need to go in search of a copy of the original 2000NT software then... thanks for all your help chaps, much appreciated. I'm thinking of banning computer useage after a trip to the pub, expecially after last night's events
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Post by jimini on Jul 23, 2005 21:08:37 GMT
God knows - it's a Compaq DeskPro (with Celeron processor), at least four years old I reckon...
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Post by jimini on Jul 23, 2005 21:03:07 GMT
Yeah, Win2k's on the C drive and most of the other stuff is on the D drive...
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Post by jimini on Jul 23, 2005 20:56:57 GMT
OK cool. Is it worth giving plan A a whirl (compsci getting a copy of the missing file on Monday), just to see if it works then? My last chance of getting her up and running again eh
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