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Post by seaeagle on Jun 3, 2015 20:16:49 GMT
And if the culprit was fortunate enough to be electrocuted, no doubt the HSE would be all over LU Without going too far off topic, this is exactly what I think is wrong with the world these days. Quick to place blame but never ask how the person came in be in the situation to begin with.
As per the train, they are vinyl covered now to ease removal?
It came off a lot quicker than it would have done if the train had just been painted. Virtually the whole train was done.
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Post by seaeagle on Jun 3, 2015 6:54:23 GMT
The train was in Brixton siding which as may be aware is a couple of train lengths walk off the south end of Brixton platforms. There is a way into the siding which doesn't involve going through the station for emergency access/exit and that is meant to be alarmed!
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Post by seaeagle on Jun 2, 2015 21:30:06 GMT
Saw a 09 badly graffitied at NPK! Was quite sad to see this! I'm sure other forum members would be equally upset at such a thing! No one likes seeing that! It was done at Brixton overnight last week.
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Post by seaeagle on Apr 5, 2015 7:11:59 GMT
I was up at Mangapps yesterday and was having a look over trailer 2044 and was approached by someone who worked there who told me that it was for sale, he said it would make a nice greenhouse! It looks in reasonable condition considering it's been left in the open. It is just the trailer that's up for sale, not the DM (which unfortunately has been 'modified' inside).
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Post by seaeagle on Mar 19, 2015 19:37:14 GMT
Let's hope this wasn't skimped on the 09 stock! Wouldn't surprise me if it was, they were built on the cheap.
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Post by seaeagle on Jan 24, 2015 12:17:00 GMT
Still staying at 15 seconds for the time being.
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Post by seaeagle on Jan 20, 2015 21:56:03 GMT
7058/7510 leaving Eailing Common on Low loaders
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Post by seaeagle on Dec 23, 2014 18:28:51 GMT
Just to add my Christmas wishes to you all, especially all the moderators out there who give us admins a very easy life Have a safe and enjoyable Christmas and 2015
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Post by seaeagle on Dec 19, 2014 21:36:36 GMT
As does 09 stock.
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Post by seaeagle on Oct 25, 2014 6:31:57 GMT
It wouldn't cost a penny to run a 67 stock on the Vic right now, just stick it in slow manual, of course you would need to make sure that nothing else is running on the line! lol
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Post by seaeagle on Oct 14, 2014 8:14:34 GMT
So it seems that they do not allow for extra disembark/embark times at busy periods. Strange as this may sound, at some stations you are given longer dwell time on a Sunday than during the peak on a Monday to Friday, Finsbury Park southbound is an example, 20 seconds in the morning peak, 26 seconds on a Sunday morning.
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Post by seaeagle on Aug 1, 2014 6:37:43 GMT
But, if only for service recovery, surely there must be a good case for making tweaking the layout at Seven Sisters to make it easier to reverse there. I always thought the layout at Seven Sisters was obtuse - surely a simple crossover south of the station, connecting platform 4 with the southbound from platform 5 would make life much easier and you wouldn't have to tip out. That simple crossover south of the station would take a hell of a lot of work to install. The easiest place to install a crossover in that area south of Seven Sisters I imagine would be Netherton Road fan shaft, but that's far to far to the south of Seven Sisters.
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Post by seaeagle on Jul 31, 2014 16:40:01 GMT
I see. So nothing that can't be fixed if the money is there? Does this mean we can expect many weekend blockades (like last weekend?) while the crossover and equipment are brought up to scratch? There's no plans at present to replace the crossover at Walthamstow. The stepback equipment is already in place.
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Post by seaeagle on Jul 31, 2014 9:46:44 GMT
In the appendix of TfL's new transport 2050 document it states that the Victoria Line is planned to reach 36 tph peak with all trains terminating at Walthamstow by 2016. 36 TPH through the central area has always been the target since the 09 stock was introduced, as things stand at the moment, 36 TPH to Walthamstow is a non starter. WTT 36 introduced T/Op's stepping back at Walthamstow during the peak hours which seems to be working, there have been a few hiccups which had they have happend with 36 TPH would have shutdown the line!
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Post by seaeagle on Jun 18, 2014 18:32:25 GMT
Using 39 trains in total. They ordered 47 2009 stocks to run a 43 train service. Will there be a further upgrade? There is a timetable change being rumored for the early part of next year and another one towards the end of the year/early 2016. I assume the target of 36 TPH will be brought in with one of them.
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Post by seaeagle on Jun 18, 2014 15:08:32 GMT
Three trains stable at Brixton overnight rather than two at present and stepping back at Walthamstow during the peaks.
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Post by seaeagle on May 1, 2014 15:18:46 GMT
The boys are settling in nicely... well put it this way, they can now play in the same room together for 1.5 seconds without one of them screaming !!! That's enough about us administrators on here, how about the kids? lol
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Post by seaeagle on Mar 9, 2014 7:53:18 GMT
Is there anything wrong with platform 2 at Brixton? The train I was on pulled into platform 1 and within 2 minutes pulled out and platform 2 was empty. This quite often happens as is said above when trains are running late or out of running order. Because of the step-back system used at Brixton, a train can be in and out of the platform in under a minute!
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Post by seaeagle on Mar 7, 2014 7:20:11 GMT
I heard that the new timetable may not be introduced until the summer due so no need to worry about a change of rosters yet That is correct, mid June is the latest quoted date. It is being delayed due to software issues with the signalling system.
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Post by seaeagle on Dec 6, 2013 19:20:06 GMT
Train every 1 Minute 40 seconds compared to ever 1 minute 54 seconds what if their a failure!!? The same happens as what happens now, the job goes t**s up!!
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Post by seaeagle on Dec 6, 2013 17:05:05 GMT
Why do the drivers need to move from Brixton to Seven Sisters?The depot's only been open a couple of years. Brixton was only opened as a political move, anyone who knows the Vic will know that the extra drivers depot should have been at Northumberland Park, also it was vastly over populated, previous managers were hell bent on splitting the lines drivers 50/50, and now everyone knows that doesn't work, so basicly Brixton is reducing in numbers slowly until it reaches the correct requirement that it needs, well that's the theory anyway!
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Post by seaeagle on Dec 5, 2013 21:44:01 GMT
and how would you open the train up? would you put the reverser thing (offical name please) into AUTO or FWD? any other info would be nice A driver had two keys, almost shaped like spanners, the smaller one called a control key went into a barrel by the left hand side of the drivers seat and once inserted was turned 90 degrees, this turn on the control equipment, then the larger key called a reverser key was placed in the reverser barrel on the right hand side of the drivers desk, the TBC would be placed in emergency, the reverser key would then be moved to INT, the TBC to off & release, then lastly the reverser key into AUTO or FORWARD.
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Post by seaeagle on Dec 1, 2013 21:53:57 GMT
The official line (at the moment) is that the service will increase from 33tph to 34 tph from the end of April. No mention for what length of time at the moment, unless anyone has further insider info? The info I got came directly from the timetables department at Broadway last week. There maybe a change in thinking since the new drivers that were meant to be starting their training on the line this week, have now been told they are going else-where and the line aren't getting any new drivers for a while, this in turn will effect the number moving from Brixton to Seven Sisters.
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Post by seaeagle on Dec 1, 2013 11:46:52 GMT
Changes planned for timetable 36 in April included 36 trains per hour, T/Op's stepping back at Walthamstow and a peak on Saturday. A shift of some T/OP's from Brixton to Seven Sisters will start later this month with more to follow next year.
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Post by seaeagle on Nov 29, 2013 21:14:18 GMT
Hated split turns, living in Kent meant I had no chance to get home in the middle, and normally lead to myself and my guard ending up spending the hours in the middle playing pool in the local establishment that sold something stronger than soft drinks!!! In the later years I gave away my split turns for nights.
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Post by seaeagle on Oct 26, 2013 7:22:07 GMT
While doing some research re numbering of signals/Headway posts, I went on Tubeprune's site and noticed that it said that there were no Headway posts in controlled areas. On checking Harsig's site it shows that there were although they have 4 digits and are the same colour as the auto areas 3 digit ones also confirmed by looking at the yellow perils. www.trainweb.org/tubeprune/signalling3.htm Fig 5 There are no headway posts on the Victoria Line any more since the re-signalling program, they have been replaced by block marker boards similar to the Central Line.
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Post by seaeagle on Sept 25, 2013 6:42:54 GMT
I've eaten in car 3186 many a time, not quite as well as you can nowdays it seems, normally a home made sandwich while doing 40 - 50 mph along the Vic! Happy memories
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Post by seaeagle on Jun 26, 2013 7:07:38 GMT
I have not seen a driver with his feet up, but have often seen central line drivers reading when coming into Mile end station, most drivers appear to be sitting back with there arms crossed as they pull in. I am no expert but would expect even on ATO lines, that they should be ready on the dead mans handle or do they have foot brakes?. (I am a new member, and am honestly curious and not trying to troll). Not sure about the foot brakes, but I would assume that there was some other way of emergency stopping the train. As for the dead mans handle, I am sure (feel free to correct me) that it would only be used when the train is in protected manual mode, otherwise the driver would need to keep their hands on it at all times when using ATO as the handle applies the emergency brake when it is released from the position that it has to be held in. Maybe someone more experienced with the 92 stock could confirm whether they have foot brakes or not. The deadmans handle is only active when the train is in any kind of manual mode. Cabs have an emergency stop button, does what it says on the tin, can't speak for 92 stock, but on the 09 stock there are two in each cab. No foot brakes, but the T/OP still should be a bit more aware of the example he or she is setting by their actions when in full view of the travelling public.
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Post by seaeagle on Jun 21, 2013 6:30:45 GMT
Have known of trains on the Vic line going 2, 3 or 4 cars past due to WSP activity first thing in the morning when trackworkers have been out with trolleys with greasy wheels! Tottenham Hale northbound springs to mind from my experience, not exactly what you need to wake you up at 5.20 in the morning!
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Post by seaeagle on Jun 3, 2013 10:49:53 GMT
Hi all! Please could someone tell me whether trains 11015-11016 and 11067-11068 are currently available for service? I believe that 11015-11016 were OOS and 11067-11068 were spare last Tuesday. AFAIK both trains are available this week. All the drivers on the Victoria Line have just been given a badge to celebrate the running of 33 TPH for a whole week the week before last.
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