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Post by Chris M on Oct 20, 2022 11:46:04 GMT
It has to be 2009 or 2008, I definitely remember them in service in 2009 Having double checked, it was 2009. I'll correct my post above.
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Post by Chris M on Oct 19, 2022 15:50:40 GMT
Location D: East Putney - island platform [ xplaistow] (click for a larger version)
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Post by Chris M on Oct 17, 2022 21:13:18 GMT
There is (or was) a plan to move the 378s that are used on the Watford DC line to the East London line (and North London line?) to increase services there. This would happen when there were enough 710s to allow it to happen. However, I don't recall hearing anything about this since circa before the pandemic, so I don't know if this is still the plan. The units would not be retired though, the oldest members of the class were only built in 2010only entered service from new in 2009 so they are less than halfway through their expected life.
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Post by Chris M on Oct 17, 2022 21:05:13 GMT
Link: These stations are all named for geographic features
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Post by Chris M on Oct 17, 2022 12:17:47 GMT
Why was the lack of staff discovered so late?
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Post by Chris M on Oct 16, 2022 20:32:50 GMT
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Post by Chris M on Oct 15, 2022 9:51:08 GMT
Main photo: Between Hayes & Harlington and Southall - signals SN257, SN259 and SN261 at west end of Southall Down Yard from train on down relief [Chris M]
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Post by Chris M on Oct 15, 2022 0:18:26 GMT
Can anyone explain the rather odd way the line is represented on the diagram at Paddington? Diagrams solely of the Elisabeth line appear as a continuous line at Paddington, but on the complete version it looks as if you have to get out and go walk-about. Currently and until through running begins, trains from Abbey Wood to Paddington terminate at the Elizabeth line station which is below Eastbourne Terrace, the road that runs alongside the southwest (platform 1) side of the mainline station. Trains from Reading and Heathrow terminate in the main station, typically platforms 11 and 12. Interchanging takes about 5 minutes (excluding waiting time). From 6 November, all* Elizabeth line trains will call at the belowground Elizabeth line station platforms and no walking will be required to change services. *During normal operation anyway, the possibility exists for services from the west to terminate in the main station during planned or unplanned disruption.
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Post by Chris M on Oct 14, 2022 12:31:36 GMT
The inset is not a hatrack or inside Metropolitan Railway rolling stock (click for a larger version)
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Post by Chris M on Oct 13, 2022 21:39:47 GMT
Yes, Sandite does have a metallic component - Network Rail describe it as a mixture of sand and antifreeze that also contains steel shot. Sand itself is also a terrible conductor of electricity, so without the steel it would likely make the reliability of train detection even worse!
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Post by Chris M on Oct 13, 2022 21:34:04 GMT
Actually planning for capacity improvements should begin now (if it hasn't already) so that the capacity is there when (or ideally before) it is needed.
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Post by Chris M on Oct 13, 2022 21:30:11 GMT
I saw a video on Facebook the other day of an S stock proclaiming it was going to Watford Junction.
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Post by Chris M on Oct 13, 2022 15:39:21 GMT
This labyrinth cannot be reached from Rayners Lane without changing trains
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Post by Chris M on Oct 13, 2022 0:18:11 GMT
There are multiple exits, but the one you want is either of the ones on Cowcross Street, which are the main entrances (the LU and Thameslink/Crossrail entrances face each other across the street, but all parts of the station are connected below ground). If you arrive on the eastbound London Underground the signs to the Elizabeth line will take you to the exit you need. The way out signage from the Elizabeth line will also get you to Cowcross Street. I've not arrived at the station any other way since several months before the Elizabeth line opened so don't know what the signage is like).
When exiting the station you want to head south. This means turning right out of the LU entrance on Cowcross Street or left out of the Crossrail/Thameslink entrance. If you have exited at the Turnmill Street entrance, turn right and then turn right onto Cowcross street and walk between the station entrances.
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Post by Chris M on Oct 11, 2022 8:16:34 GMT
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Post by Chris M on Oct 10, 2022 17:01:00 GMT
No need for any clues: Answer: Wapping - stairs from northbound platform (click image for a larger version)
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Post by Chris M on Oct 10, 2022 17:00:20 GMT
There's no Bakerloo either.
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Post by Chris M on Oct 10, 2022 14:52:21 GMT
There is no Piccadilly line at this station
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Post by Chris M on Oct 10, 2022 12:34:43 GMT
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Post by Chris M on Oct 9, 2022 23:35:10 GMT
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Post by Chris M on Oct 6, 2022 23:06:18 GMT
Epsom is in Surrey, a little way southwest of Greater London. I do agree though that this is not a place of obvious relevance to the Northern Heights
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Post by Chris M on Oct 6, 2022 23:02:39 GMT
The B07s were not just more of the same trains but equally they were not as big a difference as between the B07s and the new trains (I can't remember if they've been given a name yet?). The DLR is extremely flexible which means it can and does change routes at the drop of a hat when required due to planned and unplanned disruption. Given this the trains will appear on all the routes at some point, even if they wont be in all-day regular service (although I think they will form the majority of the fleet when delivery is complete). For example I wouldn't be surprised to see some on morning peak Stratford-Canary Wharf/Lewisham services or running to Beckton when there are large events at ExCeL.
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Post by Chris M on Oct 6, 2022 15:26:27 GMT
Location B: Seven Sisters - north or south decision point for Victoria line from Seven Sisters Road entrance [Chris M] (click for a larger version)
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Post by Chris M on Oct 6, 2022 15:25:41 GMT
Location C: Bow Road - mirror in ticket hall [Chris M] (click for a larger version) Still looking for the link and odd one out
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Post by Chris M on Oct 6, 2022 15:24:25 GMT
Location B: Between Clapham High Street and Denmark Hill - bridges over Ferndale Road from northeast [Chris M] (click for a larger version) Location D: Between Leytonstone High Road and Wanstead Park - Fred Wigg tower [Chris M] (click for a larger version)
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Post by Chris M on Oct 6, 2022 15:23:18 GMT
You can get a direct train from there
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Post by Chris M on Oct 5, 2022 14:04:26 GMT
A is not North Acton, but there is no clue version available.
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Post by Chris M on Oct 5, 2022 12:50:15 GMT
If its like the introduction of the B07 stock then at first they will be primarily operated on the busiest routes (Bank to Lewisham, Bank to Woolwich) but it wont be long before they're used on all routes.
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Post by Chris M on Oct 5, 2022 11:39:03 GMT
Yes, that was my first thought - if it was supporting the rail then there would be no space between it, the rail and the pot. Then I wondered whether it was a temperature-related thing - i.e. the plate supports the rail when it is hot (or cold) but not when it's cold (or hot)?
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Post by Chris M on Oct 4, 2022 19:40:47 GMT
The photo metadata suggests londonstuff visited in August 2019.
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