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Post by solidbond on Feb 9, 2006 17:52:24 GMT
This is what the camera in question on the Eastbound looks like. As Aspect says, it looks like something out of Star Wars
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Post by solidbond on Apr 5, 2006 20:38:52 GMT
No need for an unofficial log table - there is an official one, but it is not issued to drivers. As I said it is 16 A4 pages long, and they don't want drivers searching through to find out what numbers to punch in To give you an example of the announcements available, Think of almost any sections of the District that may be closed due to engineering works - there is an announcement for each one. There is also an announcement for service suspension between those same places, but NOT because of engineering works. Then there is an announcement for delays on each other LU line, either for minor or severe delays. Then there are announcements for ALL LU stations that tell passengers the station is closed. There are also station closed announcements for each Main Line terminal. And announcements for various special events around London, such as the Marathon, the Boat Race etc. You may have guessed by now the extent of the announcements ;D ;D
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Post by solidbond on Apr 5, 2006 20:23:44 GMT
or stick a sticker in the cab of the popular codes... Just one problem - there are hundreds of announcements - literally In fact the full list is 16 A4 pages long ;D ;D
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Post by solidbond on Apr 3, 2006 9:06:07 GMT
And talking of helpful annoncements, the Richmond closure code for the refurbs has been advertised at booking on points - which is great as it last's till next sunday. Pitty we haven't been told the code for the Waterloo & city closure - afterall, that's only shut for FIVE MONTHS!! And can you guess who typed up the notice, and then faxed it to the depots on Saturday? And if there had been an option on the refurb for the W&C closure, it would have been included as well - unfortunately, the CIS only allows minor delays or severe delays on other lines
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Post by solidbond on Dec 28, 2005 23:15:34 GMT
There IS a train wash at Hammersmith depot, but looking at the current state of most of the trains, I am guessing that it is out of use at the moment Certainly the C stocks are looking decidedly dirty.
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Post by solidbond on Apr 3, 2006 21:41:00 GMT
I can confirm that the Double Bubble refurb is no longer. Half of it was in service this evening as T124 - 7509 is now coupled to 7120. That means that Trains 14 & 15 have been split. The other half, 7528 is still in ECM depot on its own.
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Post by solidbond on Mar 31, 2006 21:31:14 GMT
Now let's not go there Colin we ALWAYS do stock refresher on the trains ;D ;D ;D
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Post by solidbond on Dec 25, 2005 0:31:04 GMT
The difference in length between a single end unit and a double end unit is about 10 inches. Thus a train consisting of 2 double end units is about 20 inches longer than one made up of 2 single end units. One of the main reasons that 2 double end units are not usually coupled together is that they are so useful for flexibility within the fleet, and that flexibility is lost if they are coupled together. (Not to mention the fact that if you are going to get any major problems with a D stock, it normally involves a double-end unit - so putting 2 together is just asking for trouble ;D ;D)
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Post by solidbond on Dec 23, 2005 19:16:16 GMT
Oooh - let's see - about 2 days ago ;D ;D It's not that common, but earlier this week there were indeed 2 double-enders coupled together. I think I saw them on Tues and Weds. I've a feeling they have been uncoupled now though
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Post by solidbond on Dec 18, 2005 0:17:49 GMT
Well, having spoken to the Barking mobile DMT tonight, it would seem that the points are SERIOUSLY knackered out . There has been no Inner Rail Circle all evening, and some of the delays on the District were awful. Of course, it didn't help having a 30 minute gap on the Eastbound, at the same time as some seriously pi$$ed off West Ham fans were trying to get home ;D
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Post by solidbond on Dec 14, 2005 13:16:14 GMT
There is no wheel lathe at Hammersmith. At the moment, any wheels that need to put on a lathe are removed from the train then sent by road to REW at Acton Works. If there are a large number of wheels that need to be done, then they may shunt the units around to make a full train, and then that will be sent to Neasden to use the on-train lathe. In years gone by, 5 C stocks were stabled at Neasden on nights. This was purely a capacity issue, as there were insufficient stabling points around the rest of the C&H lines. When the 96 stock was being introduced for the Jubilee line, the capacity at Neasden was needed for them, so alternative arrangements were made. This was mainly done by reducing the number of D stocks stabled at Barking and increasing the number of C stocks stabled there.
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Post by solidbond on Mar 28, 2008 3:57:10 GMT
Apologies if I have missed something or am being totally thick, but if the last train was formed of 7534 + 7115, when did 7534 return? To keep you updated with the numbers: 7040 returned 11/3 7530 returned 14/3 7535 returned 20/3 7008, 7115 expected back this week. train71 7060+7063 in service train72 7128+7103 in service train73 7040+7097 awaiting service / in service train74 7530+7535 awaiting service train75 7008+7115 Derby 7534 is unit 7535 (just depends on which end car number is used ) so was returned on 20/3
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Post by solidbond on Feb 12, 2008 19:25:53 GMT
To keep you updated with the numbers: 7530 departed today. train69 7042+7009 in service train70 7046+7059 in service /Derby Just to update the list of return trains, 7046 and 7059 were both in service this afternoon as Train 122 (typical, a Dag East reverser when I'm waiting to get to Elm Park ;D ;D)
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Post by solidbond on Dec 13, 2007 19:46:17 GMT
Which leaves just 6 trains to be refurbished. The following units survive: west: 7040, 7046, 7060, 7128. east: 7009, 7059, 7063, 7097, 7103, 7115. d/e.: 7530, 7534. Yeah - and I managed to work two of the unrefurbished ones today - 7060/7097 and 7128/7059. Bet that won't happen again
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Post by solidbond on Jun 5, 2007 22:13:13 GMT
I'll have you know I've worked loads of Sundays recently - one of the reasons I've pulled out of the mafia at Upminster So now I'm doing my own rostered turns except when delivering training ;D
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Post by solidbond on Jun 4, 2007 20:43:56 GMT
Not a problem Unfortunately I had the misfortune to have to work this unit on Sunday morning, for four hours Whilst it may be a novelty for most, for the drivers it is a complete PITA as the cab is white, so makes it impossible to drive in the tunnel sections with the cab light on, and not that good with the light off
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Post by solidbond on May 31, 2007 12:23:41 GMT
Not really limited - no more than it ever has been anyway Since it hasn't been refurbished, it can only ever run with another unrefurbished unit Thus, the chances of seeing it are the same as it always has been ;D
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Post by solidbond on May 6, 2007 16:00:34 GMT
The following are the next planned units 49 7036 + 7091 50 7526 + 7525 51 7010 + 7039 So the potential for another 'double bubble' running around (train 50) then? Highly unlikely - if you notice in the past lists, all double-enders have gone away as a pair. However, they don't seem to run around together either before going away or after they return now.
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Post by solidbond on May 5, 2007 23:35:54 GMT
Just to add to DStock7080's list, the other half of 7035 is 7030. 7092, half of train 45 was released to the District fleet on 02/05. The following are the next planned units 49 7036 + 7091 50 7526 + 7525 51 7010 + 7039
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Post by solidbond on Mar 25, 2007 14:38:38 GMT
Oh, and there's no longer a 'lip' on the floor under the 'J' door either - so spilt fluids flow freely into the cabs from that direction too. It seems that the 'lip' was not acceptable as it was a trip hazard - nothing higher than 3 mm is allowed
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Post by solidbond on Feb 10, 2007 22:29:53 GMT
The last refurb should be entering service before June 2008 - since the D stock will not finally be replaced until 2015 (at the earliest ) there is still some life in them ;D
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Post by solidbond on Feb 10, 2007 22:14:38 GMT
I believe that we now have 37 refurbs in service, out of a total fleet of 75. However, given that 3 trains are away at any given time, that means that the refurbs now outnumber the non-refurbs, albeit only just at the moment
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Post by solidbond on Jun 26, 2006 13:28:53 GMT
Refurb train21 (7084+7069) was inside Ealing Common this morning, it must have arrived over the last 2days while I was RRDs ! I can now confirm that both trains20 & 21 do NOT have the additional handrails that were expected to be fitted from train20 onward. Also, unit 7021 from refurb train1 has now received the later 'white stripe' livery- as the others from train4 have. So, get your cameras clicking on the few mixed livery trains that are still around! (7074+7047, 7522+7003 being two of them) Further to this, I can now confirm that 7002+7021 and 7012+7081 have received the modified livery. This leaves just 7003 & 7074 in the original colours, but they are now coupled back together again, so there are NO mixed livery trains again . I suspect that they are going to get the new livery very soon.
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Post by solidbond on Apr 23, 2006 12:30:53 GMT
A little bit out there I've been on leave for the last 2 weeks, but Train 17 was sitting in Ealing Common depot last time I went past there, and that was 3 weeks ago ;D ;D. I would guess that train 18 has arrived back by now
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Post by solidbond on Apr 3, 2006 21:45:09 GMT
Train 17, 7086 - 7001, is now back, fully coupled up, sitting on the outside roads in Ealing Common this afternoon.
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Post by solidbond on Jan 27, 2006 22:44:28 GMT
Nobody's asked this yet, so I will. Are the refurbs returning to ECM and UPM equally, or are all the ECM ones (or the UPMs) being done first? Doing the latter would certainly increase operational flexibility due to compatibility, but has anyone thought of that? Trains are all going and returning to and from Ealing Common until the NR link at Upminster is complete. It is highly unlikely that ANY refurbs will use the NR link at Upminster, due to MAJOR problems with using the link, not related to the OHLE stanchion in the way. Can't really go into too much detail here, but if anyone is interested, send me a PM and I'll try to explain what the problem is. Suffice to say it is more a signalling issue than anything else
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Post by solidbond on Dec 23, 2005 16:10:33 GMT
I also understand that the first double-ender has now gone away and should form part of train 14 - although it may return AFTER train 15 as it is the first double-ender they have done, and there are some additional mods needed as a result.
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Post by solidbond on Dec 14, 2005 22:56:48 GMT
A typo, on my part, in this list is that train9 should be 7 104+7061 apologies! And so I should think Especially as I had the misfortune to work it today - and what a piece of rubbish it is (at the moment anyway ) Motor not working on 8104, draughts from all round the M door and the CIS was defective on both ends. On 7061, the GPS wasn't working, but at least that isn't too bad. However, the CIS on 7104 was quite interesting, and it also allows me to answer some of TOKs questions about the CIS ;D It seems that, for some reason, on 7104 the CIS link to the wheel counter isn't working. As a result it relies purely on the GPS signals for the announcements. This means that there are NO announcements in the tunnel sections, unless the driver keeps on setting the position manually. HOWEVER - what was interesting is that, as soon as it came into an open section and picked up a GPS signal, it made the last inter-station announcement that should have been made . In other words, as I came out of the tunnel towards Whitechapel, the CIS suddenly announced 'The next station is Whitechapel....' This, despite the fact that under normal circumstances the system wouldn't be able to receive the GPS signal when that announcement should be made! It seems there is a little AI programmed into the system to allow for some of these problems! So to summarise, the GPS is usually the thing that determines where/when the announcements are made, and the wheel counter is a back-up for when the GPs is unavailable. But even without the wheel counter, the GPS can make allowances for missed announcements and make them if appropriate.
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Post by solidbond on Dec 12, 2005 23:00:25 GMT
Right - if there are any more posts in this thread that are considered to be inflammatory in any way, in the opinion of any of the staff, this thread will be locked, and the members concerned will be placed on a formal warning. This is NOT the place to carry out personal feuds. As has already been pointed out by Colin, we all have differences of opinion, and there may be personality clashes, but these will not be tolerated in the main boards if they become inflammatory or derogatory
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Post by solidbond on Dec 12, 2005 21:59:16 GMT
They need to adjust the wheel rev counter in the DVA, though - I don't want to hear "The next station is etcetera" only ten seconds after getting on the train... Does anyone know if the decision to set the wheel rev value in the DVA firmware so low was a conscious one? Apparently so! Having spoken to one of the project staff, she confirmed that it was set at approx 20 secs after the train left a station, as it had to account for Cannon Street to/from Monument/Mansion House. It seems the way it was designed is purely based on times from the START of the announcements, except for the inter-station announcements which are based on the time from the train moving off. As such, it is NOT based on wheel revolutions, but just on timings I have been assured that they will NOT be using the same method of approach for the S stock ;D
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