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Post by dagdave on Jan 31, 2012 13:38:21 GMT
+ 6
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Post by dagdave on Jan 28, 2012 9:56:53 GMT
Approach to Edgware Road on the Outer
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Post by dagdave on Jan 27, 2012 15:06:43 GMT
Putney Bridge EB platform
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Post by dagdave on Jan 21, 2012 18:48:39 GMT
No, there is an overhead forced air ventilation / heating sytem ducted along the ceiling
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Post by dagdave on Jan 21, 2012 16:29:15 GMT
The Track Recording Vehicle middle car is 73 trailer car (TRC666) that never saw service. Very little in it would be recognisable as an original interior. There are a few strap hangers, panelling and glass dividers but that's about it.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 15, 2012 20:30:07 GMT
Yes they are. There are a couple at Highgate sidings at the moment
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Post by dagdave on Jan 15, 2012 20:22:35 GMT
Some battery locos have been...teething problems though
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Post by dagdave on Jan 15, 2012 19:38:19 GMT
Yes, it is done to avoid the issues with TBTC on the Jubilee Line. The TRV suffers from this also because it is not fitted with TBTC equipment.
Tonight the TRV transfers from Neasden to Stonebridge Depot via an OSP / Possession. Tomorrow evening it will record the Bakerloo Line to a STN and on Tuesday night it does the reverse Possession / OSP to get back to Neasden Depot.
So three shifts to do one recording shift.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 11, 2012 15:37:38 GMT
Thanks Stig
Really good to hear the tactile paving works and is appreciated
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Post by dagdave on Jan 11, 2012 14:30:33 GMT
Supermarket near Newbury Park?
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Post by dagdave on Jan 10, 2012 20:30:02 GMT
I can never believe that people pay good money in garden centres for that invasive weed buddleia
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Post by dagdave on Jan 10, 2012 20:27:06 GMT
I used to run for trains but 9 times out of 10 there's another one along very shortly. Seven minutes may seem a long time on the Underground but it isn't really. Imagine the joy of a seven minute service on NR
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Post by dagdave on Jan 9, 2012 20:21:44 GMT
Yes, when they were in carriages they were used and abused and chucked all over the railway. Just about the last thing they were ever used for was fires seeing as no flammable materials are used on Underground trains anymore.
Any fires tend to be tiny trackside smoulderings involving small amounts of rubbish and grease. If necessary there are extinguishers in every cab.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 8, 2012 13:43:43 GMT
There is an 'orrible dirty yellow version in rubber also. Can you imagine what St James's Park will look like when they get round to installing it there.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 8, 2012 12:40:15 GMT
Top of the Northern line somewhere.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 8, 2012 9:51:30 GMT
Yes, substantial railway footware may not transmit how uncomfortable the bumps are for some.
Anyone wearing thin soled footware, the elderly and infirm are affected.
I still would love to hear from someone who has experience of the bumps helping the visually impaired. I realy want their introduction to be a positve move so I can accept them.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 7, 2012 10:38:48 GMT
Also, I'm not quite sure why they are so far from the edge. Must be a good reason though
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Post by dagdave on Jan 6, 2012 23:17:49 GMT
No Colin, it's the paving with all the little bumps on about 500mm from the platform edge, 300mm wiide and along the entire length of the platform. Like you get at pedestrian crossings. Sorry for not being clearer.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 6, 2012 22:38:06 GMT
Yes, I didn't like to mention that. Nice apology over the radio though
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Post by dagdave on Jan 6, 2012 22:29:33 GMT
Would anyone like to drive their car for over an hour with a broken seat?
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Post by dagdave on Jan 6, 2012 22:23:16 GMT
Yes, I was on board both days Harry. We rely on the Picc and District to get us out and about most of the time. Especially grateful when you let us out on a "Local Arrangement"
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Post by dagdave on Jan 6, 2012 22:17:28 GMT
Now, I am completely in favour of making life easier for the visually impaired, so please don't take offence, but i would like to ask if the bumped paving appearing along platforms everywhere is entirely necessary.
My impressions are:
1. Some of the installations are raised so much they must be a trip hazard, has anyone had experience of anyone stumbling over them?
2. They run along the area of the platform that you tend to be herded into walking along if the platform is moderately busy, so not very nice to walk on.
3. They look ok if they are part of a completely new platform installation but the retro fitted ones look really ugly.
I sincerely hope they help the visually impaired, otherwise they may be a costly and potentially hazardous mistake.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 6, 2012 21:56:23 GMT
We work mostly days during traffic hours except for the Victoria and Jubilee due to the TRV not being fitted with the necessary signalling equipment. We run as the sole train on those lines once all the others have stabled to an Operational Safety Plan.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 5, 2012 22:11:31 GMT
London doesn't switch over until April this year
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Post by dagdave on Jan 5, 2012 21:29:36 GMT
Mikeyr1234 and Sean B, I would not expect any defects requiring immediate action, these are extremely rare now with all the track renewals over recent years. There will be a handful of faults requiring track inspection within 24 hours and hundreds / thousands of other measurements indicating the overall track quality.
Parameters measured include 2m Twist, 10m Twist, Cant, Alignment, left and right Tops and Gauge.
We run at line speed so can cover many miles in a day, normally off peak between 10:00 and 15:30 ish
Thanks MetControl, coming over to Neasden tomorrow afternoon.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 4, 2012 18:09:50 GMT
The Met is the most complicated for us with regard to different routes, roads, crossovers etc but it is one of the easiest when it comes to liaising with controllers and signallers to get those routes. It takes Three days to cover the whole of the Met
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Post by dagdave on Jan 4, 2012 17:58:23 GMT
The middle car is the TRC (Track Recording Coach).
BTW, I'm on it Tuesday (one of the engineers in the TRC)
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Post by dagdave on Jan 4, 2012 17:12:54 GMT
Elevated section of the M4 another one begining to crumble
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Post by dagdave on Jan 4, 2012 15:19:43 GMT
The TRV (Its correct name is Track Recording Vehicle but is commonly called the Track Recording Train even on timetables!) records the entire Underground network every 8 weeks (with the exception of the Waterloo and City) and does so either via an STN (Special Trains Notice) or the EWSA (Engineering Works and Special Arrangements) publications.
To enable the TRV to record the Chesham branch the above alteration is made. Previously when the shuttle was in operation one round trip would be cancelled.
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Post by dagdave on Jan 3, 2012 21:39:33 GMT
Civil Engineers are testing / calculating it's capabilities as we speak so the current strength of the bridge is not yet definatively known.
However, common sense says that it didn't fall down a couple of weeks ago when all sorts of cars and lorries were using it so it is very probably ok at the moment with no trafic on it.
At some point it will need to be either strengthend or rebuilt in which case most of the work will need to be done while keeping the Picc and District running with just occasional weekend closures for major works. Long term shut down of these two key lines must be a big no no and they are desperate to at least come up with a soloution to get us past the Olympics.
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