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Post by jimjams on Jul 24, 2017 8:04:30 GMT
I travel from Farringdon to West Harrow on a regular basis, when last Friday evening (July 21st) about 8.45pm a Met line train arrived destination Raynes Lane, most unusual in my experience, is this a normal accurance or an operational adjustment? The driver was most helpful explaining to us that Rayners Lane was a station on the Uxbridge branch, he also suggested that passengers travelling to Paddington should change at GreatPortland Street, and wait on the platform for a Hammersmith & City line train instead of Baker Street, where there were many stairs to negotiate, I'm sure any passengers with suit cases to carry or walking difficulties would have appreciated this advice, a case in my opinion of this driver going the extra mile. jimjams
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Post by jimjams on Feb 1, 2014 22:40:51 GMT
Not so much of a joke if you live under the glide path from Westminster to Heathrow for planes landing from the East (polluting the air with noise and exhaust fumes) every 2.5mins I'm sure you would think Boris had a good idea for planes to come in over water in the Thames estuary, and maybe connect Cross Rail or Euro Star in to the new terminal, if this could be feasible.
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Post by jimjams on Mar 23, 2013 19:27:51 GMT
Wasn't this unit made up of 3357,4357,4257 & a spare UNDM from Acton Works?3257 was scrapped afer a derailment at Piccadilly Circus. towerman mentioned a derailment at Piccadilly Circus was this a one off and what was the cause? jimjams
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Post by jimjams on Jan 23, 2013 11:52:11 GMT
I was traveling from Piccadilly Circus to Covent Garden yesterday morning about 11am and was amused (as were the rest of the passengers) by the very informative information provided by the driver as we approached each station, in my case to be told that Covent Gdn has four lifts with a capacity of 50 people plus a spiral stair case with many steps only for the very fit! I not sure if the driver was bored or just adding to the great service the Underground system gives us Londoners, but all the passengers left the train with a smile on their faces. May it long continue.
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Post by jimjams on Dec 16, 2012 19:47:15 GMT
There is no such thing as selective opening *, but there is selective close which works as described in reply #10 To summarise: - End door cut out does exactly that, at either end of a train (depending on selection in cab), and is used for slight over runs or short platforms.
- Selective close will close most doors on a given train, but will leave at least one doorway open on each car. Selective close is used in winter to help reduce heat loss inside the cars.
If anything else happens with the doors, it is usually some sort of fault. In the case of an opening error, maybe like that described in the OP, its probably a simple case of the message to open not reaching the door motors - a few presses of the open buttons will normally sort it and on this occasion that appears to have happened as mentioned in the OP. Closing issues can also be solved by pressing the close button a few times to make sure all door motors get the message.......but there is another more usual culprit when it comes to door closing issues - obstructions. Be it people, bottles, cans or even news papers; Obviously removing the obstruction removes the fault! * D stock does have selective re-opening but that is irrelevant in the context of this thread.I often wondered why all the tube lines do not allow customers to open the doors themselves (like the Overland) at least when above ground to save heat loss in the winter plus I guess a saving in power usage etc and would also help to keep my poor old knees warm.
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Post by jimjams on Nov 4, 2012 12:32:59 GMT
Hi all, On my recent visit to London I tried to make sense of the curves between South Kensington and Brompton Road (Closed). The line seem to do a double "S" shape turn. Looking at the A to Z Map the route doesn't seem to follow the street plan of Brompton Road. Does anybody have an idea of the actual route taken? Doing some research via Google there is a throwaway reference to the line curving to avoid a 17th Century Plague Pit? Any truth in this? Thanks in advance. Irish Underground. I first noticed this some fifty years ago while travelling to work at S Kensington, the loud screeching noise alerted me that the next stop was mine, very helpful if one had nodded off that early in the morning. I imagine this must cause extra wear on the wheels, are they special or standard?
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Post by jimjams on Jul 7, 2012 7:30:29 GMT
Many thanks reganorak and nickf, further question where whose the coal collected from and the locomotive stabled and serviced? I guess it joined the Northern Line at East Finchley when it surfaced. jimjamy.
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Post by jimjams on Jun 21, 2012 23:16:21 GMT
Hi all you old, sorry, senior expert members. I can remember (just) as a kid in the fifties living near Woodside Park station watching most mornings a Barnet bound Tank engine goods train delivering coal to the sidings just north of the station (now a housing estate), can any members remember when this service ceased. jimjams.
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Post by jimjams on Feb 21, 2012 9:51:37 GMT
An interesting and enjoyable episode. A bit shocked by the person being shoved off the platform onto the tracks and allegedly stabbed. I though the staff came across pretty well though I did note there was a lack of drivers in this specific episode which being focused on the weekend, concentrated on the pressures of completing Engineering and Maintenance on time and dealing with a difficult and at times unreasonable public. I enjoyed it too, thought it was done in the right spirit and was well-balanced. It's shocking how there are so many morons around with no self control or respect - the lady cleaner at Liverpool Street had it right with her opinions. Big respect for people working on the front line - literally in some cases. Agree londonstuff The lady cleaner from Russia said she was shocked by the shites weeing, throwing up and then expecting the station staff to clear up after them for the price of a ticket, I was too was shocked, how would they like some one to visit their home and behave this way, shame tfl could not ban them from the system. My admiration for the front line station staff such patience under so much pressure. jimjams
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Post by jimjams on Jan 29, 2012 0:19:31 GMT
3S74 Willesden Euroterminal-Willesden Euroterminal via Watford Jn DC Rail Head Treatment Train was scheduled to pass Harrow & Wealdstone DC southbound at 2146. If your train was top and tailed (filthy) class 66s with three wagons with blue tanks and modules on it was probably that. Andy Hi Andy. Spot on it was about 9.45 on Sunday 27th November last, mind you I have no idea what the job of a 'Rail Head Treatment Train ' is. Thanks jimjams
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Post by jimjams on Jan 22, 2012 18:27:44 GMT
While driving passed Headstone Lane station one Sunday evening last November thought I saw a Euston bound Goods Train passing through the Station, is this possible if so where did it join the line and where would it depart. Puzzled jimjams.
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