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Post by uzairjubilee on Apr 9, 2009 21:55:55 GMT
Hi all,
I on the District Line a few days ago, and I we were approaching Wimbledon. So I was just looking outside the door window and I saw new ballast and I think new track which reminded me of the engineering works in the Wimbledon area.
Could I just ask if the work is only to carry out track replacement? Or is it also to add another line of track?
Thanks
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Post by astock5000 on Apr 9, 2009 22:08:27 GMT
I saw some sort of engineering train parked in a siding at Wimbledon (on the other side of the SWT lines) this afternoon. I'm not exactly sure what it was, but it looked as if these engineering works are not just for track replacement (I think ithese works have something to do with Network Rail, not just LU).
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Post by Colin on Apr 10, 2009 3:39:15 GMT
The current engineering works have nothing to do with LU, other than the effect of the District suspensions. The track that has been replaced is that solely used by South West Trains - nothing has been done to the track used by the District line.
Although LU owns the track and stations on the Wimbledon branch, it is signalled and maintained to Network Rail standards, with the signalling being operated by the Network Rail SCC at Wimbledon and track maintenance contracted to a Network Rail maintenance contractor.
I would suspect the reason for the District suspensions has something to do with protection arrangements or physical access being required across the tracks used by District line trains.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Apr 10, 2009 9:05:12 GMT
Thankd for the replies.
I knew that the work has got nothing to do with the District Line, but maybe because I forgot to write in that is what on the South West Trains lines, it seemed like I didnt know.
All I wanted to know was what they were doing on the South West Trains lines in the Wimbledon area
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Post by geebeezed on Apr 10, 2009 13:07:15 GMT
Yep, this is where they're completely remodelling Wimbledon's London end approaches, as well as converting at least one of the down sidings to a loop. Same as at West Croydon where the old Wimbledon line approach, lifted when Tramlink took it over, is being relaid as a turnback loop for Thameslink 2000... I've been involved with train movements at most of these sites... Kinda bringhs it home how complicated LU lines are, with the Southern Network you only need to look out for the conductor rail... Crossing over from the B&Q car park access to th NR lines, theres flippin' rails everywhere!  |
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Post by slugabed on Apr 10, 2009 21:20:39 GMT
Although LU owns the track and stations on the Wimbledon branch, it is signalled and maintained to Network Rail standards I know I'm well out-of-date here.....But the line from just South of Putney Bridge Station to Wimbledon was built,owned,staffed and signalled by BR,its antecedants and successors.....when was it transferred to LU? Has LU taken ownership of the Gunnersbury-Richmond section too? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2009 21:31:18 GMT
NR are the landlords for the track and signalling between Gunnersbury and Richmond
LU have to bid their train service to NR in order to run over this section
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Post by Dstock7080 on Apr 10, 2009 21:59:26 GMT
.....when was it transferred to LU? 1 April 1994- along with Waterloo & City Line. |
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Post by slugabed on Apr 10, 2009 22:21:43 GMT
Thanks for that,guys!
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