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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2007 1:24:25 GMT
About 2 years ago we had a situation where there was no Circle Line and no District service to Edgware Road. Also some problems on the DR via the City and I was spare and the DMT at Earls Court was moaning that they has too many trains trying to reverse in the two platforms at High St Ken. So I says "why not use platform 2 to reverse some trains?" "Is that possible?" " Er.. yes!" "Excellent. I'll tell the DOM. "  |
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Post by tubeprune on Feb 17, 2007 11:00:12 GMT
Am I the only person to have reversed a 38TS in No 2 at HSK? I took the train from Northfields to HSK, then to S Ken (reverse) and back to Northfields. I was turning the train round after it had been transferred from the Northern Line wrong way round. I had the "Depot Furniture" from Acton as pilot. The driver had spent so long off the main that he failed to point out the wrong signal was lowered at HSK. They wanted to put me into Plat 3. The guard, who was covering the job, argued that it was the wrong road. While they were argueing, I went slowly past the two repeaters and rolled to a stop at the signal. It went back as I stopped. I got on the phone. "Sorry, mate" says the regulator, "I'll get a release and set it up for No 2. Go as soon as it clears." Much sniggering from young guard and much spluttering and embarassment from old DR driver.
Still, it was a very easy bucksheee Sunday.
Do they still have depot furniture turns?
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Post by abe on Feb 19, 2007 10:45:53 GMT
Only one person had mentioned cost with regard to creating a separate Wimbledon - Edgware Road line. I recall from a paper I read about 5 years ago that renaming a station on a single line costs around £50,000 for new signs (at the stations - and the rest of the line), maps, amending internal diagrams, paperwork, media information, etc. etc. The cost of creating a new line would be far in excess of this. This would mean new line diagrams and platform signs (but not roundels) at 14 stations. A new line might mean entirely new internal documents need creation. I can't see any change from £1 million...
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Post by District Dave on Feb 19, 2007 11:04:33 GMT
Am I the only person to have reversed a 38TS in No 2 at HSK? I took the train from Northfields to HSK, then to S Ken (reverse) and back to Northfields. I was turning the train round after it had been transferred from the Northern Line wrong way round. I had the "Depot Furniture" from Acton as pilot. The driver had spent so long off the main that he failed to point out the wrong signal was lowered at HSK. They wanted to put me into Plat 3. The guard, who was covering the job, argued that it was the wrong road. While they were argueing, I went slowly past the two repeaters and rolled to a stop at the signal. It went back as I stopped. I got on the phone. "Sorry, mate" says the regulator, "I'll get a release and set it up for No 2. Go as soon as it clears." Much sniggering from young guard and much spluttering and embarassment from old DR driver. Still, it was a very easy bucksheee Sunday. Do they still have depot furniture turns? The Depot Furniture is a thing loooong in the past now; I can't remember when the guys who formed this "elite" came back to the "mainstream" of the depot, but I have a feeling it was in the early '90's - possibly after the introduction of Company Plan - not sure! I expect others here can expand on this. We have one T/Op at our depot who decided that he would stay at Ealing Common, only to see his job there disappear in about 2000 - he was still able to return to 'us' though -(presumably part of the deal). BUT he lost his Depot Seniority with 'us' and, despite being at the time a 25 year man, went to the bottom of the order in this respect. He is still complaining about it - daily - ad infinitum; I suspect colleagues will recognise who I mean! Buckshee Sundays - another thing long gone! Sundays now just form part of the rostered week and the duties are almost all rough! |
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Post by towerman on Feb 19, 2007 19:42:13 GMT
Used to be a driver and guard at Golders Green,the driver was a geen card man not allowed to work passenger trains,all they did were test runs and stock transfers.
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