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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2009 16:48:32 GMT
But more often than not the shuttle gets cancelled when a late running Richmond train gets sent to Olympia in it's place. The Richmond would need to be close on an hour late to turn at Olympia!! Plus hell would need to freeze over before they do something with a late running Richmond train anyway (even a turn at Gunnersbury and the passengers can continue by Overground) they'd seem to far rather turn it on the East where the passengers have no alternative travel options  I've been sent to Olynmpia instead of Richmond at least 3 times this year, I actually wouldn't mind being reversed at Gunnersbury instead as it's a move I still have never done. |
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Post by superteacher on Aug 3, 2009 21:02:40 GMT
The Richmond would need to be close on an hour late to turn at Olympia!! Plus hell would need to freeze over before they do something with a late running Richmond train anyway (even a turn at Gunnersbury and the passengers can continue by Overground) they'd seem to far rather turn it on the East where the passengers have no alternative travel options I've been sent to Olynmpia instead of Richmond at least 3 times this year, I actually wouldn't mind being reversed at Gunnersbury instead as it's a move I still have never done. Interesting point Jim - I suppose that you could be on a line for years, and never actually get to do certain moves. Are there any others that you personally have not done, just out of interest? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2009 20:14:29 GMT
I've been sent to Olynmpia instead of Richmond at least 3 times this year, I actually wouldn't mind being reversed at Gunnersbury instead as it's a move I still have never done. Interesting point Jim - I suppose that you could be on a line for years, and never actually get to do certain moves. Are there any others that you personally have not done, just out of interest? The only moves on the District I have yet to do apart from the moves at Gunnersbury are Ealing broadway sidings and Acton Town sidings. There was a move on the Met at Amersham where you reverse via the Chiltern line instead of the sidings which I never got to do whilst there as well. |
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Post by metman on Aug 5, 2009 21:32:22 GMT
If I remember some of the semi fast Amersham's made that move because the Chiltern train for Aylesbury would overtake them while they were on the local line.
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Post by suncloud on Aug 5, 2009 22:23:08 GMT
A few weeks back there was a couple of days when I think the sidings at Amersham were out of use, so all trains would continue up the main and then shunt back in to the middle road, but not the most common move from my experiences at Amersham.
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Post by citysig on Aug 5, 2009 23:54:22 GMT
A few weeks back there was a couple of days when I think the sidings at Amersham were out of use, so all trains would continue up the main and then shunt back in to the middle road, but not the most common move from my experiences at Amersham. Indeed they did. Have to watch some of our more mature Met drivers when doing this move. Some will try their hardest to reach Quainton Road. Almost like a salmon trying to get up that waterfall ;D |
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Post by rincew1nd on Aug 6, 2009 18:55:32 GMT
Met timetables are well kept secrets. Except for the 'Public Timetable' I found dumped on a ticket barrier at Euston Square. MRFS has it now, but I seem to recall it was the full days service on most of the line. |
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Post by suncloud on Aug 6, 2009 20:43:55 GMT
A few weeks back there was a couple of days when I think the sidings at Amersham were out of use, so all trains would continue up the main and then shunt back in to the middle road, but not the most common move from my experiences at Amersham. Indeed they did. Have to watch some of our more mature Met drivers when doing this move. Some will try their hardest to reach Quainton Road. Almost like a salmon trying to get up that waterfall ;D Great Missenden would have done me  |
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Post by superteacher on Aug 6, 2009 21:44:04 GMT
Where do the current rails finish past Amersham?
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Post by citysig on Aug 6, 2009 23:01:18 GMT
Where do the current rails finish past Amersham? Yes ;D (do you see what I did then ;D ) They finish a little further than a train's length north of the station (enough to allow for the mainline shunt) on the northbound and start a little further south of that on the southbound. Been a while since I've been up there, but I think the southbound actually starts around level with the exit from the (north) sidings. |
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Post by amershamsi on Aug 7, 2009 0:25:39 GMT
Trains seemed to park up (when I had access to a tower block looking over that part of Amersham) starting somewhere like a little bit beyond the bridge over Rectory Hill. This would be in the sidings however.
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Post by citysig on Aug 7, 2009 7:32:13 GMT
Yes I should have made clear in my post the the sidings themselves are also electrified - otherwise we couldn't use them to reverse our service there ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2009 7:39:47 GMT
A few weeks back there was a couple of days when I think the sidings at Amersham were out of use, so all trains would continue up the main and then shunt back in to the middle road, but not the most common move from my experiences at Amersham. This is actually a booked moved for one train every night. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2009 15:05:38 GMT
So just to be clear then, the majority of Met trains are booked to terminate in Amerham platform 3, then shunt via the sidings to platform 3 before working south. Are any trains booked to work in service southbound from either of platforms 1 or 2, and if they do so from platform 2 do they use the first or second crossover to reach the up (southbound) line?
Going slightly off topic, is there a website anywhere that details unusual in service moves such as this on the underground network?
Many thanks for any answers you can provide.
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Post by mrfs42 on Aug 12, 2009 15:49:10 GMT
Many thanks for any answers you can provide. Looking at the WTT, the majority of Met. services terminate in platform 2 and go to the siding - non-Met services calling at Amersham go via platform 1, unless there is a booked Met Ety terminator - everything else is booked SB off platform 3 except the last two SB at night - I think: I've only got the booked workings to hand.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2009 21:56:54 GMT
So just to be clear then, the majority of Met trains are booked to terminate in Amerham platform 3, then shunt via the sidings to platform 3 before working south. Are any trains booked to work in service southbound from either of platforms 1 or 2, and if they do so from platform 2 do they use the first or second crossover to reach the up (southbound) line? Going slightly off topic, is there a website anywhere that details unusual in service moves such as this on the underground network? Many thanks for any answers you can provide. The train late in the evening that is booked into P1, does the mainline shunt back into P2 and goes south from there. When there is late running, trains will often reverse in P1 or P2 straight back south. As for the crossover they use, that is entirely up to the Service Operator which crossover they route the train over. |
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