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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2007 13:05:50 GMT
Does anyone know the reasons for the problems on the District today. On the way in could see they were stacked from Barking towards London and when at Tower Hill the traction current was switched off?
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Post by District Dave on Nov 29, 2007 14:26:33 GMT
Multiple signal failures - all unrelated.
Started off at Embankment, then one went down in the Plaistow area and finally another in the Aldgate East area.
As a result the service was decimated - trains all over the place, drivers being well over their hours, late meal reliefs, signallers not correctly identifying trains , trains being short tripped.
You name it - it happened.
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Post by c5 on Nov 29, 2007 16:16:34 GMT
The current went off twice Whitechapel to Tower Hill, one of which a Tunnel Telephone activation too. Drivers going walkies, late running near and over 60 mins, crew relief issues.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2007 17:32:09 GMT
Circle's still got minor delays because of it, even now..
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Post by Chris M on Nov 29, 2007 17:40:20 GMT
and there's now been a signal failure at Fulham Broadway just to make everyone's journey home that much nicer.
I expect there will be a good number of people glad when today is over!
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Post by metman on Nov 29, 2007 18:02:56 GMT
Circle got minor delays? That's not too bad considering what happened!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2007 18:20:06 GMT
and there's now been a signal failure at Fulham Broadway just to make everyone's journey home that much nicer. I expect there will be a good number of people glad when today is over! *raises hand* it looked like there was more than one, tripcock kept kicking in stopping the train twice, once between Parsons Green & Fulham, and once from Fulham , although i liked the way the driver (pass fulham broadway @ 1744 "C-stock") informed the passengers properly about the signal failure, shame he didn't mention anything about tripcock  |
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Post by railtechnician on Nov 29, 2007 18:21:55 GMT
Looks as though Metronet will be slaughtered for the delays then!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2007 19:58:31 GMT
and there's now been a signal failure at Fulham Broadway just to make everyone's journey home that much nicer. I expect there will be a good number of people glad when today is over! *raises hand* it looked like there was more than one, tripcock kept kicking in stopping the train twice, once between Parsons Green & Fulham, and once from Fulham , although i liked the way the driver (pass fulham broadway @ 1744 "C-stock") informed the passengers properly about the signal failure, shame he didn't mention anything about tripcock Why would or should a driver explain about the tripcock? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2007 0:37:10 GMT
Why would or should a driver explain about the tripcock? I assume that's a reference to not making the advisory to "sit down or hold on tight as the train will stop suddenly" type of warning before tripping past. (Of course the tripcock wouldn't be mentioned by name) I usually refer to "testing the emergency brakes" .. on a refurb D of course you can play the pre-recorded announcement. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2007 1:10:07 GMT
i dealt with the failure at fulham it was a blown incoming fuse for a track circuit and it was up again at 17:51
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Post by ongarparknride on Nov 30, 2007 1:12:35 GMT
Re: DD's reply above saying: " trains being short tripped. "
Is it correct this refers to trains being terminated short of scheduled destination, passengers being unloaded, then reversed to try to retain service intervals, as opposed to any reference to "trip-cocks" please?
Thanks for clarification.
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Post by Colin on Nov 30, 2007 1:55:17 GMT
You are indeed correct OPR - " trains being short tripped. " does mean "trains being terminated short of scheduled destination, passengers being unloaded, then reversed to try to retain service intervals".
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2007 6:27:18 GMT
Another fine day looms with overrunning engineering work at Hornchurch, and no service between Barking and Upminster until at least 06.10, when I finished.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2007 12:30:24 GMT
I think it was up again by 7 when I went down for platform duties, but it had severe delays for quite some time and even when I left at about midday, I think it was still on minor - although I seem to recall noticing in the H&C text something about a signal problem at Barking, so maybe that compounded matters.
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Post by c5 on Nov 30, 2007 15:52:21 GMT
Yeah, there was a failure at Barking that had a bit of blocking back = more late running! There were a fair few about 60 mins late, plus some crew relief issues!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2007 17:20:05 GMT
34/35/36 Points failing to reverse in Sidings that is the failure at barking and was put down to signalmans error
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