Central Line Sandites 2010

Hi Wavy,

First of all welcome to the forum.

I was out on Saturday for the east end Sandite as well (see earlier post in forum). It passes me at Snaresbrook at 1420 running from Newbury Park to Leytonstone via Grange Hill.

I then travelled to Woodford to photograph it running from Leytonstone to Epping. It passed Woodford at 1435.

By the way did you have any trouble at Woodford? One of the SA staff decided to give me a bollocking for standing in and I quote "a non public area" i.e. standing at the end of the publicly accessible platform! Now last time I checked a non public area would be fenced off with barriers. This area is open to the public and despite pointing this fact out he wasn't listening. Also I was told I need a permit to photograph which again I know isn't true as I was "passing through".

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Cant remember where it was, but someone remarked that the sandite trains went through a lot of paperwork to receive the corporate livery and to be allowed variations on it. I'm wondering what affect the painting of a 59ts in the previous decade had on it; was any of that event useful this time around? There are quite a few differences between them though; why could this be?

East End Train showing ATP controller - yellow box thingy.........

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.................and a nice Chrimbowy pic of Chigwell, over which the above pile of junk traverses..........

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That would appear to be from the 'headwall' mark board on the platform.

It was run on a couple of trips to test nozzle sizes. It's me on the handle lol

Where the concrete lamppost is yeah? Middle of the picture, slightly to the right. If so it makes very little difference as other stations which have had roundles beyond their limit of physical use retain them Presumably someone at some time has removed it, which in turn would cost money.

Greetings

what a very kind Line Controller that was, allowing a proper train out to run with its correct number, always a pleasure to assist !!



Charmed as always, some nice pics of the run as well, glad it was a fairly bright day for a change.

Phil

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Your time and effort is very much appreciated by those of us who are far too many miles away to see it "in person"

Thank you
Colin D

Hi guys, new to the forum. Was wondering, as i always knew the sandites as 59ts. What, if any is the difference between a 59 and a 62? Thanks.

The two types were interchangeable in practice, and I believe could work in multiple. Indeed, mixed formations were used on the Central Line - the 1959 units started life on the Central, after a decision to re-equip the Central before the Piccy, and one NDM from each eight car train remained on the Central when the 1959 stock trains were moved to the Piccadilly and 1962 stock delivered to the Central.
The Piccadilly's 1959 stock fleet also included the one and only 3- car 1962 unit, nominally for the Aldwych shuttle although not confined to it.
After withdrawal from the Central Line, some 1962 stock units were transferred to the Northern Line to work alongside the 1959 stock.

According to "squarewheels"
•1962 stock has motor-generators (DC) with an alternator section (AC) on the same shaft, where 1959 stock has motor-generators.
•On cab fronts, the red stabling lamp is located outside the headlamps, i.e. to their left, rather than to their right as on 1959 stock. This is because of different equipment in the cab, relating to the motor alternator

Until these stabling lamps were fitted, in the early 1970s, there was no way of telling them apart from the outside other than their numbers.