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Post by metman on Jan 20, 2011 10:12:13 GMT
Somebody said they will lift 2 cars per day, so they will be there 4 days!
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Post by metman on Jan 20, 2011 10:13:12 GMT
oh what happened?  |
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Post by metman on Jan 20, 2011 10:25:48 GMT
Perhaps this will cheer everybody up, happier times....
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Post by graeme186 on Jan 20, 2011 10:35:22 GMT
I would be extremely grateful if anyone can advise whether 5006 was still coupled to 5175 at the time of its electrical failure last Thursday evening. Thank you MetControl for the information concerning 5006's demise.
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Post by metman on Jan 20, 2011 13:05:08 GMT
Well, she's sitting off juice in the old siding at Northwood. I filmed both entry and exit (badly it has to be said!) It was quite a sad site. The train rolled into Northwood, the Westinghouse brakes were discharged for the last time, compressors pointlessly working away. After a very quick turn round and the shunt signal rotated, the driver built up some speed and rolled in the siding. A load pop of the line breakers was heard for the last time as the train coasted onto the rusty track and came to a halt. The ERU took over from there. RIP my friends. Every train that passed whistled out of respect for its departing kin.....  |
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Post by metman on Jan 20, 2011 13:06:23 GMT
Well, she's sitting off juice in the old siding at Northwood. I filmed both entry and exit (badly it has to be said!) It was quite a sad site. The train rolled into Northwood, the Westinghouse brakes were discharged for the last time, compressors pointlessly working away. After a very quick turn round and the shunt signal rotated, the driver built up some speed and rolled in the siding. A load pop of the line breakers was heard for the last time as the train coasted onto the rusty track and came to a halt. The ERU took over from there. RIP my friends. Every train that passed whistled out of respect for its departing kin..... |
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Post by Chris M on Jan 20, 2011 13:57:44 GMT
While I appreciate that this is a traumatic time for some, do we really need a separate thread for every unit?
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Post by metroland on Jan 20, 2011 14:13:45 GMT
I got to Northwood approx 30mins early. On looking at the non electrified siding/s I couldn't work out exactly how they would manage this. The headshunt seems very short IMHO. Over the next half hour a number of other mourners arrived, and train 775 duly appeared just a few mins late.  After drifting into the non-electrified siding, several guys in h-v congregated at the front of the train and.... started to work out how they were gonna do this! I was told there was a diesel generator at the station end of the train to provide some measure of electrical power.  I got the distinct impression that no-one had properly measured out the tight dimensions, and exactly how they would get the first couple of carriages out. Once a couple are moved I guess there will be more room, but they did seem to be making it up on the fly! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 14:24:19 GMT
Hi
short video of it shunting into the siding.
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Post by deadmans on Jan 20, 2011 14:27:29 GMT
While I appreciate that this is a traumatic time for some, do we really need a separate thread for every unit? calm down. It's only done to highlight the units that are leaving this mortal earth. |
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Post by deadmans on Jan 20, 2011 14:28:36 GMT
Well, she's sitting off juice in the old siding at Northwood. I filmed both entry and exit (badly it has to be said!) It was quite a sad site. The train rolled into Northwood, the Westinghouse brakes were discharged for the last time, compressors pointlessly working away. After a very quick turn round and the shunt signal rotated, the driver built up some speed and rolled in the siding. A load pop of the line breakers was heard for the last time as the train coasted onto the rusty track and came to a halt. The ERU took over from there. RIP my friends. Every train that passed whistled out of respect for its departing kin..... quite moving.  |
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Post by Colin on Jan 20, 2011 14:50:38 GMT
While I appreciate that this is a traumatic time for some, do we really need a separate thread for every unit? calm down. It's only done to highlight the units that are leaving this mortal earth. In fairness it could be done in a single thread. We'll leave things as they are for the time being - bigger fish to fry and all that - but things are getting a little bit silly with the amount of S stock threads and over lapping conversations regarding the current status of the line upgrade etc..........the forum staff are aware of the messy state of the Met board and will be looking to have a tidy up in the future...... 2nd Edit: In fact having had a quick look through some of the latest threads on this board, I see that 5179 appears in at least two other threads, and one of those features a number of images and video - and one of the posts in this very thread is repeated in another thread on the same subject!! This is getting silly folks  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 15:51:19 GMT
Somebody said they will lift 2 cars per day, so they will be there 4 days! I heard it was 1 per day (excluding Weekend) Here is my pic from the bridge A-stock-22 SDG |
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Post by metman on Jan 20, 2011 16:29:05 GMT
I was also told that the cars are going to Booths!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 17:03:36 GMT
Yep!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 18:15:06 GMT
Just come back from my short treck to Northwood, it realy hits you when you see it that 'it' is happening!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 18:33:49 GMT
I love people being so overdramatic!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 18:34:30 GMT
I love people being so overdramatic! Blasphemy. Utter blasphemy. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 18:48:48 GMT
5179 in service just a few days before its withdrawal  |
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Post by 21146 on Jan 20, 2011 19:00:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 20:24:20 GMT
An Ode to the Met’s A Stock Farewell Met A stock you served us well
You are to be replaced by S stock, that some think is hell!
A reign of 50 years is hard to act to follow
By a train with less seats as well being long and hollow Xerces Fobe |
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Post by deadmans on Jan 20, 2011 20:54:25 GMT
Somebody said they will lift 2 cars per day, so they will be there 4 days! The method statement states two per day, six trains in total. At various dates however. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 20:54:32 GMT
An Ode to the Met’s A Stock Farewell Met A stock you served us well
You are to be replaced by S stock, that some think is hell!
A reign of 50 years is hard to act to follow
By a train with less seats as well being long and hollow Xerces Fobe Xerces Fobe, you are Morrissey and I claim my £5.......  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 20:59:33 GMT
I never really got the opportunity to grow an affection for these trains. Living out East I only used them for trips to Wembley (which have become a rarity nowadays, thank you Arsenal).
On the plus side we will have hours of video footage to savour and relive the memories with after the axe finally falls, unlike with my favourite trains, the CO/CPs.
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Post by redsetter on Jan 20, 2011 21:21:08 GMT
they were around when the world cup was won,not a long time in history but in a lifetime yes.its sad to these go after all those years,perhaps future generations will say the same about the new stock when they depart.it wont be me though.
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Post by Antje on Jan 20, 2011 22:41:38 GMT
May I enquire when will the lifting process begins? I hope it would be Friday.
Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 16:03:24 GMT
First bacth of videos from the move of 6006 from northwood sidings
More later
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 16:23:12 GMT
i havnt had many journey's on them but they do hve a nice ride. Plus it fun when you "race" a jubilee line train! I havnt had chance to go on a new one yet.
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Post by Antje on Jan 21, 2011 16:43:31 GMT
Here is the image of 6006 being towed:  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 17:01:09 GMT
An Ode to the Met’s A Stock Farewell Met A stock you served us well
You are to be replaced by S stock, that some think is hell!
A reign of 50 years is hard to act to follow
By a train with less seats as well being long and hollow Xerces Fobe Xerces Fobe, you are Morrissey and I claim my £5....... I was thinking more William McGonagall ;D |
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