Slow speed leytonstone to wanstead

If it was going slowly, then it was probably in restricted manual. The clicking was could well be the TBC being put back to coast, after braking.

I'd put bets on it being a TSR then. The train won't motor if it's at the target speed.

Does anybody know why it's been slowed down?

Also is this an easy process to change the TSR, can it be done from centre?

Am I right in thinking the Central Line can't coast in ATO?

It seems like a TSR - I went through there a couple of weeks ago, and it was much quicker than what it would be in restricted manual. Now that IS slow!

The Control Centre can impose a 1TSR (i.e. a code 1 TSR) on any inter-station run, but it applies to the whole distance between the two stations.

The Technical Officers have keyswitches in each Signalling Equipment Room where they can impose 1, 3, or 8 TSRs on individual blocks.

Coasting is available on each run between stations, with the start and end points set in the ATO data. However, at the moment coasting isn't used anywhere on the line.

Indeed I am wrong on all three points. We were initially told that the 85 was achieved via a coasting command, but by coincidence I was asking one of our seconded Ashtray House instructors about it yesterday and he confirms what you say. It was something done to the train's mind.

Latest on the Boffin Frequencies - At a diverging junction should a train get a 208 MHz frequency to Luxembourg instead of a 247 algorithm to The Light Program it'll fade in and out as it passes over the points Going Down Town with Petula Clark...........

Would central line drivers do more manual driving if they could?

Coded manual works exactly the same as ATO does- they can proceed under a white light, as the ATP has exactly the same safeguards as it does over the ATO system.

There's nothing that can't be done in CM that can be done in ATO.

As far as I'm aware, tunnel sections have to be ATO unless controller says so, and outside sections being CM at any time the driver chooses. Pretty damn advisable in wet/ice/snow/leaves.

Of course, I'm welcome to correction on any of this.

Oh yes- and they have to drive in CM outside sections on sundays!

If drivers couldn't choose to run in CM in the open, when it's a little wet there would be a lot more platform overruns!

*Anywhere* east of Leytonstone and west of White City it's optional CM or ATO. ( Nice in the summer to have the side door open with a breeze up my gusset and my comb-over flapping about like Olly Murr's legs. ) On Sundays it supposed to be compulsory. Be expected to drive the train at full speed in CM on any part of the line for whatever reason - ie ATO withdrawn, ATO interruption - very common. One can slightly out-run ATO by driving to MSS, so long as you know what MSS goes with what codes, a bit pointless really as life's short enough as it is.........

I tell you something though, all ATO has ever done, on that line at least, is to wreck the trains. Whether it's a inch or a mile, it's full on, full off. Hello, what's that on the deck? As someone who's worked crew on the 62s, opo on the 92's low to high performance manual to ATO, it's technology for the sake of it with, as far as I can see, very little benefit for the passengers as they get thrown about all over the place. And, it causes havoc with door proving, so much so that one has to drive in CM giving the train's take-off a little less welly. Still, I wouldn't go back to full time driving for anything. Bit too long in the moob for that................

I think this was discussed somewhere else. It won't happen until all of the new stock is delivered.

Thanks to: Auxsetreq. Was trying to explain to my mates today that Central Line drivers can choose to drive in Manual or ATO but they wernt believing me