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Post by superteacher on May 13, 2011 23:46:40 GMT
Yes I'm thinking it's 10. Stil waiting for someone to confirm the status of 39+67. There'll no doubt be another one going soon.
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 9:42:30 GMT
A possible explanation from the railtour ticket covering letter? A limited selection of memorabilia is expected to be available for sale on the day, including car numbers from '67 stock trains and a small number of Victoria line station roundels. There was a covering letter with it? I finally received my ticket in the post last night (due to a cockup it ended up in the flats over the road) and it only had the ticket itself and another ticket with my address on and 'General Admission' on it. |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2011 11:01:44 GMT
Yes I'm thinking it's 10. Stil waiting for someone to confirm the status of 39+67. There'll no doubt be another one going soon. I reckon that 39 and 67 will be the next to go, just because they haven't been used in such a while |
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Post by gantshill on May 14, 2011 12:03:53 GMT
I'm looking forward to the tube tour tomorrow. I'll be in car 8.
I won't need to head straight off at the end so would be happy join others in an inn to toast the tour afterwards.
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Post by seaeagle on May 14, 2011 13:13:30 GMT
Regarding the tour tomorrow, I should be bringing the train into platform 4 at Seven Sisters at 10.06. Feel free to use flash if you wish, I'll try and bring it in slowly!!
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 13:49:51 GMT
Don't forget to whistle and make sure that train is absolutely spotless for us! ;D
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Post by causton on May 14, 2011 14:07:59 GMT
Regarding the tour tomorrow, I should be bringing the train into platform 4 at Seven Sisters at 10.06. Feel free to use flash if you wish, I'll try and bring it in slowly!! Right, that means I'll know at least one person on the tour  ..can't wait!  Must remember to touch out my Oyster and then get back in with the tour ticket - don't want any maximum fares  |
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Post by richardpen on May 14, 2011 15:05:40 GMT
which platform will it pass through at finsbury park? pic or vic? would i have time to photo it at finsbury and jump on a vic line to catch it up at green park? is it going to sit around anywhere between hammersmith and acton town on its way to uxbridge?
Unfortunately, I missed getting on the tour by a day, hadn't come accross this site until it was too late. However, i hope to get some good photos/film of it.
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 15:12:28 GMT
It will pass through the Victoria line platforms as usual as the crossovers are after the southbound and before the northbound platforms.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2011 17:02:36 GMT
In the morning when the train arrives at the platform, will the platform be blocked off to non-ticketholders (like they did at Stratford back in 2009)?
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 17:29:30 GMT
Platform 4 is generally for alighting trains only, but I would guess that they will let people on to the platform to take photos regardless if they are travelling or not, they didn't do that at Ealing Broadway with the 38 stock ELL railtour.
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Post by richardpen on May 14, 2011 17:46:10 GMT
It will pass through the Victoria line platforms as usual as the crossovers are after the southbound and before the northbound platforms. thanks can anyone answer my other question regarding the time difference between the piccadilly and victoria between finsbury park and green park? i'm sure the victoria line is a fair bit quicker but the interchange at green park is quite a long one and i need a vic train just behind the special to get me to green park. i can't think of any other way to catch the train up especially taking into account the engineering work suspending the met beyond harrow on the hill. i hope they don't block p4 from non ticket holders. how does the platform numbering work at seven sisters? i know there's the walthamstow, the terminus and the eastbound platform. where's the other one? |
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 18:07:59 GMT
- NR -
Platform 1 - Up Lea Valley (towards London Liverpool Street)
Platform 2 - Down Lea Valley (towards Cheshunt or Enfield Town)
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Platform 3 - Northbound Victoria line (towards Walthamstow)
Platform 4 - Northbound Victoria line (towards Walthamstow or Northumberland Park Depot)
Platform 5 - Southbound Victoria line (towards Brixton)
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Post by seaeagle on May 14, 2011 18:17:54 GMT
Platform 3 - Eastbound Victoria line (towards Walthamstow) Platform 4 - Eastbound Victoria line (towards Walthamstow or Northumberland Park Depot) Platform 5 - Westbound Victoria line (towards Brixton) Platform 3&4 are Northbound and platform 5 Southbound. We don't do East & West on the Vic. lol |
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 21:06:28 GMT
*puts on orthopaedic shoes and stands corrected* ;D
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Post by richardpen on May 14, 2011 21:53:19 GMT
thanks for the platform layouts. hadn't realised that the non underground platforms were taken into account.
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 22:29:04 GMT
They are, it's just to stop confusion really.
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Post by cso on May 15, 2011 11:17:40 GMT
This has been fun so far  Lots of bemused facial expressions too at various stations! |
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Post by trc666 on May 15, 2011 11:22:28 GMT
We're now at Uxbridge, train arrived in the middle platform, looking a little cloudy here but hopefully should clear up! |
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Post by blackhorsesteve on May 15, 2011 13:59:39 GMT
Couldn't go due to family birthday but looking forward to the pictures!
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Post by trc666 on May 15, 2011 15:53:21 GMT
Have just got back - photos and video to come shortly! |
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Post by causton on May 15, 2011 16:51:25 GMT
Got back a while ago and wanted to say that this was a great day out! Everyone was in good spirits, the staff included, and I heard a few TfL seniors talking at Ealing Broadway how good today had been. The trip ran mostly to time too, only being about 6 or 7 minutes late at worst (apart from at the end where we had a bit of a wait, but most people didn't want it to end! ) Loved looking in the cabs (apart from one man who decided to shout at me for ruining his shot by having a look - which he had a further 20 minutes to take before the train left again, so no rush!) Got myself a line map (which I thought in the train 'that's not very large!' but now when I get it home, hard to find a place to put  One of the highlights was looking at the bemused passengers - the people further down the carriage were laughing at people who walked up to the doors despite the 'THIS TRAIN IS NOT IN SERVICE' announcements - and then followed the doors as they moved, and moved, and didn't stop! And I left pretty promptly from the platform, unlike most, and as I was walking over the passageway over platform 4 to get to platform 5 - I looked through the grille on the floor and saw the train departing - which I got a good shot of, without getting in the crowd downstairs! |
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Post by 21146 on May 15, 2011 17:06:46 GMT
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Post by jardine01 on May 15, 2011 17:23:13 GMT
Apart from the victoria line was the 1967 stock driven manually?
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2011 17:26:04 GMT
It would have to be... no codes elsewhere!
Some great pics there, 21146!
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Post by jardine01 on May 15, 2011 17:35:07 GMT
cant wait to see the videos on Youtube!
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Post by Bighat on May 15, 2011 17:54:56 GMT
Apart from the victoria line was the 1967 stock driven manually? Yes, it couldn't be driven any other way on the Piccadilly could it? |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2011 18:11:40 GMT
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Post by superteacher on May 15, 2011 18:16:48 GMT
Shame they got the info wrong on the headboard - the 1967 stock were in service from 1968, not March 1969, which is when the Victoria line was officially opened.
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Post by causton on May 15, 2011 18:19:04 GMT
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Must remember to touch out my Oyster and then get back in with the tour ticket - don't want any maximum fares 
