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Post by snoggle on Oct 12, 2012 16:56:14 GMT
While looking for something else I found this rather good Japanese programme on Japanese Subway systems. Lots of background and history and plenty of train views. Broadcast in English. For those mourning the departure of A Stock there are a couple of clips of A Stock in action on the East London Line. This is because the inventor of Subways in Tokyo visited London to see how LT did things. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2012 18:01:39 GMT
www.demap.info/tetsudonow/ I was waiting for a chance to show everyone this, its a live map of all the train lines, subway and mainline in Japan. It seems as if timetables are programmed into it rather than live information though. Trains are represented with a small icon showing an illustration of the actual train type in use and you have all the things that Google Maps does where there are different modes: Road maps, Terrain, Sattelite and Hybrid.
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Post by phillw48 on Oct 12, 2012 22:21:10 GMT
There are quite a few things that TfL might consider such as half height PED's and moving platform edges on curved platforms.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2012 12:34:37 GMT
There are quite a few things that TfL might consider such as half height PED's and moving platform edges on curved platforms. I don't consider automatic platform gates on the platforms as the tunnel diameters at stations are very wide and because of that they can still jump over them. I consider full-height screen doors, which are more safer and will be used on Crossrail. Gap fillers on curved platforms will remove "Mind the Gap". In my opinion Mind the Gap is a good advice to commuters. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2012 12:35:25 GMT
Anyway I watched the video. It was good.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2012 14:18:32 GMT
I noticed most of the Japanese subway trains have a window in the drivers cab so it's possible to see out front. Should this be implemented on our tube trains ?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2012 14:48:43 GMT
Would be nice if it was
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2012 19:11:25 GMT
I noticed most of the Japanese subway trains have a window in the drivers cab so it's possible to see out front. Should this be implemented on our tube trains ? Virtually all Japanese trains have this feature, though in tunnels or at night blinds are pulled over the main window however the cab door window doesn't have a blind out of all the ones I've been on. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2012 19:12:44 GMT
There are quite a few things that TfL might consider such as half height PED's and moving platform edges on curved platforms. I don't consider automatic platform gates on the platforms as the tunnel diameters at stations are very wide and because of that they can still jump over them. I consider full-height screen doors, which are more safer and will be used on Crossrail. Gap fillers on curved platforms will remove "Mind the Gap". In my opinion Mind the Gap is a good advice to commuters. They will stop the majority of one unders though if these were to be implemented. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2012 3:08:42 GMT
I noticed most of the Japanese subway trains have a window in the drivers cab so it's possible to see out front. Should this be implemented on our tube trains ? NO! I don't want to people glaring in to the cab at me. |
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Post by rsdworker on Oct 14, 2012 12:54:13 GMT
on some National rail trains - there cab door with window on - its commonly has blind down but sometimes you could see out
also on trams - most of them have cab door window
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