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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2014 13:44:00 GMT
Hello all  I gather that on Sundays one of the first westbounds leaves WOO (Woodford) bay road and terminates at MAA (Marble Arch). Fine, although it's strange to see MAA back on the timetable. But from there it reverses and runs ECS to LIS (Liverpool Street) and back and back. Does anybody know what this is for? |
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Post by superteacher on Apr 27, 2014 15:11:17 GMT
It's a rusty rail move. It then runs to Liverpool Street, into the sidings and then onto Holborn, then into British Museum siding. None of these sidings had regular timetabled use, so this one timetables train ensures that they get visited at least once a week. However, the sidings may get used in times of service disruption, but this is never guaranteed, hence the Sunday morning train.
What is quite odd is that other locations such as Bethnal Green crossover and Queensway crossover don't get similar rusty rail moves.
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Post by John Tuthill on Apr 27, 2014 15:15:43 GMT
It's a rusty rail move. It then runs to Liverpool Street, into the sidings and then onto Holborn, then into British Museum siding. None of these sidings had regular timetabled use, so this one timetables train ensures that they get visited at least once a week. However, the sidings may get used in times of service disruption, but this is never guaranteed, hence the Sunday morning train. What is quite odd is that other locations such as Bethnal Green crossover and Queensway crossover don't get similar rusty rail moves. Could it be that at a crossover it's momentary, and then it's on 'clean' rails? As the sidings are not regularly used, is there a greater chance of loss of traction or signal circuits if the train is stationary? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2014 15:45:14 GMT
It's a rusty rail move. It then runs to Liverpool Street, into the sidings and then onto Holborn, then into British Museum siding. None of these sidings had regular timetabled use, so this one timetables train ensures that they get visited at least once a week. However, the sidings may get used in times of service disruption, but this is never guaranteed, hence the Sunday morning train. What is quite odd is that other locations such as Bethnal Green crossover and Queensway crossover don't get similar rusty rail moves. Ahhh thanks very much, that makes a lot of sense particularly as I now realise it reverses at HOL, I'd thought it went back to MAA |
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Post by hobbayne on Apr 27, 2014 21:57:54 GMT
Yes, that is train 20 06,59 off of Woodford to 07.38 Marble Arch.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2014 15:13:05 GMT
403 duty at Leytonstone, books on at 06:28, gets a staff taxi to Woodford with 401 and 402. Gets off at 11:02, meal break, resumes 11:51 on Train 050, finishes 14:24.
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Post by neilw on Apr 29, 2014 15:58:32 GMT
It's a rusty rail move. It then runs to Liverpool Street, into the sidings and then onto Holborn, then into British Museum siding. None of these sidings had regular timetabled use, so this one timetables train ensures that they get visited at least once a week. However, the sidings may get used in times of service disruption, but this is never guaranteed, hence the Sunday morning train. What is quite odd is that other locations such as Bethnal Green crossover and Queensway crossover don't get similar rusty rail moves. I imagine the nature of the track circuits at such crossovers mean that some part of a car is always on the shiny part and that a whole car couldn't "disappear"..... |
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