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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2014 15:25:27 GMT
Having a like for the 38 and 59 stock since I was a kid... (I was a kid in the late 80's/early 90's and really like the designs of those particular trains ) I was wondering if the 1959 trains ever ran the Moorgate to Dray ton Park branch
I know the 38's did...but I was wondering if was just solely them for a specific reason, or if the 59 stock ran on some of it...or if it was possible for a 59 to run on the branch
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Post by whistlekiller2000 on Oct 8, 2014 15:31:46 GMT
Having a like for the 38 and 59 stock since I was a kid... (I was a kid in the late 80's/early 90's and really like the designs of those particular trains ) I was wondering if the 1959 trains ever ran the Moorgate to Dray ton Park branch I know the 38's did...but I was wondering if was just solely them for a specific reason, or if the 59 stock ran on some of it...or if it was possible for a 59 to run on the branch Thanks I can't recall ever seeing a non-red train on that branch. At the time it shut prior to transfer to NR, the 59 stock were still largely running on the Piccadilly line AFAIK so I'd think it extremely unlikely that they'd have ever appeared on the Northern City. I would also assume that due to the large diameter tunnels, most underground stock could have run there subject to being able to reach Drayton Park depot, so a 59 should have theoretically been capable of operating. |
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Post by Tom on Oct 8, 2014 16:17:21 GMT
To the best of my knowledge, the only stock which ran in the Highbury Branch were Standard Stock until 1966 and from then on 1938 Tube Stock. Whilst initially the allocation was drawn from the regular Northern Line fleet, after the link to Highgate Wood was severed a dedicated fleet was created at Neasden.
I believe that a train if 1960 stock did o nce run as a track recording train in the branch - I'm sure I've seen a photo of it being transferred to or from the line.
1959 stock wasn't released from the Piccadilly line until around 1975, so I'm not sure they were even operating in the main Northern line at the time the Highbury Branch closed.
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Post by DWS on Oct 8, 2014 17:20:25 GMT
Trains other than tube stock has run on the line , it used to be part of the Metropilitan Railway.
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Post by norbitonflyer on Oct 8, 2014 17:42:04 GMT
Trains other than tube stock has run on the line , it used to be part of the Metropilitan Railway. "Owned by" would be a better description - until 1940 it had its own unique 4-rail electrification system, with positive on one side of the track and negative on the other (no centre rail). This worked because there was no way the trains could ever turn round. (The CSLR also had an assymetric system, with a single live rail positioned between the rails but off-centre to avoid fouling the coupling gear. Again tyhere was no way a CSLR train could get back to front |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2014 17:49:21 GMT
The Northern City changed over from the outside current rails to the LT 3rd/4th rail system in May 1939.
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Post by superteacher on Oct 8, 2014 17:49:51 GMT
The first 59 stock on the Northern ran in December 1975. The Northern City line closed for transfer to BR in October 1975.
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Post by Tom on Oct 14, 2014 19:53:30 GMT
Trains other than tube stock has run on the line , it used to be part of the Metropilitan Railway. Indeed, I should have added 'since the line was converted to the standard 4-Rail arrangement'... |
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