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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2015 15:41:16 GMT
I notice that the District line currently (15:40 on the 12/11) has:
I noticed yesterday, as well, that there we delays due to a signal failure at Richmond. Is there a connection, here?
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Post by Colin on Nov 13, 2015 12:05:49 GMT
Most likely.
There's been all sorts of problems at Richmond in recent weeks which seem to have started since a number of works were done during the summer related to required S7 and LOROL 5 car modfications.
The biggest problem in so far as our part of the railway at Richmond is concerned is that its part of Network Rail's Anglia region rather than Southern, so anytime there's a problem it takes an age for them to get resources down there to deal with it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2015 17:38:22 GMT
S&T for what was the North London Line were based at Camden
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2015 21:25:58 GMT
When I first used the North London line it was served by (elderly) Midland region stock, as historically it was a LNWR service. This presumably explains why it falls in NRs Anglia region, although I am surprised that no one has thought of changing it by now!
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Post by phil on Nov 13, 2015 22:20:01 GMT
When I first used the North London line it was served by (elderly) Midland region stock, as historically it was a LNWR service. This presumably explains why it falls in NRs Anglia region, although I am surprised that no one has thought of changing it by now! The reason the NLL falls under the Anglia reason is nothing to do with which company owned it or which regions of BR various bits fell under in the past. Rather it is a case that (1) NRs decisions on routes is based on trying to keep the management of key arteries together. This makes it easier for the engineering departments (e.g. P-Way, S&T, electrification) to plan their work effectively plus it allows the route to feel they have 'ownership' of the assets involved resulting in a better response. (2) Since being resignalled a decade or so ago, most of the signalling has been controlled from a workstation within Upminster IECC which is also responsible for signalling the C2C network. As the box is part of the Anglia route it makes sense to have the NLL also under Anglia*. (3) Putting it under Anglia is a better 'fit' than under say LNW who are going to be far more concerned with the performance of the WCML itself. * This is not unusually, the section from London Bridge to Anerley is part of Kent route not Sussex as control was (until the Thameslink works started) from London Bridge box which is the responsibility of Kent. |
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