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Post by Chris M on Jun 13, 2006 16:45:01 GMT
That's the where, now what about the what and the why?
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Post by Colin on Jun 13, 2006 17:18:14 GMT
It's a screen on the platforms showing the DMI's in the booking hall. As the station has two island platforms, with 3 roads in each direction being bi-directional, it assist's customers in knowing which train is which in the platforms.
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Post by c5 on Jun 13, 2006 17:23:38 GMT
It would be good, if they had fixed the dot-matrix equipment. When I asked a manager who came round once, he said Metromess no longer have the skills to repair or fix it. The idea is very good, just a shame it doesnt work  Chris M, I bet that the platform that you have completely blanked over had the Next Hight St Kensington train "Stuck" |
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Post by Chris M on Jun 13, 2006 18:30:03 GMT
I don't know, the full photo is at www.sucs.org/~cmckenna/photos/trains/misc/EdgwareRd-SSL-platformindicators.jpgAt the time I took it, plaform 2 was reading WIMBLEDON Next High St. Kensington Train Platform 4 Platform 4 was reading: CIRCLE LINE via High St. Kensington No smoking please So it didn't strike me as wrong when I looked. I was waiting for a H&C train so I didn't pay much attention to either of them. |
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Post by c5 on Jun 13, 2006 18:36:52 GMT
As but what one went first... Quite often when a Wimbledon train leaves from pfm 3, it remains up as Terminates Here, Another good one was one pfm 2 once it had on one side of the DMI Barking and the other Wimbledon, eveing though the train was going to Hammersmith and was previously a Outer Rail Circle  I've got a phot of the Train Description and Hight St Sgn control panel somewhere, very high tech ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2006 18:43:38 GMT
I've got a phot of the Train Description and Hight St Sgn control panel somewhere, very high tech ;D does it look like this:-- ;D ;D ;D www.semg.org.uk/proto/walkers.htmlWell, you did say it was very high tech! |
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Post by c5 on Jun 13, 2006 18:52:02 GMT
Cor blimey no! There is one of them at Sheffield Park signal box, connected to the ground frame,
The pics on my knackered laptop
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Post by c5 on Jun 13, 2006 18:59:27 GMT
i60.photobucket.com/albums/h20/c5pictures/DSC00021.jpgHere it is, got to leave for work now, Will explain when i get in the office! Destions from Baker St and Paddington Circle come round automatically. A red light comes on when a destination is needed for the next train at Paddington Sub. To change a destination, you need to press one of the white switches down, then up and then select a destination. Westbound are on the left and Eastbound on the right. The destinations can be set up for each platform , as well as the Praed St junction signal (for trains coming out of the sidings) The High St Sign works by pressing the red button, though the lights don't work so to find out what it is displaying, you need to look out the door!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2006 19:01:48 GMT
notice the 'hope' sticker in the middle of the switch rack! Does this convey a message of its operators thoughts when he operates the said bit of equipment?
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Post by Chris M on Jun 14, 2006 21:45:08 GMT
Two for today. I expect they'll be fairly easy for those with more LU expreience than me.   |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2006 21:54:05 GMT
Two for today. I expect they'll be fairly easy for those with more LU expreience than me. Debden EDIT:  There are no juice rails so my answer is so wrong... I will shut up now! |
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Post by Chris M on Jun 14, 2006 22:05:35 GMT
nope, not Debden.
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Post by Oracle on Jun 14, 2006 22:09:17 GMT
Is the bottom one WHITECHAPEL? Downstairs for 'Ell..i.e. EAST LONDON LINE?
Re top photo:
STOP PRESS! Seems someone beat me to it! I'll shut up as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2006 22:11:54 GMT
Top one is New Cross Gate!
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Post by Chris M on Jun 14, 2006 22:56:33 GMT
New Cross Gate and Whitechappel are indeed the locations. Well done.
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Post by mandgc on Jun 14, 2006 23:45:53 GMT
Met 'Branch' -( Chris T's Reply # 26)
Reminds me of a cartoon of an old Country Couple on the Tube for the first time looking at the Diagram - "Better hold on tight, Dear, There's a sharp bend coming up",
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Post by Chris M on Jun 14, 2006 23:48:49 GMT
Met 'Branch' -( Chris T's Reply # 26) And who might Chris T be?  (Idid go to school with a Chris T, but he's not afaik into transport at all) |
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Post by mandgc on Jun 14, 2006 23:58:26 GMT
Sorry, 'M' .
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Post by Chris M on Jun 15, 2006 0:11:22 GMT
Now you make me sound like the head of MI6. I'm not that high in the civil service. |
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Post by mandgc on Jun 15, 2006 0:13:44 GMT
PS - Oops ! I hope you didnt think I was referring to a Country Couple 'Up from Zummasett' ! No - they were from near Verney Junction , I believe. :-)
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Post by Chris M on Jun 15, 2006 0:26:08 GMT
No worries about that! I'm not a native of Zummarrzet - and I do have to deal with the local farmers  |
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Post by mandgc on Jun 15, 2006 5:06:52 GMT
Walker's Train Describer.
(T/op 92's Link - Reply #35)
I seem to remember a Rotating Indicator like this for passengers on the platforms at London Bridge, High Level way back.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2006 6:47:31 GMT
This system was quite primitive, and led to a nasty accident, because of the intensive working of servies on the line, it was not uncommon for trains to be routed through out of sequence, and therefore be routed to what was thought to be the correct destination. The usual thing to do, would be to turn the wheel full circle; the constant clicking at the receiving s/box's instrument may alert the signalman to the fact of an incorrect description.
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Post by Chris M on Jun 26, 2006 9:05:14 GMT
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Post by CSLR on Jun 26, 2006 9:15:15 GMT
We can see from the shadow that this is a station with a hanging basket.
And the brickwork that is visible is not top quality.
This appears not to be any of the C&SLR tube stations.
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Post by Chris M on Jun 26, 2006 9:22:39 GMT
Correct, it has never been a station on the City & South London Railway
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Post by Chris M on Jun 26, 2006 19:23:50 GMT
It is not on the C&SLR but where is it?
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(Idid go to school with a Chris T, but he's not afaik into transport at all) 
