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Post by Chris M on May 9, 2007 8:04:51 GMT
Today I bring you the question I had originally scheduled for yesterday. It comes in three parts and (fingers crossed) I should be able to post part 2 at about 6-7pm and part 3 about 10-11pm.  (there is no larger version of this part available) |
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Post by Oracle on May 9, 2007 8:26:40 GMT
A stupid thought came to my mind about the former Met Loco siding at Baker Street. Based on its appearing to be SSL and adjacent to an old retaining wall.
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Post by Tom on May 9, 2007 13:42:46 GMT
Looks like the east end of Whitechapel to me.
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Post by tubeprune on May 9, 2007 14:02:03 GMT
Looks like the east end of Whitechapel to me. Yup, as in "leave it on the stops". East end siding. Can you still do that? |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2007 14:18:35 GMT
I would have said Farringdon personally!
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2007 15:12:22 GMT
It looks an awful lot like the buffer stop at Acton for one of the works shunt sidings.
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Post by Colin on May 9, 2007 15:39:51 GMT
TOK is wrong for once!! Whitechapel 26 road that is  It is a C stock only siding (another to go when S stock arrives  :  . Once a train is stabled there, platform 1 can only be used to reverse trains west on account that such a stabled train will lie across the points at the east end of platform 1. |
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Post by Oracle on May 9, 2007 16:39:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2007 17:21:35 GMT
Whitechapel looking east?
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Post by Chris M on May 9, 2007 17:37:25 GMT
Part 2 (there is no larger version of this part available)
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2007 18:48:21 GMT
defo not acton, to low down! id say reminds me of somewhere eastbound
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Post by Chris M on May 9, 2007 21:39:54 GMT
Part 3 (click for a larger version)
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Post by Chris M on May 10, 2007 8:34:51 GMT
Answer:
Well done to Tom, Tubeprune, Colin and Aspect (who sent me a PM), it seems you only needed the first part to correctly identify this as 26 road at Whitechapel, looking east - I'm impressed.
The three pictures are all TMBA's handywork.
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Post by Oracle on May 10, 2007 10:09:17 GMT
May I ask if it is ever used and under what circumstances please?
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2007 13:26:06 GMT
May I ask if it is ever used and under what circumstances please? I have seen it used twice ... both times when a seriously defective C stock needed to be put out of the way until it could be moved at slow speed after close of traffic. This would generally only occur if the defect was such that the C couldn't be shunted onto 25 road or was now causing such a delay shunting it to 25 road would take too long ..or perhaps if 25 road was out of comission, under a possesion or already occupied ! |
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. Once a train is stabled there, platform 1 can only be used to reverse trains west on account that such a stabled train will lie across the points at the east end of platform 1.
