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Post by noddymac on Sept 22, 2019 12:36:53 GMT
Hello all, just a quick question. I was at Stratford around 17:00 yesterday and saw what I believe to be a rare train terminating at Leytonstone. As I haven't seen this outside of engineering works, I was wondering if this is a rare thing and if so, what the reasons behind it would be? Thanks.
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Post by goldenarrow on Sept 22, 2019 13:05:13 GMT
A smattering of cancelations yesterday afternoon/evening resulting in some gaps in the service. That train you saw was probably having it’s normal trip cut short to fill a gap in the other direction.
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Post by Dstock7080 on Sept 22, 2019 13:08:47 GMT
There are scheduled Newbury Park terminating trains every 18-mins on Saturday afternoons, maybe a train running late?
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Post by superteacher on Sept 22, 2019 13:32:10 GMT
Although not a scheduled reversing point, I’m pretty sure it’s used most days for the reasons already given.
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Post by bananaman on Sept 23, 2019 4:31:36 GMT
IIRC, isn’t there a timetabled late-night reverser going west to east?
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Post by aslefshrugged on Sept 23, 2019 4:49:17 GMT
IIRC, isn’t there a timetabled late-night reverser going west to east? There are two Monday - Thursday. T142, dep. Epping 00:07, arr. Leytonstone 00:28, runs empty to Woodford sidings. T104, dep. Epping 00:17, arr. Leytonstone 00:38, does the mainline shunt over to Platform 3, dep. 00:57, arr. Hainault 00:12 I'm fairly certain there are no timetabled east to west reversers at Leytonstone although we've had quite over the last few days due to "a temporary shortage" of drivers. |
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Post by towerman on Sept 27, 2019 11:57:52 GMT
Shows how times have changed,in the 70s & 80s there were timetabled Leytonstone reversers Monday to Saturday after 20:00 and all day Sunday.These were main line shunts.
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Post by aslefshrugged on Sept 27, 2019 13:31:43 GMT
Shows how times have changed,in the 70s & 80s there were timetabled Leytonstone reversers Monday to Saturday after 20:00 and all day Sunday.These were main line shunts. Its much easier to terminate eastbound trains on Platform 2 so you don't have to tip people out and close up the doors. Also the east-to-west mainline shunt blocks off the Epping road until the train is back on the platform. The west-to-east mainline shunt blocks Platform 2 and Platform 3 but you can still send trains westbound off Platform 1. |
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Post by superteacher on Sept 27, 2019 23:14:30 GMT
Shows how times have changed,in the 70s & 80s there were timetabled Leytonstone reversers Monday to Saturday after 20:00 and all day Sunday.These were main line shunts. Its much easier to terminate eastbound trains on Platform 2 so you don't have to tip people out and close up the doors. Also the east-to-west mainline shunt blocks off the Epping road until the train is back on the platform. The west-to-east mainline shunt blocks Platform 2 and Platform 3 but you can still send trains westbound off Platform 1. Much lower off peak frequencies in those days so there would have been plenty of time to change ends without delaying the service. However, as you say, it’s much easier to terminate in platform 2, so I don’t know why the mainline shunt option was preferred. |
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Post by Chris M on Sept 27, 2019 23:26:27 GMT
Was the signalling layout changed in the area when ATO was introduced?
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Post by Tom on Sept 28, 2019 2:39:44 GMT
Yes - an additional crossover was installed from the EB to the WB approaching from the West, and one was removed between the WB and the WB reception road (which became the WB loop).
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Post by superteacher on Sept 28, 2019 7:00:55 GMT
And it became possible to run in service from eastbound platform 3 back westbound.
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Post by DWS on Sept 28, 2019 9:18:40 GMT
Shows how times have changed,in the 70s & 80s there were timetabled Leytonstone reversers Monday to Saturday after 20:00 and all day Sunday.These were main line shunts. This was when Leytonstone was controlled by the LT built signal box which is still standing to the rear of the Eastbound platform No. 1 . |
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Post by hobbayne on Sept 30, 2019 13:55:45 GMT
Shows how times have changed,in the 70s & 80s there were timetabled Leytonstone reversers Monday to Saturday after 20:00 and all day Sunday.These were main line shunts. This was when Leytonstone was controlled by the LT built signal box which is still standing to the rear of the Eastbound platform No. 1 . The eastbound is plt 3 at LYS. |
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Post by DWS on Oct 1, 2019 13:35:34 GMT
This was when Leytonstone was controlled by the LT built signal box which is still standing to the rear of the Eastbound platform No. 1 . The eastbound is plt 3 at LYS. Its been a long time since I’ve been at Leytonstone, thanks for the update on the platform numbers. |
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Post by spsmiler on Oct 1, 2019 19:34:37 GMT
And it became possible to run in service from eastbound platform 3 back westbound. This is the only move I've never seen here, I suppose its very rare - even more so than eastbound departures (towards Snaresbrook) from what are normally the westbound platforms. |
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Post by superteacher on Oct 1, 2019 20:08:00 GMT
And it became possible to run in service from eastbound platform 3 back westbound. This is the only move I've never seen here, I suppose its very rare - even more so than eastbound departures (towards Snaresbrook) from what are normally the westbound platforms. I’ve only ever seen it once. Wonder if aslefshrugged, hobbayne or drainrat have done the move? |
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Post by aslefshrugged on Oct 2, 2019 7:52:15 GMT
Once in 16 years.
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Post by hobbayne on Oct 2, 2019 23:00:06 GMT
This is the only move I've never seen here, I suppose its very rare - even more so than eastbound departures (towards Snaresbrook) from what are normally the westbound platforms. I’ve only ever seen it once. Wonder if aslefshrugged, hobbayne or drainrat have done the move? Yes, a couple of years back. Job was up the wall. Due to utter confusion on plt 3 I Ran empty to leyton IIRC To avoid passengers being over (Under?) carried. |
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Post by drainrat on Oct 3, 2019 22:36:15 GMT
Once in 20yrs, about 9 yrs ago on a night shift.
.....and it has been used when they've had engineer works between Leytonstone - Woodford
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