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Post by tom73 on Jan 26, 2020 16:31:14 GMT
So there I was at Wembley Central one afternoon last week. As I arrived on the Northbound platform, the departure board read
1. Harrow & Wealdstone 3 mins
2. (time) Watford Junction 7 mins
3. Harrow & Wealdstone 10 Mins
The Bakerloo train was announced. "The next train at Platform 1 ..."
So we waited ... and waited ... and waited.
After 5-6 minutes, another announcement but for the London Overground Watford Junction service which then approached.
This is not the first time a Bakerloo Line train has "vanished" but is rare to hear it being announced as though it is really going to show up..
Where do they disappear to?
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Post by goldenarrow on Jan 26, 2020 17:19:04 GMT
Just a suggestion but could it just have been short tripped at Stonebridge Pk and carried the wrong running information forward? I have seen something similar at Northwick Pk/Preston Rd when a train gets sent via the Fast lines due to late running.
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Post by class411 on Jan 26, 2020 22:16:37 GMT
No, this is quite clearly a case of the UK rail network attaining infinite connectivity.
Expert many weird happenings.
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Post by londoner on Jan 26, 2020 23:16:53 GMT
Reminds me of the vanishing train episode on Sherlock!
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Post by brigham on Jan 27, 2020 8:38:39 GMT
Reminds me of the vanishing train episode on Sherlock! Oh yes, the one which ridiculed LU employees. |
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Post by arun on Jan 28, 2020 9:41:23 GMT
There is a classic short SF story by ?Philip K Dick that tells of an extension to an american subway system that seemingly turns a loop line into a Moebius Strip and regularly a train goes missing as the line folds back on itself and becomes a continuous double-sided loop.
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Post by superteacher on Jan 28, 2020 21:21:49 GMT
There is a classic short SF story by ?Philip K Dick that tells of an extension to an american subway system that seemingly turns a loop line into a Moebius Strip and regularly a train goes missing as the line folds back on itself and becomes a continuous double-sided loop. Don’t get any FRIPAS ideas please . . . 😂😂 |
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Post by class411 on Jan 28, 2020 21:52:09 GMT
There is a classic short SF story by ?Philip K Dick that tells of an extension to an american subway system that seemingly turns a loop line into a Moebius Strip and regularly a train goes missing as the line folds back on itself and becomes a continuous double-sided loop. That is what I was alluding to in my post above. I thought is was by Kurt Vonnegut, so I checked. It turns out it was by someone called Armin Joseph Deutsch - a name I cannot remember ever encountering despite having read the story. Twice. Too late Mwaaa haa haa ha. However, I don't think I'll be able to make the post for an infinite amount of time as the track plan seems to be recursive. |
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Post by Chris M on Jan 28, 2020 22:59:42 GMT
How about a superconducting moebius strip maglev? You can see one demonstrated in this video:
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Post by arun on Jan 29, 2020 16:37:33 GMT
Excellent
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Post by superteacher on Jan 29, 2020 19:33:56 GMT
Back on topic please. 😀
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