Post by CSLR on May 24, 2006 11:24:44 GMT
Highgate northbound was quite fast but always shrouded in a haze after motormen misjudged the speed and panicked at the last minute. I think that it was the station responsible for more flats and more emergency applications than any other on the Northern.
One of the advantages of the Northern was that there were a couple of 9-car platforms were you could really let rip with plenty of room for error. Of course, there were still motorman who would go wild and overshoot.
Colindale southbound was odd; it was fast if you came from Edgware, but very slow if you came out of the siding. This is because in the days that there was still a cabin there, the motorman would drop the tea cans off when entering the siding for the signalman to fill with hot water. On leaving the siding, the motorman would make two stops - one to pick up his teacan and the other to stop at the station. If the weather was really bad and the motorman was considerate, he might make an additional stop to line the guard's compartment up with the signal cabin so that the guard did not have to run back to collect his tea.
In the summer, the Colindale signalman would often wander out onto the platform in his shorts (something that you did not often see men wearing in London in those days) much to the bemusement of the passengers.
Ahh. Topic has slipped slightly. Did I do that?
One of the advantages of the Northern was that there were a couple of 9-car platforms were you could really let rip with plenty of room for error. Of course, there were still motorman who would go wild and overshoot.
Colindale southbound was odd; it was fast if you came from Edgware, but very slow if you came out of the siding. This is because in the days that there was still a cabin there, the motorman would drop the tea cans off when entering the siding for the signalman to fill with hot water. On leaving the siding, the motorman would make two stops - one to pick up his teacan and the other to stop at the station. If the weather was really bad and the motorman was considerate, he might make an additional stop to line the guard's compartment up with the signal cabin so that the guard did not have to run back to collect his tea.
In the summer, the Colindale signalman would often wander out onto the platform in his shorts (something that you did not often see men wearing in London in those days) much to the bemusement of the passengers.
Ahh. Topic has slipped slightly. Did I do that?
