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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2007 17:58:33 GMT
is this during traffic hours? A bit embarrassing if it broke down! like that 72ts on the District.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2007 22:50:00 GMT
First 2009 TS is due out from NPD this evening SS - W'stow. Ist time out of NPD. Would I be right in saying it would be run slowly for gauging purposes? |
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Post by prjb on Jun 3, 2007 20:31:11 GMT
Yes, covered in polystyrene!
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Post by prjb on Jun 3, 2007 20:32:48 GMT
I presume this will be running manual operation? Train 1 is not capable of ATO (DTGR) operation. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2007 17:12:04 GMT
There was a small piece on the new train on ITV's London Tonight a few minutes ago. It was interesting to see the train in action. Part of the train looks like it's ready to go, while other parts are nowhere near finished.
Nice detail about how they had to clean the tunnel of tons of dead skin and hair before the cooling system could be used.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2007 17:23:41 GMT
it ran last night in engineering hours and got upto 80kph
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2007 16:40:58 GMT
here's some vids of them on test
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Post by c5 on Jun 17, 2007 16:45:10 GMT
here's some vids of them on test I am going to have to teach the lovely Tamzin about our Rolling Stock me thinks ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D She said that the Victoria line stock is the oldest in use. When in fact it is the Mighty A Stock - no object on the track too big!   ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2007 19:00:45 GMT
Maybe the reporter meant the oldest tube stock..
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2007 18:48:36 GMT
Mmmm, I suppose 2009TS gives Metronet good news. And it needs all the good news it can get right now |
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Post by tubenetwork on Jul 2, 2007 22:53:04 GMT
Now with the arrival and testing of the 2009 stock. It does seem virtually quiet with regards to it's progress.
Does anybody have new pictures or news of it's progress ?
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Post by prjb on Jul 3, 2007 22:31:10 GMT
I've been on leave, but will make some enquiries with my VLU colleagues and let you know.
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Post by prjb on Jul 9, 2007 21:46:50 GMT
Train 1 is continuing to undergo tests and apart from one minor set back everything is going according to plan, apparently. Train 2 has been built with one half on the Derby test track and the other in the lab for testing. Thats about it!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 9:01:48 GMT
Train 1 is continuing to undergo tests and apart from one minor set back everything is going according to plan, apparently. Train 2 has been built with one half on the Derby test track and the other in the lab for testing. Thats about it! I know it was running around in engineering hours last week. We were watching it on the cctv - it seems to have pretty fast acceleration. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2007 17:25:46 GMT
I went to the Victoria Line Open Day for wannabe-drivers today, and we got to go inside the train, looked rather swish really! There was a chap from higher up along with us taking some pictures, dunno if/when they'll be available for public (or company) consumption.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2007 17:26:37 GMT
Probably our very own prjb...
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Post by prjb on Jul 23, 2007 22:12:50 GMT
Not I! I'm getting stuck into 'S' Stock right now and have handed over the Vic line stuff to a couple of my colleagues.
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Post by towerman on Jul 27, 2007 20:53:32 GMT
Was looking at Metromess's web site last night,apparently only the 2 pre production trains of 09TS are going to be delivered by road,the rest will be delivered by National Rail to Ruislip Depot then run under their own power to Northumberland Pk via Met & Picc lines.There's supposed to be test runs in July/August of a 67TS on the Picc with polystyrene bits added on to make the gauge of a 09TS to see if it can be done.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2007 21:06:12 GMT
Was looking at Metromess's web site last night,apparently only the 2 pre production trains of 09TS are going to be delivered by road,the rest will be delivered by National Rail to Ruislip Depot then run under their own power to Northumberland Pk via Met & Picc lines.There's supposed to be test runs in July/August of a 67TS on the Picc with polystyrene bits added on to make the gauge of a 09TS to see if it can be done. While we were being shown round we were told the Picc tubes where just slightly too small - I don't know if that predates your information or not, though. |
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Post by towerman on Jul 27, 2007 22:45:23 GMT
This is Metronet's official web site,available on intranet,plan is dated June 2007.
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Post by suncloud on Jul 28, 2007 0:14:14 GMT
There's supposed to be test runs in July/August of a 67TS on the Picc with polystyrene bits added on to make the gauge of a 09TS to see if it can be done. I so want to see pictures of that if/when that happens. Guess its better doing that than screwing up the paintwork on the nice shiny new trains. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2007 1:26:09 GMT
Perhaps there will be flying polystyrene.
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Post by prjb on Jul 28, 2007 16:31:48 GMT
It is true, Metrodebt are hoping to be able to deliver the main fleet by rail, provided this polystyrene test run proves to be a success. For staff that are interested, the details (TT Notice etc) are available on the LU Intranet.
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Post by c5 on Jul 30, 2007 2:30:42 GMT
It is true, Metrodebt are hoping to be able to deliver the main fleet by rail, provided this polystyrene test run proves to be a success. For staff that are interested, the details (TT Notice etc) are available on the LU Intranet. It has been running around at close of traffic over the past few nights - very slowly!. It's in the EWSA (and cancellations/alerations in the Eng Notice). The 67Stock with the polystyrene is now back at NPK depot. |
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Post by Oracle on Jul 30, 2007 8:53:49 GMT
I was just thinking, on reflection, that I had missed something and that the 09TS was too large for the Picc tunnels, so the Finsbury Park #-over would be effectively redundant as stock transfers would be by road (if ever). Now it appears that somehow the new stock can be sueezed through? Or at least it is thought that it might get through.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2007 9:46:01 GMT
Well, it could be that the narrowest parts of the Picc are not on the route they need for this specific stock transfer. With some luck it may just work.
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Post by towerman on Jul 30, 2007 18:46:01 GMT
The bendy part around South Ken could be a problem.Also the tight bend approaching Holborn EB.
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Post by Ben on Aug 7, 2007 13:57:16 GMT
The thing is, in a worst case senario most of the train will get through |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2007 15:01:46 GMT
It has been running around at close of traffic over the past few nights - very slowly!. It's in the EWSA (and cancellations/alerations in the Eng Notice). The 67Stock with the polystyrene is now back at NPK depot. Does anyone know if it made it round unscathed (or unscathed enough to make delivery via the Pic feasable with just minor works) ?? |
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Post by Chris M on Aug 7, 2007 15:55:08 GMT
If (minor) works are needed, how would the PPP process work for getting these done?
As the Victoria Line and its trains are maintained by Metronet BCV and the Piccadilly Line is maintained by Tube Lines, would the former organisation have to contract and pay the latter to do the work or does it have to go through LU somehow?
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