ATO gets a step nearer

The interesting question is where Kennington fits into this.

Northern Line trains are not required to be detrained at Kennington s/b CX if they are destined to reverse via the loop. However any train reversing via the sidings IS required to detrain.

The rule has been relaxed because of the time taken to detrain every southbound train in the platform, and also because lack of staff at Kennington means detaining would frequently have to be carried out by the Train Operator, exacerbating the delay.

Whenever I've asked for the reason for this ruling, I've been told "it's a green signal move, not a shunt signal, so passengers can be carried".

Have LU forgotten why the detrainment rule was first introduced? I guess things will be okay unless there's some kind of incident involving a loop train, then a lot of trouble could break loose.

This has been posted many times previously - I suggest you use the search function.

As a non-expert, I would suggest that the key point is probably in Tubeprune's #8 post here (before that of mandgc)

i.e. it authorises a running movement over a running line, which may be, and on the Underground normally is, authorised for passenger (carrying) trains (an LU case where I would expect this not to be the case is Seven Sisters to Northumberland Park).
Presumably the loop at Kennington is an authorised passenger running line, back to the other side of Kennington, but in principle not really any different to that on to Stockwell.

062-061 now out of TFOS,signed off and in service,042-039 now stopped for retro fitting.

117 has come back from Highgate,106-105 has gone to Highgate.

118 should've come back this week but the train was cancelled so Highgate has 3 units of 96TS at the moment,no doubt it will be back at SMD in the next week or two.

So how are 96TS units moved to/from Highgate then?

I meant how do you transfer a single unit of 96TS, as they are single ended.

Between 2 battery locos with Schoma locos used as barrier vehicles.

Interesting after a bit of reading I've found out that the original JLE expectation of 36tph was just the ultimate design capacity (with just 5secs operating margin at full speed run ins). The original plan was for 27tph upon opening, and 30tph in 2005.

Jubilee will be shut all over Easter for TBTC works,the only exception will be Stratford-Waterloo Easter Saturday from 15:00.BTW,there will be trial ops between Green Pk & Stratford on 16th April.

Sounds about right ;D ;D ;D ;D

Someone on The Transport Forum has heard a rumour that Tube Lines have laid 30 miles of the wrong cable (with potentially devastating consequences):
billz1064.proboards1.com/index.cgi?board=Misc&action=display&thread=13152&page=1

I was told that on a recent 'PEDs' course too.