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Post by citysig on May 6, 2006 20:13:11 GMT
It is correct the H & C were reversing at Aldgate (I saw one arrive at Barking bay and another odd one out east - perhaps they were up for crew reliefs?), displacing the Met's to Moorgate. But the Met was in such chaos, most of them seemed to have been stabled! A 40 min wait at Harrow on Thurs yielded just three n/b trains, two Watford semis and a Watford all stations. The station staff were getting real abuse  Thursday's "plan" was to run the H&C between Aldgate and Hammersmith, run the Circle as "normal" (though less choice of Districts to delay  ) and the Met was to run alternatively to Baker Street and Moorgate. There was also a "thinning" of the service to reduce conjestion at Moorgate and through the speed restrictions. The plan didn't go totally to plan and did end up causing some very extended gaps. Friday's plan was different (change of line control staff) and involved trying to run as much as possible - which caused lots of conjestion and a similar effect on the service as Thursday. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2006 20:19:29 GMT
Surely, it's pointless in trying to run as much as possible when there's 20mph limits on stretches of the line, as they'll be a pinch point at some place or another along the way! (Even I know that !  ) |
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Post by Tubeboy on May 6, 2006 20:55:28 GMT
The District will be suspended East Ham- Upminster, next weekend due to both nr [barking] and lul trackwork.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2006 21:07:30 GMT
The District will be suspended East Ham- Upminster, next weekend due to both nr [barking] and lul trackwork. So if you want to go to Saaaaaaffendd for a bit of beachcombing, you're left with no option but to go by bus? |
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Post by Tubeboy on May 6, 2006 21:17:35 GMT
Sorry traffic circular not too reliable, only District line has work. c2c has no service between Pitsea and Leigh-on-sea on 21st may ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2006 21:19:04 GMT
Don't you just luuurve the TC?
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Post by Tubeboy on May 6, 2006 21:29:28 GMT
Yeah its great, after a stressful morning peak, while on meal break, i will read the latest weight restrictions on lul structures. ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2006 21:32:11 GMT
And a total ban entering the Station Masters Flat at Putney Bridge
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Post by Tubeboy on May 6, 2006 21:36:45 GMT
Read the latest tc for next week, the chesham branch will be getting the weedkiller train on tuesday afternoon. On dead earlies, so might tag along and shoot a few chavs with my sawn-off while walking around the town.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2006 21:38:59 GMT
I don't think the locals would be best pleased if we re-named the town CHAVHAM
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Post by Tubeboy on May 6, 2006 21:44:11 GMT
Remember the last time i went to chesham [locals pronounce it chessum] bit peckish so went to maccy d's. walked in and about 20 chavs were having a foodfight. Needless to say, i went somewhere else!!!. ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2006 21:47:39 GMT
'Maccy D Invades Metroland - amazing pictures!' See pages 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13.......
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Post by Tubeboy on May 6, 2006 21:54:17 GMT
To keep the mods happy, lets confine our humour to one thread, on online petition  |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2006 21:58:01 GMT
A good idea... now... where were we?
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Post by Christopher J on May 6, 2006 22:12:13 GMT
I don't think the locals would be best pleased if we re-named the town CHAVHAM You already have... (allegedly ;D)  |
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Post by Tubeboy on May 6, 2006 22:16:16 GMT
oh mate, that is pure class!!!!! i think i have to change my jimjams, i have just pi***d myself with laughter!!!!!!! ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2006 22:20:30 GMT
Hmm, I wonder what the main topic will be at the next forum meet for a few selected individuals now intent on staying up way way past thier bedtime?
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Post by Tubeboy on May 6, 2006 22:30:23 GMT
point taken matey, am going bed now, sadly not with bella emberg [russ abbott show] lets make sure this thread runs for a few days at least. ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2006 22:45:08 GMT
Where's that train actually at? Chalfont ?
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Post by Phil on May 6, 2006 23:23:24 GMT
To keep the mods happy, lets confine our humour to one thread, on online petition Yes please. Long may the fun continue, but can we keep it in one place, and on one of the general boards, not an LU line board. Ta. |
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Post by Christopher J on May 7, 2006 12:29:01 GMT
Where's that train actually at? Chalfont ? It is indeed, sitting in the bay road for the CHAVHAM branch!! ;D Glad you liked the photo, it's amazing what 5mins of editing can produce! |
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Post by stanmorek on May 7, 2006 22:13:45 GMT
Can someone answer me a few questions? Is track buckling in hot weather a new Phenomenon? I and people i speak to dont remember hearing about it years ago. Is the problem worse with the advent of continuously welded rail? What is prestressing and what does it actually do and how do you do it? Any answers greatly appreciated My other half is a stressed DL/Picc passenger i would like to let her know what is happening to her service. I was out on heat duties with P-Way on the Met in the heatwave of 2003 and the patrolmen were more concerned about the old jointed rail. They knew CWR was less likely a problem but con rails still needed to be checked. We had to smash a few pots out there as the con rail would move and tip the pots over and cause the rail to go out of gauge. Here's how CWR is prestressed: districtdave.proboards39.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1136487636There's also UWR (unstressed welded rail) installed in short open sections of tunnels with expansion switches at each end. Checks were done like measuring the gaps in rail joints and expansion gaps. Gaps in rail joints sometimes had to be opened up with hydraulic equipment and we could shift a 200m section all at once. As for the current problems I can't say since I don't work there anymore but I can understand the travelling public's and LU's frsutration since I've been affected too on my to and from work. There's been more possession work and engineering train movements than ever which means more specified areas that prevent access to the track at night. A lot of other engineering work is being cancelled for these track replacement works. |
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Post by Colin on May 8, 2006 0:11:25 GMT
Well I have been armed with more information recently, very interesting too I'm not going into details as it's not for public consumption (fans & brown stuff ) - but let's just say the debacle recently experienced is not just to do with stressing the track. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2006 2:29:44 GMT
Colin you tease, you can't leave us with just that!
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Post by CSLR on May 8, 2006 6:22:00 GMT
let's just say the debacle recently experienced is not just to do with stressing the track. You are not suggesting that they also need to stress the staff and passengers? |
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Post by Colin on May 8, 2006 10:55:14 GMT
You are not suggesting that they also need to stress the staff and passengers? That is the ultimate aim of course ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2006 12:10:39 GMT
You are not suggesting that they also need to stress the staff and passengers? That is the ultimate aim of course ;D ;D ;D It's working. But now I'm on 2 weeks leave so I don't have to care. |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2006 21:33:39 GMT
i got out of a shed load of work today cos of the tsr's ;D ;D ;D was home an hour early
thankyou metronet, may the sun keep shining on the poor poor rails ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2006 18:13:53 GMT
Apparently someone high up at Metronet has resigned over this matter. I didn't catch their name or job title though.
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Post by Tom on May 12, 2006 20:17:46 GMT
David Crawley, chief operating officer. According to tonight's ES they have also been served with an Improvement Notice by the HMRI.
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) and the Met was to run alternatively to Baker Street and Moorgate. There was also a "thinning" of the service to reduce conjestion at Moorgate and through the speed restrictions.
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