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Post by jswallow on May 11, 2022 5:28:50 GMT
So, actually talking about the website, I think it’s a clever bit of programming and a useful tool to show how the lines are working. The arguments about ‘Good Service’ being a useless indication (which I largely agree with) become more of a moot point here as you can view the status of the line as a description, e.g. as of now, the Central line is showing:
77% longer wait at stations 9% longer running time between stations
And then by clicking the line diagram, you can see the status of the line for the last 15 minutes or so with coloured lines for sections of the line.
It’s going to help me know which way to go to work - I live between the Central line and Victoria line and either can get me to work in the mornings, so knowing what’s really happening is useful.
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Post by jswallow on Nov 26, 2021 17:18:06 GMT
For both of those points, the trains had grandfather rights due to their age. They didn’t need to have either thing.
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Post by jswallow on Oct 29, 2019 22:07:27 GMT
In addition to that, they’re also not cleared to operate in multiple yet, which is required for Liverpool Street services.
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Post by jswallow on Sept 21, 2019 18:10:15 GMT
I'm not familiar with these; how did they compare to the type that I have? Layman answer ... The printing on the original blinds was on the back of the blind as opposed to the front. It had to be backlit in order to show anything, if not lit it just showed a white/dirt coloured panel. The object of these blinds was to only show the destination at the front of the train. Someone might be able to get more technical with this.
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Post by jswallow on May 31, 2019 11:52:34 GMT
The extras are now loaded into RTT so 710s should be out and about.
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Post by jswallow on Apr 26, 2019 19:24:45 GMT
... and Realtimetrains is showing a currently-normal (30 minute) Sunday service now on Sunday afternoon. Indeed and that's why I hedged my original post with "possibly" etc. Sorry if anyone was misled as I posted in good faith having double checked the online info It was a sensible suggestion though based on the information loaded earlier in the week. There are so few freight trains on a Sunday there would likely have been less impact if something had failed. Fingers crossed I’ll see them passing the top of my road with passengers before Crossrail opens.
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Post by jswallow on Apr 26, 2019 10:01:03 GMT
... and Realtimetrains is showing a currently-normal (30 minute) Sunday service now on Sunday afternoon.
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Post by jswallow on Apr 25, 2019 8:51:20 GMT
Same, for not holding my breath. But are they really the regular timetable paths, as they're loaded in as 'VAR' and as from Upper Holloway to Barking at the start of day? Neither are what the normal timetable say.
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Post by jswallow on Apr 13, 2019 10:26:47 GMT
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Post by jswallow on Apr 12, 2019 19:59:04 GMT
Interesting to note the exclusion of CSDE (Correct Side Door Enable) and ASDO (Automatic Selective Door Operation) - jumping to a conclusion here, but does that suggest a lack of infrastructure or a lack of testing of these facilities? Also slightly worried about the refusal to allow sleet brushes and de-icing equipment. Hopefully we have a mild winter... What’s to worry about? If they’re only running on AC under the initial approval, neither sleet brushes nor deicing is needed. And as far as I know, there is no CSDE or ASDO on the GOBLIN, so again, not needed yet.
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Post by jswallow on Jan 28, 2019 16:12:35 GMT
The station dot matrix was struggling this morning with it. I was on the 1000 at Leyton Midland Road, which was first shown as due 1003, then “Delayed” (and announced as such), only for it to roll in at 0959.
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Post by jswallow on Jan 28, 2019 10:11:24 GMT
On a 378 now ... lots of waiting time at stations because of the improved acceleration.
Stopping points have changed for all trains, obviously 378s had to use the new point, but the 172s are as well. Cue much running along platforms when trains sail past people (even though there are posters at stations telling people that stopping points have altered)
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Post by jswallow on Jan 28, 2019 7:36:06 GMT
ModernEMU group must have got it wrong then.
Does it matter it’s running the 0703 instead? As someone who actually uses the GOBLIN as his home line I’d rather see it somewhere in the schedule.
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Post by jswallow on Feb 20, 2018 17:57:51 GMT
They're all based on the Aventra platform. They'll likely have a different class number (as all the other orders for them so far have had different class numbers - 710 for LO, and planned as 701 for South Western Railway, 720 for Greater Anglia). c2c and West Midlands Aventras haven't been allocated a class yet.
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Post by jswallow on Jan 12, 2018 16:29:38 GMT
That link shows that the train didn't continue past Woodgrange park, otherwise the "Realtime" column would have the times shown in bold, and with descriptions (30L, RT, 2E, etc) next to it. Unless of course you are privy to internal information about the train making it to Gospel Oak, coupled with the train picking up a new headcode (or the data feed going awry in some otherway) after Woodgrange Park Sorry, I don't use Real Time Trains very often so misinterpreted the information, my humble apologies to all.
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Post by jswallow on Jan 12, 2018 15:22:05 GMT
It seems it didn't get past Woodgrange Park, left Barking 38 minutes early but arrived Woodgrange Park 30 minutes late, took over an hour and a quarter to do a 4 minute journey? It made it all the way to Gospel Oak from Barking last night. Once the very long stop at Woodgrange Park was sorted it was pretty much normal timings all the way.
Link to the run:- www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K96316/2018/01/12/advanced
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Post by jswallow on Jun 20, 2017 18:28:45 GMT
Replace all existing electric trains? Don't think they will - the 444s and 450s aren't going anywhere.
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Post by jswallow on Oct 2, 2016 9:37:17 GMT
I've come into this thread thinking there were new things to read about the GOBLIN electrification works, not politics. My mistake.
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Post by jswallow on Aug 15, 2016 9:37:05 GMT
To confirm the new gateline was open when I went past... Quite a lot of people on the Chingford platform ticket hall side trying to get in though - multiple buses arriving at once will make it fun to get into the station (not complaining/moaning, but I can't think of a better way to do it!)
Three or four police offices/PCSOs as well by the barriers as well as CSAs. Expecting day 1 trouble?
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Post by jswallow on May 4, 2016 20:40:16 GMT
The A406 is murder though - I regularly spend 15 minutes plus trying to get off it at Ilford. The route via East Ham uses bus lanes for a lot of it so maybe that's TfL's logic (and I know that's a misnomer). And going via Leyton or Leytonstone would easily add 5-10 minutes as well. Traffic in Waltham Forest is hell, and only getting worse.
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Post by jswallow on Jan 16, 2016 20:44:52 GMT
Platform 7 and 8 are often used for GOBLIN services - Saturday afternoon services frequently use platform 7 (for drivers' route retention). As I don't go that way every week, I can't say whether it's always the case. It's also how they reverse and get access to East Ham Depot.
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Post by jswallow on Nov 24, 2015 20:40:53 GMT
Nowadays ... It should work in exactly the same way as other regular contactless payment cards. The revenue inspector scans the credit card/iPhone/Watch, and doesn't get any sort of confirmation as to whether the card is valid at that point - it's then reconciled later by the main computers and if a touch-in hasn't been registered for that card on the journey in question, then a penalty fare is charged.
Some of the inspectors still had older readers (don't know if that's still the case now) - in those cases the ticket machine produced a list of contactless cards used on that trip (with only part of the card number for security) and it was a manual check of the card against the list.
Or even ... the revenue inspector does what they did last time they boarded on a bus I was a passenger on - I showed my iPhone, get it ready so they can scan it, they just say "that's fine" and don't even bother scanning it.
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Post by jswallow on Aug 12, 2015 20:54:14 GMT
That's right, the planned route through the depot was supposed to be to Stratford only, and to Walthamstow is via Markhouse Corner.
Is the B being used well? Mine had a whopping 5 people on it.
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Post by jswallow on Aug 10, 2015 13:41:09 GMT
I took a ride on the Replacement route B at about 1.30pm - in case anyone was looking forward to a trip through the Council depot, it's not going the way it's supposed to and they were all running via Markhouse Corner. Wonder if the first buses got stuck around South Access Road, as people with sense all foresaw.
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Post by jswallow on Jul 18, 2014 5:04:28 GMT
Thanks for the Victoria line film, that's really interesting, sadly, more watchable than the new documentary shown on Wednesday for me.
It was one of those "put a camera in front of someone and they turn into an idiot" sort of programme ... the people with "Where's Willy?" (the hours must fly by for them), the berk supervising the crane removal, all the usual reality show types were there.
There were a couple of interesting things in it, the damage being caused to the building in Soho Square was a high point, but all the drama about threading the needle just led to a "well that worked" result. Which of course should have been the outcome but doesn't make for interesting telly. I'm hoping the next episode is better.
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Post by jswallow on Nov 14, 2013 19:08:01 GMT
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Post by jswallow on May 23, 2012 18:28:25 GMT
Leyton is, I believe, a temporary entrance/exit for Olympic Traffic. From the triumphant newsletters that the council shove through our letterbox, they're not just for the Olympics. Getting out of Leyton in rush hour is madness. Three ticket barriers in the out direction is nowhere near enough, so the side path is going to be a godsend.
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Post by jswallow on Dec 13, 2011 22:19:58 GMT
The point i was trying to make was , being a Moderator you should be Neutral in your views. I'll bite, seeing as I completely disagree with that viewpoint. Moderators are chosen who are helpful to a community. They have probably reached that position by being helpful, expressing opinions, and helping others. So, you're saying that someone becomes a moderator and is then instantly muzzled to toe the neutral party line? Sort of defeats why they're there in the first place ... Met Control does a sterling job, patiently replying to people who have little better to do than make the same complaints day after day after day. I understand that people are unhappy about the new timetable or about the new S stock, but do they really have to post about it every single day?
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Post by jswallow on Oct 2, 2011 7:44:12 GMT
Why does it matter if the voices are different, as long as they're clear and understood?
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Post by jswallow on Sept 29, 2011 19:40:14 GMT
Overran at Aldwych - buffer stop collision, hence the "trying to go to Waterloo" line. Having trouble googling the date, want to say it was in the 50's but not 100%.
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