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Post by philthetube on Nov 27, 2023 23:56:20 GMT
I have wondered, however, why LUL staff cannot use them in rail gaps?
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Post by philthetube on Oct 17, 2023 7:53:32 GMT
You can manually drive the TBTC and CBTC lines' trains at line speed. Happy to acknowledge it may not be as easy as on the Central line and hence less easy to sustain the timetable. Nor as easy but can be done, never seems to happen on the met though.
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Post by philthetube on Sept 22, 2023 16:00:19 GMT
It surprises me that the section between East Finchley and Camden does not get a mention, particularly the bet from East Finchley to the tunnel mouth, as a n ex Northern line driver I would have thought that this was much steeper than anything at the south end of the line
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Post by philthetube on Sept 1, 2023 13:02:10 GMT
"the Brake Test" is a misnomer, it's a brake line continuity test to check that any isolating cocks are in the open position. The "running brake test" is actually for testing the operation of the brake. Running brake tests are no done on the underground when entering service. 95 stock, (when new), also had at least one incident of a train being tripped and the trip resetting itself.
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Post by philthetube on Aug 29, 2023 10:25:10 GMT
The holiday season shouldn't make much difference as holidays are rostered, with very few days outside this.
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Post by philthetube on Apr 4, 2023 0:47:43 GMT
S Stock does have a "Black box" so speeds are recorded, I have never known a driver be disciplined over excess speed at the north end of the line but people have been spoken to for exceeding lower speed limits.
2 years since I retired so things may have changed.
70 mph north of Harrow would be beneficial, I don't think there is any point in going faster, North of Ricky northbound S stock could probably be opened up to run faster but Chiltern are slower than S stock now.
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Post by philthetube on Apr 3, 2023 16:22:32 GMT
I have measured 67mph on S-stock northbound after Willesden Green, where the track is slightly downhill. It felt faster than I'd ever experienced judging by the sound of the motors, so I believe it was accurate! As said up-thread manual line speed on the MET is 60mph and S Stock have a maximum possible of 63mph. On the District prior to CBTC the line speed was 45mph and S Stock maximum was 47mph. The train sticks to this maximum like glue, there is no coasting. Unless things have changed in the 2 years since I retired this is not correct, it was easily possible to achieve 70+ through Chalfont SB on the Met, at which point the speedo reset, I have known drivers claim 90+ and to have checked this using a phone, I have know idea if this is true but it is believable.
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Post by philthetube on Feb 18, 2023 13:40:52 GMT
There are actually multiple separate, but closely related issues that need to be considered - (1) the likelihood of someone being over-carried, (2) the reaction of that person and (3) the actions available to the driver upon becoming aware of the person. Plus the risk of drivers being accused of innapropriate actions, Safeguarding children? Tipping out mid route is a much bigger issuemid route than at termini, not to say that it is not an issue at termini. Wonder if this is planned for Amersham where a couple of trains sit in the siding for 25 mins. If I remember correctly the current rule about carrying passengers over shunt signals mean reduced speeds, this rule would be broken every time someone is overcarried. Quote reduced - can we try to be selective on what we quote please folks, rather than quoting complete posts. Thanks, Tom.
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Post by philthetube on Dec 10, 2022 4:57:12 GMT
I joined in 1995 as a guard and had my interviews at Baker St.
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Post by philthetube on Oct 14, 2022 1:27:28 GMT
On the Met there are quite a few destinations missing you cannot display a route all stations north to Harrow on the hill then fast to Ricky and beyond, also being able to show routes for 1 station before termini would be useful, in case the final station is closed but trains are able to run empty to it.
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Post by philthetube on Jul 26, 2022 2:55:36 GMT
only the more modern ones.
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Post by philthetube on Jul 19, 2022 13:39:19 GMT
When trains had windows that could be opened, they didn't need to carry energy gobbling air conditioning The irony!! Thus it added to the problem it is allegedly designed to help solve I was on a bus in Sussex on Saturday, and there was a notice on two of the windows "These windows are permanently open for the comfort of passengers" Have you travelled on a train with no air con today, I think you might change your mind on that one.
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Post by philthetube on Mar 21, 2022 2:19:59 GMT
With respect, that’s not really TfL’s problem. Considering what you pay for it, how do you propose to solve the staffing problems? As already mentioned, this isn’t something unique to TfL - many businesses in many sectors are having the same problems, albeit training a shop worker isn’t quite as complex as training, say, a service controller (a significant cause of delays on another Tube line at the moment). I'm a teacher. I don't have the luxury of working on my own, in a cab. Please don't lecture me about the realities of working in a post Covid world, because it's my everyday. I am not sure what your point is but many classes are being cancelled because of covid.
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Post by philthetube on Jan 28, 2022 14:28:36 GMT
Does anyone on here know a "visually impaired person" (VIP) whose opinion on announcements might be somewhat different to those of us with reasonable eyesight? Would reducing announcements be in line with the Equality Act 2010? I know a visually impaired person who finds bus announcements invaluable, he doesn't travel on the tube so I cannot help there. What is important about announcements when the train is stopped is that they are made, what is said is far less important, it just reassures passengers that the driver is alive and there is nothing dangerous to worry about.
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Post by philthetube on Jan 26, 2022 0:38:55 GMT
Jimbo, I suspect that if you were correct then some trains would move through the area quickly, which does not happen.
I still feel that the reason for the slow speed is for the same reason as the 20mph speed limit which was there before ATO, though I don't really know why that restriction was introduced in the first place.
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Post by philthetube on Jan 25, 2022 7:05:56 GMT
The speed 20mph restriction was introduced prior to ato, I heard at the time both that it had been introduced for clearance reasons and because of signal sighting, signal sighting was bad, on the inner home into Liverpool St.
If signal sighting then no need for it the still be there and if for clearance then that is also confusing as A stock was wider than S stock so ?
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Post by philthetube on Nov 30, 2021 13:40:57 GMT
I would guess, deu to location, that it is for the guard to observe before closing the doors, no longer needed of course.
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Post by philthetube on Nov 23, 2021 8:23:31 GMT
I would be very surprised if these strikes have much effect, RMT ones don't often.
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Post by philthetube on Nov 15, 2021 13:45:39 GMT
I hadn't noticed that either, thanks.
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Post by philthetube on Nov 15, 2021 11:19:49 GMT
Sorry, many of us just use the recently updated threads page and this does not state the forum section the post is in.
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Post by philthetube on Nov 14, 2021 13:18:27 GMT
Also, if there are problems detraining at Harrow trains can be run round the problem train via the other platform, not an option at Wembley
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Post by philthetube on Nov 14, 2021 13:15:58 GMT
Not sure if I have missed it but could someone please say which lines this occurs on?
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Post by philthetube on Oct 2, 2021 10:48:56 GMT
Some unsafe practice in that video! Used to do that all the time as a Northern line guard, on a sunny day once out of the tunnel that was normal position.
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Post by philthetube on Sept 12, 2021 12:30:21 GMT
23siding is a double length one, there is no indication to the driver if there is a train down there, driven on line of sight to the last available stopping mark.
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Post by philthetube on Sept 12, 2021 1:00:02 GMT
I imagine the train was wanted to be stabled in 23 sidings, this is the long siding on the left as you approach Ricky from the south.
This can only be accessed from the northbound platform so if this was the case a mainline shunt would have been needed.
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Post by philthetube on Sept 4, 2021 11:54:00 GMT
Much safer to Turnham Red.
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Post by philthetube on Sept 1, 2021 19:58:02 GMT
For time I don't think there would be much difference, for safety I would say number 3, unless number 2 is 100% reliable, and no system is, however I would not consider 2 or 3 to be safe if operated by a remote person sat in a room doing this full time, concentrating on the same nothing for periods of time is virtually impossible.
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Post by philthetube on Aug 30, 2021 14:09:45 GMT
One cannot say that sensitive edge is 100% failsafe, I am not aware of any issues with it, and it is a very clever, and simple system. (clever as in well thought out, not intelligent).
The issue I see with using cameras in this way would be having them recognise when people were sticking out of trains because the train is full, or just standing on the step saying goodbye. There is currently discretion as to when the doors are closed, cameras would struggle to see if the doors were obstructed for a good reason or not.
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Post by philthetube on Aug 13, 2021 11:48:31 GMT
The better solution would probably have been designing much more flexibility into the customer infromation systems on the trains from the start. Such unusual service patterns during engineering works are nothing new and the system could have been designed to correctly display any service pattern that can physically be run on the SSR network. Displaying "Hammersmith & City line to Upminster via Barking", or even having the displayed line/destination change automatically at the relevant location once the destination and route has been entered into the system would have prevented these issues entirely. I am aware that the computer systems on the S-stock are somewhat archaic, but systems that can deal with situations like this have been around for decades now - not least on numerous bus information systems on the continent. Perhaps d7666 can elaborate whether such flexibility will arrive with 4LM. It would certainly help. I could never work out why the trains were not fitted to use a tablet for the Passenger info, also could be used for driver log in and supplying info to the driver concerning duties, engineering works etc. Then easy upload wireless upload from anywhere on the network. it would save masses of paper as well. If this had happened the train would know the correct destinations to show and there would be no need for driver intervention unless there was disruption.
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Post by philthetube on Jul 21, 2021 20:42:23 GMT
Knew I made a mistake retiring.
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