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Post by Red Dragon on Jan 28, 2023 4:04:13 GMT
That's the train reporting number or train ID (commonly referred to as the headcode which isn't entirely accurate). Who actually calls it a train reporting number though? Certainly on the train planning side, we call them headcodes and so does our software.
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Post by Red Dragon on Jun 1, 2021 15:51:50 GMT
they’re a potentially useful resource for anyone looking to identify when trains might be in an open-air siding for graffiti purposes. It’s very surprising LU doesn’t seem bothered about this. I assume vandals who have the wherewithal to locate the working timetables could also just use the logic of observing when there are usually trains in the sidings they're interested in?
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Post by Red Dragon on Apr 6, 2021 15:41:33 GMT
Would the West Anglia inners be considered seperate lines, considering they share relatively few stations?
My preference is for NLL, ELL, GOBLIN, Emerson Line, Watford DC (or Watford line if Watford DC is considered too esoteric), West Anglia line and East Anglia line.
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Post by Red Dragon on Mar 12, 2021 12:08:34 GMT
I'm sure there's a way of fitting advertising to tunnel walls that can be read as a train passes through, something like a "flick book" combined with those oddly shaped ads on sports fields that look perfectly rectangular when seen on TV. Already tried in the 80s in the tunnels near Southgate on the Piccadilly line - an intruiging development but the screens on the new trains would probably be more popular with companies, I suspect.
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Post by Red Dragon on Aug 20, 2020 13:24:46 GMT
I know I missed the office air con during the hot weather. And a lot of people are working from home as it is exceptional circumstances. A lot of people aren't going to tolerate working from the bedroom of their flat or working with kids running everywhere in the long term.
The railways (TfL and BR) need to get part-time season tickets sorted out asap if they want people to go back to public transport.
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Post by Red Dragon on May 15, 2020 9:52:04 GMT
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Post by Red Dragon on May 14, 2020 19:06:34 GMT
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Post by Red Dragon on May 14, 2020 16:45:37 GMT
What happens if TfL doesn't get a bailout from central government?
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Post by Red Dragon on May 12, 2020 13:02:36 GMT
With the death of Belly Mujinga, a GTR booking clerk at Victoria, as a possible result of being spat on by a member of the public, I can't say that I think station staff will be very safe, especially with the increased passenger numbers.
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Post by Red Dragon on May 9, 2020 13:12:00 GMT
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Post by Red Dragon on Oct 31, 2019 21:26:52 GMT
*The big costs will be <snip> the old stock will need maintaining longer. But this could also allow the stock in the worst condition to be disposed of first, at least reducing the impact of a longer transition period?
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Post by Red Dragon on Oct 5, 2019 19:11:22 GMT
Friday evening rush hour. 18:20 to be exact. Train dispatcher on duty at this time on Bakerloo Line northbound platform was acting irresponsibly and dangerously to my mind. I can understand the need to dispatch trains with the minimum of delay but holding up your white thing to signal the train operator to close the doors while there is still a crowd of people boarding at doors either side of you is just plain madness. He did it with three consecutive trains as I watched him, just not giving the people on the platform time to board the train. Half the crowd on and half just getting on when the door alert sounds. Then he brusquely announces to those left behind "there'll be another train along in a minute". That is not the point. People would not have been left behind on the platform at all if this employee had been doing his job properly. I suspect that if they did not close the doors on people, a never-ending flow of people would delay the train. Dwell times are critical at peak times I understand. It's quite common in my experience and is the only way to actually run the service during peak times. The relatively low number of trap and drag incidents would suggest that there isn't a significant safety issue.
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Post by Red Dragon on May 26, 2019 20:37:41 GMT
Seem like reasonable changes. Just a quick point, (and I’ve posted this publically as it may well be relevant to others): the colour we’re supposed to use to emphasise is blue if I remember correctly (in order to avoid conflict with admin red and moderator green). Are we still allowed to use blue text in our posts?
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Post by Red Dragon on May 14, 2019 16:10:16 GMT
The industrial action has been called off Great news! Thanks for letting us know! I would have been rather miffed at missing my first LU heritage run For anyone interested, the 1938ts tour has sold out.
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Post by Red Dragon on May 13, 2019 15:06:56 GMT
The final details email from the museum refers to a possible cancellation of the 1938ts run at short notice due to industrial action at LU depots. How likely is this to occur, as I was very much looking forward to my trip?
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Post by Red Dragon on May 10, 2019 15:31:51 GMT
Managed to bag myself the front car on the longer journey A! Very pleased with it - my first heritage train run on LU and I'm hoping all will go to plan. Was hoping to go on the Steam on the District, but the prices are just too far out of my reach. In case anyone is interested, the shorter journeys two and three still have spaces (journey one is sold out), but neither have spaces in the front car (A).
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The updated availability for the 1938ts tour next Sunday. Still some spaces left! Although I have no link to the LTM etc., it would be nice to see all tickets sell out. This would ensure that the costs of running these trips can be covered and that money is available to look after LU heritage vehicles too - possibly even add to the fleet rolling stock which will be withdrawn over the next 50-or-so years!
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Post by Red Dragon on May 3, 2019 5:51:53 GMT
Thanks littlejohn. Maybe you (and everyone else) would enjoy another film... This is one of two comparison films that I am making - D-Stock / D-Train - slowing down for stations, accelerating away afterwards, arriving at a terminus station. At present this film is unlisted on YouTube - that will change when I get around to adding the video text. What is very apparent is just how much slower these trains were on the District line. I wonder if this is because the line speed was only 45mph? (which is quite a bit slower than the Central line, for instance). Next, full station to station rides You spoil us Simon 😂 another very interesting video.
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Post by Red Dragon on May 2, 2019 15:22:03 GMT
Managed to bag myself the front car on the longer journey A! Very pleased with it - my first heritage train run on LU and I'm hoping all will go to plan. Was hoping to go on the Steam on the District, but the prices are just too far out of my reach. In case anyone is interested, the shorter journeys two and three still have spaces (journey one is sold out), but neither have spaces in the front car (A).
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| Journey 3 | Car B | sold out | nearly sold out
| Car C | sold out
| limited availability | Car D (rear) | limited availability
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Post by Red Dragon on Mar 31, 2019 10:39:20 GMT
The weird thing is that the trains are getting wheelchair spaces but step free access to stations on the line is very limited. In addition the height of the platforms north of Queens Park proved too difficult for the ramps provided. Not enough space to get the wheelchair on or off the ramp. As long as there are two or more platforms on at least one journey that are accessible to people who use wheelchairs (which is not necessarily the same as step-free) then the spaces are beneficial. In addition to the three stations currently marked as step-free, such access is coming to Paddington shortly and step-free interchange is available at Baker Street, Oxford Circus and every station shared with LO. Although the ramp issue mentioned above still applies to all interchanges with the LO.
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Post by Red Dragon on Jan 16, 2019 7:40:56 GMT
As Chris says tfl are guilty enough themselves. A number 17 bus may show in one direction "Archway" or "Archway Station". In the opposite direction a 43 service might be "London Bridge" "London Bridge Station", "LONDON BRIDGE STN", and I'm fairly sure I've seen "London Bridge via Liverpool Street" on a bus in the last couple of years, long after any journeys ceased to go that way! There seems to have been a trend in adding extra detail to buses that has cropped up in the past year- bus blinds seem to have ended up with a suffix on a number of routes, Archway seems to have become Archway Station on the 143 for instance- amusing given that since the botched road layout changes the new terminus is now less convenient for the station than the old one. A number of routes also have the terminal point in capital letters under the destination- the 134 rather than terminating at North Finchley is now North Finchley TALLY HO! The extra detail is welcome - some of those destinations are vague enough to refer to an entire London borough! It’d be a bit like a Piccadilly line train with a destination of “Zone 4”. Can’t imagine that’d go down well somehow!
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Post by Red Dragon on Jan 7, 2019 21:02:48 GMT
Are these new machines urine proof too? Dogs use the tube. And drunks...
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Post by Red Dragon on Dec 17, 2018 7:00:04 GMT
These ticket machine maps are dated Dec 2018 but have zones which are clearly color coded in the style of the older maps. I've always wondered why that is. I quite like the coloured zones and they distinguish the zones a bit more clearly IMO. Presumably because this is more important at ticket machines which are used for ticketing purposes than fir tube maps which are more navigational and need to be less cluttered (although whether that’s fulfilled at the moment is debatable!)
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Post by Red Dragon on Dec 10, 2018 18:01:52 GMT
I agree-BUT is it art, or just an "artists" on an ego trip? Linder is one of the most influential artists of her generation, working with mixed-media and collage to create powerful, feminist bodies of work encompassing a broad scope and an important message. None of the artists working with AotU are anything less than world class. Personally, I dislike the design - it's very jarring and having photographs of body parts on the map is hardly pleasant. In particular: This reminds me of a glossy brochure for some blurb for a "vibrant new community in the heart of [placename] incorporating the historic features of its industrial past into a new innovative blend of Holdernes clay and glorious glass." i.e. waffle - all of your statements are subjective. "Influential" is questionable considering that her method of creating artwork is quite similar to many others; "powerful" is debatable - to the majority of people it's just some cut-out lips and fingers. I may be missing something but I'm struggling to derive a feminist message from the work, let alone an important message. What is the important message, may I ask?
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Post by Red Dragon on Nov 19, 2018 7:38:27 GMT
I don't think that there is any benefit these days to a tube lines only map. Certainly the DLR and Overground are integral parts of many journeys that also include the tube. For example today I travelled from Mudchute to Marylebone and back - there was no practical difference between the DLR and LU parts of my journeys. Tube+DLR+orbital London Overground routes would be sensible as a starting point seeing as the DLR is basically another tube line for the public’s purposes. Orbital overground lines (NLL, WLL, SLL, ELL, GOBLIN) all provide unique orbital links encouraging passengers to avoid zone 1. The Watford DC parallels the Bakerloo so its inclusion makes sense. Personally I’d include Thameslink and Crossrail as they both CROSS zone 1. This selection would be complemented by an increased presence of the London Connections map in the leaflet racks at stations. Including the river bus sound like a good idea as it provides quick links through z1. The increased recognition and thus patronage could allow them to justify an increase in frequency as well as add new routes.
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Post by Red Dragon on Nov 1, 2018 21:58:02 GMT
From another forum which members here may find relevant:
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If you are a free member with more than 1,000 photos or videos, you will have ample time to upgrade to Pro (for 30% off your first year) or download your photos and videos.* Read more about this decision. blog.flickr.net/en/2018/11/01/changing-flickr-free-accounts-1000-photos/ *Free members with more than 1,000 photos or videos uploaded to Flickr have until Tuesday, January 8, 2019, to upgrade to Pro or download content over the limit. After January 8, 2019, members over the limit will no longer be able to upload new photos to Flickr. After February 5, 2019, free accounts that contain over 1,000 photos or videos will have content actively deleted -- starting from oldest to newest date uploaded -- to meet the new limit.”
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Post by Red Dragon on Sept 16, 2018 18:37:31 GMT
Quite possible for the old ones to stay in place, not working after new ones are provided. Such a shame if they did switch them off they have a sort of charm to them that I like. But progress is progress, and I'd assume that the 4LM doesn't like the idea of setting of lights, instead of sending text (although they could create a small circuit program that interprets the data and then sets off an output that will turn the lights on, but I'm not the one designing these things) I'm no expert, but surely it would be something as simple as: "If field 1 = High Street Kensington, close circuit A" which would cause the light for the arrow pointing to HSK to illuminate?
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Post by Red Dragon on Sept 13, 2018 7:16:39 GMT
Ditto for previous quizzes. Probably a problem with the server.
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Post by Red Dragon on Aug 31, 2018 9:22:35 GMT
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Post by Red Dragon on Aug 25, 2018 9:44:29 GMT
Early this morning I badly hurt my back such that I can't currently move from lying on my left side. This means I can't use my computer and can't therefore prepare any quiz questions and there aren't any prepared beyond today, so it's probable there will be at least one day gap in the quiz. I’m sure we won’t mind a gap in the quiz Chris; don’t worry yourself. Hope you get better soon!
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Post by Red Dragon on Jul 3, 2018 17:55:57 GMT
Is this still on? They've chosen a great time to strike considering the Great Northern inner suburban services have been the latest GN service to descend into chaos, with mass cancellations and lengthy delays Both routes are already under serious strain so I don't envy the commuters on the northern and the LO (Anglia). And I suppose there's no chance of bus extras with the current financial situation? There goes local buses as well.
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