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Post by rincew1nd on Aug 1, 2023 19:16:21 GMT
The new trains are 4-car and can work as a pair ......... So maximum train length is 8cars. Simply stating the count of cars clouds the issue for those unfamiliar with either the old or the new stock....One might say I am being pedantic here... Indeed, car length is an important consideration. I suspect the shorter cars reduces the gap on the curves and thus allows the sliding step technology to be effective; even on curved platforms - which is my original point. Internet forums love pedants'.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 31, 2023 21:09:30 GMT
I can't speak for the Anglian units, but on Merseyside the step extends far enough to be usable at every platform; they're not all straight. Merseyside is a self contained network so no freight trains and they modified the platforms to suit the new trains. Maximum train length is 6 cars. Freight trains do use parts of the network (though not often), as do Rail Head Treatment Trains and trains involved in renewals. The platforms have been rebuilt, but not to suit the trains - the platforms are all now at the national standard height and offset; the trains were ordered to fit the platforms, and at platforms that are curved the sliding step still works. The new trains are 4-car and can work as a pair with Selective Door Opening only used at one, maybe two stations. So maximum train length is 8cars.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 30, 2023 19:52:46 GMT
The Stadler trains used in a few areas around the UK get around this by using an extending step to fill the gap but these only work on straight platforms. I can't speak for the Anglian units, but on Merseyside the step extends far enough to be usable at every platform; they're not all straight.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 30, 2023 19:45:08 GMT
It seems there's a variance between the need for a one day product and a paper ticket.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 26, 2023 20:49:53 GMT
People who use wheelchairs also prefer paper travel cards - especially if they have self-propelled wheelchairs because they often need to stop and rest their arms during the journey. Too often this need (to stop and rest) sees them breach Oyster journey time limits. Citation needed on this I think. A friend of mine uses a wheelchair (self propelled) and when we travelled together on LU she used her phone to pay, because a piece of card was too flimsy to handle in her gloves.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 23, 2023 20:51:55 GMT
It's not about interchanges, though if you study a map closely you might find the link.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 15, 2023 20:45:15 GMT
How did it get back?
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 9, 2023 23:20:36 GMT
It is indeed Croxley. The image above is unmodified and taken by Chris M.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 9, 2023 23:19:13 GMT
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 9, 2023 21:18:34 GMT
Also is it just me or do the trains now have speakers on the outside or something since the announcements are so clear when the doors are closed. I know in Chicago there actually are external speakers. The new cl777 got Merseyrail have what's described as an "External PA", intended for warning passengers to stand back from the train and the like.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 8, 2023 11:22:41 GMT
A former partner worked in road design. Everything was done in Metric, but the distances along the road was referred to as "chainage" eg "the structure is located at chainage 45.65km".
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 6, 2023 9:09:00 GMT
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Post by rincew1nd on Jun 25, 2023 11:31:53 GMT
Advertising a product for sale at a cheaper price than what is subsequently offered is false advertising. Retailers are required to have a system in place to prevent this, for my employer this is a weekly price check done at the same time as checking the expiry dates of products.
We are now drifting significantly off topic though folks
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Post by rincew1nd on Jun 25, 2023 10:10:25 GMT
Just to perhaps finish the legal tender discussion (which we've identified isn't really relevant here) some little stories I've heard:
•The only legal tender in Scotland is the Bank of England £1 note.
•Someone dissatisfied with a parking fine once tried to pay in bagged copper coins, the court refused to accept it, as they are only legal tender for amounts under 20p. Said person went away, and then returned with unbagged £1 coins.
•Whilst shops don't have to accept legal tender for purchases, neither do they have to sell you a produce at the price listed on the shelf. The "invitation to treat" is when the sale is rung through the till and that is when a customer gains the right to buy; it is however false advertising.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jun 20, 2023 6:24:34 GMT
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Post by rincew1nd on Jun 14, 2023 23:10:41 GMT
Question: (click/tap for a larger version) The insets are numbered from top to bottom.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jun 14, 2023 23:09:16 GMT
First out of the gate. Sudbury Town station stairs from Westbound platform exit to footbridge Answer: Sudbury Town - stairs to footbridge from westbound side (click/tap for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on Jun 14, 2023 23:08:28 GMT
The original plan was to have a normal railway throughout; for the use of normal trains. Which would not have worked with platform edge doors. I get that door-spacing cannot be universal, but why could we not have standard height platforms with Platform Edge Doors (PEDs) which would allow other trains to use the infrastructure?
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Post by rincew1nd on May 28, 2023 21:04:35 GMT
This is all getting a little political; Chris M has given a good balanced precís. I suggest that those who wish to dig deeper into the root causes of the closures think carefully before posting.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 28, 2023 10:14:50 GMT
Any actual guesses though?
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Post by rincew1nd on May 28, 2023 10:11:26 GMT
We've given this a similar amount of time as you would usually get, whilst it may have a hint of Blackhorse Road that's the opposite corner of the map than where need to be. See if this helps: (click/tap image for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on May 27, 2023 10:45:05 GMT
A single part, with two locations.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 23, 2023 20:01:53 GMT
When undertaking a brake test as a Guard, assisting T/Op or T/Op I always understood that you shouldn’t discharge the trainline fully but heavily reduce and wait until the pressure remains steady after reducing. Why did they not discharge the trainline to zero? Was it merely to save time when recharging it, or were there other reasons? Decreasing but not emptying makes the process quicker, but also when the brake controller is in 'lap' it should neither charge nor discharge the brake pipe - dropping it to a point makes it easier to see if it is either rising or falling when it should actually be steady.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 23, 2023 9:40:00 GMT
As RAIB are now investigating this incident, this thread will be locked pending the release of their report.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 23, 2023 0:02:21 GMT
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Post by rincew1nd on May 23, 2023 0:01:14 GMT
This is an UndergrounD forum, we have whistles not horns thank you very much!
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Post by rincew1nd on May 22, 2023 23:58:00 GMT
Oh this is very much one for the pedants'.
Perhaps the double arrow on the map actually represents "National Rail Interchange for a service not shown on the map". In this case it need to go from the examples listed above.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 22, 2023 20:28:04 GMT
Schadenfreude.
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Post by rincew1nd on May 22, 2023 20:19:07 GMT
Something that has been missed is that Seven Sisters and Edmonton Green no longer have interchange with National Rail as Greater Anglia stopped serving there from Today. London Overground is a National Rail operator though, even though it likes to pretend it's not.
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