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Post by cso on Jul 24, 2011 14:10:54 GMT
Also strikes me as a bit of a pain from both an operational and timetabling perspective to get trains to drop off 4 empty carriages or pick them up before and after the peaks..
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Post by cso on Jul 23, 2011 8:57:43 GMT
I think part of the problem though is if the workings for the individual stocks are different lengths... then it doesn't look quite as neat; hence the comment regarding making sure they are all the same lengths. example: Train 444 0459 Ex Neasden Depot, to Wembley Park platform 5 0510 Wembley Pk-Baker St 0539 Baker St-Uxbridge 0628 Uxbridge-Baker St 0725 Baker St-Watford 0815 Watford-Aldgate 0923 Aldgate-Watford 1043 Watford-Baker St 1134 Baker St-Watford 1233 Watford-Baker St 1324 Baker St-Watford 1423 Watford-Baker St 1514 Baker St-Watford 1613 Watford-Baker St 1707 Baker St-Watford 1802 Watford-Baker St 1852 Baker St-Uxbridge 1948 Uxbridge-Aldgate 2100 Aldgate-Uxbridge 2209 Uxbridge-Aldgate 2320 Aldgate-Uxbridge 0035 Uxbridge-Wembley Pk Then to Neasden Depot | Train 461 0648 Ex Uxbridge Sidings 0702 Uxbridge-Aldgate 0811 Aldgate-Harrow Then empty to Neasden depot. 1550 Ex Neasden Depot to Finchley Rd (empty) 1600 Finchley Rd-Baker St 1614 Baker St-Watford 1713 Watford-Aldgate 1824 Aldgate-Uxbridge 1939 Uxbridge-Aldgate 2050 Aldgate-Uxbridge 2159 Uxbridge-Aldgate 2310 Aldgate-Uxbridge Then empty to Uxbridge Sidings | Train 462 0734 Neasden Depot-Wembley Pk 0740 Wembley Pk-Watford 0824 Watford-Baker St 0914 Baker St-Wembley Pk Empty to Neasden Depot
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Post by cso on Jul 22, 2011 21:54:16 GMT
Tables would be fine for what you want to do if only Proboards was fairly sensible. However, you could do something like: to get what you want... [table][tr][td]1 2 3 4[/td][td]1 2
[/td] [td]1
[/td][/tr][/table] ensuring each table cell contains some the same number of lines and it might line up reasonably well. I've dropped you a PM as well with an idea.
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Post by cso on Jul 18, 2011 11:08:21 GMT
I presume I'm the only one on these forums that's actually happy to be seeing some of the A-Stock's departing on their final journey to Northwood Sidings? I would much rather have an S-Stock than an A-Stock for journeys any day...
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Post by cso on Jul 11, 2011 8:19:27 GMT
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Post by cso on Jul 4, 2011 15:09:35 GMT
So the plan is about one every week and a half? (9 apparently here, 17 to make 26 - 25 weeks to go until Christmas at a rough count)
I thought there was more work to be completed at Neasden before more were arriving?
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Post by cso on Jul 4, 2011 12:30:28 GMT
I'd have thought we'd have known shortly for defiinite which trains were going as I thought the train is booked to run to Northwood round about now isn't it?
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Post by cso on Jul 2, 2011 7:20:03 GMT
I wonder if the circle is not running to Hammersmith to enable the Hammersmith and City line trains to run the Hammersmith - Aldgate service?
I.e you're sending less trains down there so timetabling on that section is easier.
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Post by cso on Jun 27, 2011 13:28:00 GMT
Are there weekend paths for S-Stock or is it just 'as and when depending on drivers and Neasden Depot' ?
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Post by cso on Jun 26, 2011 22:12:12 GMT
Well, when I was on the Jub and Met this evening, it was confused as to whether it was running between West Hampstead and Stanmore .... trains all said Stanmore, messages at Canary Wharf said suspended and announcements were suspended due to Faulty Train at Neasden (which did appear to exist...)
I passed Neasden and the presumably faulty train and there were lots of people in Hi Vis down on the track in front of the depot entrance doing stuff, I assumed to get it out of the way.
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Post by cso on Jun 26, 2011 8:50:39 GMT
I thought it would be fine, but I'd rather just check
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Post by cso on Jun 26, 2011 0:14:58 GMT
I'm planning a trip on a PAYG Oyster Card tomorrow (today? Sunday anyway!).
I'm planning on going from Ickenham - Charing Cross on the tube. I'm then planning on going on a train from Charing Cross - Falconwood.
According to the Oyster TFL Map thing, Falconwood is in Zone 4 and I can therefore do the journey on my Oyster PAYG.
Do I need to do anything special (eg. the Oyster Extension Permit rubbish that was around at some point) or can I just PAYG and touch in as usual.
Thanks,
Colin
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Post by cso on Jun 24, 2011 10:00:53 GMT
The S stock is only guaged towards london, so cannot go back up to Derby by rail. Err... don't they arrive by rail in the first place, so surely they can go back by rail?
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Post by cso on Jun 24, 2011 8:55:16 GMT
I think the typo he's talking about is:
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Post by cso on Jun 22, 2011 14:57:33 GMT
The problem with the 'all stations' trains are they are adding capcity where it is not needed. The only branch that needs an increased service is the Uxbridge branch. The Amersham and Watford services are dead in the slack hours. Damn Pinner residents assoc. should just keep their mouths shut. What is the Pinner South / Pinner North tph roughly? I'd have gussed 6tph each way, but could be wrong?
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Post by cso on Jun 22, 2011 8:36:25 GMT
The Chesham branch still exists, so I'm not sure of the relevance of that comment. Also, from all that MetControl has said, the residents and passengers from Chesham wanted a through train service rather than a shuttle and having to change at Chalfont and Latimer.
I do partly agree with you on the comment about having to extend things to fit, but if you need that little bit of extra space on the train to make passengers more comfortable, or the train better, then I'm not sure it's a problem.
I'm not sure on the relevance of comparing a train to a bendy bus - trains and trams (I'm thinking Sheffield here) have already been bendy for MANY years, so it's not exactly like it's a new technological advance in the way a bendy bus is/was.
Has anyone actually said that the timetable changes, making trains 'All Stations' is due to the S-Stock in the slightest? Perhaps it's more down to passenger loadings, after all - the Metropolitan line is not there to serve 'Amersham Man' only but is also there to serve 'Northwood Man', 'Pinner Man', 'Wembley Park Man' etc. as well.
I think the longest I've done an S-Stock is Baker Street - Ickenham, and I have to say I thought it was a lot comfier than the A-Stocks, particularly the one I did Amersham - Baker Street on on Saturday (and the reverse too!)
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Post by cso on Jun 21, 2011 8:32:44 GMT
I thought the 72ts was usually "stored" on the platform at Aldwych, so therefor not likely to be prone to damage?
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Post by cso on Jun 15, 2011 23:25:00 GMT
I saw the train 20020 today at HOTH. it appeared to be Amersham bound based on its display... But it was in P6 the s/bound fast. Any reason? Apparently earlier in the week there was another train (stock unknown) doing the same...
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Post by cso on Jun 13, 2011 9:24:00 GMT
My first thought said Uxbridge, but I'm fairly sure that's wrong!
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Post by cso on Jun 12, 2011 20:48:37 GMT
Little Chalfont? Don't you mean Chalfont & Latimer? Although it's called Chalfont and Latimer, I thought the station was actually in Little Chalfont...
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Post by cso on Jun 12, 2011 9:32:40 GMT
I think they do run to Chesham on occasion, bronzeonion - seen it mentioned on here a few times.
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Post by cso on Jun 12, 2011 9:28:36 GMT
One went trundling up the M40 earlier in the week as well... I didn't get the number though unfortunately.
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Post by cso on Jun 11, 2011 9:46:50 GMT
I thought I saw them passing Ickenham later last night than usual
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Post by cso on Jun 10, 2011 11:32:58 GMT
As I wasn't on the train, I don't know the specific doors that were shut... just that he was saying that all the doors in the first car didn't open and neither did some in the second car.
This doesn't really change the question though: is there a problem with drivers managing to stop at Eastcote correctly or not?
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Post by cso on Jun 10, 2011 11:12:42 GMT
Canons Park + 3
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Post by cso on Jun 10, 2011 11:11:51 GMT
That's the doors that are meant to be locked out - but not the doors that are locked out from what he was saying...
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Post by cso on Jun 9, 2011 23:41:29 GMT
Is there a 'known issue' at Eastcote, or are a colleague and I just unlucky...
Whenever either of us has been on an S-Stock at Eastcote, the train doors have failed to open - the latest incident being Wednesday from memory, where the first car + half the second car didn't open because the train had stopped short. This usually seems to be the case when he' on the train, and I've noticed it too when I've been through Eastcote.
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Post by cso on Jun 7, 2011 19:33:26 GMT
Passengers intending to leave the train waiting until the train has actually stopped at their station before getting up from their seat I know a number of passengers that do this for a very good reason - they are disabled, and unable to stand for long periods of time... so I'm not sure I'd agree with that one.
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Post by cso on Jun 5, 2011 10:18:12 GMT
I wouldn't have thought a Met could travel on the Jubilee Tracks between Neasden and Finchley these days with TBTC...
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Post by cso on Jun 4, 2011 18:19:53 GMT
They are all things above or below platforms?
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