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Post by trc666 on May 20, 2011 13:25:49 GMT
The spreadsheet will need to be updated as 3016 has now been scrapped on site at Walthamstow Pump House.
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Post by trc666 on May 19, 2011 18:29:47 GMT
TfL website is now showing the Central Line as having minor delays. I'm guessing that train at Tottenham Court Road needed a pushout to White City?
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Post by trc666 on May 18, 2011 20:28:25 GMT
Only blinds I have seen up on service trains are Brixton, Stockwell, Victoria, Kings Cross, Highbury, Seven Sisters, Seven Sisters*, and Walthamstow Central.
Only seen the others (Pimlico, Green Park, Oxford Circus, Finsbury Park, Tottenham Hale, Blackhorse Road) when we were at Ealing Broadway at the weekend.
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Post by trc666 on May 18, 2011 20:21:22 GMT
Intermediate reverses that can be done in service (ie with passengers on board) are Warren Street south to north, Victoria south to north and Highbury south-to-north, these are colour light moves directly off the platform. Others require a empty stock move to shunt.
Wasn't Finsbury Park recently used on the blinds?
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Post by trc666 on May 17, 2011 21:53:06 GMT
Well so far only two cars have made it in to preservation, both driving motors. There is 3016 which is still in unrefurbished condition but in quite a bad way after its shunting accident at Northumberland Park Depot, currently at the Pump House Museum in Walthamstow. The LTM has refurbished driving motor 3052 which was the car that Her Majesty travelled in back in 1969. Neither are in working condition.
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Post by trc666 on May 17, 2011 14:11:24 GMT
A belated welcome to the Forum, Alex!
Nice work with your pictures, I never thought to go up on the bridge to get the A60 and 67 side by side!
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Post by trc666 on May 17, 2011 13:41:26 GMT
Well I saw the tour train again today, W/B through Covent Garden at about 11:40 as Set 744. Of course this time it won't be coming back. I *just* about saw it passing Turnham Green as I got off a D stock from Gunnersbury, could have got there a little earlier if it wasn't for London 'On time means 10 minutes late' Overground.
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Post by trc666 on May 16, 2011 16:57:31 GMT
Anyone got 3033/3071's passing times for Chiswick Park / Acton Town tomorrow morning? I plan on going out to film it.
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Post by trc666 on May 16, 2011 13:21:32 GMT
Who was driving on the last stretch from Barons Court to Seven Sisters? I was up front for most of the home stretch and witnessed the train being code tripped as it went over the Finsbury Park crossover ;D
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Post by trc666 on May 15, 2011 22:45:50 GMT
Isn't Photoshop a wonderful tool? ;D
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Post by trc666 on May 15, 2011 20:28:21 GMT
If you look carefully in widerrangevideos' YouTube clip you can see me standing by the front right hand double doors in 3071 as it's leaving ;D
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Post by trc666 on May 15, 2011 15:53:21 GMT
Have just got back - photos and video to come shortly!
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Post by trc666 on May 15, 2011 15:52:49 GMT
Just come back from the tour - 3071 and 3033 are the next ones to go to Acton - they will be going on Tuesday morning.
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Post by trc666 on May 15, 2011 11:22:28 GMT
We're now at Uxbridge, train arrived in the middle platform, looking a little cloudy here but hopefully should clear up!
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 22:29:04 GMT
They are, it's just to stop confusion really.
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 21:06:28 GMT
*puts on orthopaedic shoes and stands corrected* ;D
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 18:07:59 GMT
- NR -
Platform 1 - Up Lea Valley (towards London Liverpool Street) Platform 2 - Down Lea Valley (towards Cheshunt or Enfield Town)
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Platform 3 - Northbound Victoria line (towards Walthamstow) Platform 4 - Northbound Victoria line (towards Walthamstow or Northumberland Park Depot) Platform 5 - Southbound Victoria line (towards Brixton)
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 17:29:30 GMT
Platform 4 is generally for alighting trains only, but I would guess that they will let people on to the platform to take photos regardless if they are travelling or not, they didn't do that at Ealing Broadway with the 38 stock ELL railtour.
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 15:12:28 GMT
It will pass through the Victoria line platforms as usual as the crossovers are after the southbound and before the northbound platforms.
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 13:49:51 GMT
Don't forget to whistle and make sure that train is absolutely spotless for us! ;D
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Post by trc666 on May 14, 2011 9:42:30 GMT
A possible explanation from the railtour ticket covering letter? A limited selection of memorabilia is expected to be available for sale on the day, including car numbers from '67 stock trains and a small number of Victoria line station roundels. There was a covering letter with it? I finally received my ticket in the post last night (due to a cockup it ended up in the flats over the road) and it only had the ticket itself and another ticket with my address on and 'General Admission' on it.
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Post by trc666 on May 13, 2011 15:21:38 GMT
It would have been possible, as some of the lines in to Euston were 4DC/AC in the 70s?
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Post by trc666 on May 12, 2011 16:52:54 GMT
The latter tour used battery locos top and tail didn't it?
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Post by trc666 on May 12, 2011 8:25:43 GMT
Still no sign of my ticket but did get an email yesterday saying I can still turn up anyway and just give them my name...
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Post by trc666 on May 11, 2011 16:18:24 GMT
So it was you then? ;D
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Post by trc666 on May 11, 2011 16:04:03 GMT
Didn't a class 377 get up to 110 on the Southern Speed Run back in 2005 (London to Brighton non-stop)?
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Post by trc666 on May 11, 2011 16:01:52 GMT
Any idea what will happen to the TRV now the AIT has arrived, will it be scrapped or has it been earmarked for preservation / conversion to other duties?
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Post by trc666 on May 11, 2011 15:56:07 GMT
I was lucky enough to get 3133 and 3071 straight away at Highbury this afternoon on train 273, departed about 13:45. When I got off at Kings Cross to change to the Circle, 11067 pulled in right behind it as it was departing, not sure of the 09's running number though, may have been 250.
Video below:
I did notice that inside the train, 3133 was missing its numberplate at the driver's end.
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Post by trc666 on May 9, 2011 22:23:45 GMT
It was open on Thursday 14th April for certain as I visited there, I know they have had problems with owners of some of the vehicles not paying them for storage and that they may have to call the bailiffs in to get them to pay up. They were not charging admission when I went either, it's normally supposed to be £2.00 for adults. As for the closure rumours, I can't confirm or deny if that is going to happen. 3016 was still there when I visited, there was talk of it being cut up back in 2005 but as far as I am aware this isn't going to happen. EDIT: Have uploaded some photos to my new Flickr account which can be found by clicking here.
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Post by trc666 on May 9, 2011 17:12:59 GMT
Why did it have to be 5066, especially as I couldn't make it up there?
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