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Post by melikepie on Dec 4, 2012 23:38:44 GMT
Well as people may or may not know, next year will mark 150 years of the Underground. www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/26007.aspxI found the article very helpful. Some queries to start off. On Jan 13th, will the steam trains replace regular tube trains when it comes to doing the commute? What are the historic journey recreations? Are they ticketed? Secondly do people know the dates for other events throughout the year? I'm not sure what else to ask at the moment. |
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Post by christopher125 on Dec 5, 2012 2:23:10 GMT
A good place to start is to read this BBC article and this TfL Board Meeting paper from last year which should give you an overview of the plans. In answer to your questions, there will be a series of steam and electric hauled trips between Kensington Olympia/Edgware Road/Moorgate for special ticket holders only on the 13th and 20th of January - alas its too late to apply for tickets which have already sold out but if your curious the times and prices are available here. Regards, Chris |
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Post by melikepie on Dec 5, 2012 22:21:14 GMT
Cheers although the BBC article repeats the TFL article
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Post by SE13 on Dec 6, 2012 1:03:31 GMT
Which gives me an idea for RIPaS.....
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Post by siriami on Dec 6, 2012 10:55:50 GMT
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Post by trt on Dec 6, 2012 10:59:18 GMT
What is a "train wrap"? (mentioned in the plans) - makes me think of some tasty locomotive-themed snack Nah. BR were the first to serve 150 year old sandwiches.  |
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Post by rincew1nd on Dec 6, 2012 19:08:05 GMT
I *think* (not read the links) it's a train wrapped in a decorative vinyl. In a similar manner to the poppies seen recently, or the "Capital of Culture" units on MerseyRail. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2012 23:35:01 GMT
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 8, 2012 13:31:35 GMT
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Post by rincew1nd on Dec 8, 2012 14:21:37 GMT
The full set of things is available - here. |
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Post by melikepie on Jan 1, 2013 16:32:56 GMT
The platforms themselves along the route won't be ticketed by the looks of things.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 16:32:20 GMT
Part of the 150 celebration murals at Moorgate below. A stock units 5234 (RAT) and 5110 were outside Neasden depot today, the latter with a Met maroon coloured insert in the destination blind space and yellow inserts in the running number boxes. Is this being used as part of the celebrations?  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 18:55:18 GMT
Lemme guess, its on Platform 4/5 that mural?
I also saw the A stock when my family and L1Group went to Chesham for a day out.. Not sure why they were out either.
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Post by bicbasher on Jan 7, 2013 18:57:53 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 20:19:41 GMT
The above mural was alongside platform 6, the old Thameslink platform.
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Post by gantshill on Jan 7, 2013 21:46:34 GMT
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Post by l1group on Jan 7, 2013 23:08:09 GMT
I also saw the A stock when my family and L1Group went to Chesham for a day out.. Not sure why they were out either. Yep, saw the RAT and 5110 whilst passing Neasden, RAT being there for obvious reasons. When was that mural put up at Moorgate? |
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Post by rincew1nd on Jan 8, 2013 22:17:37 GMT
In a shed in deepest mid Wales is a poorly engine that wishes it could join in the #Tube150 celebrations...  Image pilfered from Twitter. |
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Post by trt on Jan 9, 2013 0:13:44 GMT
Aha! Check out the Google picture for today!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2013 0:26:30 GMT
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Post by christopher125 on Jan 9, 2013 1:37:26 GMT
There's a few videos of the ECS run now up on youtube too
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Post by bicbasher on Jan 9, 2013 2:11:38 GMT
Aha! Check out the Google picture for today! Genius! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2013 19:30:16 GMT
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Post by Antje on Jan 10, 2013 20:00:48 GMT
Did anyone see the BBC 6 o'clock news tonight? They grouped Crossrail into London Underground! That's because Crossrail will transform how the Underground will develop. Crossrail/Thameslink will complete that x/y heavy rail arterial link that London did not have for a long time. |
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Post by melikepie on Jan 13, 2013 20:11:05 GMT
so how did today\tonight go with the trains? Piccies?
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Post by Chris W on Jan 14, 2013 7:11:50 GMT
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Post by brigham on Jan 14, 2013 16:08:35 GMT
So what were the crowds like? Would someone coming into Town have a reasonable chance of seeing one of next Sunday's runs?
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Post by christopher125 on Jan 15, 2013 15:29:42 GMT
The crowds seemed fine to me, and thinned out considerably later in the evening especially at the quieter stations - Baker St was probably the busiest but even then it was nothing excessive. The IanVisits blog has some updated times of the various runs, a lot more than were advertised in the public ballot and now reversing at Edgware Road. Chris |
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