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Post by tubetraveller on Apr 12, 2017 8:43:42 GMT
There's two of them out there now and a third one in the tent at Stratford now. Looks like they're planning to do one every four weeks now
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Post by tubetraveller on Mar 10, 2017 20:20:27 GMT
I've got a couple of maps from the museum and Acton open days, plus a set of bed covers that somebody bought me Only thing I've got on display at the moment is one of the temporary signs from when LO first came about
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Post by tubetraveller on Mar 10, 2017 17:57:12 GMT
The doors on most trains are air operated, so there is a little bit of give if you were to try and pull the door back when it's closed - usually about an inch or two.
Once the doors are closed, a locking bar falls into place in the door mechanism to stop it opening any further than that.
This is also usually what's happening when a train has a 'false start' when it's leaving the station in peak times. People lean on the doors and they get pulled open a little - this cuts power to the motors and the train jerks to a stop
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Post by tubetraveller on Mar 1, 2017 14:28:47 GMT
With the exception of Westminster eastbound, the PED is always to the right hand side of the train What happens at North Greenwich? You're right! I forgot North Greenwich eastbound is different too! If I remember correctly, Westminster and North Greenwich both have a chevron on the right and a diamond on the door to the left. Personally, I still go by the diamonds
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Post by tubetraveller on Mar 1, 2017 7:42:51 GMT
With the exception of Westminster eastbound, the PED is always to the right hand side of the train and has a 'diamond' stopping mark on the driver's PED and a green 'chevron' on the left of the driver's window
Generally in PED equipped stations we're trained to go by the diamond in the window since it's a much more accurate indicator that you're lined up correctly within +/- approx 0.5m. Quite often, the chevron will be a little out depending on what position your chair is in, or fit entirely within the driver's side window with room to spare!
Generally as long as you are stopped on the 1m or 0m mark, TBTC will give you an accurate stop and allow you to open both train doors and PEDs though CSDE can be overridden in the event of a larger under/overshoot (as long as the doors are still reasonably well aligned)
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Post by tubetraveller on Feb 23, 2017 13:34:20 GMT
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Post by tubetraveller on Feb 23, 2017 8:15:54 GMT
According to TfL tweets retweeted by "Tweet the Tube" services on portions of the Piccadilly, Hammersmith & City and District Lines plus the entire Circle Line are cancelled due to a lack of "Control Staff" I have never heard of this happening before. What is going on? Too much cutting of expenses to save money / make a fares freeze affordable? Simon twitter.com/tweetthetubeThey decided to take there meal breaks at the same time at Baker Street I heard this rumour elsewhere too. If true, whoever authorised that has a lot to answer for
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Post by tubetraveller on Jan 24, 2017 13:19:46 GMT
any update on when the first one will enter service? I believe the first one went in for refurb at the end of October - assuming they're not behind schedule (12 weeks to complete) the first one should be entering service soon
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Post by tubetraveller on Jan 24, 2017 13:17:04 GMT
We had problems with some of them on Sunday morning unable to pass a brake test after they were sat in Stanmore siding in the cold overnight
A colleague had two trains fail on him before a third one passed. To make matters worse, the points failed as he was about to come into the platform.
No wonder there were problems at Neasden
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Post by tubetraveller on Jan 18, 2017 12:43:55 GMT
Will it be losing the Barman moquette as well? Last I heard, it was slowly being rolled out to all of them
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Post by tubetraveller on Dec 18, 2016 8:51:43 GMT
There's still a 73 stock train sitting in Neasden as of this morning, so they're not all completely fixed yet
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Post by tubetraveller on Nov 9, 2016 22:23:36 GMT
Saw them both today - one heading up towards Uxbridge through Ruislip Manor and one parked up in Harrow on the Hill siding.
It did make a hell of a racket going past me today. More than I've ever heard it make before
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Post by tubetraveller on Nov 5, 2016 16:37:18 GMT
We ran on amended duties for clock change night and some of us did up to an hour's overtime. My own duty for instnce, started about an hour earlier than usual and finished about 30 minutes earlier than usual, giving me about 30 minutes overtime.
While LU officially turned back the clocks at 3am during the timetable change, all of the clocks on the platform and in the cab changed at 2am, leaving us in limbo to work the time out ourselves for an hour
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Post by tubetraveller on Oct 22, 2016 11:10:20 GMT
At present trains are non stopping at NG due to damage I'm assuming. As the post below suggests, NG was closed briefly last night because of a staffing issue. They closed a couple of minutes after my train departed and were open again by the time I got up to Wembley Park
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Post by tubetraveller on Sept 28, 2016 14:48:10 GMT
There's a second one at Neasden on the Northbound because Met line trains can go into the depot from the Jubilee Line platforms
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Post by tubetraveller on Sept 11, 2016 10:31:31 GMT
The T/Op in the video mentioned that some of the S Stock already had mods fitted. Anybody know what's changed?
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Post by tubetraveller on Sept 1, 2016 23:03:13 GMT
Speaking to one of my friends on the Central Line yesterday, the DVA still gives out wrong information and the drivers have to make PAs manually
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Post by tubetraveller on Aug 18, 2016 23:48:56 GMT
They line goes through some quite sharp corners between Bond Street and Baker Street which could be what causes the noise. Can't say I've noticed it myself, but I'll have to keep an ear out when I'm out there tomorrow night
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Post by tubetraveller on Aug 11, 2016 22:14:06 GMT
There was a defective train at North Greenwich today, caused by the 'round train circuit' cutting out as a result of the train believing the rear cab door was open when in fact it wasn't, meaning the train had to be driven to North Greenwich bay platform and reversed, delays were caused as this train was only able to move at 5mph on return to Stratford Market Depot. I was stuck in my cab and had to move into Charing Cross sidings while it was happening. Just wanted to inform all of you about what was happening in case any of you were caught up in the delays! My apologies however things like this happen when trains aren't maintained properly and it crucified the service yet again! Sowwy Thanks for the explanation Out of interest when you say Charing Cross sidings, does that mean the actual siding roads extending beyond the now-defunct platforms, or does it refer to the platforms as well? Depends who you talk to. If service is up the wall and they have to direct you into Charing Cross, they'll often put you all the way into the overrun so they can fit another train into the platform if needed
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Post by tubetraveller on Jul 9, 2016 11:41:27 GMT
IIRC, Jubilee and Northern lines aren't included in the NTFL project. They'll be retaining the '96 and '95 stock for the foreseeable future. Sorry you don't read correctly. The recent responses are to this section higher up Its likely that the last trains to ever be build for LUL that have individual cars will be the 2009 stock. When the 1996 stock are taken out of service its almost certain they will replace the PEDS as well as they will be unreliable and approaching the end of their usable life with the 96's. My point was, since the Jubilee and Northern lines aren't part of NTfL, they may not necessarily share the same design characteristics, such as door placements. If the PEDs are due to be replaced around the same time as the trains, they could adapt the new trains to match the existing PEDs; they could install PEDs that work with both stocks; or they could get rid of PEDs altogether for the interim period
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Post by tubetraveller on Jul 9, 2016 8:55:08 GMT
IIRC, Jubilee and Northern lines aren't included in the NTFL project. They'll be retaining the '96 and '95 stock for the foreseeable future.
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Post by tubetraveller on May 23, 2016 13:29:13 GMT
Piccadilly line takes 14 weeks to train and the others take 12, so that could be why. I imagine the Picc trains will need a little more tlc in preparation for night tube too
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Post by tubetraveller on Apr 2, 2016 20:01:41 GMT
Only one of the old subway entrances is being retained outside the Dominion The one on the south side of Oxford Street has been replaced by the new main entrance The one on the north side of Oxford Street has already been paved over and will not be replaced The one at the base of Centre Point tower is being replaced with a new entrance beside the one that opened in December. The old ticket hall itself is being/has been demolished and will be mostly empty space
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Post by tubetraveller on Mar 3, 2016 18:08:47 GMT
I would have guessed somewhere on the Central Line because of the yellow maintenance posters. Somewhere near Epping maybe?
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