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Post by silenthunter on Apr 20, 2017 10:21:34 GMT
Mayor Khan appeasrs only to be interested in Central London! Without wanting to get political, I don't think you can use the Croxley link saga as evidence for or against that statement given that it is entirely outside Greater London. It's still relevant. There are no votes for Sadiq Khan in that area at all and the parliamentary seat is safe Tory.
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Post by silenthunter on Apr 19, 2017 21:25:46 GMT
It may seem that the money raised from ticket sales will be a profit for the Museum but there will be a lot of costs hidden elsewhere. Such events are good in public relations terms but they are expensive. Would paid staff work for free on something like this? superteacher: duplicate post removed.
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Post by silenthunter on Apr 18, 2017 15:39:58 GMT
Yes, but only one each in C, D and E. Rest sold out.
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Post by silenthunter on Apr 12, 2017 11:30:12 GMT
I believe they are also slightly wider.
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Post by silenthunter on Apr 10, 2017 19:54:55 GMT
I think it's some point in May.
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 31, 2017 14:18:26 GMT
well beyond my budget unfortunately I'm going on the GWR Minehead tour the following weekend myself...
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 23, 2017 20:53:05 GMT
Standard non-DOO procedure is that the guard unlocks the doors via a panel allowing for the passengers to open the doors by pressing the individual buttons; but they would all be closed and locked by the guard before right of way was given.
306s were withdrawn before DOO came in, so they always had guards. As did the 315s when they arrived.
Did D Stock ever have guards?
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 18, 2017 15:26:35 GMT
Got some examples into why you think there is so many I seem to get notifications about them from TfL every other day...
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 18, 2017 12:42:40 GMT
Why do there seem to be so many of these on that part of the line?
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 17, 2017 17:12:38 GMT
I would love to see the revenue projections and to know how much of a basket case the Croxley link is from a financial viewpoint. I suspect that the Watford branch, north of Harrow probably currently costs a mint to operate. Turn it into a line with a commuter base at each end and it would not surprise me if commuter revenues went up by a third. Leisure/shopping journeys would also increase. Watford High Street station is probably better located for shoppers than any other station on the met. HOTH? Personally I prefer the Forest Moon of Endor. Much nicer climate.
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 16, 2017 22:49:45 GMT
Can some one explain why the D Stock rats can not be put to more use outside the leaf fall season, and be used as de-icer units in the winter season ? I know this may be off topic . What's a D Stock rat? It's not a rodent, I assume.
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 15, 2017 22:19:13 GMT
If it is indeed cancelled what will happen to the additional S7+1? Don't you mean S8? I'd imagine it would be used with the regular stock on the Met.
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 15, 2017 16:58:48 GMT
I had a ride on this line today. Aside from the fact that I rather like the little 172s from my one ride on them, I noticed that a lot of the masts are up but that the bit where the wires actually go has been turned 90 degrees so it is is parallel with the track for the time being.
Also, no 'car stop' signage yet for the new stock.
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 11, 2017 12:02:34 GMT
What about air pollution?
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 10, 2017 22:22:32 GMT
I'm going on a GWR railtour the following weekend and anyway, I rode the D Stock for years. I won't exactly miss it.
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 9, 2017 22:22:36 GMT
I believe that 345 005 has now arrived at Ilford.
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Post by silenthunter on Mar 9, 2017 22:20:50 GMT
Travelling on the Central Line today in the Leytonstone area I noted that the overhead wire masts are up - but lack wires! Simon Getting the wires themselves up is fairly easy; installing the masts itself is the tricky part.
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 27, 2017 19:51:01 GMT
I will have to go on this at some point.
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 17, 2017 22:35:46 GMT
Class 438 4TC ALL new build EMU MK1s at the time or converted all from locomotive-hauled Mark 1 carriages. I meant the latter, some of which were in maroon.
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 17, 2017 21:11:42 GMT
According to a Rail Mag I've just read, the 4TC is going to be finished in maroon livery, and used for various railtours, including possibly London to Quainton Road. No idea how true that is! I was wondering if that was anachronistic, but apparently some of the Mark 1s used were in maroon before conversion.
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 17, 2017 21:06:43 GMT
There may be an issue with the pantograph width as the West Anglia lines were done in the 1960s; I know that the 387s have had to modify their pantographs because of clipping supports on Great Northern. Will the Goblin/WatEus units have different pantographs from the Liverpool Street sets then? Not sure about that; however, they will be considerably shorter in overall length.
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 13, 2017 22:00:27 GMT
What is the line speed on that route? I've been over it on railtours before and it's not a very fast section.
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 11, 2017 17:11:14 GMT
I think the latter units have been built with different pantographs, but don't quote me on that.
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 10, 2017 7:00:33 GMT
The first 14 units are 4-car 710/2s and dual voltage. They will be delivered ready for service with all testing done. If GOB is not ready then first 6 will go to DC. Is there any reason the dual voltage ones couldn't be used on the West Anglia lines if the Goblin isn't ready for them? They might need the shoegear removed if there are clearance issues, but would there be any other reasons why not? There may be an issue with the pantograph width as the West Anglia lines were done in the 1960s; I know that the 387s have had to modify their pantographs because of clipping supports on Great Northern.
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 4, 2017 22:30:01 GMT
Because there is only space to display a two-digit code. Regardless of what code comes up, take a step back if you are ahead of the card reader and present your card again more carefully. If it works, excellent. If it doesn't, note the code and find someone to ask. Couldn't then posters be put up explaining this? It would avoid people being held up in queues.
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 4, 2017 21:11:25 GMT
The sensors are on the side of the gates. The reader will not work if you are near the paddles when you put your card on it. You need to step back. That makes sense. I thought it was on the metal bit, but I realise that now. Why don't these errors come up in plain English on the display?
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 4, 2017 12:09:01 GMT
Which I believe include a 1938 stock trailer It's a 73TS trailer on the TRT. The 38TS trailer featured in the 60TS Shuttle units Hainault/Woodford and Epping/Ongar after the Standard stock trailers previouslty used were scrapped. Picture from bowroaduk's Flickr: What an adorable little train! What does TRT stand for anyway?
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 4, 2017 12:06:44 GMT
When this comes up on the barriers, is it because someone has a foot on the sensor?
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Post by silenthunter on Feb 3, 2017 23:00:09 GMT
Is the GOBLIN still used as a freight link?Remember in the steam days & early diesel days it was very busy esp at night. The Woodgrange Park section of the line (which remained open for c2c Liverpool Street trains) has always seen heavy use; it's the only viable connection from the GEML to the LTS line.
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Post by silenthunter on Jan 29, 2017 17:30:26 GMT
We travel on the Northern Line now rather than the City & South London Railway. That said, I have described my various travels this week as being on the Midland Railway at times. I refer to the Finsbury Park-Moorgate line as the Northern City Line and the c2c route of Fenchurch Street LTS when discussing it historically i.e. BR days and earlier. I also call the Overground to Watford Junction the Watford DC line.
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