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Post by holborncentral on Dec 31, 2017 18:27:30 GMT
I got a notification on my phone about that video while I was out. I'll go and watch it now and then tell you what I think Looks interesting. Just what I need to perk me up after a disastrous day. I just broke one of the doors on the freezer
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 30, 2017 1:55:54 GMT
There were escalator works at Holborn last time I was there, meaning there was no interchange in the morning peak. I can't remember if that's still ongoing though. Ah I see. I didnt know about that. When were you there last? I think I read somewhere the escalators there were broken, but maybe I'm wrong. How come you're still up? I thought I was the only one looking on here this time of night.
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 30, 2017 1:40:58 GMT
Interesting. Why the dagger at Holborn? Does that mean they got the go ahead for the rebuild or there are plans for it, or is it to do with Crossrail? Sorry for all the questions, but I can't get to sleep at the moment and I thought I would have a look on here.
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 25, 2017 11:06:08 GMT
Happy Christmas! Hope you have a nice day 🎄🎅
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 21, 2017 0:57:11 GMT
I sometimes read City Metric and I follow them on Twitter. They have some interesting articles but I'm not sure how accurate or reliable they are. I read a piece on there once about all the abandoned tube stations. I wouldn't mind reading that article about the different tube stocks. Have you still got the link to it? Yes I do: Here it is. Here is another one for other TFL run servicesThanks. That's my bedtime reading sorted for tonight! I must admit I found their articles useful when I first started learning about LU.
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 20, 2017 22:06:46 GMT
The 73ts were a new design compared to the 72ts. In fact, it is the 72ts (especially the late mk1 variety) that were the quick bodge to an existing design (67ts) to enable fleet replacement (38ts) (but also keep Met Cam's accounts ticking over). The 73ts is arguably the ultimate development of the conventional Underground train. Technologically it is about 6 years newer than the 67/72ts, reverting to a single camshaft design for traction and brake control, compared to the double design for the 67/72ts. Even its cost reducing elements (such as total reduction in train length for future OMO, longer cars reducing equipment amounts, twin door rodding) seem to have been more durable than the subsequent fleet's similar attempts to do the job with less expenditure. EDIT: where have you got the idea that 'the 96's were built as a cheap replica of the 95's' Sure the conversation has moved quite drastically on but I found where I got that thing about the 96's from. It was in a city metric article explaining the different tube stocks for beginners (from when I was trying to explain the different stocks to my friends). Whether city metric is a reliable source is, however, a conversation for another day. I sometimes read City Metric and I follow them on Twitter. They have some interesting articles but I'm not sure how accurate or reliable they are. I read a piece on there once about all the abandoned tube stations. I wouldn't mind reading that article about the different tube stocks. Have you still got the link to it?
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 20, 2017 18:16:30 GMT
Honesty it’d be nice to see a box around the London Underground lines in the key that referred to them as “London Undergorund Lines” and a box for the others that said “Other TfL services” The truth is however, that most people don’t care if it’s underground, overground . . . I used to love The Wombles! I had the videos, books and soft toys. I still have them somewhere. Everytime we passed by Wimbledon Common my parents would start singing the Wombling song to me Even now it sometimes gets stuck in my head when I think of the LU/Overground.
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 20, 2017 17:43:16 GMT
From first glance, the Central line has got quite the swan neck in the City, the City Branch of the Northern line is more obtuse, the Mill Hill East branch is curving away more abruptly, the Highbury end of the Victoria line has got a weight on it, the Hammersmith end of the H&C is less rectangular in form, the DLR Stratford branch is now having to swerve clear of Crossrail on it's way up to the same location and the NW end of the Metropolitan line looks more elongated North of Rickmansworth and West of Ruislip. Disclaimer: The above are not criticisms nor an attempt at a complete list of observations just differences I picked out whilst looking at it for the first time, I am simply marvelling at the rapid impulsive distinctions that our brains pick out when something so familiar such as the tube map evolves into what looks from afar to be minor alterations. I noticed the same things as well when I looked up on the map and I saw comments on Twitter about it. The map is starting to look cluttered. I think TfL need to do two maps - the 'pure' LU map just showing tube lines and then the 'TfL' map with the DLR, Overground, Crossrail, trams and cable car on it. The Night Tube/Overground map doesn't need to be changed except when they add new routes to it.
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 14, 2017 22:44:07 GMT
Nice post. I've never used the LU to Heathrow but I always passed by Hatton Cross station on my way to and from it. I grew up on the Heathrow flightpath and because of that I became interested in aviation (I'm a bit of a plane enthusiast as well as an LU one and that's something I've been into since childhood). For a time I wanted to be a Concorde pilot. Sadly that never worked out. Ended up studying law in the end.
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 9, 2017 22:41:31 GMT
Looks quiet there. Is Chancery Lane always as quiet as that? Hope you all enjoyed the day It’s a lot busier during the week, particularly the peaks. The station used to be closed on Sundays until a few years ago. I wonder if some people use it during the peaks when Holborn is exit-only? Didn't know it used to be closed on Sundays.
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 9, 2017 20:53:27 GMT
Looks quiet there. Is Chancery Lane always as quiet as that? Hope you all enjoyed the day
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 9, 2017 12:27:10 GMT
Many there?
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 8, 2017 22:28:45 GMT
Hope you all have a good time at the social tomorrow. I couldn't make it because of college commitments (I've got an exam in the morning and doing a bit of volunteering on Sunday, plus I'm also waiting on the outcomes of PhD and job applications) but maybe some other year I'll try and make it. I would have loved to have come (would have been an excuse to see Holborn station before the rebuild ) but oh well.
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 2, 2017 1:01:30 GMT
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Post by holborncentral on Dec 1, 2017 21:49:06 GMT
I haven't been on a train in the UK for several years (but I plan to go visit a steam railway in North Wales next summer if that counts). Why would it be impractical in Ireland? Because I wouldn't be able to carry the equipment and stock I need to trade. Same goes for anywhere else I suppose. Regardless of that, it's also uneconomical when there's more than one of us. That makes sense. It's easier to carry stuff in your own car than on public transport. There isn't really space on the Irish Rail trains for carrying things, but I had to manage once. I went down to Limerick in 2015 to see a friend and I had a lot of stuff with me on the way back as I had done some shopping.They allowed my friend to carry my stuff onto the train. The Dublin commuter trains can be quite packed, especially in the mornings.
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 30, 2017 23:20:17 GMT
I currently live in Galway, it's where I go to university. People are generally friendly. I must admit I don't know much about the drink prices though as I don't drink! Did you use the trains here? Odd as it may seem, I rarely use trains anywhere now. I've used trains in Barcelona and my local station in Lincolnshire perhaps 5 or 6 times in 30 years and it's only when I go to London a few times per year that I use TfL (due to the crippling gridlock on the roads). In Ireland, using a train would be impractical for me for business reasons. On the subject of unattended stations, I'm lucky enough not to have to worry about it on the odd occasions I need to use public transport, being confident and able enough to battle through the machinery unassisted. For those who aren't I can imagine it could become quite a daunting prospect. I haven't been on a train in the UK for several years (but I plan to go visit a steam railway in North Wales next summer if that counts). Why would it be impractical in Ireland?
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 29, 2017 14:40:34 GMT
I don't think Irish railway stations are staffed, at least my local one hasn't got many staff around. There is still a ticket office. It's been a couple of years since I last used it but the last time I was there I think there were one or two people hanging around, but not many. The smaller stations out in the countryside might be unstaffed. I'm not sure about the DART stations in Dublin as I've never used it, although I might have the chance because I might be moving there for work. Nobody seems to complain about it here or even say anything. Just out of curiosity - are Overground stations staffed? In my ongoing (twice a year) experience of Ireland (Galway and Dublin) I can't say I ever heard any complaints from the Irish - about anything. The attitude to life shown was unbelievably positive and apart from the extortionate drink prices I'd be quite happy living there permanently. I currently live in Galway, it's where I go to university. People are generally friendly. I must admit I don't know much about the drink prices though as I don't drink! Did you use the trains here?
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 29, 2017 11:04:51 GMT
I don't think Irish railway stations are staffed, at least my local one hasn't got many staff around. There is still a ticket office. It's been a couple of years since I last used it but the last time I was there I think there were one or two people hanging around, but not many. The smaller stations out in the countryside might be unstaffed. I'm not sure about the DART stations in Dublin as I've never used it, although I might have the chance because I might be moving there for work. Nobody seems to complain about it here or even say anything. Just out of curiosity - are Overground stations staffed?
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 20, 2017 16:20:50 GMT
Both images are on the LTM Photo Collection site with some associated descriptions (image dates given as around 1905/1906): linkFor me at least the site currently seems to be a bit broken as the server times out when viewing beyond the search result page. It is a bit knackered isn't it? When I looked just now I was able to view all the thumbnails but when I clicked on one, nothing happened at all. It's been like that for months now. I went on there sometime in the summer and I couldn't view actual photos at all. It would just hang for a bit and then time out whenever I clicked or tapped on one. Was the same on both desktop and mobile. There is a workaround but it's kinda cumbersome and I can't remember what it is at the moment.
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 16, 2017 20:20:58 GMT
I was reading about this yesterday. I've seen YouTube videos of people riding the Loop. It seems a lot of them stay on the train when it arrives at Kennington and pretend to be asleep or have headphones on so they pretend to not hear the announcements. It would be an interesting experience but not something I would do all the time.
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 13, 2017 13:35:14 GMT
Would that have helped keep the ghosts at bay? Well I've never seen a GOBLIN train in that tunnel ever. Maybe it does work then 👻 I wonder has anyone actually seen the ghost.
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 12, 2017 19:29:44 GMT
Doea anyone know what effects this work has had on the ghost of the loop? They made up the shortcrete slurry with holy water... Would that have helped keep the ghosts at bay?
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 10, 2017 23:26:30 GMT
Doea anyone know what effects this work has had on the ghost of the loop? I don't know. They haven't said anything about the ghost. Maybe someone should go down there at night and see if it's still there 👻
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 9, 2017 11:10:11 GMT
Heard about this not long ago. It's one step to completion of the NLE. I'm guessing the track has to be fitted next. After that it depends on whether they have the funds to fit out the two new stations. I assume the Kennington loop is still there? Next stage is to link up the newly constructed tunnel and spurs to the existing Kennington Loop which involves removing the original cast iron tunnel rings during possessions the last of which is scheduled to be between the 10th and 13th of November. Another possession is due to take place on 22nd/3rd December and for a few hours on New Years Day, aside from these closurse the loop has been experiencing near normal levels of usage and will remain available as a reversing point after the NLE is completed. Below is a fascinating picture showing the new tunnel exposing the existing tunnel rings still carrying the Northern line. Diagram of works in the Kennington area Interesting. Seems they still have a lot of work to do! What does possessions mean? Is that a technical term?
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 8, 2017 20:30:03 GMT
Ah I get it now. At first I thought pay band 1 was the highest. Don't know why! Do these pay bands apply to all LU staff or just the management side of it?
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 8, 2017 19:28:40 GMT
So pay band 4 is the highest then?
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 8, 2017 19:19:27 GMT
Heard about this not long ago. It's one step to completion of the NLE. I'm guessing the track has to be fitted next. After that it depends on whether they have the funds to fit out the two new stations. I assume the Kennington loop is still there?
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 7, 2017 19:23:41 GMT
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 5, 2017 22:18:14 GMT
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Post by holborncentral on Nov 3, 2017 22:36:57 GMT
I'm not sure if it was continental or UK rolling stock There are very few places on the UK network other than HS1 that continental rolling stock will fit. Woking is definitely not one of them! The UK VSOE vehicles are in Pullman umber-and-cream, not the blue of Wagon-Lits. Two Night Ferry Wagon-Lits cars (which were built to UK loading gauge of course) were preserved, one on the Bluebell and one at the NRM, but both are on static display. Oh ok. I can't remember what colour it was, but going by what you say it must have been UK rolling stock then. I only wish I'd had a camera as it would have been a nice photo to have. There's a posh hotel where I am now (not far from my college) which has an old Pullman carriage converted into a restaurant: www.glenloabbeyhotel.ie/en/pullman-restaurant-galway/ I was in it once because my dad's friend (who died in 2004 ) took us all there for dinner. I don't go in it now though as I can't afford it and I didn't really like the menu.
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