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Post by greggygreggygreg on Jan 11, 2024 21:52:17 GMT
The contracts about revenue apportionment would have been written over 30 years ago for the privatisation of British Rail. These aren't private profit making companies we're talking about. They're all funded by the taxpayer. If you take revenue away from one operator, you'll only increase the subsidy going to that operator, and vice versa for the other operator. National Rail would be paying London Underground for using their track anyway, so if they're going to get less revenue, they would pay less track access charges. Or maybe reduce the service, which wouldn't benefit anyone Don't Chiltern offer free wifi as well? Its normal for National Rail to do that as well as TfL. To be honest, TfL doesn't do WiFi on their trains, unlike National Rail
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Jan 11, 2024 12:56:28 GMT
Why does it need to compete? It doesn't make sense for taxpayer-funded services to compete with taxpayer funded services to compete with each other, where tickets are all interavailable, especially when it will result in a worse service for the passenger and taxpayer Will be interesting how the Oyster revenue is apportioned - I assume it depends if there is any evidence of journey via Chiltern only station (particularly Marylebone). Same issue with West Ruislip/ South Ruislip with Central vs Chiltern. + obviously the Elizabeth line. Timing difference depends very much on the final London destination. Chiltern wins if destination on Bak or Jub lines, but perhaps Met wins for "old City" destinations such as Moorgate and Liverpool St. These Met journeys should improve noticably as 4LM resignalling progresses (ie resolve existing design performance, Implement north of Finch Rd + timetable amendments to remove wait times (eg held to timeable) Revenue apportion will just be done on number of seats per hour, or on annual travel surveys or something. They're not going to try and guess which service each individual passenger has used
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Nov 27, 2023 20:36:11 GMT
The cable is deliberately made a certain length in order to prevent it being clipped onto a running rail and the conductor rail, with the Rule Book instructing to place the first clip on the running rail furthest from the conductor rail. It ain't no coincidence
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Nov 27, 2023 17:08:10 GMT
Ideally, the MET needs to be in a position to COMPETE with the Chilterns. At the moment, it lags behind in both timings and on-train facilities. Why does it need to compete? It doesn't make sense for taxpayer-funded services to compete with taxpayer funded services to compete with each other, where tickets are all interavailable, especially when it will result in a worse service for the passenger and taxpayer
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Nov 25, 2023 14:01:30 GMT
Don't think they would stretch far enough on a fourth rail system, as they are only long enough to stretch between the running rails to prevent accidental clipping to the third rail. The fourth rail would be in the way not sure that is a fully valid argument, since can still bridge 3rd to 4th rails, as well as 3rd to closest running and 4th to closest running rails as those lengths are all shorter than running rail to running rail, the latter being setting the required clip cable length It is, because the instructions are in third rail areas, to place the first clip on the running rail furthest from the conductor rail. Thereby preventing you from accidentally coming into contact with the third rail. If in a fourth rail area, the other clip will not reach the other running rail due to the presence of the fourth rail
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Nov 21, 2023 6:43:25 GMT
S Stock and 1972 Stock do indeed carry Track Circuit Operating Clips as they run over or alongside National Rail infrastructure. They must NOT be used on 4-rail current system track. Please could you explain why. Don't think they would stretch far enough on a fourth rail system, as they are only long enough to stretch between the running rails to prevent accidental clipping to the third rail. The fourth rail would be in the way
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Oct 3, 2023 19:58:51 GMT
Its the ticket which has the validity, not the medium on which its held
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Post by greggygreggygreg on May 17, 2023 8:31:40 GMT
They currently have until 22.00 the night before. Have been using that notice period for years
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Nov 22, 2022 4:15:42 GMT
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Jul 8, 2022 11:43:40 GMT
There is one Woodford via Hainault service every day under WTT70. After they arrive at Woodford they continue as Woodford - Hainault shuttles, replacing one of the earlier shuttles (171 and 172) Monday - Friday Train 023 departs Ealing Broadway 18:18, arrives Hainault 19:27, departs for Woodford 19:28 Saturday Train 146 departs Ealing Bwy 16:57, arrives Hainault 18:03, departs 18:07 for Woodford Sunday Train 074 departs White City 17:49, arrives Hainault 18:45, departs 18:46 for Woodford Shrugged - do you mean in your first line "after they arrive at Hainault"? They wouldn't get to Woodford until after Hainault
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Jul 1, 2022 18:17:04 GMT
Holborn - Aldwych - Waterloo is probably still in those Acton archives. As we know, our Prime Minister and former Mayor is very keen on automated unstaffed trains. Building the Waterloo extension would create a short service that could be used for automation trials without negatively affecting any other (much busier) service. For added benefit the extension could reach Victoria as then there would be a proper railway link between Waterloo and Victoria stations (much better than Clapham Junction and / or buses) and extended at the north to Farringdon for Thameslink and Crossrail / Elizabeth lines. Why would you need a direct link from Victoria to Waterloo? Anyone wanting the other would change at Clapham Junction on the way into London
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Jun 1, 2022 19:43:44 GMT
Are you sure the Priv All Rail discount isn't valid for a school trip? I can't see that's any different from going to/from school itself, which my son did for 7 years without me thinking it wasn't allowed. The only limitation I'm aware of is that it's for "leisure purposes only" which broadly excludes travelling to a paid job but nothing else I can think of. Its the old British Rail boxes, and I'm pretty sure they only allow leisure travel, which precludes use for educational purposes. Although I expect there'll be a miniscule risk of its misuse being detected for a one-off use such as this, rather than regular travel at the same time between the same places everyday. I'll double-check the T&Cs, as I'll always prefer to use travel facilities correctly, as you may be correct EDIT: having read the T&Cs, it states it cannot be used when travelling for from a permanent residence to a permanent place of education. It states its for leisure use only, but doesn't state anything about my particular enquiry. I suppose the nearest it could be considered to with an adult would be 'duty travel', which would not be allowed with leisure facilities. But I seriously doubt any TfL official would know the T&Cs, let alone he was using staff travel facilities, because as far as I'm aware the gates only highlight its a child ticket, not one further discounted by something else as well (someone can correct me if I'm wrong)? So to me it seems to be a grey area, as educational purposes aren't prohibited, but commuting is (and travelling to school is part of the definition of commuting) www.raildeliverygroup.com/files/Publications/services/rst/RST_Where_Can_I_Go_SG_v19.pdf
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Post by greggygreggygreg on May 31, 2022 14:10:14 GMT
Not to my knowledge, although I caveat I haven’t been on stations for a number of years now. The relevant staff document regarding the discount states: I would take this to mean that there is no need for the child to be accompanied once the discount has been set. Arguably tapping out on a bus does apply a penalty fare, especially if the Hopper time limit is reached. It may only be the cost of a single journey, but it is an additional fare charged for making a mistake. Penalty fares do not need to have a fixed value, and are not fines - minimum/maximum fares for tapping in and out incorrectly on the Tube could also be considered penalty fares. Hopefully I'll be able to find someone who will set the discount without them present, especially if I explain the situation and present their Zip Card. Otherwise I may as well just have the PTAC discount removed from the Zip Card TfL do seem to make things unnecessary complicated and convoluted
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Post by greggygreggygreg on May 31, 2022 7:32:55 GMT
Yes, 'Young Visitor' discount can be added to an ordinary blue (or other publicly issued variation) Oyster, in theory by any member of station staff in the same manner as other discounts. Thanks for your response. There's no silly terms like they have to travel with an adult or anything that's missing from the website? I'm not willing to rely on the information on the website, as it reckons you can get a penalty fare if you try and tap off when you're getting off a bus!
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Post by greggygreggygreg on May 30, 2022 21:52:14 GMT
My (under 16) child is going on a school trip. They have a Zip 11-15 Oystercard with the PTAC All Rail discount loaded, so technically this cannot be used for such a purpose. Can a child discount be added to a normal Oystercard for them to use? I see stuff on the TfL website about a Visitor Oystercard having a child discount loaded for 14 days, but can this discount be loaded onto a normal Oystercard?
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Oct 29, 2021 21:39:29 GMT
Perhaps easier to put up a co-acting sign than to negotiate that it is no longer necessary? Or, if the co-acting is removed, and there's an incident, then the person who authorised its removal is at fault
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Aug 11, 2021 14:15:58 GMT
are management or station staff aware of the incoming train being used as a connecting service? I was under the impression that the tfl way is to stick to timetable as opposed to prioritise a single connecting service (have witnessed this many times before when changing at finchley road from a jubilee line train, needing a chesham but it departs without waiting..........30 mins added on to the total journey time) Its different if its the last train
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Jul 13, 2021 19:31:31 GMT
Bear in mind, that before 1994, it was British Rail, so would have used their terminology from an operational point of view of Up and Down. It is still signalled by Network Rail now, so presumably still does?
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Jun 26, 2021 20:43:27 GMT
Could it be to do with the shorter platforms on the Edgware Road branch, and a preference to keep the shorter trains on as fewer routes as possible?
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Nov 30, 2020 16:38:17 GMT
The only way I can see of fitting batteries would be to section off the driver's end of one car, remove the seats and use that space. It would then be possible to place an image of the empty seating area on the partition wall, a bit like the one on the car in the museum at Covent Garden. Would one powered car be enough within the unit as this would avoid high voltage cables between the cars? So we would end up with a '1938/Standard' DM? No reason why you couldn't have high voltage cables between the cars. Just wouldn't be able to run in a tube tunnel like that
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Aug 4, 2020 18:31:23 GMT
Weird. I'd always thought that trains were designed so that the brakes were naturally full on, and were released by air pressure. Thus, unless the driver forgot to discharge the air pressure (although one would have thought that turning of the master switch [or whatever it's called on a train] would cause this to happen automatically, this sort of thing would be all but impossible. Having said that, I've often wondered why the pressure gauge visible in carriages indicates higher pressure when the brakes are activated. As a previous poster stated more modern stock has spring applied parking brakes. Older stock (at least on the mainline - not sure if the Underground was the same) has manual parking brakes which had to be manually applied. The brakes on older trains worked by having equal pressure in the brake cylinders and the brake pipe. So if there was compressed air in the cylinder and normal atmospheric pressure in the brake pipe, then the brakes would apply. Thus if the train came apart, the brake pipe would vent to atmosphere and the brakes would apply. If there was compressed air in both the cylinders and brake pipe, the brakes were released. If both were at atmospheric pressure, the brakes were released. So when a train was off the juice, the cylinders would eventually leak their pressure, causing a train to run away if there was no handbrake applied
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Feb 24, 2020 20:37:28 GMT
............and the resulting heat loss requires using far more energy to re-heat Environmental MADNESS, and this destroys any pretence to be "green" and environmentally friendly. Occasionally, l think "the Peter Principle" applies to decision makers, and they get over promoted Think of the tons of carbon emissions that will now be released from every single LUL train Next time Environmental Activists hit LU, they might think they have a reason. Why hand them one?? Does it use more energy, though? Surely the electricity is still being produced regardless of whether heat is being wasted or not? And automatic train operation would surely use a lot of energy too, maximum acceleration and maximum braking?
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Feb 2, 2020 20:50:23 GMT
We could put a member of staff on the back of the train. We could call them a guard.
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Dec 25, 2019 11:40:36 GMT
Like I said, it wasn't my intention to wind anyone up. Apologies if I had. I was querying the secrecy
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Dec 25, 2019 11:35:57 GMT
Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on My first thought on reading this was that you’d had a bad day and that you didn’t mean what you’d written. With a comment like that you’re likely to wind up the whole staff team, several of whom have put in a lot of time behind the scenes to ensure the change goes seamlessly. There is nothing dodgy going on and if you had given it a second thought at all you’d know the staff would do nothing at all that would harm the forum. Some things you don’t need to know and the finer details of this is one of them, just like your bank balance, your mortgage or your inside leg measurement. red]Admin commentblack]Think carefully before you post in future.
Merry Christmas.
A veiled threat? Why wouldn't I need to know my bank balance, my mortgage or my inside leg measurement? I wasn't trying to wind anyone up, and again the fact you have been arouses suspicion. Especially the phrase that I don't need to know'. This is a typical bullying mindset
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Dec 25, 2019 11:31:52 GMT
Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on <Admin comment> Exactly what sort of dodginess do you think could be going on? A company now administers our domains for us, a member of their staff (who is a forum member) is doing all the various transfer work involved for free. All the Admin Team (overseen by our Advisors) know who the person is, they wish to remain anonymous. We're happy to explain further if you want, but frankly there's not really anything more to say! </admin comment>Oh, and a Happy Christmas to you too. Fair enough. Just when there are secrets and people are kept in the dark and explicitly told they will not be told anything, it arouses my suspicions. I hope you understand? Perhaps its just me being paranoid from working for several years underneath management who work in the same manner. Merry Christmas!
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Dec 25, 2019 9:32:42 GMT
Are we allowed to know the name of new company hosting our domains ? The DD Administration Team have agreed and appointed a trusted external company to handle the hosting going forward. As it's of little or no consequence to the forum operation and membership, and while we thank you for your interest, we see no reason to elaborate further. Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Nov 29, 2019 12:12:11 GMT
As a pedant [pronounced pee-dant rather than ped-ant] who has spend a significant number of years on ships, I note that a diagram showing one how to get from point A to point B is actually defined as a "chart" rather than a "map". A map normally has the characteristic of being a representation of the ground with accurate distances and angles between points marked on it. Thus M'Lud, I would suggest that Harry Beck's Map should more accurately be referred to as Harry Beck's Chart! I think it tends to be referred to as a 'diagram'
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Nov 11, 2019 19:42:08 GMT
Specifically for flows from Balham southwards. I've noticed with GTR with buses too - they'll have acceptance in certain routes in the Croydon area but not others. Surely the simple thing to do would be to arrange acceptance on all operators and routes in affected areas?
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Nov 11, 2019 8:22:59 GMT
Victoria Line shut this morning (11th Nov), but ticket acceptance only arranged on South Western, SouthEastern, Great Northern and Overground. Why not Southern?
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