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Post by piccboy on Nov 13, 2015 22:26:23 GMT
Main reason for separate platforms would be the bridge at one end going over the line, in my opinion. There would not be enough clearance under bridge to have an island platform.
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Post by piccboy on Aug 28, 2015 0:47:05 GMT
One unit could stay at Neasden Depot as the mascot of the Metropolitan line. So back to question 1. Where does it live? It is on an engineer's road that will be required for the D78 RAT. Chalfont & Latimer bay road? Too small for S8. Farringdon Sidings? Too small for S7 / S8.
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Post by piccboy on Aug 22, 2015 1:43:44 GMT
I've noticed a few parts of ex 67stock appearing in a few vehicles. I assume this been added from a store of parts ad hoc rather than as part of the refurbishment process. I'm referring to blue handrails mainly. Were the handrails 67 stock blue by any chance? Have seen an odd blue air vent opener.
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Post by piccboy on Jul 17, 2015 0:08:22 GMT
I only looked at some of these and thought that Highgate and Holborn seem to have some platforms missing... of these are for the emergency services etc then they might need to know about everything thats there - not just what is actually open 'today' Simon Simon, each station has a set of plans that include all areas for emergency services including disused platforms, staircases, passageways, lift shafts etc. For operational reasons, these are not published.
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Post by piccboy on Jul 1, 2015 22:59:30 GMT
The two factors I can think of would be the heat give off by the human body, equivalent of 100 Watts per person, say 1000 people peak x 100 would be 100,000 watts of heat energy. Add to that the effect of sunlight streaming in through the windows would more than likely tax the air-con until you reach tunnel section (Finchley road) where there is little sun.
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Post by piccboy on Apr 18, 2015 13:04:20 GMT
This site's (Class 319 won't move ) post mentions a problem with AP sound pack and files not being updated properly because of write permissions, worth a try.
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Post by piccboy on Jan 11, 2015 1:43:48 GMT
Also there seems to be 2 tunnels that aren't in use and have gates covering them at the end of one platform and another right next to it.Are they old entrances from lift shafts or something? Spot on; these are where the lifts were and if you look through them you can see the stairs leading down(!) to these - although don't get too close if you don't want to get muck on your face. Part of the former spiral staircase also remains providing a "shortcut" between the Bakerloo and the Piccadilly, although you can't go all the way up. The spiral staircase that is a shortcut between the Bakerloo and Piccadilly is actually the one installed when the "new" ticket hall was built in 1920's. The original spiral staircase is no longer there, but the shaft still exists. I was told the platforms were staggered and curve to conform with two running tunnels following the road and public space above.
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Post by piccboy on May 16, 2014 11:35:06 GMT
There was a quite substantial failure in the Watford Junction area.. And it affected the Met? Has the Croxley link opened on the quiet? I very much suspect Harsig is referring to the area where the Watford Branch, branches off. Watford (Met) Junction.
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Post by piccboy on May 9, 2014 23:09:21 GMT
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Post by piccboy on Apr 29, 2014 11:05:53 GMT
According to a comment on a YouTube video, it is possible to display Tottenham Court Road as a destination on the 1992TS. Nevertheless, apparently, the train would still run empty to Holborn and presumably head up the siding from there. Does anybody know under what circumstances this would be done, as opposed to tipping out at Holborn? Or, for that matter, why Tottenham Court Road is singled out, but there isn't, say, the option of selecting Lancaster Gate for trains terminating at Marble Arch? The train would not necessarily need to run to Holborn as the sidings are just west of the closed Museum Street station. So they could stop there (at a Limit of Shunt board), driver change ends then into sidings. I suspect there could be section switches to isolate traction current just outside Museum Street so Holborn and further east can be isolated for engineering works / other incidents. FYI Piccadilly Line has something similar at Down St, which is in between Hyde Park Corner and Green Park. To answer your question on Lancaster Gate, the sidings at Marble Arch are just outside the station and the orientation means that trains going east would have to stop at Marble Arch to reverse. I got my info on the Central Line from carto.metro.free.fr/cartes/metro-tram-london/index.php?gpslat=51.532474&gpslon=-0.133734&zoom=4 which does show orientation and positions of sidings quite accurately in my opinion.
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Post by piccboy on Dec 8, 2013 12:56:52 GMT
Kennington has both a loop and a siding.
1) If going round the loop, you do not change ends, just drive around.
2) Inter-car barriers are supposed to stop this from happening.
It's a local work practice to speed up turning trains around, with trains arriving every 2-3 mins at Kennington, you would not have enough time to detrain every train.
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Post by piccboy on Aug 25, 2013 15:52:02 GMT
How on earth can it be that the 72ts is more reliable? Its refurbishment was almost a decade earlier, and had far less money spent on it. The last time I checked the mdbf stats the 73 stock was leagues ahead! In fact wasn't it the most reliable stock on TfL for a very long while by some margin? Not sure where you are getting your reliability figures from, but would be sure interested to see them. From my personal perspective in the last few weeks the delays on the Bakerloo line have all been Track and Signalling problems, where the Piccadilly line have had several train problems. WRT fitting, remedial works have happened here and there to other tube lines to accommodate long wheel base stock, so it wouldnt be the first in need of a tunnel 'shave'. When was the last time Picc Circus was used? I would agree a tunnel shave would solve the problem, but only if it was done with the new EVO (or what ever they are going to be) in mind. But as there is no budget for Bakerloo upgrade, where would then money come from for the work? Picc Circus points were last used two week ago when there was a Signal failure around the Waterloo area. Would not be a major problem to keep these points in use anyway, as 72 have to stop at a further stopping mark than normal when reversing, so long as their replacement can do the same (possibly with cutting out front doors) that keeps a flexibility that allows trains into the West end when there is a disruption, as the next nearest points are either Paddington or Waterloo (via the Depot). And buying clone stock for the northern... Thats crazy, the design will be 30 years old by the time the last train enters service; where will the traction equipment come from? Not to mention the perpetuation of small 83ts windows... It was done for the C stock that was urgently needed. But mixing two different designs on a line is always problematic in terms of maintenance and ATO systems, taking that into the equation it is probably the most cost effective way in order to obtain the new trains required for the Battersea extension. The actual cost would depend on how much of the original tooling still exists. Can one of the learned members comment on why these particular set of decisions have been made? To be frank, better plans were seemingly made on this forum earlier this year, not to mention tubeprune's article a while back in one of the railway mags. Totally agree, suspect it is Political decisions on budgets that have forced things down this avenue. The 73ts is a far more sophisticated stock both in equipment and aesthetic than the 67/72ts. Am I alone in thinking this all seems... not the most efficient of ways of doing things? : Yes the 73's are a far more sophisticated stock then 72's, but that can be a problem with age - more to go wrong and more expensive to fix. I would also raise the question of mileage - with the demands of Heathrow and the length of the line (71 kms Piccadilly, 23 kms Bakerloo), I wonder if the 72's have far less miles under their belt then the 73's. Would very much like to know the average mileage of both stock.
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