February Quiz - Day 6

[Chris M]

After yesterday's partial success, lets see if you can get 100% today.


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[Tubeboy]

Completely wild guess, Oxo C, N/B platform??

[Deleted]

sorry to stray away from the answer, but why is there a dot next to 'Seven Sisters' on the blind?

is it for depot journeys?

[c5]

rob said:

sorry to stray away from the answer, but why is there a dot next to 'Seven Sisters' on the blind?

is it for depot journeys?

I believe so.

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Brixton

[Deleted]

It's not Oxford Circus or Brixton ........

The dot on the blind does indeed indicate that upon arrival at Seven Sisters the train will proceed to Northumberland Park depot.

[Deleted]

Walthamstow.

[alstom1996]

I'm going to guess Walthamstow as well.

[ongarparknride]

Please may I ask a couple of questions re: the picture?

1. It was taken by the driver?
2. It was taken very early or very late.
3. The lamp to the nearside of the destination blind immediately brought up long forgotten memories... is this an amber "calling on" lamp, or something introduced about the time of OMO operation for emergency use? Pushing forward/coupling to retrieve stalled/faulty trains or something?
4. The photo clearly did not breach regs. by using flash, so why the "starburst in the top left of the central door? Presumably cab lighting, but is this individual bulbs or fluorescent, please?
5. Why was the left-hand (offside) horizontal "grab handle" fitted under the cab window?

Sorry to be off the thread topic, but I really enjoy these daily quizzes solely for the great pix taken from the usual locations :-)

cheers

[Chris M]

Answer:
Well done, this is indeed taken at Walthamstow Central. The photgrapher was Aspect, who said "the seven sisters blind is to confuse, it's one of the late night trains that stables from the southbound. Could also ask the significance of the "dot" on the destination blind - answer to which is : train then proceeds to Northumberland Park"

As for the other questions, I'll have to leave these to others as I don't know!

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ongarparknride said:

Please may I ask a couple of questions re: the picture?

1. It was taken by the driver?
2. It was taken very early or very late.
3. The lamp to the nearside of the destination blind immediately brought up long forgotten memories... is this an amber "calling on" lamp, or something introduced about the time of OMO operation for emergency use? Pushing forward/coupling to retrieve stalled/faulty trains or something?
4. The photo clearly did not breach regs. by using flash, so why the "starburst in the top left of the central door? Presumably cab lighting, but is this individual bulbs or fluorescent, please?
5. Why was the left-hand (offside) horizontal "grab handle" fitted under the cab window?

Sorry to be off the thread topic, but I really enjoy these daily quizzes solely for the great pix taken from the usual locations :-)

cheers

Hi Ongar P&R !

In answer to your questions. (And it is indeed a good thing if the quiz picture throws up other questions and comments)

1. Yes picture was taken by the driver.
2. Very Late. I don't have a time table to hand but train 242 is/was one of the last trains running from Walthamstow Central to Seven Sisters and then direct to Northumberland Park by reversing from SevenSisters platform 5 (southbound platform)
3. The lamp is an orange "calling on light" Operated by the driver removing the selector reverser key from the barrell and placing it in the lamp operating mechanism, thus providing assurance to the following driver coupling up or stepping between trains that the incident train can not be moved.
4. The starburst is indeed the cab light, which on 1967 stock is a single tungsten bulb.
5. The grab handle on 1967 stock under the cab window is for saftey when the driver is entering or alighting from the train by use of the (front) J door, a corresponding footplate is provided lower down. !967 stock don't have side cab doors, so access is via the J door or the passenger saloon. The single leaf door on a DM car can be opened using a selector reverser key from inside or outside the train, though one may not want to use that method ...for example if egress from the train cab is needed in a tunnel.

cheers

aspect

[ongarparknride]

Many thanks for that info. esp. #3, Aspect.

[Deleted]

References in my answer to "J" door should have read "M" door ...I was tired ! lol !

The "M" door is always the front door of the train. The "J" door is always the door from the cab to the saloon !