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Post by A60stock on Oct 16, 2021 10:35:51 GMT
On a number of weekends in the future the following closures are in place:
Action town to Heathrow
Rayners lane to Uxbridge
The met is running to Uxbridge on all the weekends where the the above closure is in effect. Why is the Piccadilly not running to Uxbridge when the closure seems to be to do with the Heathrow branch?
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Post by Dstock7080 on Oct 16, 2021 10:54:58 GMT
On a number of weekends in the future the following closures are in place: Action town to Heathrow Rayners lane to Uxbridge The met is running to Uxbridge on all the weekends where the the above closure is in effect. Why is the Piccadilly not running to Uxbridge when the closure seems to be to do with the Heathrow branch? Northfields depot being within the possession cannot provide any trains, South Harrow closed too, so all service trains have to come from Arnos Grove and Cockfosters - not enough to provide beyond Rayners Lane |
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Post by A60stock on Oct 16, 2021 14:46:57 GMT
What service is run?
6tph Rayners lane to cockfosters?
Assuming the remaining 16 to 18tph reverse at Acton?
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Post by Dstock7080 on Oct 16, 2021 16:07:19 GMT
What service is run? 6tph Rayners lane to cockfosters? Assuming the remaining 16 to 18tph reverse at Acton? Cockfosters-Rayners Lane every 8-12min Cockfosters-Acton Town every 8-12min Arnos Grove-Barons Court (reversing via Hammersmith siding), every 20min (operates between 08.00-20.00 only) |
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Post by superteacher on Oct 17, 2021 17:31:44 GMT
Don’t remember the last time Barons Court was used to reverse scheduled trains. Years ago, it was a regular off-peak reversing point but apart from unscheduled use, I can’t recall any occasions in recent years where trains have been booked to reverse there.
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Post by jimbo on Oct 17, 2021 19:04:46 GMT
In more recent times hasn't it been used to reverse at Hammersmith both platforms, with passenger working through the siding either to or from as necessary?
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Post by superteacher on Oct 17, 2021 20:32:26 GMT
In more recent times hasn't it been used to reverse at Hammersmith both platforms, with passenger working through the siding either to or from as necessary? Yes, but I suppose it’d be too disruptive to reverse there when a through service is operating. |
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Post by rheostar on Oct 19, 2021 21:38:55 GMT
Don’t remember the last time Barons Court was used to reverse scheduled trains. Years ago, it was a regular off-peak reversing point but apart from unscheduled use, I can’t recall any occasions in recent years where trains have been booked to reverse there. Scheduled reversers must've stopped around 1980/81. As a guard, I remember doing a duty that was booked to reverse at Barons Court. However, I qualified as a Motorman in 1981 and never did a duty scheduled to reverse at BC again. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2021 15:18:24 GMT
Was it Barons Court to Wood Green ?
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Post by rheostar on Oct 20, 2021 18:01:38 GMT
Was it Barons Court to Wood Green ? Think it was. I just remember that it was a lot of tunnels! |
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Post by superteacher on Oct 20, 2021 19:56:29 GMT
Was it Barons Court to Wood Green ? Think it was. I just remember that it was a lot of tunnels! Not as bad as the Liverpool Street - Marble Arch shorts on the Central line! |
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Post by jimbo on Oct 21, 2021 1:20:06 GMT
Back in the 1970s it seemed that around half of the Bakerloo duties involved Elephant-Queen's Park shuttles, and even at Queen's Park the sun was hidden. Out in the station the glass canopies were once whitewashed for wartime blackout! No longer white! And then up in the reversing sidings you were hidden in a shed! Hard to get your required vitamin D!
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Post by superteacher on Oct 21, 2021 21:19:33 GMT
Back in the 1970s it seemed that around half of the Bakerloo duties involved Elephant-Queen's Park shuttles, and even at Queen's Park the sun was hidden. Out in the station the glass canopies were once whitewashed for wartime blackout! No longer white! And then up in the reversing sidings you were hidden in a shed! Hard to get your required vitamin D! They were pretty much all Queens Park - Elephant, except for the four trains to / from Watford. |
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Post by jimbo on Oct 21, 2021 23:51:46 GMT
Back in the 1970s it seemed that around half of the Bakerloo duties involved Elephant-Queen's Park shuttles, and even at Queen's Park the sun was hidden. Out in the station the glass canopies were once whitewashed for wartime blackout! No longer white! And then up in the reversing sidings you were hidden in a shed! Hard to get your required vitamin D! They were pretty much all Queens Park - Elephant, except for the four trains to / from Watford. And trips out on the sunny Stanmore branch! |
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Post by superteacher on Oct 22, 2021 3:27:15 GMT
They were pretty much all Queens Park - Elephant, except for the four trains to / from Watford. And trips out on the sunny Stanmore branch! Of course - totally forgot about that. It’s been a long half term at school! 😂😂 |
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Post by A60stock on Nov 20, 2021 14:31:13 GMT
semi related to this topic but does anyone know what frequency is being run on the Piccadilly this line to uxbridge given that the met is shut the whole weekend?
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Post by DWS on Nov 20, 2021 15:14:52 GMT
semi related to this topic but does anyone know what frequency is being run on the Piccadilly this line to uxbridge given that the met is shut the whole weekend? An enhanced 10 minute service [ 6 trains per hour ] will operate on the Uxbridge branch, with trains normally booked to reverse at Rayners Lane extended to/from Uxbridge over the weekend of 20/21 November 2021. |
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