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Post by Phil on Mar 9, 2006 15:37:01 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2006 18:20:37 GMT
Without wishing to rattle a few cages with the old and new debate. Surely these pics show the modern image looks a lot neater than the old one. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2006 18:34:29 GMT
Without wishing to rattle a few cages with the old and new debate. Surely these pics show the modern image looks a lot neater than the old one. They certainly look neater, but not as interesting.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2006 18:46:14 GMT
What looks noticable to me is the train set numbers have 9's in them. It looks strange to me even though this went on for a long time. Does anyone know when the current scheme (where 8's and 9's are excluded) started?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2006 13:40:47 GMT
when computers and programme machines came about as you cannot have a 9 on a programme machine as the fingers are 200,100,40,20,10,4,2,1
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Post by Phil on Mar 17, 2006 11:55:29 GMT
So that's where it went!  |
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Post by ruislip on Apr 21, 2008 0:28:39 GMT
That first Piccy photo was taken at Ruislip, not Rayners Lane. Does anyone notice the "Ruislip" roundel on the other platform? Also, I have seen this picture at www.ruislip.co.uk |
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Post by metman on Apr 21, 2008 10:11:28 GMT
WOW! What fantastic photos espeically the colour ones! There is a great mix of trains at Northfields. It is interesting that the 56 and 59 stock trains also carry tail lamps.
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Post by tubeprune on Apr 21, 2008 10:14:41 GMT
The photo of the west end showing 5 different stocks was taken around the time I arrived at Northfields. We were trained on Standards, 38s and 56/59s but not on the CP, Q and R Stock as I was a Picc man. The real difficulty for a new starter then was to remember the difference between "car stock" and "unit stock", as the failures were handled differently.
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Post by Oracle on Apr 21, 2008 12:08:33 GMT
TP will confirm but I am certain that the Standard Stock converted at ...Eastleigh was it?...was delivered by rail to Fratton and then roaded across to Freshwater. The 40 Lansing/EE trains were sent along the main line for testing after overhaul at Eastleigh.
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Post by metman on Apr 21, 2008 13:11:25 GMT
I read that the Std stock was converted at Eastleigh!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2008 17:36:27 GMT
The IoW Standard Stock was converted at Acton with further work being done at Stewarts Lane. The 1938 Tube Stock on the IoW (the current trains) were done at Eastleigh.
Full details in "Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight" published by Capital Transport.
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