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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2007 12:46:28 GMT
Yes from platform EB Local to all 3 sidings and from 21rd siding (nearest w/b line) to WB Local, but D Stock arent allowed to do the latter. Pardon? D stock's can do all move's at Acton!! Indeed - I've seen D stocks do that when the Acton-Ealing shuttle is in operation. As for a permanent shuttle service between Acton and Rayners, such a service would require track modifications at Acton to make it viable. You would need a direct link between the e/b Ealing line and the e/b local (the current link uses a short length of the e/b fast), and you would need to reinstate platform 5 at Acton to provide two e/b local platforms suitable for doing a tipping-out - using platform 4 for the tipping-out would wreck the e/b service of both lines in the peak hours.
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Post by Oracle on Sept 24, 2007 13:55:11 GMT
Was there not a link E/B Ealing > E/B Local at one time or am I dreaming?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2007 14:24:27 GMT
The only solution in my opinion to maintain the current District and enhanced Picc Heathrow service would be to run the Rayners Lane service as a full time dedicated shuttle service from Acton to Rayners, either run by the District or Picc, the same way the Woodford - Hainault service operated on the Central line. But wouldn't the time taken to tip out the Rayners Lane shuttle at Acton Town limit the line's capacity? When the Picc is disrupted they often revert to a Rayners - Acton shuttle without severe problems to the District, there is already station staff in the office on the esstbound platforms, if these trains were timetabled between Districts from Ealing I can see no problems.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2007 15:01:06 GMT
Was there not a link E/B Ealing > E/B Local at one time or am I dreaming? According to Quail Maps yes there is a link between the EB Ealing and EB Local lines. Through the EB (District Line) Local Platform (4) at Acton Town. Or did you mean another link? As the EB Local Line is in tunnel underneath the EB Ealing Line until the approach to Platform 4 at Acton Town.
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Post by Oracle on Sept 24, 2007 21:32:59 GMT
I am sure that in the past there was a crossover that ran from the Ealing EB to the EB Local avoiding the present situation where the Ealing uses the EB Fast for a short distance, then points into the EB Local for the Local platform [4?]. Or am I dreaming as I said?
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