ATO gets a step nearer

[towerman]

Just obtained the engineering notice tonight,063 unit is being transferred to Highgate tonight.

[towerman]

As of SOT 12/11/06 Holding roads 1 & 2 in SMD are under possession re installing depot/main line interface for the signalling upgrade.

[towerman]

From SOT 17/12/06 the possession on holding roads 1 & 2 was given up,also the second train to be modded for ATO(044-043) must be nearing completion,was sitting on 39rd this evening,powered up but still not coupled.

[towerman]

Third train now stopped for ATO mods 048-079.

[stanmorek]

For the past few weeks apart from the new brick building at Stanmore there has been construction work at Canons Park, Queensbury and Kingsbury for what looks like signal/electrical rooms.

[towerman]

Probably the new SER's(signalling equipment rooms)for the upgrade.

[towerman]

Looking at the planned work for the Jubilee which Tubelines issue every month,testing the new signalling without trains STAN-WEM starts in January,testing requiring test trains STR-CWF starts in June.

[Deleted]

Good to hear that things are going to plan. Whenj I left the country in October, inductive loops had been layed on parts of the line. Has the whole line been fitted with inductive loops, and associated equipment such as axle counters yet?

[towerman]

I think all the plain track has been done,they've started doing the loops in the pointwork now.

[towerman]

044-043 has now been moved to the DCA(Depot commissioning area)

[towerman]

044-043 should have been on a test run last night between Wembley and Stanmore but was cancelled,supposed to be out again Saturday and Sunday nights.

[towerman]

044-043 has now been signed off and is back in service,obviously running as a conventional train.070-069 now stopped for ATO mods.

[towerman]

TBTC(ATO) test runs booked for tonight and Sunday are cancelled,due to be out again next Saturday and Sunday.

[towerman]

Test runs for the 3rd and 4th were cancelled too,however,I'm reliably informed the one booked for tonight will run,also next Sunday,the shutdown between Wembley and Stanmore will involve two test trains running from COT Saturday till end of engineering hours Sunday.044-043 will be the test train tonight,next week will be 044-043 and probably 048-079 which is waiting testing on the DCA next week.

[Deleted]

Thanks again for your updates.

[towerman]

044-043,048-079 now out test running tonight between Wembley and Stanmore,both trains left SMD around 20:40,will be back around SOT Monday.

[towerman]

048-079 now released for passenger service,112-111 now stopped for ATO mods.

[towerman]

Looks like 070-069 will be moving to the DCA soon,sitting on 39rd recoupled and powered up.

[towerman]

044-043 was out on test last night,044-043 & 048-079 booked to be out tonight.

[citysig]

This may already be common knowledge, but as I haven't been here a while I thought I would add that:

October/November 2007: Canons Park-Kingsbury will transfer to ATO - no impact on controlled signalling as this is an auto-signalled area.

Summer 2008: Control south of Dollis Hill transferred to Neasden Signalling Centre with mostly ATO running

December 2009: Control of entire line under Neasden SCC with most if not full ATO.

[Deleted]

South of Dollis Hill - interesting. I would have expected "south of Finchley Road" but not "south of Dollis Hill".

[c5]

citysig said:

......December 2009: Control of entire line under Neasden SCC with most if not full ATO.

That lines up quite well for things to start moving from Baker Street to Hammermsith Or maybe a year or two after!

[DWS]

c5 said:

citysig said:

......December 2009: Control of entire line under Neasden SCC with most if not full ATO.

That lines up quite well for things to start moving from Baker Street to Hammermsith Or maybe a year or two after!

What is moving from Baker Street to Hammersmith ?

[c5]

Everything except the Bakerloo.

[Deleted]

So it's 'nailed down' for sure that Hammersmith will be the site of the SSL IECC? I thought there was still a bit of back-and-forth to go with regards to its location.

Hammersmith seems like an awfully odd place though; it's a bit out of the way. Wouldn't South Kensington, Mark Lane or Clerkenwell be a better location?

[citysig]

theonekea said:

South of Dollis Hill - interesting. I would have expected "south of Finchley Road" but not "south of Dollis Hill".

It's actually the Willesden Green site and south thereof. It may be that Finchley Road and Baker Street/Charing Cross move just before.

c5 said:

That lines up quite well for things to start moving from Baker Street to Hammermsith Or maybe a year or two after!

Depends how you look at it. I mean, I work at Baker Street and if things go the way they have been - especially since the restructuring - then pretty soon a few of us will be out of work.

theonekea said:

So it's 'nailed down' for sure that Hammersmith will be the site of the SSL IECC? I thought there was still a bit of back-and-forth to go with regards to its location.

Hammersmith seems like an awfully odd place though; it's a bit out of the way. Wouldn't South Kensington, Mark Lane or Clerkenwell be a better location?

It's a much better location than those previously banded about - Acton and Hillingdon being just two. Kings Cross and anywhere north of their (following the line of the East Coast mainline) would also be ideal locations ;D

[Tom]

c5 said:

Everything except the Bakerloo.

Because we're so old school and resistant to change (unlike the Met, it would seem...) ;D

[citysig]

Errr it could be that, like me, the planners of schemes and things forgot that the siding that is the Bakerloo even existed. I quite often find myself thinking "I wonder what's in that room across the corridor." ;D ;D

[Deleted]

citysig said:

Errr it could be that, like me, the planners of schemes and things forgot that the siding that is the Bakerloo even existed. I quite often find myself thinking "I wonder what's in that room across the corridor." ;D ;D

I always thought 'that siding' controlled the starters at Baker Street, and that when 'that siding' is broken, the grey line is more broken than usual ;D

[c5]

citysig said:

Errr it could be that, like me, the planners of schemes and things forgot that the siding that is the Bakerloo even existed. I quite often find myself thinking "I wonder what's in that room across the corridor." ;D ;D

Perhaps they will be allowed to move into the cupboard under the stairs in the new building at Hammersmith

I often hear some very strange sounds when round "that side of the building" (which is only ever to hand in an overtime form or go to the canteen, both very important parts of my day)