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Post by rayb on Jan 8, 2009 11:21:54 GMT
Came through Plaistow at around 09:30 today, there was a "C" stock train in the bay road sporting "Neasden" in the destination blind window.
Anyone know why?
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Post by Colin on Jan 8, 2009 12:59:35 GMT
Perhaps the driver was in the process of changing the blind to it's actual westbound destination..... (I sometimes had to stop halfway through to double check where I was going prior to the D stocks getting refurbed!  ;D ;D) |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2009 14:08:17 GMT
Or the blind got stuck! Or the driver was pausing half way for a rest - some of those blinds can be very stiff and sometimes you have to turn them a long way; there's something like 30 destinations on them.
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Post by citysig on Jan 8, 2009 16:02:41 GMT
To the best of my knowledge, no C stocks were diverted this morning (at least nobody told me they were ;D ) so it must have been one of the explanations above ;D
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Post by metman on Jan 8, 2009 18:18:02 GMT
But C stocks do run to Neasden for the lath, just not in service! I read a post on a site about regular trips to Neasden via Harrow-on-the-Hill. I thought C stock could not reverse in Harrow siding due to the low sole bar fouling platform 5!
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Post by Colin on Jan 8, 2009 19:42:06 GMT
But C stocks do run to Neasden for the lath, just not in service! Yes, but not directly from Plaistow! I read a post on a site about regular trips to Neasden via Harrow-on-the-Hill. I thought C stock could not reverse in Harrow siding due to the low sole bar fouling platform 5! is the key part missing here I suspect! I'm sure Solidbond could relate a tale or three..... |
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Post by citysig on Jan 8, 2009 20:45:48 GMT
But C stocks do run to Neasden for the lath, just not in service! I read a post on a site about regular trips to Neasden via Harrow-on-the-Hill. I thought C stock could not reverse in Harrow siding due to the low sole bar fouling platform 5! Not for a while now, and the last one I set up reversed from Wembley Park northbound into depot. |
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Post by metman on Jan 9, 2009 0:55:37 GMT
Ok thanks. Looking for an excuse to get a 4 car train onto my model railway!
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Post by citysig on Jan 9, 2009 8:48:23 GMT
Ok thanks. Looking for an excuse to get a 4 car train onto my model railway! Making a note of your profile location, I'll now make sure I don't leave anything reversing in the siding for too long ;D |
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Post by metman on Jan 9, 2009 18:37:59 GMT
Normally, they don't wait there too long. 423 sometimes runs empty from Watford to Northwood siding and then back to Ricky!
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;D ;D)
