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On 23/08/2012 22:40, yameste wrote:
On Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:22:46 UTC+1, wrote:
On 22/08/2012 16:10, Steve Fitzgerald wrote:
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When I left the Picc nearly 2 years ago (how time flys!) most of the
'fast' had been upgraded and all TSRs removed. I think it's all up
to
scratch now.
"Fast" obviously means something different in the piccadilly line
control
room in that case. I doubt we went above 30mph on my recent trip along
that
section.
Fast as in the fast line as opposed to the local line which I am more
familiar with these days, not the actual speeds travelled but the
nomenclature.
Maybe the train that was moving at 30 miles had signals against it?
I think you are right about the picc the Metropolitan is just as bad why
advertise "fast" trains when they do 40mph it doesnt make any sense! It
seems to me to be very deceptive !
Fast trains in that they are not stopping at all stations on the line, not
necessarily in terms of speed. I have actually not noticed that
Metropolitan Line trains frequently have signals against them between
Baker Street and points west.
Furthermore, it seems that the S8s are moving at close to 60 miles on the
western extremities of the line, such as between Chalfont & Latimer and
Rickmansworth. They also do not appear to be moving too slowly between
Wembley Park and Finchley Road in either direction. Fast trains also move
quite quickly between Finchley Road and Harrow-on-the-Hill.
I've always wondered what speed the Picc trains manage between Hammersmith
and Acton Town. They can move about in a very lively fashion (doesn't
matter if it is the current stock or the preceding stock). The prewar
stock seemed slightly less lively but that may be the memory of a ten year
old playing tricks. But, as for speed, I'm not sure they've ever gone
terribly fast (40mph?)