On 26/08/2012 16:39, Graham Harrison wrote:
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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?)
Maybe a little faster, such as 45 miles. I base that on my own
observations at Turnham Green, though I have seen trains also just coast
their way through there.