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Paul Corfield · January 19th 08, 09:10 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:41 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:

In article ,
(Edward Cowling London UK) wrote:

[Victoria line]

Say what you like, but the trains always felt safer and seemed to
run better when they had a driver and a guard.

The Victoria Line has never had any other driving system than the one it
has today. So it's hard to make sense of your remarks. It is designed for
higher speeds than older lines so greater acceleration and braking is to
be expected.

Absolutely right in that it has always been automatic so the comparative
comment is wrong. However the thread has set me thinking and I believe
that there was a fairly recent change to the control system to remove
coasting and allow more accelerated running between stations. Given the
trains and the control system are near the end of their life there *may*
be some deterioration in performance when asset age and the removal of
coasting are combined.

Still the new trains will certainly accelerate and brake much more
quickly so I think it will definitely be a case of "hang on tight".
Part of me is looking forward to a faster and hopefully reliable journey
but I will miss 67 stock given the years I've been using it.

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Paul C

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