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Terminating in a through platform then returning "wrong direction"
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Terminating in a through platform then returning "wrong direction"
"dB" wrote wrote: Are there ever occasions during planned or unplanned service disruption where an LU train heading say "eastbound" will require to finish its journey in the "eastbound" platform of a two-platform station, pick-up intending "westbound" passengers for the next departure whilst still on the "eastbound" platform then head "westbound" on the "eastbound" line in order to access a crossover to the "westbound" line? I've seen it happen a couple of times at Northolt on the Central line, where a westbound train is reversed without going into the siding. I don't know why they don't do it more often, as it does speed up the process. Interesting. I've never done this move at Northolt (or Oakwood, or Hornchurch) but I think I've done just about all the others mentioned in this thread. Anyone interested in traversing rare crossovers - both on LU and on the national network - needs to read my weekly 'PMO' report on the Gensheet Yahoo! Group. Royal Victoria crossover (DLR) was used last weekend, I think for the first planned time, by DLR trains reversing at Custom House. |
Terminating in a through platform then returning "wrong direction"
"John Salmon" wrote in message ... "dB" wrote wrote: Are there ever occasions during planned or unplanned service disruption where an LU train heading say "eastbound" will require to finish its journey in the "eastbound" platform of a two-platform station, pick-up intending "westbound" passengers for the next departure whilst still on the "eastbound" platform then head "westbound" on the "eastbound" line in order to access a crossover to the "westbound" line? I've seen it happen a couple of times at Northolt on the Central line, where a westbound train is reversed without going into the siding. I don't know why they don't do it more often, as it does speed up the process. Interesting. I've never done this move at Northolt (or Oakwood, or Hornchurch) but I think I've done just about all the others mentioned in this thread. Anyone interested in traversing rare crossovers - both on LU and on the national network - needs to read my weekly 'PMO' report on the Gensheet Yahoo! Group. Royal Victoria crossover (DLR) was used last weekend, I think for the first planned time, by DLR trains reversing at Custom House. Don't think it's been used lately, but back in the days when I sat behind a 'andle rather than a desk, we had a night turn that came out of Northfields, ran down to West Ken then reversed back east to west to run to the airport and back up to Arnos for relief. As far as I know the facility to do the West Ken reverse is still there, but I don't think it's on the (Piccadilly) T/Ops road training any more. -- Cheers, Steve. Change jealous to sad to reply. |
Terminating in a through platform then returning "wrongdirection"
On Jun 14, 8:12*am, dB wrote:
I've seen it happen a couple of times at Northolt on the Central line, where a westbound train is reversed without going into the siding. I don't know why they don't do it more often, as it does speed up the process. There is one daily booked Northolt reverser that does exactly that - its a so called ''rusty rail'' move to keep things activated. If you really wish to know I could look it up, i can't recall the precise details. I know it is in the current WTT64 and in the forthcoming WTT65 is its existence produced odd results on serious work related Central Line simulations I was running ((problem being the simulator not set up for moves like this.)) -- Nick |
Terminating in a through platform then returning "wrong direction"
In message MWQSn.79010$oi7.37339@hurricane, Steve Dulieu
writes Don't think it's been used lately, but back in the days when I sat behind a 'andle rather than a desk, we had a night turn that came out of Northfields, ran down to West Ken then reversed back east to west to run to the airport and back up to Arnos for relief. As far as I know the facility to do the West Ken reverse is still there, but I don't think it's on the (Piccadilly) T/Ops road training any more. It was 'talked through' 8 years ago at least. -- Steve Fitzgerald has now left the building. You will find him in London's Docklands, E16, UK (please use the reply to address for email) |
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