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Does actual tube transport in london goes faster than by train service?
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"max" wrote in message
Does actual tube transport in london goes faster than by train service? No, the trains run slower and stop much more often. |
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In message , at 12:36:44 on
Sat, 12 Feb 2011, Recliner remarked: Does actual tube transport in london goes faster than by train service? No, the trains run slower There speaks a man who doesn't use Thameslink very much :) and stop much more often. The stations are on average closer, but the trains rarely stop between stations. -- Roland Perry |
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"Roland Perry" wrote in message
In message , at 12:36:44 on Sat, 12 Feb 2011, Recliner remarked: Does actual tube transport in london goes faster than by train service? No, the trains run slower There speaks a man who doesn't use Thameslink very much :) True, but I assume TL is only really slow in the Tube-like London Bridge to SpI section? Away from there, it has 100mph trains, unlike the Tube, which usually runs at below about 45mph. |
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In message , at 14:24:57 on
Sat, 12 Feb 2011, Recliner remarked: Does actual tube transport in london goes faster than by train service? No, the trains run slower There speaks a man who doesn't use Thameslink very much :) True, but I assume TL is only really slow in the Tube-like London Bridge to SpI section? Away from there, it has 100mph trains, unlike the Tube, which usually runs at below about 45mph. Although Luton to St Pancras on a stopper is 45 minutes, for about 33 miles; which is pretty tedious. -- Roland Perry |
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"Roland Perry" wrote in message
In message , at 14:24:57 on Sat, 12 Feb 2011, Recliner remarked: Does actual tube transport in london goes faster than by train service? No, the trains run slower There speaks a man who doesn't use Thameslink very much :) True, but I assume TL is only really slow in the Tube-like London Bridge to SpI section? Away from there, it has 100mph trains, unlike the Tube, which usually runs at below about 45mph. Although Luton to St Pancras on a stopper is 45 minutes, for about 33 miles; which is pretty tedious. Ah well, you have the choice of fast trains or stoppers, unlike on almost all LU routes (and even on the 'fast' Picc and Met sections, the trains rarely exceed 45mph). |
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On 12/02/2011 15:13, Recliner wrote:
"Roland wrote in message In , at 14:24:57 on Sat, 12 Feb 2011, remarked: Does actual tube transport in london goes faster than by train service? No, the trains run slower There speaks a man who doesn't use Thameslink very much :) True, but I assume TL is only really slow in the Tube-like London Bridge to SpI section? Away from there, it has 100mph trains, unlike the Tube, which usually runs at below about 45mph. Although Luton to St Pancras on a stopper is 45 minutes, for about 33 miles; which is pretty tedious. Ah well, you have the choice of fast trains or stoppers, unlike on almost all LU routes (and even on the 'fast' Picc and Met sections, the trains rarely exceed 45mph). Will S stock trains exceed 45 miles on the surface sections? I'm sure the A-stock exceeds 45 in those areas. |
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In message , Richard J.
writes I think only A stock on the Met ever went at 60mph. Don't know if it still does. On the Piccadilly, 73 stock is limited to 45mph. 62 stock certainly went to 60 regularly on the outside sections of the central line. -- Clive |
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On 13/02/2011 00:30, Clive wrote:
In message , Richard J. writes I think only A stock on the Met ever went at 60mph. Don't know if it still does. On the Piccadilly, 73 stock is limited to 45mph. 62 stock certainly went to 60 regularly on the outside sections of the central line. Does it not still in some parts? |
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On 12/02/2011 15:13, Recliner wrote: "Roland wrote in message In , at 14:24:57 on Sat, 12 Feb 2011, remarked: Does actual tube transport in london goes faster than by train service? No, the trains run slower There speaks a man who doesn't use Thameslink very much :) True, but I assume TL is only really slow in the Tube-like London Bridge to SpI section? Away from there, it has 100mph trains, unlike the Tube, which usually runs at below about 45mph. Although Luton to St Pancras on a stopper is 45 minutes, for about 33 miles; which is pretty tedious. Ah well, you have the choice of fast trains or stoppers, unlike on almost all LU routes (and even on the 'fast' Picc and Met sections, the trains rarely exceed 45mph). Will S stock trains exceed 45 miles on the surface sections? I'm sure the A-stock exceeds 45 in those areas. Not by much these days, when I've measured it with a GPS. |
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On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:24:27 +0000, Clive wrote:
30 to 35mph tunnel, 60 above ground. Very anecdotally, I would have thought that longer tunnel stretches (eg, Finsbury Park to Seven Sisters) would get up to faster speeds? It SEEMS to hit some sort of decent speed in that stretch, anyway? |
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In message , Martin Petrov
writes Very anecdotally, I would have thought that longer tunnel stretches (eg, Finsbury Park to Seven Sisters) would get up to faster speeds? It SEEMS to hit some sort of decent speed in that stretch, anyway? SEEMS to, is about right. Travel on either the first train in the morning or the last at night when the tunnel lights are on, sit on the opposite side of the train and watch them go by, it's a very informative little exercise. -- Clive |
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