On 16 Jul 2012 13:42:22 GMT
Neil Williams wrote:
wrote:
I rode on one of the new(ish) DLR trains for the first time on sunday. Going
at full pelt from shadwell to westferry there wasn't any wobble at the
front at all. So there was a design fault with the old trains which the TfL
apologists on here constantly denied despite being asked why no other tram
system exhibited it.

I thought it was a wheel profile issue, of running what are effectively
trams on normal rail.

Don't know. Whatever the reason the new stock has sorted it. I'm pretty
sure if it was as simple as the wheel profile they could have re-profiled
all the wheels and sorted it out years ago.

B2003

On 16/07/2012 15:12, d wrote:

On 16 Jul 2012 13:42:22 GMT
Neil Williams wrote:
wrote:
I rode on one of the new(ish) DLR trains for the first time on sunday. Going
at full pelt from shadwell to westferry there wasn't any wobble at the
front at all. So there was a design fault with the old trains which the TfL
apologists on here constantly denied despite being asked why no other tram
system exhibited it.

I thought it was a wheel profile issue, of running what are effectively
trams on normal rail.

Don't know. Whatever the reason the new stock has sorted it. I'm pretty
sure if it was as simple as the wheel profile they could have re-profiled
all the wheels and sorted it out years ago.

Ride the new stock a bit more.

On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:08:15 +0100
Mizter T wrote:
Don't know. Whatever the reason the new stock has sorted it. I'm pretty
sure if it was as simple as the wheel profile they could have re-profiled
all the wheels and sorted it out years ago.

Ride the new stock a bit more.

I rode one there and rode one back and no hint of wobble. So either I just
happened to get lucky and ride the 2 that don't have it or its been sorted.

B2003