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June 20th 15, 05:31 PM
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London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains
I wonder if they employ trippers on that stretch or if they fit the test
trains with AWS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29110845 |
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June 20th 15, 06:18 PM
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London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains
In message , at 17:31:34 on Sat, 20 Jun
2015, " remarked: I wonder if they employ trippers on that stretch or if they fit the test trains with AWS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29110845 I've seen the tube trains under test at Old Dalby (last time I drove up to the East Midlands a month ago). Unfortunately there wasn't anywhere convenient for me to stop to take a photo. The other odd thing about the line is the OHL a long way from any electrified service lines. https://goo.gl/maps/Q70Uo I doubt they use either trips or AWS as it's a self-contained test track. To get to and from they are dragged by a diesel loco. -- Roland Perry |
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June 20th 15, 10:03 PM
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London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 17:31:34 on Sat, 20 Jun 2015, " remarked: I wonder if they employ trippers on that stretch or if they fit the test trains with AWS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29110845 I've seen the tube trains under test at Old Dalby (last time I drove up to the East Midlands a month ago). Unfortunately there wasn't anywhere convenient for me to stop to take a photo. The other odd thing about the line is the OHL a long way from any electrified service lines. https://goo.gl/maps/Q70Uo I think it's the only section of track, anywhere, with both fourth rail and overhead electrification. I think that it's currently being used for both S stock and IEP testing. Old Dalby is also where the currently surplus S7 stick waiting to enter service is being stored. One unusual location for ex-LU stock the BBC missed is Long Marston: http://www.railtechnologymagazine.co...e-this-anymore |
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June 20th 15, 10:28 PM
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London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains
On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 17:31:34 +0100, "
wrote: I wonder if they employ trippers on that stretch or if they fit the test trains with AWS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29110845 They mentioned the ex-Met Dreadnaughts on the Worth Valley, but not the ex-Met Ashburies on the Bluebell. |
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June 20th 15, 10:35 PM
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London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains
Christopher A. Lee wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 17:31:34 +0100, " wrote: I wonder if they employ trippers on that stretch or if they fit the test trains with AWS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29110845 They mentioned the ex-Met Dreadnaughts on the Worth Valley, but not the ex-Met Ashburies on the Bluebell. True. |
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June 20th 15, 11:43 PM
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London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains
On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 21:03:03 +0000 (UTC), Recliner
wrote: Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 17:31:34 on Sat, 20 Jun 2015, " remarked: I wonder if they employ trippers on that stretch or if they fit the test trains with AWS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29110845 I've seen the tube trains under test at Old Dalby (last time I drove up to the East Midlands a month ago). Unfortunately there wasn't anywhere convenient for me to stop to take a photo. The other odd thing about the line is the OHL a long way from any electrified service lines. https://goo.gl/maps/Q70Uo I think it's the only section of track, anywhere, with both fourth rail and overhead electrification. I think that it's currently being used for both S stock and IEP testing. Old Dalby is also where the currently surplus S7 stick waiting to enter service is being stored. One unusual location for ex-LU stock the BBC missed is Long Marston: http://www.railtechnologymagazine.co...e-this-anymore Also found in the past at Shoeburyness. |
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June 21st 15, 02:41 AM
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London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains
On 2015\06\20 22:03, Recliner wrote:
Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 17:31:34 on Sat, 20 Jun 2015, " remarked: I wonder if they employ trippers on that stretch or if they fit the test trains with AWS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29110845 I've seen the tube trains under test at Old Dalby (last time I drove up to the East Midlands a month ago). Unfortunately there wasn't anywhere convenient for me to stop to take a photo. The other odd thing about the line is the OHL a long way from any electrified service lines. https://goo.gl/maps/Q70Uo I think it's the only section of track, anywhere, with both fourth rail and overhead electrification. I think that it's currently being used for both S stock and IEP testing. Old Dalby is also where the currently surplus S7 stick waiting to enter service is being stored. One unusual location for ex-LU stock the BBC missed is Long Marston: http://www.railtechnologymagazine.co...e-this-anymore IIRC Drayton Park has both fourth rail and overhead, although obviously not for much distance. |
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June 21st 15, 02:45 AM
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London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains
Basil Jet wrote:
On 2015\06\20 22:03, Recliner wrote: Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 17:31:34 on Sat, 20 Jun 2015, " remarked: I wonder if they employ trippers on that stretch or if they fit the test trains with AWS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29110845 I've seen the tube trains under test at Old Dalby (last time I drove up to the East Midlands a month ago). Unfortunately there wasn't anywhere convenient for me to stop to take a photo. The other odd thing about the line is the OHL a long way from any electrified service lines. https://goo.gl/maps/Q70Uo I think it's the only section of track, anywhere, with both fourth rail and overhead electrification. I think that it's currently being used for both S stock and IEP testing. Old Dalby is also where the currently surplus S7 stick waiting to enter service is being stored. One unusual location for ex-LU stock the BBC missed is Long Marston: http://www.railtechnologymagazine.co...e-this-anymore IIRC Drayton Park has both fourth rail and overhead, although obviously not for much distance. The fourth rail isn't operational. It was disconnected when the overhead was installed. It does have a short length of third rail and overhead, but that's not uncommon. |
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June 21st 15, 02:59 AM
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London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains
On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 02:41:35 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote: On 2015\06\20 22:03, Recliner wrote: Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 17:31:34 on Sat, 20 Jun 2015, " remarked: I wonder if they employ trippers on that stretch or if they fit the test trains with AWS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29110845 I've seen the tube trains under test at Old Dalby (last time I drove up to the East Midlands a month ago). Unfortunately there wasn't anywhere convenient for me to stop to take a photo. The other odd thing about the line is the OHL a long way from any electrified service lines. https://goo.gl/maps/Q70Uo I think it's the only section of track, anywhere, with both fourth rail and overhead electrification. I think that it's currently being used for both S stock and IEP testing. Old Dalby is also where the currently surplus S7 stick waiting to enter service is being stored. One unusual location for ex-LU stock the BBC missed is Long Marston: http://www.railtechnologymagazine.co...e-this-anymore IIRC Drayton Park has both fourth rail and overhead, although obviously not for much distance. The fourth rail might not be doing a lot unless it has been left connected but dropped onto the sleepers as done between Harrow and Watford. |
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June 21st 15, 03:00 AM
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London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains
On 2015\06\21 02:45, Recliner wrote:
Basil Jet wrote: IIRC Drayton Park has both fourth rail and overhead, although obviously not for much distance. The fourth rail isn't operational. It was disconnected when the overhead was installed. It does have a short length of third rail and overhead, but that's not uncommon. This seems to imply that overhead + 4th rail is in some way harder to do than overhead + 3rd rail... I would have thought it would be the other way around. |
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