JRS: In article , seen in
news:uk.transport.london, Peter Smyth posted
at Sat, 21 Feb 2004 00:00:10 :-

"Thomas Crame" wrote in message
. com...

The circle and H&C have a shared number series, I think.
The picc numbers were in the following series (in 1999):
250 - 257, 260 Cockfosters to Rayners Lane
261 - 267, 270 - 272 Cockfosters to Uxbridge
273 Spare at Acton Town (midday)
274 - 277 Northfields Midday Stablers
300 - 307, 310 - 317, 320 - 327, 330 - 337, 340 - 343 Cockfosters to
Heathrow
347 Acton Town Overnight stabler
351 - 357, 360 - 366 Arnos Grove to Northfields
371 - 373 Cockfosters Midday Stablers

Is there a reason why the don't use numbers ending in 8 or 9?


Trains, as you know, are made up of carriages. Generally, these have a
bogie at each end, two axles on each bogie, and two wheels on each axle
- i.e. eight wheels in all. That is why they count in octal.

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