On Mon, 06 Mar 2017 22:29:01 +0100
Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:

Are there any interesting parliamentary services in London at the
moment?


Get a job and off the dole and ride regular

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 12:03:01 on Tue,
7 Mar 2017, Mike Bristow remarked:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlia...xtant_.22parli
amentary.22_trains

That article lists the Woodgrange Park - Wilsden Junction service
as a parlimentrary one; I don't think it is. It's more of a peak
hours boost using the spare set, isn't it?

It uses a (short) stretch of line no other services use.

Yes, absolutly. Well, no other passenger services.

However "Using track that's not often used" isn't really the definition
of a parlimentery train, IMO. A parlimentry train is one that is
run to avoid the hassle of formal clousure procedures. That service
is a peak hours congestion buster.

It could of course be a parly that unusually runs when people need it,
rather than at the most inconvenient possible time.

You're wrong. I've done some digging. The service was introduced
in 2005 or so (albeit in a different form), to use the spare set
to try and reduce overcrowding. The user group has a history of
the "PIXC busters" on their site if you're curious.

If we accept that a parly train is one run to avoid clousure
proceedings, then that train ain't one.

If you want to define it as an occasional train run on on track
rarely used in passenger service, feel free (but I'll disagree with
your definition).


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Mike Bristow

In message , at 16:56:35 on Tue,
7 Mar 2017, Mike Bristow remarked:

However "Using track that's not often used" isn't really the definition
of a parlimentery train, IMO. A parlimentry train is one that is
run to avoid the hassle of formal clousure procedures. That service
is a peak hours congestion buster.

It could of course be a parly that unusually runs when people need it,
rather than at the most inconvenient possible time.

You're wrong.

Wrong to speculate. Now that's a first.

I've done some digging. The service was introduced
in 2005 or so (albeit in a different form), to use the spare set
to try and reduce overcrowding. The user group has a history of
the "PIXC busters" on their site if you're curious.

If we accept that a parly train is one run to avoid clousure
proceedings, then that train ain't one.

If you want to define it as an occasional train run on on track
rarely used in passenger service, feel free (but I'll disagree with
your definition).

I wasn't. So there's nothing to disagree with.
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Roland Perry

On Tue, 7 Mar 2017 09:36:03 +0000, Mike Bristow
wrote:

In article ,
Christopher A Lee wrote:
On Mon, 06 Mar 2017 22:29:01 +0100, Jarle Hammen Knudsen
wrote:

Are there any interesting parliamentary services in London at the
moment?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlia...tary.22_trains

That article lists the Woodgrange Park - Wilsden Junction service
as a parlimentrary one; I don't think it is. It's more of a peak
hours boost using the spare set, isn't it?

It uses IIRC two bits of track not used by other passenger services -
1-GOBLIN to NLL at Gospel Oak
2-NLL to DC line at Willesden
No.2 was devoid of passenger services long before the morning DMU was
running, being one of two ways of getting from Kensal Rise to
Willesden Junction with arrival at different levels/platforms so
possibly disqualified as a Parliamentary.
Did No.1 ever have a passenger service ?

In article ,
Charles Ellson wrote:
It uses IIRC two bits of track not used by other passenger services -
1-GOBLIN to NLL at Gospel Oak
[snip]
Did No.1 ever have a passenger service ?

I don't think so; previous western termini have included stations
towards St Pancras, rather than stations beyond Hampstead, as far
as I know.

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Mike Bristow

In article , (Mike
Bristow) wrote:

In article ,
Charles Ellson wrote:
It uses IIRC two bits of track not used by other passenger services
-
1-GOBLIN to NLL at Gospel Oak
[snip]
Did No.1 ever have a passenger service ?

I don't think so; previous western termini have included stations
towards St Pancras, rather than stations beyond Hampstead, as far
as I know.

When the terminus was Kentish Town, as it was for very may years, trains
didn't even get to Gospel Oak.

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Colin Rosenstiel

On Monday, 6 March 2017 22:38:34 UTC, Christopher A. Lee wrote:
On Mon, 06 Mar 2017 22:29:01 +0100, Jarle Hammen Knudsen
wrote:

Are there any interesting parliamentary services in London at the
moment?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlia...tary.22_trains

Some of these are in London.

Worth noting that the Sat only 0530 from Liverpool St to Enfield is not running via South Tottenham at the moment. This is because the old electric overhead wiring through South Tottenham has been removed. It and the short stretches on connecting tracks will be reinstated as part of the GOBLIN electrification project.

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Paul C
via Google

On 2017\03\08 22:20, Paul Corfield wrote:

Worth noting that the Sat only 0530 from Liverpool St to Enfield is not running via South Tottenham at the moment. This is because the old electric overhead wiring through South Tottenham has been removed. It and the short stretches on connecting tracks will be reinstated as part of the GOBLIN electrification project.

Prior to the wires being removed, were these curves ever used during
engineering works? You'd think the tracks through Stamford Hill would be
closed the odd Sunday, but I don't recall it happening.

In article , (Basil Jet)
wrote:

On 2017\03\08 22:20, Paul Corfield wrote:

Worth noting that the Sat only 0530 from Liverpool St to Enfield is
not running via South Tottenham at the moment. This is because the
old electric overhead wiring through South Tottenham has been
removed. It and the short stretches on connecting tracks will be
reinstated as part of the GOBLIN electrification project.

Prior to the wires being removed, were these curves ever used during
engineering works? You'd think the tracks through Stamford Hill would
be closed the odd Sunday, but I don't recall it happening.

How would the route through Stamford Hill being closed affect usage of? Has
the route through South Tottenham to Enfield ever been a diversionary route
when there is a blockade south of Seven Sisters?

This weekend all West Anglia trains are being diverted from the Lea Valley
via Seven Sisters instead of Tottenham Hale. For the first time I recall,
Cambridge trains are stopping at Hackney Downs.

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Colin Rosenstiel

On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 22:50:22 +0000, Basil Jet
wrote:

On 2017\03\08 22:20, Paul Corfield wrote:

Worth noting that the Sat only 0530 from Liverpool St to Enfield is not running via South Tottenham at the moment. This is because the old electric overhead wiring through South Tottenham has been removed. It and the short stretches on connecting tracks will be reinstated as part of the GOBLIN electrification project.

Prior to the wires being removed, were these curves ever used during
engineering works? You'd think the tracks through Stamford Hill would be
closed the odd Sunday, but I don't recall it happening.

I seem to remmeber that the answer is yes, and not too long ago. I
ca't remember the details though,.