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New York Times on Crossrail
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Wed, 9 Aug 2017, Recliner remarked: I'm assuming it'll be transferred to TL. It's roughly the same distance as Peterborough, and it'll take pressure off the four MML St Pancras platforms, particularly if they're being used by longer IEPs than the current 222s. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/rail-...82823601204305 As the electrification project also includes doubling Kettering-Corby they'd better get a move on to meet the 2019 delivery date. "These services could become daily" [wow] "and be extended to Kettering/Corby". - some "could" weasel wording applying also to the extension. But anyway, it looks like a later to the editor, rather than anything more definitive than that. Yes, I think it's a letter to the editor, but quite a well-informed one. What's the "daily" thing, then? -- Roland Perry |
New York Times on Crossrail
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-septe mber.org, at 15:25:45 on Wed, 9 Aug 2017, Recliner remarked: Serious question: does Grayling have a reputation for regularly changing his mind? He'll be long gone as Transport Minister before the next round of frog boiling. In other words, you admit he doesn't have that reputation? If so, why say it? He may not be around for very long, but will be there long enough to get the MML IEPs ordered. In any case, it will be the DfT's civil servants' idea, not his, and so will continue even after he's moved on. That depends on him. His interest in the railway extends to opening Cambridge North station yesterday and then departing by car. Well, he's responsible for roads as well as trains Did the LibDems at Cambridge North today give him their list of potholes? -- Roland Perry |
New York Times on Crossrail
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Wed, 9 Aug 2017, Recliner remarked: Anyway, how's this project of his going, at the moment: http://www.cityam.com/254895/chris-g...work-rail-its- dominance-over He still seems to be keen on some version of that idea in new franchises, Including the one announced today? -- Roland Perry |
New York Times on Crossrail
On Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:14:14 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote: In message , at 15:00:54 on Wed, 9 Aug 2017, Recliner remarked: Anyway, how's this project of his going, at the moment: http://www.cityam.com/254895/chris-g...work-rail-its- dominance-over He still seems to be keen on some version of that idea in new franchises, Including the one announced today? I've not had chance to read up on it. |
Twin portals are the norm on LUL (was New York Times on Crossrail)
On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 07:25:17 -0000 (UTC), Recliner
wrote: Not any more they don't. A lot of resources were used to make sure those 'long trains' can't try to escape towards the Met line. The signaling from Hanger Lane to Rayners Lane has not had the appropriate immunisation from those nasty S stocks. The District and Picc lines share track from Acton Town through Ealing Common station to Hanger Lane Junction. Once in a while, a District line train gets sent, wrongly, towards North Ealing, and occasionally Piccadilly line trains serve Ealing Broadway. Years ago it used be a District route shared with the Piccadilly but that stopped long before the line was extended to Heathrow Originally it was purely a District line route all the way to Hounslow. The Piccadilly line came later. -- Steve F. London Docklands, E16, UK |
Twin portals are the norm on LUL (was New York Times on Crossrail)
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Twin portals are the norm on LUL (was New York Times onCrossrail)
On 2017\08\12 19:18, Steve F. wrote:
The signaling from Hanger Lane to Rayners Lane has not had the appropriate immunisation from those nasty S stocks. Clarification: you mean Hanger Lane Junction (which is just south of North Ealing station) and not Hanger Lane station. |
Twin portals are the norm on LUL (was New York Timeson Crossrail)
Steve F. wrote:
On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 09:13:29 +0000 (UTC), d wrote: Hounslow Central. There is overheight protection just west of the station. I think the only sub surface train I have travelled on the route was the Steam special from Northfields a couple of years back. How far can a sub surface stock go down the heathrow branch these days? Obviously the heathrow tunnels and houslow west are too small for one. Does that mean the A and now D stock RATs go as far west as Hounslow Central? |
New York Times on Crossrail
On Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:04:33 -0000 (UTC)
Clank wrote: On 04.08.2017 12:48 PM, d wrote: On Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:29:21 -0500 wrote: In article , d () wrote: On Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:01:28 +0100 Recliner wrote: On Thu, 3 Aug 2017 11:38:16 +0100, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 08:36:44 on Thu, 3 Aug 2017, d remarked: As an aside, how do trains on the ECML get south of the river, where's the link to the current thameslink route? Slaps forehead Indeed! Indeed what? Is knowing the precise junction layouts of the various lines a prerequsite of being able to discuss this? No, but it would help you not look like a total prat. When I start wearing an anorak and hanging around at the end of platforms carrying a thermos flask and notebook I might give a ****. Until then... As a curious observer, I'm interested to know how "wearing an anorak and hanging around and the end of platforms" and "arguing on Usenet (of all the places) about things you're ignorant of like an Asperger's sufferer without the good points" compare in terms of social acceptability, in spudworld? It looks like virgins fighting over who pretended to buy a packet of condoms to me... Usenet is an amusing diversion at work. I don't bother at weekends or in the evenings when I have more interesting things to do. -- Spud |
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