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GOBLIN electric tomorrow 28/01
Overground 378232 will debut on the 0648 Barking - Gospel Oak tomorrow.
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Boltar vindicated! TfL converted to Boltar's point of view! Let the
church bells ring out! I travelled in that 378 along GOBLIN today at 13.00. Very unusually, there were station staff on the platform and they advised passengers to move further down the platform as the train would be longer than normal. 387232 soon arrived and there were empty seats available! To prepare passengers for electric trains, the two car 172s will now come to a halt at the end of platforms even if the exit is at the other end. Clearly TfL expect the entire service to convert to EMUs sooner rather than later. It was a double first for me today. While waiting for the 378, two westbound freight trains in succession lumbered through Leyton Midland Road Station. I've never experienced that before. |
GOBLIN electric tomorrow 28/01
On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:10:40 +0000
Robin9 wrote: Boltar vindicated! TfL converted to Boltar's point of view! Let the church bells ring out! I travelled in that 378 along GOBLIN today at 13.00. I get no pleasure from it. Its our money these clowns have wasted on the 710 herd of white elephants. And apart from the dodgy software they're also fugly compared to the 378s. It was a double first for me today. While waiting for the 378, two westbound freight trains in succession lumbered through Leyton Midland Road Station. I've never experienced that before. Spend enough time at Highbury waiting for an ELL train to finally turn up and then wait 7 mins for it to reverse and you'll see plenty of freight trains go past. |
GOBLIN electric tomorrow 28/01
On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:44:08 +0000
Basil Jet wrote: On 29/01/2019 20:39, wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:10:40 +0000 Robin9 wrote: Boltar vindicated! TfL converted to Boltar's point of view! Let the church bells ring out! I travelled in that 378 along GOBLIN today at 13.00. I get no pleasure from it. Its our money these clowns have wasted on the 710 herd of white elephants. And apart from the dodgy software they're also fugly compared to the 378s. It was a double first for me today. While waiting for the 378, two westbound freight trains in succession lumbered through Leyton Midland Road Station. I've never experienced that before. Spend enough time at Highbury waiting for an ELL train to finally turn up and then wait 7 mins for it to reverse and you'll see plenty of freight trains go past. Oh good lord, now you're whining about the fact that trains have recovery time and don't need it because they're on time. When the East London Line moved from being a tube line to part of the overground we were promised a metro level service. So far they're failed to deliver. A 10 minute wait in the morning rush hour is NOT acceptable. As for turn around time - in many other countries a driver is waiting at the terminus for a train to arrive and he immediately takes over. Stepping back I believe its called. Turn around time about 1 minute. |
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In message , at 12:44:08 on Wed, 30 Jan
2019, Basil Jet remarked: Oh good lord, now you're whining about the fact that trains have recovery time and don't need it because they're on time. ___________________________ /| /| | | ||__|| | Please don't | / O O\__ feed | / \ the trolls | / \ \ | / _ \ \ ---------------------- / |\____\ \ || / | | | |\____/ || / \|_|_|/ | __|| / / \ |____| || / | | /| | --| | | |// |____ --| * _ | |_|_|_| | \-/ *-- _--\ _ \ // | / _ \\ _ // | / * / \_ /- | - | | * ___ c_c_c_C/ \C_c_c_c____________ -- Roland Perry |
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:46:24 +0000
Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 12:44:08 on Wed, 30 Jan 2019, Basil Jet remarked: Oh good lord, now you're whining about the fact that trains have recovery time and don't need it because they're on time. ___________________________ /| /| | | ||__|| | Please don't | / O O\__ feed | / \ the trolls | / \ \ | / _ \ \ ---------------------- / |\____\ \ || / | | | |\____/ || / \|_|_|/ | __|| / / \ |____| || / | | /| | --| | | |// |____ --| * _ | |_|_|_| | \-/ *-- _--\ _ \ // | / _ \\ _ // | / * / \_ /- | - | | * ___ c_c_c_C/ \C_c_c_c____________ -- Self portrait? |
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Goblin had overhead line problems yesterday and a reduced
service with 172s only was in operation. I suspect that the decision to continue terminating the service at Gospel Oak and consequently have four car trains instead of five will cause over crowding quite quickly. Already some of the 378s are pretty full with standing passengers. If the great mantra of rail enthusiasts - suppressed demand - is valid, the line might well see increased patronage long before the Barking Riverside extension comes into play. It's possible that eventually four car trains will be inadequate. Then, TfL will have to negotiate for paths between Gospel Oak and Willesden Junction and the platforms will have to be extended further. My local station could easily accommodate six car trains. |
GOBLIN electric tomorrow 28/01
Robin9 wrote:
Goblin had overhead line problems yesterday and a reduced service with 172s only was in operation. I suspect that the decision to continue terminating the service at Gospel Oak and consequently have four car trains instead of five will cause over crowding quite quickly. Already some of the 378s are pretty full with standing passengers. If the great mantra of rail enthusiasts - suppressed demand - is valid, the line might well see increased patronage long before the Barking Riverside extension comes into play. It's possible that eventually four car trains will be inadequate. Then, TfL will have to negotiate for paths between Gospel Oak and Willesden Junction and the platforms will have to be extended further. My local station could easily accommodate six car trains. Wouldn't it be possible simply to run a more frequent GOBRLIN service, say 5 tph? |
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