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Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote:
Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote: Recliner wrote: I just spotted this tweet from Geoff Marshall: Geoff Marshall @geofftech · 3h So I rode the ‘38 yesterday. Today there was no train. Then this has just appeared … no trains for another WEEK; what if it still doesn’t resume after that! Did I just inadvertently manage to ride on the last day that they were in service … ? https://twitter.com/geofftech/status...758822407?s=21 006 failed last week, 008 failed yesterday (one post suggests axle box problems?). 007 is supposedly nearing the end of an overhaul. Another post suggests service may resume on Monday. https://m.facebook.com/groups/355569249197459/ has some knowledgeable people posting and commenting. 007 returned to service today; finishing early at 1800 AIUI in order to allow the 484 to continue test running. The 484 has made multiple trips to Shanklin under its own power, I believe; but I've not seen any reports of it going through the tunnel, yet. Anna Noyd-Dryver I watched the 483 go past on the webcam this afternoon , it may be my imagination or the light conditions but it looked like the roof was a lot cleaner than when it was out last and the bodywork looked a bit brighter , I wonder if the staff at Ryde depot decided to give it a little extra TLC so it looks reasonably good for its last journeys. Perhaps a way of using paint stocks up seeing as the 484 is in standard SWR livery which means of course the Island line will have trains sharing a livery with the mainland for the first time since they were Network SouthEast, a livery which IMHO suited the 483’s far better than one would have expected. GH |
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Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote:
Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote: Recliner wrote: I just spotted this tweet from Geoff Marshall: Geoff Marshall @geofftech · 3h So I rode the ‘38 yesterday. Today there was no train. Then this has just appeared … no trains for another WEEK; what if it still doesn’t resume after that! Did I just inadvertently manage to ride on the last day that they were in service … ? https://twitter.com/geofftech/status...758822407?s=21 006 failed last week, 008 failed yesterday (one post suggests axle box problems?). 007 is supposedly nearing the end of an overhaul. Another post suggests service may resume on Monday. https://m.facebook.com/groups/355569249197459/ has some knowledgeable people posting and commenting. 007 returned to service today; finishing early at 1800 AIUI in order to allow the 484 to continue test running. Initially there were reports the line was closing again for the weekend for engineering work but 007 looking very smart took up duties this morning. Unfortunately it failed late morning and is back in the depot. Hasn’t this overhaul taken 3 years? Hopefully it is something niggling that can easily be fixed. The 484 has made multiple trips to Shanklin under its own power, I believe; but I've not seen any reports of it going through the tunnel, yet. I think it was last Monday that Ryde Pier head had a few people wearing HIVIZ and standing by survey instruments on tripods spread along the platform so maybe clearances were being checked what with there being a sharp curve into the station , possibly esplanade needs measuring as well. GH |
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On 12/12/2020 14:03, Marland wrote:
Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote: Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote: Recliner wrote: I just spotted this tweet from Geoff Marshall: Geoff Marshall @geofftech · 3h So I rode the ‘38 yesterday. Today there was no train. Then this has just appeared … no trains for another WEEK; what if it still doesn’t resume after that! Did I just inadvertently manage to ride on the last day that they were in service … ? https://twitter.com/geofftech/status...758822407?s=21 006 failed last week, 008 failed yesterday (one post suggests axle box problems?). 007 is supposedly nearing the end of an overhaul. Another post suggests service may resume on Monday. https://m.facebook.com/groups/355569249197459/ has some knowledgeable people posting and commenting. 007 returned to service today; finishing early at 1800 AIUI in order to allow the 484 to continue test running. Initially there were reports the line was closing again for the weekend for engineering work but 007 looking very smart took up duties this morning. Unfortunately it failed late morning and is back in the depot. Hasn’t this overhaul taken 3 years? Hopefully it is something niggling that can easily be fixed. The 484 has made multiple trips to Shanklin under its own power, I believe; but I've not seen any reports of it going through the tunnel, yet. I think it was last Monday that Ryde Pier head had a few people wearing HIVIZ and standing by survey instruments on tripods spread along the platform so maybe clearances were being checked what with there being a sharp curve into the station , possibly esplanade needs measuring as well. Shouldn't they have done that before ordering the new trains? -- Graeme Wall This account not read. |
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Graeme Wall wrote:
On 12/12/2020 14:03, Marland wrote: 007 returned to service today; finishing early at 1800 AIUI in order to allow the 484 to continue test running. Initially there were reports the line was closing again for the weekend for engineering work but 007 looking very smart took up duties this morning. Unfortunately it failed late morning and is back in the depot. Hasn’t this overhaul taken 3 years? Hopefully it is something niggling that can easily be fixed. The 484 has made multiple trips to Shanklin under its own power, I believe; but I've not seen any reports of it going through the tunnel, yet. I think it was last Monday that Ryde Pier head had a few people wearing HIVIZ and standing by survey instruments on tripods spread along the platform so maybe clearances were being checked what with there being a sharp curve into the station , possibly esplanade needs measuring as well. Shouldn't they have done that before ordering the new trains? I don’t think there will be a problem,after all normal stock albeit at the smaller end of mainline loading gauge worked the line for the best part of a century, but after 55 years of operating tube sized vehicles some re adjustments would be understandable for any test run with tube stock being narrower than subsurface. Some will needed anyway for unassisted wheeled disability access is to be implemented. At the moment the guard is pretty prompt at getting ramps for those who need them but can only be at one set of doors at a time. Part of the upgrade of the infrastructure is to provide level access to platforms though how they do it at Ryde Esplanade with its curved platform will interesting, end doors only perhaps. Pier station has a curve at the end but enough straight after to cope with the length of trains. GH |
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Marland wrote:
Graeme Wall wrote: On 12/12/2020 14:03, Marland wrote: 007 returned to service today; finishing early at 1800 AIUI in order to allow the 484 to continue test running. Initially there were reports the line was closing again for the weekend for engineering work but 007 looking very smart took up duties this morning. Unfortunately it failed late morning and is back in the depot. Hasn’t this overhaul taken 3 years? Hopefully it is something niggling that can easily be fixed. The 484 has made multiple trips to Shanklin under its own power, I believe; but I've not seen any reports of it going through the tunnel, yet. I think it was last Monday that Ryde Pier head had a few people wearing HIVIZ and standing by survey instruments on tripods spread along the platform so maybe clearances were being checked what with there being a sharp curve into the station , possibly esplanade needs measuring as well. Shouldn't they have done that before ordering the new trains? I don’t think there will be a problem,after all normal stock albeit at the smaller end of mainline loading gauge worked the line for the best part of a century, but after 55 years of operating tube sized vehicles some re adjustments would be understandable for any test run with tube stock being narrower than subsurface. Some will needed anyway for unassisted wheeled disability access is to be implemented. At the moment the guard is pretty prompt at getting ramps for those who need them but can only be at one set of doors at a time. Part of the upgrade of the infrastructure is to provide level access to platforms though how they do it at Ryde Esplanade with its curved platform will interesting, end doors only perhaps. Pier station has a curve at the end but enough straight after to cope with the length of trains. Perhaps the surveyors were there to calculate *exactly* the track and platform realignment needed during the track renewal? |
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Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote:
The 484 has made multiple trips to Shanklin under its own power, Watching a recording of one of those on You tube I’m curious if these test runs are the first time the D78 stock and subsequent VivaRail evolutions of it have been signalled by semaphores or do the other area (s)where some are working have some ? I’m guessing that will be a short term scene on the Island as presumably these last semaphores around Ryde will be replaced as Ryde box gets modernised as part of the upgrade . GH |
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On 12/12/2020 14:05, Graeme Wall wrote:
On 12/12/2020 14:03, Marland wrote: Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote: Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote: Recliner wrote: I just spotted this tweet from Geoff Marshall: Geoff Marshall @geofftech · 3h So I rode the ‘38 yesterday. Today there was no train. Then this has just appeared … no trains for another WEEK; what if it still doesn’t resume after that! Did I just inadvertently manage to ride on the last day that they were in service … ? https://twitter.com/geofftech/status...758822407?s=21 006 failed last week, 008 failed yesterday (one post suggests axle box problems?). 007 is supposedly nearing the end of an overhaul. Another post suggests service may resume on Monday. https://m.facebook.com/groups/355569249197459/ has some knowledgeable people posting and commenting. 007 returned to service today; finishing early at 1800 AIUI in order to allow the 484 to continue test running. Initially there were reports the line was closing again for the weekend for engineering work but 007 looking very smart took up duties this morning. Unfortunately it failed late morning and is back in the depot. Hasn’t this overhaul taken 3 years? Hopefully it is something niggling that can easily be fixed. The 484 has made multiple trips to Shanklin under its own power, I believe; but I've not seen any reports of it going through the tunnel, yet. I think it was last Monday that Ryde Pier head had a few people wearing HIVIZ and standing by survey instruments on tripods spread along the platform so maybe clearances were being checked what with there being a sharp curve into the station , possibly esplanade needs measuring as well. Shouldn't they have done that before ordering the new trains? When the New York City Subway started commissioning and testing what was then the brand new R-38 in the 60s, they realised that there was loading no gauge on some of the tighter curves, particularly on the Fulton Street Line. This prompted the works to allow gauge clearance as well as removing some of the walkways around towers (signal boxes). |
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On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 21:50:13 +0000
" wrote: On 12/12/2020 14:05, Graeme Wall wrote: Shouldn't they have done that before ordering the new trains? When the New York City Subway started commissioning and testing what was then the brand new R-38 in the 60s, they realised that there was loading no gauge on some of the tighter curves, particularly on the Fulton Street Line. This prompted the works to allow gauge clearance as well as removing some of the walkways around towers (signal boxes). IIRC something similar happened when the 73 stock arrived on the Piccadilly line. The new cars were longer and so the throw was greater and the tunnels linings around south ken had to be "shaved". |
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On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:06:54 +0000, Basil Jet
wrote: On 14/12/2020 08:56, wrote: On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 21:50:13 +0000 " wrote: On 12/12/2020 14:05, Graeme Wall wrote: Shouldn't they have done that before ordering the new trains? When the New York City Subway started commissioning and testing what was then the brand new R-38 in the 60s, they realised that there was loading no gauge on some of the tighter curves, particularly on the Fulton Street Line. This prompted the works to allow gauge clearance as well as removing some of the walkways around towers (signal boxes). IIRC something similar happened when the 73 stock arrived on the Piccadilly line. The new cars were longer and so the throw was greater and the tunnels linings around south ken had to be "shaved". IIRC vertical curves rather than horizontal or was that the Central Line ? Gauging runs at low speed hadn't sufficiently imitated normal running conditions. The 2014 French example is the biggest I'm aware of. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27497727 |
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