In article ,
John Rowland wrote:
Though not long ago a northbound T/L was routed non-electric
at Bedford but managed to coast into the platform.

I thought the brakes would immediately apply when the power failed.

No, they are not. I have been on a 321 which coasted from Harrow and
Wealdstone to near Primrose Hill when the power failed.

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In message , David H Wild
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In article ,
John Rowland wrote:
Though not long ago a northbound T/L was routed non-electric
at Bedford but managed to coast into the platform.

I thought the brakes would immediately apply when the power failed.

No, they are not. I have been on a 321 which coasted from Harrow and
Wealdstone to near Primrose Hill when the power failed.


I have also experienced a power failure after departing Highbury &
Islington in the Drayton Park to Moorgate 'underground section' whilst
on a WAGN 313. The driver announced on the PA that we were in fact
coasting downhill and therefore should reach Essex Road without any
problems, apart from the fact that all the lights had gone out.

Even this was a bit overly pessimistic as I noticed that the lights over
the entry/exit sliding doors were still alight, even if the remaining
carriage lights had indeed been extinguished. (I found that quite
comforting.) As it happened, just as we arrived at Essex Rd, the power
came back on and so our journey to Moorgate continued without further
interruptions.

Bob.
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"David H Wild" wrote in message
...

I have been on a 321 which coasted from Harrow and
Wealdstone to near Primrose Hill when the power failed.

Wow. I wonder why he didn't stop at a station - surely this would have been
more useful than leaving you all sitting near Primrose Hill for an
unspecified time.

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On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:50:18 +0100, "John Rowland"
wrote:

Wow. I wonder why he didn't stop at a station - surely this would have been
more useful than leaving you all sitting near Primrose Hill for an
unspecified time.

There are, that I can recall, no stations with platforms on the fasts
between H&W and Euston, so if he wasn't on the slows even Queens Park
wouldn't have been an option. On that basis, I guess making an
attempt on Euston wasn't a bad idea.

Neil

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In article , Neil Williams
wrote:
Wow. I wonder why he didn't stop at a station - surely this would have
been more useful than leaving you all sitting near Primrose Hill for an
unspecified time.

There are, that I can recall, no stations with platforms on the fasts
between H&W and Euston, so if he wasn't on the slows even Queens Park
wouldn't have been an option. On that basis, I guess making an attempt
on Euston wasn't a bad idea.

There are platforms on the slow lines at Wembley Central and Queens Park,
and on the fast lines at Wembley Central.

We didn't stop anyway.

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In article ,
John Rowland wrote:
I have been on a 321 which coasted from Harrow and
Wealdstone to near Primrose Hill when the power failed.

Wow. I wonder why he didn't stop at a station - surely this would have
been more useful than leaving you all sitting near Primrose Hill for an
unspecified time.

We didn't stop. By the time we reached Primrose Hill the power had come
back on, and we had lost about 3 minutes.

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