Right,
The line is to be, put back to its original GER days.
This ran steam, which we are getting in the summer.
Now to electrify the line would costs thousands. Somthing we the
society or owners can't afford to do it. As well it's too dangerous
to run electrification on the line for the general public.
Really people don't want to go on an old LU train but would rather go
on a steam train. I do believe, that there is not one preserved line in
the country, that uses electrified lines.
The line has its good things, but at the moment is a nice round trip,
which is also used by the public, to get from North Weald to Ongar
viser-verser.
So you don't like fine don't come down. But in a way it's nice to
see the line running anyway as it was closed for ten years.
Regards
James

In message .com,
EorJames writes

Really people don't want to go on an old LU train but would rather go
on a steam train.

And where do you glean this little gem from? I assume you have some
proper research on this and not just the say so of a few steam
enthusiasts.

I for one would love to be able to ride on an old tube train on a
preserved line - steam lines are 10 a penny these days.
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You will find him in London's Docklands, E16, UK
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In message , Steve Fitzgerald
] writes
In message .com,
EorJames writes

Really people don't want to go on an old LU train but would rather go
on a steam train.

And where do you glean this little gem from? I assume you have some
proper research on this and not just the say so of a few steam
enthusiasts.

I for one would love to be able to ride on an old tube train on a
preserved line - steam lines are 10 a penny these days.

I, for one, love old tube trains. I greatly enjoyed travelling around on
the 38 stock on the IOW when I was over there last summer, just as much
as travelling on the steam railway.
--
Spyke
Address is valid, but messages are treated as junk. Replace the bit before the
@ with 'daniel' to get through. The opinions expressed in this post do not
necessarily reflect those of the educational institution from which I post.

On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:15:17 +0000, Steve Fitzgerald ]
wrote:

I for one would love to be able to ride on an old tube train on a
preserved line -

but but I thought you drove 73 stock on the Piccadilly Line? Isn't that
the same thing? ;-)

--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:15:17 +0000, Steve Fitzgerald ]
wrote:

I for one would love to be able to ride on an old tube train on a
preserved line -

but but I thought you drove 73 stock on the Piccadilly Line? Isn't that
the same thing? ;-)

Oh, that's modern stuff! A TEP, luxury! Real men drive A stock trains on
lines where the apprentices are still afraid ;-)

Bring back the Standard stock!

"Robin Mayes" wrote in message
...

"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:15:17 +0000, Steve Fitzgerald ]
wrote:

Oh, that's modern stuff! A TEP, luxury! Real men drive A stock trains on
lines where the apprentices are still afraid ;-)

Errr, 73ts haven't had TEPs for many years now. Replaced 'em all with a
rather nasty bit of kit called a CDU...
--
Cheers, Steve.
Change from jealous to sad to reply.

Steve Dulieu wrote:
"Robin Mayes" wrote in message
...

"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:15:17 +0000, Steve Fitzgerald
]
wrote:

Oh, that's modern stuff! A TEP, luxury! Real men drive A stock
trains on
lines where the apprentices are still afraid ;-)

Errr, 73ts haven't had TEPs for many years now. Replaced 'em all with
a
rather nasty bit of kit called a CDU...

What are TEPs and CDUs?

B2003

In message , Steve
Dulieu writes
Oh, that's modern stuff! A TEP, luxury! Real men drive A stock trains on
lines where the apprentices are still afraid ;-)

Errr, 73ts haven't had TEPs for many years now. Replaced 'em all with a
rather nasty bit of kit called a CDU...
--
Sorry about my ignorance but what is a "Real Man" and what's so
different to driving A60 stock to driving 38 or 62 stock with the flag
up? You can also help my education by telling me what a TEP and a CDU
is? Thank you.
--
Clive.

In message , Paul Corfield
writes

I for one would love to be able to ride on an old tube train on a
preserved line -

but but I thought you drove 73 stock on the Piccadilly Line? Isn't that
the same thing? ;-)

Well, if someone was to buy us some new ones, I would be happy to drive
them.
--
Steve Fitzgerald has now left the building.
You will find him in London's Docklands, E16, UK
(please use the reply to address for email)

On 13 Mar 2005 10:47:17 -0800, EorJames wrote:

Really people don't want to go on an old LU train but would rather go
on a steam train. I do believe, that there is not one preserved line in
the country, that uses electrified lines.

And because of that, it's about the one thing that's likely to stir me
to make the trip to Epping from Cheshire. There's plenty of electric
stock floating around, and none of it can run as was intended at
present.

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(150 249's driver getting permission to contiue to Pembroke Dock, 1999)