On 19 Feb, 12:52, "Boltar" wrote:
On Feb 18, 9:00 am, "Standing at HN28 signal"

wrote:
On 17 Feb, 22:45, Paul Corfield wrote:

On 17 Feb 2007 14:34:46 -0800, "Boltar" wrote:
Why shorditch? What will they do with it there, is it just going to me
marooned forever once that section of the line is lifted?

They are to be converted into artists studios - don't ask. I have a
computer mock up "sketch" in an E Mail at work that shows the end
result. I'd rather forget about them.

They are located near to Shoreditch, not actually the station. They
are suspended on a roof, photos can be seen hehttp://www.tonysrailphotos.fotopic.net/c1206004.html

Eyesore is a word that springs to mind. Wonder if they're going to
clean that graffiti off or just leave it there because its a "valid
artistic expression of street culture amongst contemporary youth" or
some such b0llocks? Even if they do clean it off I suspect it will be
a temptation too good to miss for the little oiks with their spray
cans.

I believe the graffiti is to be cleaned off and the trains will be
used to exhibit art, of what kind I do not know! Don't think they are
easily accessible without accessing the nearby premises.

On Feb 19, 9:08 pm, "Standing at HN28 signal"
wrote:
I believe the graffiti is to be cleaned off and the trains will be
used to exhibit art, of what kind I do not know! Don't think they are
easily accessible without accessing the nearby premises.

Given some of the how-the-hell-did-they-get-there type places we've
all seen graffiti I suspect it won't be too much of a challenge for
them

B2003

Boltar wrote:
On Feb 19, 9:08 pm, "Standing at HN28 signal"
wrote:
I believe the graffiti is to be cleaned off and the trains will be
used to exhibit art, of what kind I do not know! Don't think they
are easily accessible without accessing the nearby premises.

Given some of the how-the-hell-did-they-get-there type places we've
all seen graffiti I suspect it won't be too much of a challenge for
them

Well, it was easy enough the first time. Those cars were newly painted
when they were placed on the viaduct, and the graffiti appeared very
soon afterwards.
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Given some of the how-the-hell-did-they-get-there type places we've
all seen graffiti I suspect it won't be too much of a challenge for
them

Well, it was easy enough the first time. Those cars were newly painted
when they were placed on the viaduct, and the graffiti appeared very
soon afterwards.

From the pictures I saw, they were very much in the same condition they
left Uxbridge sidings in - a bit grimy but bare metal and mostly no
graffiti, although there was a little.
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Steve Fitzgerald wrote:
In message ,
Richard J. writes

Given some of the how-the-hell-did-they-get-there type places
we've all seen graffiti I suspect it won't be too much of a
challenge for them

Well, it was easy enough the first time. Those cars were newly
painted when they were placed on the viaduct, and the graffiti
appeared very soon afterwards.

From the pictures I saw, they were very much in the same condition
they left Uxbridge sidings in - a bit grimy but bare metal and
mostly no graffiti, although there was a little.

Yes, "newly painted" was wrong, I now realise. The comparison that I
remembered was of http://tinyurl.com/38mycq taken on 20 August 2006,
with no graffiti visible, and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jono01/240863962/ taken on 10 September
2006.
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I hadn't been really following the thread, but what are those cars doing
there?

Actually, I had heard that they are 86ts, and that they are London
Underground's little secret as they ran on the Jubilee line only for about a
year, but they really didn't work out.

As for the graffiti, is this rather recent? I ask, because I first passed by
them in a car last October, but I don't recall seeing any graffiti at that
time.

Incidentally, one of the cab doors was open. I only caught a glimpse, but
the colour of it and the fuse box array made me think that the cabs on those
trains was very similar to what you would see on D stock trains.

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Steve Fitzgerald wrote:
In message ,
Richard J. writes

Given some of the how-the-hell-did-they-get-there type places
we've all seen graffiti I suspect it won't be too much of a
challenge for them

Well, it was easy enough the first time. Those cars were newly
painted when they were placed on the viaduct, and the graffiti
appeared very soon afterwards.

From the pictures I saw, they were very much in the same condition
they left Uxbridge sidings in - a bit grimy but bare metal and
mostly no graffiti, although there was a little.

Yes, "newly painted" was wrong, I now realise. The comparison that I
remembered was of http://tinyurl.com/38mycq taken on 20 August 2006, with
no graffiti visible, and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jono01/240863962/ taken on 10 September 2006.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

wrote:

I hadn't been really following the thread, but what are those cars doing
there?

It's art, innit.

In fact they will be artist's studios (innit).

Though they look like they've already become the canvas to several
'artists' work.

I actually quite like the one eyed monster exhibited he
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brick2dust/363610746/

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Incidentally, one of the cab doors was open. I only caught a
glimpse, but the colour of it and the fuse box array made me think
that the cabs on those trains was very similar to what you would
see on D stock trains.

I thought the 83TS was designed for a lot of common parts with D stock,
including traction motors and wheels. That would explain why there are no
bogies on these cars.

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Colin Rosenstiel