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Forum: London Transport September 17th 08, 02:31 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 9,144
Posted By somersetchris
NLL Camden Road work package reduced

On Sep 17, 7:20*am, asdf wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:17:34 -0700 (PDT), MIG wrote:
As I understand it, it's shortage of rolling stock which needs the Euston
...
Forum: London Transport September 16th 08, 12:33 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 9,144
Posted By somersetchris
NLL Camden Road work package reduced

Not quadrupling through Camden Rd will create a very nasty pinch
point. As soon as trains get west of Camden Rd they are effectively on
four track anyway (2 via Gospel Oak and 2 via Primrose Hill)....
Forum: London Transport March 7th 08, 01:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 950
Posted By somersetchris
TRANSPORT COLLECTORS MARKET

On 6 Mar, 23:16, Burkey wrote:
Transport Collectors Market

Saturday, 5th April 2008
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

(Held Previously in the Regent Square United Reformed Church...
Forum: London Transport March 5th 08, 09:25 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,344
Posted By somersetchris
quiet stations

On 4 Mar, 15:27, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote:
On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 05:11:12 -0800 (PST), somersetchris
wrote this gibberish:



On 3 Mar,...
Forum: London Transport March 4th 08, 12:11 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,344
Posted By somersetchris
quiet stations

On 3 Mar, 16:40, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote:
I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people
traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on...
Forum: London Transport February 27th 08, 08:44 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,034
Posted By somersetchris
The barriers at Euston platforms 8-11 cannot cope

On 26 Feb, 22:43, Tim Woodall wrote:
The barriers at Euston platforms 8-11 cannot cope with the volume of
people trying to get through them.

...
Forum: London Transport February 21st 08, 07:51 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 18,830
Posted By somersetchris
BTP seeking Tube photographer attacker

On 21 Feb, 20:03, allan tracy wrote:
On Feb 21, 7:37 pm, somersetchris wrote:

Guy at Waterloo attacked for taking pictures

There's a...
Forum: London Transport February 21st 08, 06:37 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 18,830
Posted By somersetchris
BTP seeking Tube photographer attacker

Guy at Waterloo attacked for taking pictures

There's a photograph of the attacker in the post and police are
looking for people who can help identify...
Forum: London Transport December 22nd 07, 06:56 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 9,504
Posted By somersetchris
Does anyone know of any plans for a walk through...

Does anyone know of any plans for a walk through the original Brunel tunnel while it is closed?
Forum: London Transport September 16th 07, 09:43 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,066
Posted By somersetchris
In the cab there is a buzzer that sounds if the...

In the cab there is a buzzer that sounds if the driver tries to take power with both AC and DC power available. At the Finsbury Park end of Drayton Park there is a button to switch off the buzzer....
Forum: London Transport September 11th 07, 10:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 989
Posted By somersetchris
It is all here, there will be an orbital railway,...

It is all here, there will be an orbital railway, but not at the M25 or South circular.

http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/43
Forum: London Transport September 11th 07, 10:07 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,175
Posted By somersetchris
Which has nothing to do with this thread

Which has nothing to do with this thread
Forum: London Transport September 3rd 07, 05:30 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,603
Posted By somersetchris
At Euston the direction of the escalators between...

At Euston the direction of the escalators between the tube station and the mainline station concourse are swapped around at weekends.
Forum: London Transport September 3rd 07, 05:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,175
Posted By somersetchris
It also says it on the Barking - Gospel Oak Line...

It also says it on the Barking - Gospel Oak Line User Group website at http://www.barking-gospeloak.org.uk/news.htm

I am suspecting it will just be a few security guard patrols at first
Forum: London Transport August 14th 07, 10:14 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,406
Posted By somersetchris
There will be a flat junction at Dalston which...

There will be a flat junction at Dalston which will have the lines from Stratford and the ELL meeting. There will also be a flat junction so both of these lines can access both number 1 and 2 lines...
Forum: London Transport August 14th 07, 12:29 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,406
Posted By somersetchris
I still think that the best thing they could do...

I still think that the best thing they could do is extend the ELL to Finsbury Park and then in the future extend it to Highgate/Muswell Hill/Ally Pally. One bit at a time.
Forum: London Transport August 13th 07, 04:25 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,406
Posted By somersetchris
Abutments can be dug out

Abutments can be dug out
Forum: London Transport August 13th 07, 02:27 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,406
Posted By somersetchris
The line could be doubled from inside the tunnel...

The line could be doubled from inside the tunnel through to Drayton Park (it looks as though it used to be!). It is only the curve at the NLL end which would have to stay single I think. But I am not...
Forum: London Transport August 12th 07, 10:55 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,406
Posted By somersetchris
But they are going to build a junction there...

But they are going to build a junction there anyway when the ELL comes through!



The only bottle neck will be Canonbury tunnel. I can see that it used to be two lines through there, but I suspect...
Forum: London Transport August 12th 07, 06:12 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,406
Posted By somersetchris
I can talk about the line from Dalston to...

I can talk about the line from Dalston to Finsbury Park with a little extra knowledge as I am a train driver who goes over these lines regularly.

First of all at Dalston there will be a complete...
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