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Would’ve thought when 67/72Mk1 stock was scrapped things like motors,MAs,compressors,PCMs and door & brake valves were recovered for a float of spares for 72Mk2 stock.

Isn’t it planned for the Picc to take over the Ealing Bdwy service from District and the District to take over the Uxbridge branch at least as far as Rayner’s Lane?

Take it they’re double ending into the set for a quick turnaround. 1713302009 Meant sicing.

There was a case in the days of 62TS on the Central a guard was too busy watching the women on the platform and struck the headwall,think it was Chancery Lane.

Didn’t help with Company Plan lot of the people who were liable for big redundancy payments were union reps.

Depots have tube crushers,glass ends up in box at the bottom,the powder inside is washed away.

Trains are prepped every 24 hrs by rolling stock staff.T/Ops also do a check on the train before leaving depot.

Unless it’s changed since I retired Stratford crews do dead earlies,middle turns and late turns.North Greenwich crews do earlies,middle turns,dead lates and nights.

Saw on another site they’re running the Boxing Day service this weekend,TTN99/24new reduced service starts Monday 26th.

If a traction package is cut out won’t the regen brake fail to work and the train will be using friction braking all the time.This happened on rheostatic brake stock.On the Victoria Line this resulted in less precise station braking with stopping short incidents.

Surely a train running all day with 3 traction packages instead of 4 will put more strain on the three that are working causing more motor problems.

67TS used to travel between Northumberland Pk and Hainault with no problems,72TS as well acting as pilot unit for ETT 73TS.

It’s not the LUL pension fund,it’s TfL pension fund,so I would say we’re all TfL employees.

I’m retired Underground staff have had a Priv card since I joined in 1966,now have a retired staff one.I thought REPTA issued Priv cards.

The motored wheels on standard stock were 36” compared to 32” on stock built from 1938 onwards.

In 1975, when they were doing remedial work between Finchley Road and Baker Street, the Met service terminated at Finchley Road and ran empty to Swiss Cottage to reverse.

Xover south of Finchley Rd is Swiss Cottage disused station is often used during disruption also been used if line south of Finchley Rd is closed for engineering work.Don’t know if Xover north end of Finchley Rd is still there since segregation of Jubilee and Met Lines.

Thought there were two D78 RATs.

38TS couldn‘t run through the original tunnels of the Central Line unless it’s shoes were strapped up and it was hauled by battery locos.

67TS went to Hainault for testing of the ATO on the Hainault-Woodford loop after fitting out at Ruislip.