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So an order for new Diesel trains is in the pipeline..... Wonder if there will be bi modes, for use on services via Amersham. But this would mean having a specific fleet for that route. What really is needed, is electrification of at least part of the route

Which new units are arriving? Are chiltern replacing the 165s?

I did not realise the 1992 stock was originally not OPO operated! Always learning something new....

Which begs the question, why were the Piccadilly line platforms the only ones to have those announcements? 1711120882 True, however the 1967 stock was withdrawn before the A stock and the C stock only 2 years later and both of these got announcements Not surprised about the screens not being...

What was the reason the A Stock was not fitted with an announcer but the other stocks refurbished in the 90s eventually got one? Also, does anyone have the recordings for the 73 stock male announcer pre 2006?

To be quite honest, it was only after the introduction of the S8 stock that one really realised how slow the A stock was in taking off, having been used to it for years. The 73 stock acceleration is far better (compared to the A stock) and decent enough for modern standards, so not such a big...

If I recall correctly, the acceleration rate of the S8 stock, at the time of introduction, was capped roughly to the rate of the then, by comparison, sluggish A60/62 stock. The rate of acceleration was eventually increased (around 2015?) to a rate which is most certainly far superior to the A...

Sorry if this has been covered already but are the 777s now running in doubles i.e "8 car"? If not, how are they managing peak loadings given that there are now very few legacy trains (507s) about?

I recall back in the day, on all stocks, the lights would go on and off for a moment whilst the train gapped momentarily. Where does this still happen? I know the bakerloo line is one of these on trains where the new LEDs havent been fitted yet

Some of the trains with the new LEDs already have cases where these are failing. They're not even a year old in most cases On trains where the old bulbs are in place, you have full carriages where most of the bulbs are gone. I did not even realise you are allowed to operate a train with this...

The trains physically work and do the job they were supposed to do, which is to move passengers. So if working both refurbished and unbrefrubished sets together speeds up the progress of recoverability on the line, why not do so? Is the issue with unrefurbished and refurbished trains working...

Tfl should probably look to rename the mode "Elizabeth Line" to Crossrail, leaving most of the signage inside stations as it is but simply changing the roundels to say "Crossrail". Now would be the best time to do so given that this is one of the biggest rebrands taking place and I'm surprised...

Moderator note - split from : https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-710-lo.145774/ I do wonder whether at some point, tfl will have to consider building a third terminal platform at H&I in order to manage higher service frequencies. Out of interest, since the ELL now has multiple major...

How many people (who are at least from the UK), actually can't work this out?

I believe the D78 refurbishment was purely cosmetic and had very little done from a performance point of view. I don't think anything was done under the cars i.e traction packages/motors (perhaps refurbished at most). So essentially, the mechanics of the train below the sole bar were essentially...

Yes, when the 72 stock were far younger. But as I said, only the bakerloo can get away with clapped out 50 year old stock with no replacement in sight

Absolutely no way the 72 stock would have been able to cope on the Northern line with its much higher demand in comparison to the Bakerloo. Come to think about it, the Bakerloo is pretty much the only line you could just about get away with having 50 year old 72 stock. On saying that, the 73...

Its really silly that they don't announce the stations between Queens Park and E&C Ideally, you need to either just say it calls at All stations to E&C or list every station it calls at

Yes, she does do the District line at Richmond, however, she does not announce the stations called at, as is done with London Overground/SWR at the same station.

I would be very interested to see how Anne is used for making bakerloo line announcements on the Watford DC line where the stations are shared. I noticed these stations have not yet switched over