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No plans to further extend Platform 14. Currently 8x387 or 7x165/166 coaches.
iphone76
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There are degraded dispatch procedures, however, it was thought it was a train issue and they didn't want the delay of carrying that out at each station. Then the next two trains experienced the same which pointed to a platform issue.
A slightly amended policy has now been issued so hopefully there will not be a repeat of this. Fingers crossed.
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That’s what I thought was the case.
Back at the start of CP5 (around mid 2014) the EDP reckoned it was going to be extended for 12 x 20m trains, but the wording disappeared from the quarterly update documents fairly soon after that. I’d assumed they must have realised by then there was no room to extend that far outwards from the platform end; we also discussed in a thread a few years ago it was impossible to extend P14 more than a few yards inwards at the buffer end, since the alterations for the new taxi rank escalators & lifts etc got in the way.
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Just seen a ROG 37 hauled unit on my way to Pad this morning. Looked it up and it looks like it goes from ooc to Ladbroke, then back up through Ealing to Greenford South, back down again and through Acton up to Wembley yard, then back down again through WLL to Plumstead.
That's an awful lot of run-rounds? Or is that the purpose of it? I see it's a Q headcode, which although not set in stone seems to usually be used for training/route learning.?
That's an awful lot of run-rounds? Or is that the purpose of it? I see it's a Q headcode, which although not set in stone seems to usually be used for training/route learning.?
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Many Q paths that are in the WTT are for inter-depot transfers. Effectively reserved for those fairly normal but not every day moves. So it’s conceivable that such a route covers more than one reason, deliveries via Wembley, depot transfers, maybe turning a unit.
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Sorry, that isn't correct. The first day's running was at low speed (max 23mph) to test the infrastructure and start comms testing. No signalling is yet available in the Stepney Green to Westbourne Park area. Will be a few weeks before CBTC testing starts; ATO will be part of that.
Heartland
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Last Thursday, I saw a 345 at Crewe, and later working along the WCML, is the Stafford- Crewe line being used for unit testing?
For mileage accumulation, yes.
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I don't know much about buffers, but they are not meant to fall over and wedge themselves under trains.
Presumably this explains the movement of 345014 back to the Liverpool Street services from Old Oak Common (seen today on 1430 Liverpool Street to Shenfield).
iphone76
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I believe two units including 14 have made the move back to the East. I’m not sure of the other unit number.
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Just seen 567N - 1016 Old Oak Depot to Gidea Park CHS passing along the GEML.
Didn't catch the number - anyone have any ideas what unit this is/why the move? There wasn't a spec of dirt on it so I assume it's a new one?
Didn't catch the number - anyone have any ideas what unit this is/why the move? There wasn't a spec of dirt on it so I assume it's a new one?
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There was a swap yesterday, I saw them both on the SLL. Firstly 036 going from old oak to plumstead, then 032 going back in the other direction.
Where was this buffer stop collisio0n ?
christopher
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Looks like Ilford depot to me.
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37601 hauling- caught it at SRA when it went home. I think I saw 345027 at Gidea Park on the way home but not 100% sure as I was the other side of the train.
samuelmorris
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Aboard 345010 now, so the damage must have been dealt with.
southern442
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not least at what was presumably a low speed?
Buggleskelly
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I can confirm 100% 027 is probably the one you saw at Gidea Park, as it was still there as of this afternoon. Interestingly it had Elizabeth Line branding instead of TFL Rail.
Buggleskelly
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Any idea why a 9 car is out on the East side?
samuelmorris
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Aha thanks for confirming that, I was certain I saw a 9-car in the sidings when I went past yet but I assumed I imagined it since I didn't realise there were any there yet.
adrock1976
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Apologies if this has already been mentioned earlier in this lengthy thread, but are there any 9 coach 345s in passenger service yet?
samuelmorris
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As far as I know, there's nowhere they can operate until the central section opens?
700007
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9-coach 345s are not in operation at the moment. They probably won't be until December when they are used in both Central and the West whilst the East continues to use 7-cars until May next year.
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