I ask, you answer (New Game!!!)

[bunnahabhain]

Yeah, they run Doncaster - York, so it's the only section where any MML train can surpass 110mph.

 

[Tom]

Hmm, my question then!

What is the distance between Leicester Square and Covent Garden in miles to 2 decimal places.

 

[Met Driver]

0.16

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What is CSDE?

 

[Simming]

0.26 Chains, Dont know what it is in Miles, and you should use proper railway terms

 

[Tom]

Not 0.16 settt.

 

[Met Driver]

Not 0.16 settt.

I even double-checked LUL's site to make sure...

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/company/facts.asp

 

[Tom]

It is different, according to Quail. And CULG for that matter.

 

[Met Driver]

It is different, according to Quail. And CULG for that matter.

You're the admin, so you decide who's right...

 

[Tom]

CULG and Quail have the same numbers...

 

[Sprinter]

According to Quail, I get 0.26 miles between the two stations

 

[Tom]

Correct!

Your turn Sprinter!

 

[Simming]

It Aint Miles though, its chains, and thats the same answer I had above :roll:

 

[Tom]

Ooh, I was looking at the wrong one! settt was right sorry!

 

[Met Driver]

I'm positive that it is 0.26 *KM*. That is what LUL says, and also what John Glover's 'London Underground in Colour' says.

 

[Met Driver]

OK, np.

So back to my original question...

What is CSDE?

 

[Sprinter]

yeah, you did say you wanted miles and not chains, I thought LUL was measured in kilometres anyway

 

[Tom]

It is a device on LUL which allows T/Ops who are blind to open doors on the correct side as long as they are within the 'zone' of CSDE (by a wire on the side of the platform invariably). (Correct Side Door Enable)

 

[Met Driver]

Correct. But put more simply, it prevents drivers from opening the doors on the non-platform side of the train at any given station.

 

[Tom]

Indeed.

OK, interesting question now - at Ealing Common EB, on the theatre indicator for the depot, what number are you most likely to get for roads 18 or 19?

 

[Simming]

2 or 3?

 

[Tom]

Need 2 numbers, yes. But you got 1 right.

 

[Met Driver]

You get a '1' for roads 1-18 and a '2' for roads 19-20.

Nice try TC

How do LU trains draw current when in the depot?

 

[Tom]

From a lead on a trolley-type thing coming from it. It plugs into near the bogies

 

[Met Driver]

Thanks again, TC. I bet you had to think long and hard about that one :roll:

 

[Tom]

Well I am a tubechallenger!

Right - a lovely easy one now...

How many platforms are there at Morden station?

 

[Met Driver]

5 platform faces and 3 tracks.

 

[Tom]

Correct.

 

[Sprinter]

In total, 5

 

[Met Driver]

What is the code for the Northfields IMR (Interlocking Machine Room)?

 

[Tom]

IIRC, its WR.