Just wanted to see what everyone's opinion is when it come to their least favourite tube line.
Mine has got to be the Central Line. Especially the section I use most between my local station (Bethnal Green) and Oxford Circus. Always packed and very noisy, especially eastbound just before Bethnal Green station coming from Liverpool Street.
It's got to the point where if I have a bit of time instead of walking the few minutes to BG, I walk to Stepney Green or Whitechapel to take a ride on the much nicer S7's into Central London.
The Victoria Line is great simply because it's so quick. It's taken until the building of Crossrail for an east-west equivalent to open.
I believe the Jubilee Line Extension also reaches 60mph, they share the "tube top speed" crown.
The Central Line has aspirations of going back to 100 kph, probably after the trains have gone through CLIP (Central Line Improvement Program) and got some new motors. This would be in the open sections only though with max 65 kph for the tunnels.Vic Line doesn't go above 50 mph. Jubilee certainly reaches 60 mph, and not just on the extension but elsewhere too.
Northern is allegedly supposed to be getting 60 mph (actually 100 kph) at some time in the future, probably on just a few sections, although this has run into a few issues.
Picadilly Line. It just takes forever to get out of central London heading west. Then you've got the mountains of luggage to contend with on Heathrow services.
Funny you should say that, I always used to think it was a really long way, about ten minutes, until someone pointed out the time in the timetable is only 6 and a half minutes. If heading to Heathrow then there shouldn’t be any conflict with the District as it’s a flying junction and most, but not all Heathrow trains use the fast lines.The bit that always puzzles me is the bit between Hammersmith and Acton Town, which seems to take far longer than it ought to when it's non-stop.
The bit that always puzzles me is the bit between Hammersmith and Acton Town, which seems to take far longer than it ought to when it's non-stop.
The Central line is absolute hell in the summer with the heat, and horribly overcrowded the rest of the time.
Even the worse of them is still better than the Paris metro - decaying stations, confusing signage, sewerage smells, decrepit rolling stock (lines 4 & 7 in particular), copious amounts of beggars and pickpockets on trains and stations. Reminded of the underground of the 80s before the investment.
The 2009 stock is slightly bigger than the other tube stock, as the Victoria Line tunnel are slightly larger than the older ones, so there is genuinely more headroom in it, which is much appreciated!On deep Tube stock I can only (only just!) stand up in the full-height bit, my head touches the ceiling there but only just. The Vic stock has a slightly wider full-height section than other stock, or at least seems to, or it's less obstructed by other stuff.
The 2009 stock is slightly bigger than the other tube stock, as the Victoria Line tunnel are slightly larger than the older ones, so there is genuinely more headroom in it, which is much appreciated!
That i would imagine is because its the height of rush hour and there will there be a higher frequency of service on the hammersmith and city and circle lines.I've come to the conclusion that the Metropolitan line is incredibly slow between Baker Street and Moorgate around 8:30-09:00.
That i would imagine is because its the height of rush hour and there will there be a higher frequency of service on the hammersmith and city and circle lines.
Line 4 actually has fairly new stock from 1990, and Line 7 isn't too bad either. Lines 6 and 11 are the ones to avoid.Even the worse of them is still better than the Paris metro - decaying stations, confusing signage, sewerage smells, decrepit rolling stock (lines 4 & 7 in particular), copious amounts of beggars and pickpockets on trains and stations. Reminded of the underground of the 80s before the investment.
It's partly down to the historical design of the infrastructure, but variables like defensive driving and increased passenger numbers being longer dwell times are a factor too.
Long live ATO