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Post by vjaska on Jan 1, 2023 19:52:46 GMT
The Victoria Line is far from ideal in terms of extension at either end (believe me, I'd extend it southwards from Brixton if it were feasible) There was a plan once going back to the late 80s to extend the Victoria line to Herne Hill in a tunnel that would be a large loop with a small hesitation before heading north again. This was to allow an increase in the number of trains that could run on the Victoria line. Yeah, that proposal was kicking about for years but eventually, they improved the frequency through the new ATO signalling system in combination with the 2009 stock
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Post by southlondonbus on Jan 1, 2023 21:40:07 GMT
There was a plan once going back to the late 80s to extend the Victoria line to Herne Hill in a tunnel that would be a large loop with a small hesitation before heading north again. This was to allow an increase in the number of trains that could run on the Victoria line. Yeah, that proposal was kicking about for years but eventually, they improved the frequency through the new ATO signalling system in combination with the 2009 stock They probably use the step back for drivers now like at Morden where one driver gets out at one end and another gets in the other end to speed up the turnaround.
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Post by vjaska on Jan 1, 2023 21:43:00 GMT
Yeah, that proposal was kicking about for years but eventually, they improved the frequency through the new ATO signalling system in combination with the 2009 stock They probably use the step back for drivers now like at Morden where one driver gets out at one end and another gets in the other end to speed up the turnaround. Yeah, that happens at Brixton for sure as I remember Geoff Marshall mentioned it in his Brixton video for his End of the Line series on YouTube
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Post by towerman on Jan 1, 2023 22:18:05 GMT
They’ve always had stepping back on the Victoria Line since opening.Sure it was originally envisioned for the Line to eventually follow the A23 to Croydon.
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Post by Dillon95 on Jan 2, 2023 10:36:15 GMT
As far as Biggin Hill goes, I’d extend the Trams from New Addington to give it a rail link to East Croydon.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jan 2, 2023 11:58:11 GMT
They probably use the step back for drivers now like at Morden where one driver gets out at one end and another gets in the other end to speed up the turnaround. Yeah, that happens at Brixton for sure as I remember Geoff Marshall mentioned it in his Brixton video for his End of the Line series on YouTube Jubilee line drivers seem to do this at Stratford
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Post by Dstock7080 on Jan 2, 2023 14:44:11 GMT
Yeah, that happens at Brixton for sure as I remember Geoff Marshall mentioned it in his Brixton video for his End of the Line series on YouTube Jubilee line drivers seem to do this at Stratford Central: Loughton Circle: Edgware Road District: Edgware Road Jubilee: Stratford Metropolitan: Aldgate Northern: Morden Piccadilly: Arnos Green Victoria: Brixton; Walthamstow Waterloo & City: Bank; Waterloo sidings.
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Post by Busboy105 on Jan 2, 2023 20:13:09 GMT
Jubilee line drivers seem to do this at Stratford Central: Loughton Circle: Edgware Road District: Edgware Road Jubilee: Stratford Metropolitan: Aldgate Northern: Morden Piccadilly: Arnos Green Victoria: Brixton; Walthamstow Waterloo & City: Bank; Waterloo sidings. It's Arnos Grove not Green
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