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Post by Nathan on Sept 29, 2017 8:06:50 GMT
So with the Northern Line closed between Moorgate/Charing Cross - Morden this weekend will extra buses be deployed onto relevant routes (e.g. route 155)? It would be nice to be able to get to Tooting Broadway to see the new 131 buses in action without too much faff.
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Post by M1104 on Sept 29, 2017 8:13:49 GMT
So with the Northern Line closed between Moorgate/Charing Cross - Morden this weekend will extra buses be deployed onto relevant routes (e.g. route 155)? It would be nice to be able to get to Tooting Broadway to see the new 131 buses in action without too much faff. A railway replacement bus would be quicker if that's a possible option. |
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Post by Nathan on Sept 29, 2017 8:34:16 GMT
So with the Northern Line closed between Moorgate/Charing Cross - Morden this weekend will extra buses be deployed onto relevant routes (e.g. route 155)? It would be nice to be able to get to Tooting Broadway to see the new 131 buses in action without too much faff. A railway replacement bus would be quicker if that's a possible option. Hmm...I figured that wouldn't be needed as many bus routes already cover most of the Northern Line (93, 133, 155 and 176 come to mind). |
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Post by M1104 on Sept 29, 2017 8:55:54 GMT
A railway replacement bus would be quicker if that's a possible option. Hmm...I figured that wouldn't be needed as many bus routes already cover most of the Northern Line (93, 133, 155 and 176 come to mind). Punters however from Morden to Tooting Broadway (as one example) would not have a direct public service if the rail replacement buses didn't run. |
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Post by RandomBusesGirl on Sept 29, 2017 9:38:41 GMT
Looking forward to extra buses on the 470 -- ohhh wait  |
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Post by sid on Sept 29, 2017 13:11:50 GMT
Hmm...I figured that wouldn't be needed as many bus routes already cover most of the Northern Line (93, 133, 155 and 176 come to mind). Punters however from Morden to Tooting Broadway (as one example) would not have a direct public service if the rail replacement buses didn't run. And the 93 would be rammed between Morden and Wimbledon. |
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Post by paulsw2 on Sept 29, 2017 13:28:11 GMT
Punters however from Morden to Tooting Broadway (as one example) would not have a direct public service if the rail replacement buses didn't run. And the 93 would be rammed between Morden and Wimbledon. Rail replacement bus service between Stockwell and Morden calling all stations plus Morden Rd to connect with trams passengers advised to use Victoria line from stockwell changing where necessaryonto other Underground lines or local buses Taken from our latest LUL traffic circular |
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Post by M1104 on Apr 24, 2020 13:42:53 GMT
Diagram of the Kennington loop, photo credit to Ian Ford  |
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Post by M1104 on Apr 25, 2020 1:03:26 GMT
Photo credit to LTM on this junction opening in 1924, it's 96 birthday only a few days ago.  |
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Post by Alex on Apr 25, 2020 1:08:36 GMT
The Northern is a fascinating line, and has many parts which either lay disused or filled in (I'm thinking specifically King William Street, the old Charing Cross loop and the bits that were going to become 'Northern Heights'). The work in the 1920s, such as the Kennington loop above and the building of the Camden junctions was really clever and has done the job well into the present day (well, Camden worked better under the old signalling, TBTC has led to the timetable being recast so trains don't use bits of it as much)..... Of course a modern day version of this would have the Battersea extension joining onto the loop lines, this is really clever in itself. The work to build this was carried out VERY close to the running tunnel, I have seen photos of the running tunnel which forever was surrounded by earth looking like a pipe within the new tunnel. A further set of photos revealed the segments being removed to reveal a railway line, which had run in a tube tunnel since Victorian times (the tunnels have been enlarged during their lifetime, but otherwise survived undisturbed). EDIT - you put the Camden junctions up while I was typing  |
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Post by Alex on Apr 25, 2020 1:20:57 GMT
Apologies for double post but it seems the digging of a 'tunnel around a tunnel' at Kennington happened nearly 100 years ago as well when the loop was built, I really admire the engineers who did this such a long time ago (as well as now really, it's clever stuff): www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs/item/1999-9958Tunnel within a tunnel isn't unique - this is an excellent account of when the Victoria line was built and Piccadilly tracks had to be diverted at Finsbury Park: www.harringayonline.com/forum/topics/50-years-ago-3rd-october-1965-diversion-of-the-piccadilly-lineThe second photo down shows the removal of segments described in the new Kennington picture I saw. The amazing thing is that trains continued to run largely throughout! Likewise with when the track level changed at Aldgate East with the rebuilding in 1938 and for a while trains ran on a wooden trestle (the hooks to hold this up are still in the station ceiling today)..... |
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Post by northlondonbuses on Aug 1, 2020 18:17:14 GMT
Is it me or does the 1995 stock run at faster speeds and are more jerky it may be because i havent been on a 1995 stock in a while
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Post by M1104 on Aug 1, 2020 18:52:33 GMT
Is it me or does the 1995 stock run at faster speeds and are more jerky it may be because i havent been on a 1995 stock in a while It switched to ATO in stages throughout 2014, hence the quicker acceleration, especially leaving stations. The best performances are the surface level sections where it's almost as fast as the Jubilee Line in terms of top speed. I'm surely looking forward to when the Battersea extension's eventualy opens. |
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Post by northlondonbuses on Aug 1, 2020 19:02:26 GMT
Is it me or does the 1995 stock run at faster speeds and are more jerky it may be because i havent been on a 1995 stock in a while It switched to ATO in stages throughout 2014, hence the quicker acceleration, especially leaving stations. The best performances are the surface level sections where it's almost as fast as the Jubilee Line in terms of top speed. I'm surely looking forward to when the Battersea extension's eventualy openes. sorry i meant after lockdown cause it came into archway with faster speeds and in the tunnels it has faster speeds than before |
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Post by M1104 on Aug 2, 2020 9:52:53 GMT
It switched to ATO in stages throughout 2014, hence the quicker acceleration, especially leaving stations. The best performances are the surface level sections where it's almost as fast as the Jubilee Line in terms of top speed. I'm surely looking forward to when the Battersea extension's eventualy openes. sorry i meant after lockdown cause it came into archway with faster speeds and in the tunnels it has faster speeds than before The section of tunnel between Highgate and East Finchley has had trains travelling at over 50mph for a good while, I'm guessing then other sections of the line have now been done since. I noticed last year on the eastbound Jubilee Line that trains now run faster in the 1930's tunnel between Saint John's Wood and Baker Street, the frequent jerk reactions practically eliminated along that stretch. |
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