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Post by capitalomnibus on Dec 30, 2020 10:42:33 GMT
Seven Sisters to Finsbury Park is the longest - 3.15km. 1. Seven Sisters - Finsbury Park: 3.15km 2. Stratford - Mile End: 2.83km 3. Highbury & Islington - King’s Cross: 2.45km 4. Canada Water - Canary Wharf: 2.41km 5. Turnpike Lane - Manor House: 2.32km Turnpike to Manor seems longer because the 1973 just isn’t as speedy as the 1992s, 1996s and 2009s! EDIT: Of course Stratford is technically outside. So, on that note, Gants Hill - Newbury Park (2.37km) is slightly longer than Turnpike to Manor. I was right, thought so at Seven Sisters to Finsbury Park. Didn't think Stratford - Mile End was that long, although it did used to take a lifetime in the 62 stock.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Dec 30, 2020 10:43:30 GMT
Interesting one this. All tube stations that aren’t managed by TFL are all on the District Line. They are: Richmond, Barking, Wimbledon and Upminister. I think Stratford used to be British Rail managed, that was before the station was built over and before the Jubilee line went there.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Dec 30, 2020 10:49:59 GMT
Whitechapel is the only station where the Overground stops above the Underground. I think you meant to say the only station where the Underground stops above the Overground.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Dec 30, 2020 10:53:35 GMT
Subject to any corrections; South Wimbledon is the most southern tube station with fully underground platforms Southgate Station is the only 'deep level' tube station where you can see the end of the tunnel into natural daylight, observed on the Heathrow/Uxbridge-bound platform Mile End station is the only fully¹ underground station where a deep level tube (Central) and non-deep level tube (District) with their respective platforms at the same level next to each other. ¹ - not sure if there's any daylight shining into the station I think Southgate is the only deep level station where you can see daylight from the platform by looking down the tunnel. Although not that deep underground is Mile End where you can see daylight from westbound Central Line tracks
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Post by M1104 on Dec 30, 2020 12:09:55 GMT
Seven Sisters to Finsbury Park is the longest - 3.15km. 1. Seven Sisters - Finsbury Park: 3.15km 2. Stratford - Mile End: 2.83km 3. Highbury & Islington - King’s Cross: 2.45km 4. Canada Water - Canary Wharf: 2.41km 5. Turnpike Lane - Manor House: 2.32km Turnpike to Manor seems longer because the 1973 just isn’t as speedy as the 1992s, 1996s and 2009s! EDIT: Of course Stratford is technically outside. So, on that note, Gants Hill - Newbury Park (2.37km) is slightly longer than Turnpike to Manor. I was right, thought so at Seven Sisters to Finsbury Park. Didn't think Stratford - Mile End was that long, although it did used to take a lifetime in the 62 stock. Are the 92 stock on the Central Line still limited to 40mph? I remember their top speed were substantially reduced years ago due to a fleetwide fault.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Dec 31, 2020 2:34:14 GMT
I was right, thought so at Seven Sisters to Finsbury Park. Didn't think Stratford - Mile End was that long, although it did used to take a lifetime in the 62 stock. Are the 92 stock on the Central Line still limited to 40mph? I remember their top speed were substantially reduced years ago due to a fleetwide fault. They seem to go faster than 40, not sure if that was when they had the motor replacement program around 2004. Section between Leyton and Leytonstone they do go fast and between South Woodford and Woodford, they pick up some serious speed.
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Post by M1104 on Dec 31, 2020 12:30:15 GMT
Are the 92 stock on the Central Line still limited to 40mph? I remember their top speed were substantially reduced years ago due to a fleetwide fault. They seem to go faster than 40, not sure if that was when they had the motor replacement program around 2004. The Chancery Lane derailment was in 2003 in relation to the traction motors. Presumably it was from then that the 40 mph limit was enforced, likely lasting until the said motor replacement program was completed.
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Post by M1104 on Feb 19, 2021 11:21:50 GMT
Between the Northern, Victoria and Central Lines a handful of stations have trains arrive and depart stations the American way round (equivalent to driving on the right side of the road). Off the top of my head I remember the stations being London Bridge (NL), Bank (NL), Warren Street (VL), Euston¹ (VL), King's Cross (VL) and White City (CL). Open for any corrections or any other stations missed out.
¹ - platform's on the right but opposite trains are behind the wall on the left
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Post by kmkcheng on Feb 19, 2021 11:28:50 GMT
Between the Northern, Victoria and Central Lines a handful of stations have trains arrive and depart stations the American way round (equivalent to driving on the right side of the road). Off the top of my head I remember the stations being London Bridge (NL), Bank (NL), Warren Street (VL), Euston¹ (VL), King's Cross (VL) and White City (CL). Open for any corrections or any other stations missed out. ¹ - platform's on the right but opposite trains are behind the wall on the left There’s Borough as well. Geoff Marshall posted this video a few days ago about the new Bank platform and halfway through the video shows a diagram of all the sections with right hand side running. youtu.be/fujEnmIOuEM
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Post by vjaska on Feb 19, 2021 12:27:05 GMT
Between the Northern, Victoria and Central Lines a handful of stations have trains arrive and depart stations the American way round (equivalent to driving on the right side of the road). Off the top of my head I remember the stations being London Bridge (NL), Bank (NL), Warren Street (VL), Euston¹ (VL), King's Cross (VL) and White City (CL). Open for any corrections or any other stations missed out. ¹ - platform's on the right but opposite trains are behind the wall on the left There’s Borough as well. Geoff Marshall posted this video a few days ago about the new Bank platform and halfway through the video shows a diagram of all the sections with right hand side running. youtu.be/fujEnmIOuEMIsn't Borough different in that one of the platforms is above the other whereas the others are side by side
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Post by kmkcheng on Feb 19, 2021 12:32:28 GMT
There’s Borough as well. Geoff Marshall posted this video a few days ago about the new Bank platform and halfway through the video shows a diagram of all the sections with right hand side running. youtu.be/fujEnmIOuEMIsn't Borough different in that one of the platforms is above the other whereas the others are side by side You are right they are above one another but I think they still crossover south of the station so the NB platform is still to the right of the SB platform
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Post by overgroundcommuter on Feb 22, 2021 2:39:27 GMT
Interesting one this. All tube stations that aren’t managed by TFL are all on the District Line. They are: Richmond, Barking, Wimbledon and Upminister. I think Stratford used to be British Rail managed, that was before the station was built over and before the Jubilee line went there. While Stratford is fully TfL these days, managed by LUL and TfL Rail, it used to be dual managed by LUL and whoever the franchisee of the East of England rail franchise is. That's why you'd see a separate ticket office for NR tickets. I believe Greater Anglia still use their own staff based at Stratford to dispatch their own trains.
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Post by Busboy105 on May 1, 2021 19:26:28 GMT
Is Kilburn and Brondesbury the shortest distance between an Underground and an Overground station?
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Post by M1104 on May 1, 2021 20:00:48 GMT
Is Kilburn and Brondesbury the shortest distance between an Underground and an Overground station? I'm not too clued up on those stations but i know the London Overground's Clapham High Street is almost on top of the Northern Line's Clapham North, a minute's walk between the two stations.
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Post by kmkcheng on May 1, 2021 22:24:48 GMT
Is Kilburn and Brondesbury the shortest distance between an Underground and an Overground station? Would both West Hampstead and Shepherds Bush considered the same station? They both are separate from each other as require tapping in and out to interchange between underground and overground and a shorter walk at street level. Both of these examples are closer than Kilburn and Brondesbury.
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