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Post by mkay315 on Jul 1, 2024 14:30:25 GMT
I'm going to take a guess and say it was the single leaf doors innit 😂 Yep plus the fact they seemed to always be freezing That was my only pet peeve about those doors but they were bumpy and some drivers really knew how to make it move. The single leaf doors did increase dwell times at stops. The East London end of the line was notorious in the mornings. From Dagenham Heathway onwards that's when it would start to fill and by the time it would get to East Ham it would be packed. At Barking it would thin out a little if the c2c was on the opposite platform.
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Post by mkay315 on Jul 1, 2024 14:35:44 GMT
My two favourite parts of the district line is from Elm Park to Dagenham East. The right driver would make the journey more interesting as there was a bit of a gap between those stations and also between Barking and East Ham though I did notice that when they would go over the flyover past Barking that they would creep up on the crossover tracks and then move faster. There was a time where one driver didn't hang about at all and move with pace. That had me smiling inside.
But overall back those times when the D78 stock was around when the weather was not good man that line was a torture to get on or when it was hot and those trains were still grey Lord have mercy. You would suffer.
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Post by someone on Jul 3, 2024 16:13:43 GMT
Until 2005-08, actually (according to some transport books I've read about the Underground) D Stock lost the classic Misha Black moquette before the refurbishment 2005-2008. Prototype refurbishment unit 7008-17008-8008 was exhibited at Wimbledon station in 1999 with a new moquette: www.trainweb.org/tubeprune/D%20Stock%20new%20uphol%20close.jpgI never knew that!
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