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Post by snowman on Jan 4, 2019 14:57:58 GMT
Appears TfL rail (West Anglia) is copying the Goblin. Gaps and short formations due to increased fleet maintenance requirements. Presumably all the extra maintenance is because 710s not expected anytime soon
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Post by snoggle on Jan 4, 2019 15:12:30 GMT
Appears TfL rail (West Anglia) is copying the Goblin. Gaps and short formations due to increased fleet maintenance requirements. Presumably all the extra maintenance is because 710s not expected anytime soon Sorry to be a pedant but the West Anglia routes are part of London Overground run by Arriva Rail London. Nothing to do with TfL Rail (run by MTR). I doubt it's anything to do with the class 710s. There are regular problems with fleet performance on West Anglia - part of that is down to the class 317s which were appalling on Greater Anglia and despite a lot of time and effort being spent on them they're still not good. Also telling is the fact that ARL have just appointed a new Engineering Director. I assume this is because their last one was no good! I remain convinced that LOROL were only any good because of the influence of MTR within that partnership as MTR are known for good asset management practices. Arriva on their own are not good and that's been evident for a long time now. Coupled with TfL trying to screw every last cost saving measure out of the concession the result is pretty shoddy service and to think it'll only get a lot worse in the short to medium term.
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Post by ServerKing on Jan 6, 2019 9:36:07 GMT
Appears TfL rail (West Anglia) is copying the Goblin. Gaps and short formations due to increased fleet maintenance requirements. Presumably all the extra maintenance is because 710s not expected anytime soon Sorry to be a pedant but the West Anglia routes are part of London Overground run by Arriva Rail London. Nothing to do with TfL Rail (run by MTR). I doubt it's anything to do with the class 710s. There are regular problems with fleet performance on West Anglia - part of that is down to the class 317s which were appalling on Greater Anglia and despite a lot of time and effort being spent on them they're still not good. Also telling is the fact that ARL have just appointed a new Engineering Director. I assume this is because their last one was no good! I remain convinced that LOROL were only any good because of the influence of MTR within that partnership as MTR are known for good asset management practices. Arriva on their own are not good and that's been evident for a long time now. Coupled with TfL trying to screw every last cost saving measure out of the concession the result is pretty shoddy service and to think it'll only get a lot worse in the short to medium term. Theres no money left, so the 315s and 317s have to keep going. The Aventador Aventra trains still not being ready is a joke. Don't they ever test the software first before letting an operator take delivery? Not a good advert for TfL who want more control of the railway such as parts of Southern / SouthEastern. Can 315s displaced from TfL Rail take up service on the West Anglia if there's an issue with stock availability? No one cares what livery it's in, they just want a train to get them from A to B
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Post by snoggle on Jan 18, 2019 23:02:09 GMT
"Fun and games" (ahem!) with the a class 345 at Stratford today. "Bing bong would you like to step out of the train directly on to the tracks". "The incident is under investigation" - I bet it is!! This should not be capable of happening as I believe these trains are fitted with Correct Side Door Enable (CSDE) equipment. That should prevent a "wrong side" (literally and metaphorically) incident from happening.
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Post by busaholic on Jan 18, 2019 23:33:54 GMT
"Fun and games" (ahem!) with the a class 345 at Stratford today. "Bing bong would you like to step out of the train directly on to the tracks".
"The incident is under investigation" - I bet it is!! This should not be capable of happening as I believe these trains are fitted with Correct Side Door Enable (CSDE) equipment. That should prevent a "wrong side" (literally and metaphorically) incident from happening. My heart always go into my mouth when I hear about this type of incident. Thank goodness nobody landed on the tracks. In my first week of working on the Underground side of L.T. I accompanied a District Inspector who interviewed a Piccadilly Line guard (showing how long ago it was ) about all the doors on his train opening in the tunnel between Arsenal and Finsbury Park. Luckily it was an offpeak, lightly loaded train on which it was probable nobody was standing by, or leaning on, the doors: certainly nobody got hurt. The guard denied doing anything to open the doors, whereas the D.I.'s position was that he must have done. I've no idea if there was ever a resolution of the matter.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jan 19, 2019 1:25:25 GMT
"Fun and games" (ahem!) with the a class 345 at Stratford today. "Bing bong would you like to step out of the train directly on to the tracks".
"The incident is under investigation" - I bet it is!! This should not be capable of happening as I believe these trains are fitted with Correct Side Door Enable (CSDE) equipment. That should prevent a "wrong side" (literally and metaphorically) incident from happening. They don't always serve the same platform though.
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Post by MoEnviro on Jan 20, 2019 11:33:30 GMT
Can 315s displaced from TfL Rail take up service on the West Anglia if there's an issue with stock availability? No one cares what livery it's in, they just want a train to get them from A to B A TfL Rail 315 has been returned (from storage pending scrap) to take up service on the West Anglia Lines with LO.
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Post by TA1 on Jan 20, 2019 12:10:06 GMT
Can 315s displaced from TfL Rail take up service on the West Anglia if there's an issue with stock availability? No one cares what livery it's in, they just want a train to get them from A to B A TfL Rail 315 has been returned (from storage pending scrap) to take up service on the West Anglia Lines with LO. That TFL unit (858) has only returned because 813 was severely damaged in a severe dewirement at Stamford Hill, It was decided that the latter would go for scrap and be replaced by a unit in warm storage.
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Post by MoEnviro on Jan 20, 2019 12:21:32 GMT
A TfL Rail 315 has been returned (from storage pending scrap) to take up service on the West Anglia Lines with LO. That TFL unit (858) has only returned because 813 was severely damaged in a severe dewirement at Stamford Hill, It was decided that the latter would go for scrap and be replaced by a unit in warm storage. At least that provides another serviceable unit for the West Anglian Lines
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Post by routew15 on Feb 27, 2019 18:14:03 GMT
What a transformation! Manor Park is unrecognisable!
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Post by rif153 on Apr 14, 2019 10:19:59 GMT
I've heard from a somewhat reliable source that on the 24th, Mark Wild is going to announce that Crossrail will open in 2021 at the latest. It remains to be seen whether my source is a reliable one or not though
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Post by snoggle on Apr 14, 2019 11:45:14 GMT
I've heard from a somewhat reliable source that on the 24th, Mark Wild is going to announce that Crossrail will open in 2021 at the latest. It remains to be seen whether my source is a reliable one or not though The timing of the announcement is plausible as Crossrail board meetings are usually towards the end of the month. I completely accept the comment you shared is speculative so not having a go at you at all but 2021 is a very long way away and doesn't feel right to me. That has enormous financial and political consequences for the Mayor and TfL. It also suggests to me that they seem to be demolishing rather than actually building Crossrail. Even allowing for the complexity something horrendous must have happened for such a date to be contemplated now. Of course we don't know what "open" means in the context of the comment - is is just the core opening or is it completion of the full linked together route? Anyway let's wait and see.
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Post by snowman on Apr 14, 2019 12:57:39 GMT
I've heard from a somewhat reliable source that on the 24th, Mark Wild is going to announce that Crossrail will open in 2021 at the latest. It remains to be seen whether my source is a reliable one or not though The timing of the announcement is plausible as Crossrail board meetings are usually towards the end of the month. I completely accept the comment you shared is speculative so not having a go at you at all but 2021 is a very long way away and doesn't feel right to me. That has enormous financial and political consequences for the Mayor and TfL. It also suggests to me that they seem to be demolishing rather than actually building Crossrail. Even allowing for the complexity something horrendous must have happened for such a date to be contemplated now. Of course we don't know what "open" means in the context of the comment - is is just the core opening or is it completion of the full linked together route? Anyway let's wait and see. I think the monthly updates to Caroline Pidgeon, at London Assembly have revealed quite a lot, there seem to be two main areas of delay. Virtually untested signalling (and a problem with a test where one train follows another, which has put that form of multiple train testing on hold for few weeks); the roger is cctv and PA systems (communications) installation is months behind schedule.
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