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Old May 17th 10, 08:41 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Wood Lane roundel returns

On 15 May, 20:00, "
wrote:
On 13/05/2010 11:04, martin wrote:

The original Underground mosaic roundel from the old Wood Lane
station, after several years of restoration, has been returned to the
new Wood Lane station.


Photos can be found on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24772733@N05/4586985877/


Comments on this photo suggest it'll be a little better presented
soon:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/normko/4584197504/


I notice your photo of the Sarah Siddons locomotive for service tomorrow.

I also noticed that it had a NR locomotive on it.

How were the locomotives turned at Amersham or Watford before they were
taken out of revenue service?


There was never a need to turn them, since there are cabs at both
ends. In the past the loco would have run around the train at the
terminus, or another loco substituted at the other end. For loco-
hauled heritage trains on LUL I believe the policy is always to
provide a loco at both ends of the train throughout the journey to
cover in case of failure. (LUL engineering trains also usually have a
battery or diesel loco at both ends - this also means the train can
easily be reversed from locations where a crossover is not available.)