Whither the new Piccadilly Line trains?
On 29/05/2010 19:51, Steve Fitzgerald wrote:
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I had thought that it was to be the 67s as the 09s came into service.
It seems as though the 67s have a different control set up then other
LUL rolling stock. Whereas the deadman lever is normally in the
controller, it is separate from the controller on the 67s.
They have a similar set up in Berlin.
IIRC, the problem with the 67s is that their speeds are restricted to
25 miles when in manual. Speeds on the Island Line can reach 45 miles.
I would imagine there will be enough work done on them if they ever
reach the IOW for this not to be a problem; after all it should only
involve changing a few wires about.
Speedwise, sure.
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