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On 07/06/2012 11:07, wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:31:41 +0100, "
wrote:

Epping to Ongar would have been the perfect line for preserved 1938
and Standard tube trains. I know Electricity, Elfin Safety. There
are US preserved Trolley Lines with 600v DC overhead.

As there are here in the UK, the main example being the National Tramway
Museum at Crich.

Might have something to do with the fact that the 3rd and 4th rails are
on the ground and those propose a greater risk to civilians. Agencies
with charters to provide public transport probably have an easier time
securing the needed permits and insurance as they will have have backing
from various government bodies.

Then stick a trolley pole on the stock,that is what has been done in
the USA where some New York equipment is worked at a trolley museum.

But really would there be enough long term interest to make such a
line worthwhile. Underground stock to the vast majority of people is
all much of a much ness. Joe public is not going to frequent a line
that doesn't offer a much different experience than riding on above
ground section of the Piccadilly. And even amongst rail enthusiasts
the attraction is limited . Those who are really interested have at
the moment the chance of the Sarah Siddons tours and the occasional
run of the 1938 tube stock and surely it is better to keep such as
artifacts in good condition with an occasional run rather than wear
such things out bashing them up down a few miles every weekend
carrying uninterested children wondering why they don't look like the
trains from Underground Ernie.

G.Harman

I was just mentioning why I think that it would be difficult to
reinstall 3rd and 4th rail again on Epping-Ongar -- nothing else.