On 05/07/2012 22:30, Recliner wrote:
On Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:28:39 +0100, "Colin McKenzie"
wrote:
On Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:15:00 +0100,
wrote:
So, are they gone or not?
4 or 5 running in evening peak on Tuesday (3 July) including fast Aldgate
to Amersham. But not as fast as I think I remember they used to go.
No, the top speed was reduced significantly after the bogies starting
cracking. The new S stock has a higher top speed than the reduced A
stock speed, but still lower than the original A stock speed.
They seemed to be moving at close to 60 miles between Chalfont & Latimer
and Chorleywood.
They were certainly moving faster than A stocks between
Harrow-on-the-Hill and Finchley Road.
What are the speeds on some parts of the Central Line's outer extremes?
It certainly felt faster than 35 or 40 miles.