Thread: 5 car Overground trains to Watford Junction
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Old December 22nd 14, 08:06 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default 5 car Overground trains to Watford Junction
Mizter T wrote:
On 21/12/2014 21:49, wrote:
I read in a magazine that Overground trains on the Euston-Watford service
won't be able to be extended to 5 cars until power supply upgrades have
taken place. I don't understand why power supply upgrades are is needed.
This route used to be served by 7 car Bakerloo Line trains.


Guessing but perhaps "used to" are the operative words in that sentence,
i.e. the power supply kit / arrangements on the line have changed since 1982.

And maybe 5-car 378s, with modern traction equipment, need more power than
old tube trains (1972 stock, presumably)?
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