On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 12:03:06 +0100
Robin9 wrote:
;146304 Wrote:
Their top speed isn't the issue - its 75mph according to wonkypedia. Its
their
acceleration. On the ELL they're so slow off the mark they barely get up
to any
decent speed before they have to slow down again for the next stop. I
can only
assume the stations on the watford branch are further apart. Either that
or we
enter conspiracy theory land and assume there's a deliberate policy on
the ELL
to provide a slow service.

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Spud

The stations on the ELL are very close together.

No closer than on many tube lines including the met but tube trains get up to
speed much quicker because they have appropriate gearing.

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Spud