In article ,
(Recliner) wrote:

On Mon, 10 Apr 2017 09:00:44 -0500,
wrote:

In article ,
(michael adams) wrote:

As to management and the board. My 3rd most frequently used line is the
Central Line. For the new stock some genius presumably persuaded
numerous committees and boards that it would be a nice idea to have
wrap around windows up to the ceiling to allow the punters to better
view the Essex countryside. Unfortunately it was only after the new
stock came on stream that it was realised that in the absence of
air-conditioning the insides of the car became unbearably hot in sunny
weather. Like little greenhouses in fact. Now who'd have thought ? So
that as result all the windows ended up tinted. Which while maybe
looking stylish to types attracted to that sort of thing had the
unfortunate result that passengers standing outside on the platform
are unable to see inside and which carriages are full and which are
empty. One possible solution might be to blank out the additional
window area with opaque film do reducing it to what it was before.
However that's unlikely to happen as it would be a living testament to
the monumental cock-up that was seemingly perpetrated at all levels of
LT management. Instead Central Line passengers are going to have to
suffer a situation where they can't see inside a train before boarding
for the next, what 40 years ?

Hey! Less of the ********, please! An advantage of windows going up into
the roof space is that passengers can see out at stations more easily and
see which station they are at. The original Victoria Line 1967 stock
introduced the idea after trials on a 1938 stock car after the War. I can
see this is less of an issue with modern passenger information systems
which announce each station but does the 1992 stock have such systems?

The current system is audio-only, but digital information displays are
apparently on the way.

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOT...6:TEXT:EN:HTML

I suppose they're needed for compliance with the new 2020 PRM TSI
rules, though it seems like an unnecessary enhancement so late in the
life of the trains.

Not that late surely? If memory serves they're due for retractioning too.
When are they due for replacement?

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Colin Rosenstiel