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MrSpook__4xcfD9pmm@6yl_wqrz.net · May 3rd 21, 08:09 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

On Sun, 02 May 2021 20:22:31 +0100
Charles Ellson wrote:
On Sun, 2 May 2021 16:20:42 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

On Sun, 2 May 2021 15:36:40 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote:
I have now; Wikipedia unfortunately appears to be pretty light on detail
about what was wrong with them.

Some other sources:

There were a number of plans for their reuse, one of which was to adapt
them for the Piccadilly Line, but a number of technical problems were
encountered, not least the matter of alignment of the doors with platforms

That doesn't make any sense - the picc doesn't have platform doors so what
are they supposed to align with?

Future platform doors matched to later stock which wouldn't have
repeated the door pattern ?

There are so many curved platforms on the picc I can't see them bothering
with platform doors.

The other door alignment problem could be the driver's ability to see
the ATO stopping mark; IIRC there was no view directly to the side of
the driver's seat on 1983TS.

Maybe, but thats hardly beyond the wit of man to solve.