wrote:
On Sat, 08 May 2021 10:44:17 +0100
Charles Ellson wrote:
On Sat, 8 May 2021 09:16:40 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:
Yes, we know that, but in doing so it has to be taken to the line by road
not rail. If they had used the extra space inside the train it might have
been worth it, but they wasted so much of it that there's no more room than
in any other stock.
You seem to have missed
1)The presence of a maintenance depot at Northumberland Park.
No!! Is it?? Who knew! Take a look at a map - its well south of the north
circular, never mind the M25 and on a very busy road.
It's also right next to a railway line, and it would have been easy to
establish at least a temporary connection for delivering the fleet. That
would have been much easier than using the usual Ruislip connection.
2)The use of road transport for moving stock to/from LU depots on
other Underground lines.
Not always and it also prevents the stock easily being taken to Neasden
for major overhauls.
Why would Victoria line stock be taken to the Jubilee and Met lines depot
at Neasden for overhauls?