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Old May 2nd 08, 12:51 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Trains from west ruislip depot

On May 1, 6:54 am, Boltar wrote:
On May 1, 11:49 am, THC wrote:

AFAIAA the West Ruislip extension was built to a sub-surface stock
loading gauge, so all the way to North Acton would be my guess. I am
fairly sure that April's Underground News contains a picture of a new
A stock set, in the process of being delivered, at that location.


Was there a connection to the main line there at one time or did it
come up from Ealing Broadway?


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Ruislip depot is and always has been linked to a down-side siding
reached by a facing crossover from the down main at West Ruislip NR.
AFAIK new stock still goes in that way (except when the bureaucrats
prevent it, a la the D stock refurb).