Is LU really running perfectly today?
 

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On 22/12/2010 08:52, peter wrote:
Don't know about perfectly, but my experience over the last few weeks
is that LU have coped with the cold weather far better than the
various overground (not Overground) services. While I'm no great
admirer of LU, I think a small pat on the back is called for.

I agree. What was is that set LU apart from the others?

The very high frequency of service over a small area, and the comparative
ease with which deicing trains can shuttle back and forth regularly over the
open air sections overnight. The author of the governments latest
resilience report (ie written this month re late November) reckons that LU
practice doesn't scale up to an area like Kent, which has a vastly increased
route mileage.

Paul S

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Some trains also carry tanks of
de-icing fluid and have defined paths in the timetable to allow the
fluid to be spread on the conductor rails.
Would those be revenue trains?

Yes, they are.

You may see signs around the network saying "D ON" or "D OFF". These are
instructions to start or stop de-icing.

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In message ,
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Some trains also carry tanks of
de-icing fluid and have defined paths in the timetable to allow the
fluid to be spread on the conductor rails.
Would those be revenue trains?

Yes, they are.

You may see signs around the network saying "D ON" or "D OFF". These are
instructions to start or stop de-icing.


Also, (on the Picc, other stock may vary) if you see a blue light
illuminated on the side of a trailer car the de-icing kit is operational.
Trains fitted with de-icing kit have a blue dot by the car number on the
leading cars.

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Cheers, Steve

Is LU really running perfectly today?
 

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"Clive D. W. Feather" wrote in message
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In message ,
" wrote:
Some trains also carry tanks of
de-icing fluid and have defined paths in the timetable to allow the
fluid to be spread on the conductor rails.
Would those be revenue trains?

Yes, they are.

You may see signs around the network saying "D ON" or "D OFF". These are
instructions to start or stop de-icing.


Also, (on the Picc, other stock may vary) if you see a blue light
illuminated on the side of a trailer car the de-icing kit is
operational. Trains fitted with de-icing kit have a blue dot by the
car number on the leading cars.

How recent a change is that? Cars fitted with deicing kit used to have a D
suffix to their car numbers.

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Colin Rosenstiel

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On Dec 28, 8:08*pm, wrote:
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(Steve Dulieu) wrote:
"Clive D. W. Feather" *wrote in message
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In message ,
" wrote:
Some trains also carry tanks of
de-icing fluid and have defined paths in the timetable to allow the
fluid to be spread on the conductor rails.
Would those be revenue trains?

Yes, they are.

You may see signs around the network saying "D ON" or "D OFF". These are
instructions to start or stop de-icing.

Also, (on the Picc, other stock may vary) if you see a blue light
illuminated on the side of a trailer car the de-icing kit is
operational. Trains fitted with de-icing kit have a blue dot by the
car number on the leading cars.

How recent a change is that? Cars fitted with deicing kit used to have a D
suffix to their car numbers.

They had the blue light too, but I guess you meant the dot.

It does kind of make more sense to indicate that a unit has it, rather
than have to hunt out the car in the middle.