On Tue, 15 May 2007 12:00:11 +0100, Tom Anderson
wrote in :
On Mon, 14 May 2007, Recliner wrote:

"John Rowland" wrote in
message

Speaking of airports, I just found a reference to Kenley Airport,

Aerodrome.

and a quick look at Windows Live Local showed me that there is indeed
an airport in Greater London that I'd never heard of!

What flies from there? Looking at the spy pictures, i see gliders and
light planes, suggesting it's not used for passenger flights.

Bonus for John - what's this:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl...&t=k&z=18&om=1

? There's a hint in the PS!

Me too. But I bet it doesn't have its own tube station!

Not quite, but it's a stone's throw from Whyteleafe, Upper Warlingham and
Whyteleafe South stations. I'm sure one of those could be renamed
accordingly!

A quick Google found this page:
www.danhamblin.btinternet.co.uk/pages/bob.htm

Interesting.

PS Photo hint - see if you can find out what the building south of it is.

Streetmap.co.uk labels the building "Radiocommunications Agency".

PPS Not that i actually know what that thing is myself!

Once-was-steerable-antenna perhaps?

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Tom Anderson wrote:

Bonus for John - what's this:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl...&t=k&z=18&om=1

? There's a hint in the PS!

PS Photo hint - see if you can find out what the building south of it
is.
PPS Not that i actually know what that thing is myself!

I haven't a clue, and I can't imagine how I might find out, without going
there. Which I won't do. Fire station, perhaps, or would an aerodrome not
have one?

"Clive D. W. Feather" wrote in message

In article , Recliner
writes
What about Blake Hall, North Weald and Ongar did they used to use
only one platform?
Now those really were little-used stations, and not the only ones to
have but a single operational platform. But none of them were one-way
like T4.

Well, trains only left in one direction (ditto for Mill Hill East).
But they reverse, so it's not one way.

Tramlink has several one-way stations.
Yes, agreed, on the central Croydon loop line.

John Rowland wrote:
BRB Class 465 wrote:
I believe test trains will start running to T5 fairly soon, and it's a
considerable logistical challenge to train a whole line's drivers
without disrupting the everyday service. Walking the tunnels is one
way of speeding up this process.

Really? I can't believe they can learn anything useful by walking the
tunnel. Do brand new Picc drivers have to walk from Cockfosters to Uxbridge
before they are allowed to drive their first train?

To me, the obvious way to do it is to run a low percentage of trains to T5
so that the drivers can do it empty at 15mph.

Are drivers allowed to operate trains along routes they don't know even
if it is empty at 15 mph?
--
Michael Hoffman

In article ,
(John Rowland) wrote:

Speaking of airports, I just found a reference to Kenley Airport,
and a quick look at Windows Live Local showed me that there is
indeed an airport in Greater London that I'd never heard of!

Surely in those days it was called Kenley Aerodrome?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In article ,
(Bill Hayles) wrote:

On Mon, 14 May 2007 22:46:14 +0100, "Recliner"
wrote:

wrote in message

What about Blake Hall, North Weald and Ongar did they used to use
only one platform?

Now those really were little-used stations, and not the only ones
to have but a single operational platform. But none of them were
one-way like T4.

The pedant in me would like to point out that North Weald had a
passing loop, and thus two platforms, although it fell out of use
during the last years.

Two standard stock tube trains passing at North Weald under
semaphore signalling - that was something to remember.

The signaller had to be careful not to pull both signals off at once. Two
trains starting at North Weald at the same time would trip the circuit
breakers at Epping!

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Wed, 16 May 2007 10:28 +0100 (BST), (Colin
Rosenstiel) wrote:

In article ,
(Bill Hayles) wrote:


Two standard stock tube trains passing at North Weald under
semaphore signalling - that was something to remember.

The signaller had to be careful not to pull both signals off at once. Two
trains starting at North Weald at the same time would trip the circuit
breakers at Epping!

I believe the problems only started when they began using 4 car 1959
stock units.

IIRC (bearing in mind it's nearly 50 years ago), when it was first
electrified 2 car (DM+DT) units were used, and these were then replaced
with the 1935 experimental stock, also 2 car.

I have a photo of one such unit at Ongar in April 1965.

What I don't know (maybe you can help) is whether the 1960 stock ever
made it to Ongar.


--
Bill Hayles

http://billnot.com

In article ,
(Bill Hayles) wrote:

What I don't know (maybe you can help) is whether the 1960 stock
ever made it to Ongar.

I remember reading that it was used there but when I visited it wasn't to
be seen there, IIRC. As you say, over 40 years ago at least.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Tue, 15 May 2007 12:48:52 +0100, "Clive D. W. Feather"
wrote:

Tramlink has several one-way stations.

As (outside London) does Merseyrail - the three Wirral Line platforms
on the Liverpool Loop. I think Manchester Metrolink also has one left
(Mosley St).

Neil

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Put my first name before the at to reply.

Neil Williams wrote:
On Tue, 15 May 2007 12:48:52 +0100, "Clive D. W. Feather"
wrote:

Tramlink has several one-way stations.

As (outside London) does Merseyrail - the three Wirral Line platforms
on the Liverpool Loop. I think Manchester Metrolink also has one left
(Mosley St).

There's another station in London which is only servied in one direction on
one line, although it is served in both on another....