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Class 378s into service this week?
On Jul 8, 8:24*pm, D7666 wrote:
On Jul 8, 7:59*pm, Tony Polson wrote: I ask because, like Nick, I would have thought that the Watford-Euston DC route was more important than the North London Line. Just look at the overcrowding I did not say the Euston route was the most important to have 378s, I said it was the most important route, and its importance means it should NOT have them early. I would argue that the priority for NLL to have 378s to relieve over crowding is not the same as it being the most important route to avoid having a 378 on, but it is more important to get it tright. If the Euston Watford service were not there, the Bakerloo would be desperately over loaded beyond capacity; the NLL is simply crowded. A brand new out of the packet 378 failing during warranty / mileage accumulation / crews-ramping-up-routine-familiarisation would screw the Bakerloo completely if it happened in the wrong place i.e. between Queens and Stonebridge Parks say just before the pm peak and stranding X number of Bakerloo sets in depot. Bear in mind that 377/5s are capably failing mosdt days every week of bringing TL core to a halt for up to half an hour at a time for the most trivial issues, then 378s might be the same. Thats why I think the Euston DC route is more important *- not to have 378s (I never implied that) but because it is a more important route full stop. -- Nick OOps, apologies Tony, I cut too many quotes, looks like I'm quoting all as if you said it, of course thats not right. I'm sure you know what I meant to leave as quoted quotes. -- Nick |
Class 378s into service this week?
D7666 wrote:
On Jul 8, 8:24*pm, D7666 wrote: On Jul 8, 7:59*pm, Tony Polson wrote: I ask because, like Nick, I would have thought that the Watford-Euston DC route was more important than the North London Line. Just look at the overcrowding I did not say the Euston route was the most important to have 378s, I said it was the most important route, and its importance means it should NOT have them early. I would argue that the priority for NLL to have 378s to relieve over crowding is not the same as it being the most important route to avoid having a 378 on, but it is more important to get it tright. If the Euston Watford service were not there, the Bakerloo would be desperately over loaded beyond capacity; the NLL is simply crowded. A brand new out of the packet 378 failing during warranty / mileage accumulation / crews-ramping-up-routine-familiarisation would screw the Bakerloo completely if it happened in the wrong place i.e. between Queens and Stonebridge Parks say just before the pm peak and stranding X number of Bakerloo sets in depot. Bear in mind that 377/5s are capably failing mosdt days every week of bringing TL core to a halt for up to half an hour at a time for the most trivial issues, then 378s might be the same. Thats why I think the Euston DC route is more important *- not to have 378s (I never implied that) but because it is a more important route full stop. -- Nick OOps, apologies Tony, I cut too many quotes, looks like I'm quoting all as if you said it, of course thats not right. I'm sure you know what I meant to leave as quoted quotes. No need to apologise, Nick, it was quite clear what you meant. It is an interesting discussion; I am considering working in London and it would mean a house move, so I am looking at a few alternative locations that would keep commuting to a minimum. |
Class 378s into service this week?
On Jul 8, 8:24*pm, D7666 wrote:
On Jul 8, 7:59*pm, Tony Polson wrote: I ask because, like Nick, I would have thought that the Watford-Euston DC route was more important than the North London Line. Just look at the overcrowding I did not say the Euston route was the most important to have 378s, I said it was the most important route, and its importance means it should NOT have them early. I would argue that the priority for NLL to have 378s to relieve over crowding is not the same as it being the most important route to avoid having a 378 on, but it is more important to get it tright. If the Euston Watford service were not there, the Bakerloo would be desperately over loaded beyond capacity; the NLL is simply crowded. I really don't think that's the case. The NLL is the route that you can't get on during the peaks. The 313s on the DC lines have a capacity of 202 seated, the refurbished 1972 Mk II stock has a capacity of 276 seated.During the peaks, the Bakerloo line runs every 6-7 mins to Stonebridge Park (SP) with 1 out of 3 trains running to Harrow & Wealdstone (interval 9-11 mins). The basic pattern is LO train, Bakerloo - SP, Bakerloo - H&W, Bakerloo - SP and repeat. So in the busy part of the line, the Bakerloo has 828 seats every 20 mins compared to LO's 202 and the 313s provide 20% of the seated capacity and with less standing room as well having fewer doorways for people to stand in . I've never had any problem with overcrowding on the Bakerloo during the peak, some carriages get crowded due to people not moving down the platform, but there has always been space somewhere. Even during the various LM disruptions the Bakerloo capacity line was OK in the mornings. A brand new out of the packet 378 failing during warranty / mileage accumulation / crews-ramping-up-routine-familiarisation would screw the Bakerloo completely if it happened in the wrong place i.e. between Queens and Stonebridge Parks say just before the pm peak and stranding X number of Bakerloo sets in depot. Bear in mind that 377/5s are capably failing mosdt days every week of bringing TL core to a halt for up to half an hour at a time for the most trivial issues, then 378s might be the same. Thats why I think the Euston DC route is more important *- not to have 378s (I never implied that) but because it is a more important route full stop. I do agree with the reasoning for not having the units introduced on the DC lines first, especially as I made a similar point in my reply to Mister T's post. ;) |
Class 378s into service this week?
On Jul 8, 9:01*pm, Andy wrote:
Thats why I think the Euston DC route is more important *- not to have 378s (I never implied that) but because it is a more important route full stop. I do agree with the reasoning for not having the units introduced on the DC lines first, especially as I made a similar point in my reply to Mister T's post. ;)- Hide quoted text - Errr yes you did, sorry, I should have said I was restating it. Perhaps I should have been more clear in my very first comment as this is what was driving it. -- Nick |
Class 378s into service this week?
On Jul 8, 8:24*pm, D7666 wrote:
If the Euston Watford service were not there, the Bakerloo would be desperately over loaded beyond capacity; the NLL is simply crowded. ? - the BL is surely one of the emptiest Tube lines, and the 3tph on the DC lines don't add all that much... A brand new out of the packet 378 failing during warranty / mileage accumulation / crews-ramping-up-routine-familiarisation would screw the Bakerloo completely if it happened in the wrong place i.e. between Queens and Stonebridge Parks say just before the pm peak and stranding X number of Bakerloo sets in depot. So there's a few hundred metres where it'd matter (ie 'stops Bakerloo trains being brought out of depot to run the QP-Central London service). Whereas a failure on the NLL (pretty much any of the NLL, given the 3rd track is out of commission) would create havoc. Bear in mind that 377/5s are capably failing mosdt days every week of bringing TL core to a halt for up to half an hour at a time for the most trivial issues, then 378s might be the same. Cite? As someone who uses TL every day, that doesn't seem to be anything even vaguely close to what's happening. Thats why I think the Euston DC route is more important *- not to have 378s (I never implied that) but because it is a more important route full stop. Except for not being. -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org |
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