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Circle Line, Edgware Road to Hammersmith via Victoria and Liverpool Street:

Two eastbound automatic signal failed approaching Russell Square 09.35, trains passing through area under authority and RTO Response Technical Officer called to site. Investigation starts 10.25, traction current discharged for safety shortly after. Defective trainstop contact box identified...

I posted a foto a few years back: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/london-underground-stock-requests.175109/post-5839630

Northbound was uphill, southbound was faster. Even in 1985/86 lineside signed as '70' southbound from Amersham, could be past the speedo mark of "70" and approach the next un-marked graduation on the speedo, Chorleywood-Rickmansworth.

That is indeed correct Acton Town-Uxbridge every 20min Acton Town-Rayners Lane every 20min

Second train assembled at Goole 38008-48008.

Timed for 5¼min in the WTT

The increased frequency and faster speed will only come with resignalling, which hasn’t been authorised/funded yet. With no luggage provision in the new trains, compared with the meagre stand-back areas by the doors and car end of the existing trains, I doubt the expected uptick will happen.

Tributes to engineer who 'revolutionised' Metro

Earl’s Court and Harrow-on-the-Hill LU are due to close this year

Blackpool Transport’s view of the heritage operation: https://www.blackpooltransport.com/ambitious-plans-heritage-trams-remain-track Not sure how they expect to fund this, considering the recent £½M bailout from the council to just keep afloat?

Post 16,892 says they have: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-701-aventra-trains-for-south-western-railway-progress-updates.148717/post-7739831

Piccadilly 1973 Stock are/were the only ones to announce ‘service’

378 refurbishment moving from Widnes to Ilford: https://www.modernrailways.com/article/alstom-pause-modernisation-activity-its-widnes-site

The figures also take no account of the non-Union members who had no vote, of which there are now many on LU trainstaff

38063-48063 has successfully made its way from Europe to Goole, arrived today.

2.32km

That is certainly correct on both counts. When i started at Acton Town, the space occupied by the present Museum Depot was full of electrified sidings. ‘A’ Road is electrified until the Museum gate.

Heathrow T4>Heathrow T2,3: 4.31km Finsbury Park>Seven Sisters: 3.15km Heathrow T5>Heathrow T2,3: 2.48km King’s Cross>Highbury & Islington: 2.45km Canada Water>Canary Wharf: 2.41km

345055 had one end replaced by “TfL25” vinyls around August 2025.