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The Government needs to give TFL the money to get rid of these trains ASAP

Rant but the Bakerloo Line stock are pushing 60 years old, they've been around far too long and the Government needs to actually just shut up and give TFL the money to get new ones because this is is ridiculous and the fact that i've seen people defend this train is crazy to me, lemme put this in perspective this would be like having a train in 1972 (the year that stock came) from the year 1918, that's crazy... like what is it gonna have to take for them to be like okay lets give TFL the money, is a freak accident gonna have to occur?? I hope it doesnt but it wouldnt surprise me if the government lets it get that far

u/Dear-Blacksmith-2583 — 4 days ago
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The missing escalators of Tottenham

At Seven Sisters and Tottenham Hale there are spaces for a third escalator but instead they have a steep concrete staircase. Since Tottenham Hotspur increased the size of their ground and thousands of homes have been built in the area, the stations can struggle to cope with ingesting passengers as quickly as the trains can carry them away. On match and event days people queue outside while trains leave the platform half empty. When escalators break down there's a bottleneck at the ticket hall. I know the third escalator was cut from the design to save money, but will they ever be installed? Perhaps with funding from THFC? I was going to quote the increased passenger numbers, but they've actually fallen slightly compared to pre COVID, presumably because of WFH. At peak times though the stations do struggle.

u/FearsomeBeard — 5 days ago
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New East-West line for London

So, this whole mess started with me wanting to utilize the old Jubilee Line platforms at Charing Cross, and then ballooned into an unholy mess I'm currently calling the Uxford Line (name suggestions welcome). I'm building a UK save in NIMBY Rails and wanted to do something new and creative.

PLAN

https://preview.redd.it/sxifrkxqcouh1.png?width=1872&format=png&auto=webp&s=c6de1692ee9ca3939649534e258fa9622db8b110

The line would have termini at Uxbridge and Romford. From Uxbridge, it would use the Piccadilly Line alignment south to Acton Town, where the (unused?) Acton Works tracks would be demolished, and the space used for a tunnel entrance. The line would then run underground its entire remaining length. The new and upgraded (marked with +, station reservations in parentheses) stations on the line from Acton Town would be:

  • Chiswick,
  • Castelnau,
  • Fulham Cross,
  • +West Brompton,
  • +South Kensington,
  • Cadogan Place,
  • Belgravia,
  • Wellington Arch,
  • Buckingham Palace,
  • Aldwych,
  • Ludgate Circus,
  • St. Paul's Churchyard,
  • Bishopsgate (station interchange with Bank, but I'm not adding to that mess),
  • Leadenhall Market,
  • (Aldgate),
  • Whatney Market (new station to be built on the ELL),
  • +Limehouse,
  • Trinity Gardens,
  • All Saints,
  • +Canning Town,
  • Balaam Street,
  • Plaistow Park,
  • Green Street,
  • Newham Town,
  • (Abbey Green),
  • +Barking,
  • Faircross,
  • Barking Park Corner,
  • Mayesbrook,
  • Valence,
  • Becontree Heath,
  • Queen's Hospital,
  • and +Romford

The line would have 2 depots:
A small underground depot north of Romford station, and a main depot on the to my knowledge unused land on both sides of the Uxbridge Branch near the termini.

Does any of this make any sense or should I just scrap it?

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u/NemoTheFishyFinn — 5 days ago
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Staff at Paddington for the Circle line probably fed up with people asking for Elizabeth Line.

u/tyw7 — 13 days ago
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Funny how over 2 years since the Overground lines got colours & names, the new DLR trains being introduced now still show the generic orange ‘Overgound’

u/AchyutChaudhary — 12 days ago
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Has anyone seen this poster/ad

Sorry if this is considered a question.

I’m a big fan of the games and was wondering if anyone knew some of the stations this ad is in. Preferably on the central line cause I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it on there.

u/ArtisticBathroom2036 — 12 days ago
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I adore these diagrams on the Bakerloo Line...

...which seem to imply the likes of Cockfosters, Chingford, and Elstree are closer to Central London than either Hammersmith or Stratford 😁

u/Londoner1995 — 12 days ago
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Subway Builder Progress

Finished the current underground, overground, dlr and Elizabeth Lines. Debating if I should do the expansions first or the National Rail service

u/Mood4Eva98 — 12 days ago