3 Car Testing between King George V to Woolwich Arsenal

3 Car Testing between King George V to Woolwich Arsenal
Originally uploaded by MackenzieBlu

On sunday 2nd Feburary 2008 the DLR begain testing of two 3 car trains running between King George V and Woolwich Arsenal to test headway and jounery times. The test was done with 2 three car P stock (old trains) and ran for most of the day. This video is of a train arriving from Woolwich Arsenal before it goes to the crossover beyond the station and reverses. To watch the video click on the image.

DLR Victoria Extension

DLR Victoria Extension
Originally uploaded by MackenzieBlu

The TfL have released a map (in the current edition of Modern Railways Nov 08) of a possible DLR extension from Bank to Victoria possibly calling at City Thameslink, Charing Cross and Victoria. This is a change from last year DLR thinking as they had ideas of Kings Cross/Euston as the natural extension from Bank (well it does face that direction). The purple line in this picture is Crossrail.

Westfield Transport

Westfield Transport
Originally uploaded by MackenzieBlu

Wlle this is different tho Im not sure they realise the loco, 59TS and bus are all withdrawn?

Nice to see the 59/62TS in a brand new development!

DLR Woolwich Arsenal

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Originally uploaded by MackenzieBlu

With only a few months to go the DLR/TfL held a press event at Woolwich Arsenal today. This consisted of a tour of the station and then a walk into the tunnels. Ive managed to upload the images Ive taken from my visit at the following address.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackenzieblu/sets/72157608455386357/

The new £180m 2.km from King George V to Woolwich Arsenal station is the DLR's second Thames crossing. It will be the first DLR station with a control room as well as a gateline. When it opens on the 2nd of February 2009 it will be the DLR 40th station and the end to the 5th extension.

Oh and currently hand over to operation is running early with full testing expected to start in December.

October 2008 Map

October 2008 Map
Originally uploaded by MackenzieBlu

With a few changes. After recently using Tottenham Hale station thats suppose to be step free and seeing a 5-6 inch drop from the train to platform I realised these symbols were useless so Ive removed them.

Brings back the more classic map tho its still spoiled by the ELL replacement buses more than anything else. I may do a mao with the buses removed and put the ELLX as under construction. Will look alot better. But in the mean time enjoy this map.

FCC network in 2015

FCC network in 2015
Originally uploaded by MackenzieBlu

Here is a map of the propsed FCC network once the completed network is fully operational. Not the new links in the south deep into Southern's and Southeastern's terriories. The stations served aren't 100% fixed yet and aren't due to be confirmed offically until 2013. For now this is the most complete map.

Works at Stratford

Works at Stratford
Originally uploaded by MackenzieBlu

More works on the soon to be DLR platforms. as from 2010 where this rail/road digger is will be the platform for Stratford International. Currently (temporary) Watford Junction (and as from November for a month or so Richmond).

New Central Line platform at Stratford

Stratford (Central)
Originally uploaded by MackenzieBlu

Work on the new platform is progressing well with this view on saturday. The new plaform will make it easier for the crowds from the Olympic park to get into Central london via the Tube that much quicker with dual sided platform.

Other images here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackenzieblu/2951583351/

Hammersmith & City

18/10/2008
Originally uploaded by MackenzieBlu

Well not Shepherd's Bush Market has been renamed and Wood Lane opened at last its time for the Hammersmith & City Line to change its line diagram.

This picture is the new diagram I spotted today. problem is there's two errors with it. (Should we be surprised?)

First Wood Lane is a step free station (, yes Im aware that the lifts currently don't work as evidenced by the amount of lift engineers around on friday. But the system map shoulds it as step free so the line diagram should do.) Second is the fact that the Central Line diagram shows White City as 250m interchange with Wood Lane so why doesn't Wood Lane do the same back then?

Or maybe we are going to get another verison of the map soon then once the lifts are fixed?

Deptford Bridge

Deptford Bridge
Originally uploaded by MackenzieBlu

An image from 12th October of the work at Deptford Bridge on making the eight year old station ready for three car trains come 2010.