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This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Dave on Thu Nov 8 16:23:20 2018

After visiting the fascinating Churchill War Rooms, the missus and I took a cab to Covent Gardens to walk around and then the Tube back to our hotel. The Picadilly line uses 1973 Tube stock, which were built between 1974 and 1977.

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Covent Gardens movie (1 of 1)

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Dave on Thu Nov 8 20:21:58 2018, in response to This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Dave on Thu Nov 8 16:23:20 2018.

Click on the second image - it's actually a movie, not a photo.

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by gbs on Thu Nov 8 22:22:48 2018, in response to This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Dave on Thu Nov 8 16:23:20 2018.


How many "third" rails are there? There seems to be one alongside the bottom of the curved wall and a separate one between the tracks but elevated running right under the center of the train.

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Spider-Pig on Thu Nov 8 22:37:00 2018, in response to Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by gbs on Thu Nov 8 22:22:48 2018.

There is a third and fourth rail.

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Italianstallion on Thu Nov 8 23:37:47 2018, in response to This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Dave on Thu Nov 8 16:23:20 2018.

It certainly is a tube.

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Express Rider on Fri Nov 9 00:22:53 2018, in response to Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Spider-Pig on Thu Nov 8 22:37:00 2018.

I'm sure I must have read details about the fourth rail system somewhere, but don't remember the principle of it (besides the fourth being a separate negative return rail), how it was developed and why London's existing system(s) adopted it in the beginning.

Isle of Wight uses a traditional third rail system. When tube trains were sent there (Standard & later 1938 stock) their electrical systems had to be converted to third rail operation.

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by BILLBKLYN on Fri Nov 9 01:06:54 2018, in response to This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Dave on Thu Nov 8 16:23:20 2018.

Nice pics!

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by fdtutf on Fri Nov 9 04:32:08 2018, in response to Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Express Rider on Fri Nov 9 00:22:53 2018.

I think there were concerns about an earth return resulting in excessive corrosion of underground pipes, and that's why they went with a fourth rail for current return.


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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Chicagomotorman on Fri Nov 9 12:05:20 2018, in response to This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Dave on Thu Nov 8 16:23:20 2018.

Nice. I envy you.

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Dave on Fri Nov 9 16:07:48 2018, in response to Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by BILLBKLYN on Fri Nov 9 01:06:54 2018.

Thanks!

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Dave on Fri Nov 9 16:08:35 2018, in response to Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Chicagomotorman on Fri Nov 9 12:05:20 2018.

Thanks! This is my third trip to London and I love it.

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Express Rider on Fri Nov 9 21:16:39 2018, in response to Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Dave on Thu Nov 8 20:21:58 2018.

Please, more photos of the Underground! :)

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Dave on Fri Nov 9 21:30:03 2018, in response to Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Express Rider on Fri Nov 9 21:16:39 2018.

I have more on my desktop from previous trips. When I get home next week I'll post a few.

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Posted by Express Rider on Fri Nov 9 22:47:52 2018, in response to Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Dave on Fri Nov 9 21:30:03 2018.

Thanks!

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Nov 9 22:48:28 2018, in response to Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Italianstallion on Thu Nov 8 23:37:47 2018.

It's totally tubular, dude!

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by Easy on Sun Nov 11 19:43:44 2018, in response to This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Dave on Thu Nov 8 16:23:20 2018.

Was just there last month. And at that very roundal I think.

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Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens

Posted by TerrApin Station on Sun Nov 11 19:48:36 2018, in response to Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by Easy on Sun Nov 11 19:43:44 2018.

Nice.

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Posted by Easy on Sun Nov 11 20:05:24 2018, in response to Re: This afternoon at Covent Gardens, posted by TerrApin Station on Sun Nov 11 19:48:36 2018.

Thanks my man.

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