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Old 19-09-2006, 2:08 PM   #1
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[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Father went to London used the underground to go to Stratford and he said between stratford and mile end the Train really feels like its moving very fast. He was wondering please, Dose anyone know what the line speed is hear?

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Old 19-09-2006, 3:07 PM   #2
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Re: any London underground train drivers on hear

No - sorry.....but I have used the Central line many times and that stretch you mention is fast compared to the rest of my journey (which used to be Woodford Green to Chancery Lane).
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Old 19-09-2006, 3:08 PM   #3
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Re: any London underground train drivers on hear

Not to mention the train feels like a roller coaster as it rattle's through the tunnel!
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Old 19-09-2006, 3:33 PM   #4
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Re: any London underground train drivers on hear

yeah i like the tubes that carry some supreme speed down the line, the whole thing feels like its going to fall apart!! great!
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Old 19-09-2006, 4:13 PM   #5
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Re: any London underground train drivers on hear

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yeah i like the tubes that carry some supreme speed down the line, the whole thing feels like its going to fall apart!! great!
Ahhh, those be when the pidgeons are towing the thing alone
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Old 19-09-2006, 4:22 PM   #6
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Re: any London underground train drivers on hear

I haven't been a regular on the underground for some time but I remember the Piccadilly Line always used to belt it from Manor House down to Finsbury Park.
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Old 19-09-2006, 6:35 PM   #7
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Re: any London underground train drivers on hear

i also love when the lights flicker out and the colour drains out of peoples faces!!
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Old 19-09-2006, 7:14 PM   #8
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Re: any London underground train drivers on hear

Not quite related to the original thread but this site all about abandoned and "ghost" stations on the Underground is an interesting read.
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Old 19-09-2006, 8:25 PM   #9
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Re: any London underground train drivers on hear

I would be suprised if they ever reached more than 60 miles per hour ...even if they were capable of doing 75. not sure though
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Old 19-09-2006, 9:35 PM   #10
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Re: any London underground train drivers on hear

You are correct, Reign-Mack. The maximum speed on the Underground is around 60 mph; the average speed is 20 mph.

The speeds partly depend on when the lines were built and the distances between stations. Newer lines, such as the Victoria Line, allow trains to run faster because the stations are further apart.

London Underground trains are higher geared than National Rail, so they can accelerate from a standing stop far more quickly, as well as stopping far more quickly.

A strange fact: did you know that most of the Underground is not actually underground…?
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Old 20-09-2006, 5:52 AM   #11
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Re: any London underground train drivers on hear

more Sub-Surface than LUL by any chance
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