> Mojo wrote:

>>
>> Pardon my ignorance, but what signaling problems would affect the use
>> of SDO, such as not releasing the doors in the rear coach?

>
> Sorry, I wasn't very clear on that, was I? Willesden Junction will only
> hold three cars. With four car units it would not be possible to pull
> forward such that the inner sets of doors in the leading and trailing
> cars were at the platform and the other sets cut out because of the
> position of the station starting signal at the end of the platform. Either
> that would need to be relocated or otherwise both sets of doors on the
> rear car would have to be cut out (as that would be off the platform) -
> not very desirable or...

> Doesn't SDO require the guard and driver to be able to get out onto the
> platform, so having the front car off the platform may not be an acceptable
> solution even if the signal could be moved.

> Doesn't SDO require the guard and driver to be able to get out onto the
> platform, so having the front car off the platform may not be an acceptable
> solution even if the signal could be moved.

>> Doesn't SDO require the guard and driver to be able to get out onto the
>> platform, so having the front car off the platform may not be an
>> acceptable solution even if the signal could be moved.

>
> I was under the impression that they were planning to get rid of guards on
> the NLL. Although that wouldn't help the driver, might certaintly help.
>
> I'm guessing rules on LU are different, as there's a station on the
> Northern Line IIRC where the front set of doors are not opened.

> If the Goblin diesel fleet takes over the WLL service, and the
> Bakerloo takes over the Watford DC, there should be a surplus of 378s
> for the NLL.

>> If the Goblin diesel fleet takes over the WLL service, and the
>> Bakerloo takes over the Watford DC, there should be a surplus of 378s
>> for the NLL.

>
> If the Bakerloo does take over running between Harrow & Wealdstone and
> Watford Junction, what would happen to the Queen's Park to Euston DC
> section? Would this become a self-contained shuttle, would Bakerloo
> trains run into the LMR terminus, or would the service simply be
> abandoned?
>

> Trains would run from Queens Park through Kilburn High Road, South
> Hampstead, and then divert through Primrose Hill tunnel to Camden Rd, and
> thence to Stratford. There is a disused station at Primrose Hill that could
> be opened too.

>> Trains would run from Queens Park through Kilburn High Road, South
>> Hampstead, and then divert through Primrose Hill tunnel to Camden Rd, and
>> thence to Stratford. There is a disused station at Primrose Hill that
>> could
>> be opened too.

>
> Would this mean that Euston loses the DC service, or will the
> infrastructure be able to cope with the current EUS-WAT services, as
> well as services through Primrose Hill etc.?
>

>> Pardon my ignorance, but what signaling problems would affect the use
>> of SDO, such as not releasing the doors in the rear coach?

>
>Sorry, I wasn't very clear on that, was I? Willesden Junction will only hold
>three cars.