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Question of the Gray Line

Posted: 29 Dec 2023, 16:55
by Metro3472!
PCC34 wrote: 28 Dec 2023, 00:56 Capture.JPG111.JPG Also noticed this mess of track at queen's court, which I'm guessing is part of the future grey line.
So in this picture, from PCC34, it turns out there's some kind of loop, is this meant for the gray line, and why would you guys make a connection from the Red Line to the Gray Line? I saw a code for that in the Red Line Junction XML

Re: Question of the Gray Line

Posted: 08 Jan 2024, 23:35
by Sjoerd
Yes, the Grey line and the red line will have a track connection. That also exists in London between different lines, as a way to get maintenance trains on the line, and to exchange trains between lines when needed. It is obviously not an in-service connection (no passenger carrying trains).

Re: Question of the Gray Line

Posted: 09 Jan 2024, 17:52
by NJTFAN1235!
Sjoerd wrote: 08 Jan 2024, 23:35 Yes, the Grey line and the red line will have a track connection. That also exists in London between different lines, as a way to get maintenance trains on the line, and to exchange trains between lines when needed. It is obviously not an in-service connection (no passenger carrying trains).
Okay... That's weird..... but we don't have any london maintainence trains.... No offense. So it serves no use.
If anything, i could've thought of an idea sooner or later.

Re: Question of the Gray Line

Posted: 09 Jan 2024, 18:09
by NJTFAN1235!
Sjoerd wrote: 08 Jan 2024, 23:35 Yes, the Grey line and the red line will have a track connection. That also exists in London between different lines, as a way to get maintenance trains on the line, and to exchange trains between lines when needed. It is obviously not an in-service connection (no passenger carrying trains).
Not that the connection is redundant, i remember when two lines, the Jubilee Line and Metropolitan Line using tracks before the stupid automatic crap on Jubilee Line (no thanks to automatic :roll:) ruined everything... Nowadays the trains no longer share tracks and also, Neadsen and Willesden Green no longer have trains stop there.

Re: Question of the Gray Line

Posted: 11 Jan 2024, 06:40
by Sgt_DeBones
NJTFAN1235! wrote: 09 Jan 2024, 17:52 Okay... That's weird.....
Nah. Such connectors can exist. We have one in LA too called the NRC (Non-Revenue Connector), a spur track connection between our A and C Lines.
but we don't have any london maintainence trains.... No offense. So it serves no use.
If anything, i could've thought of an idea sooner or later.
Dude, us Americans literally use hi-railers. Good ol' all 'Murican Ford F150 8-)

Re: Question of the Gray Line

Posted: 11 Jan 2024, 11:50
by Metro3472!
Sgt_DeBones wrote: 11 Jan 2024, 06:40
NJTFAN1235! wrote: 09 Jan 2024, 17:52 Okay... That's weird.....
Nah. Such connectors can exist. We have one in LA too called the NRC (Non-Revenue Connector), a spur track connection between our A and C Lines.
but we don't have any london maintainence trains.... No offense. So it serves no use.
If anything, i could've thought of an idea sooner or later.
Dude, us Americans literally use hi-railers. Good ol' all 'Murican Ford F150 8-)
Hope so.... I hope they could resume progress on the Thames map.

Re: Question of the Gray Line

Posted: 11 Jan 2024, 12:32
by NJTFAN1235!
Sgt_DeBones wrote: 11 Jan 2024, 06:40
NJTFAN1235! wrote: 09 Jan 2024, 17:52 Okay... That's weird.....
Nah. Such connectors can exist. We have one in LA too called the NRC (Non-Revenue Connector), a spur track connection between our A and C Lines.
but we don't have any london maintainence trains.... No offense. So it serves no use.
If anything, i could've thought of an idea sooner or later.
Dude, us Americans literally use hi-railers. Good ol' all 'Murican Ford F150 8-)
If anything, did you notice the crossover tracks at Golders Oak? I don't know why are they there even tho they're not used.

Re: Question of the Gray Line

Posted: 11 Jan 2024, 17:27
by RomfordTransport296
Metro3472! wrote: 29 Dec 2023, 16:55
PCC34 wrote: 28 Dec 2023, 00:56 Capture.JPG111.JPG Also noticed this mess of track at queen's court, which I'm guessing is part of the future grey line.
So in this picture, from PCC34, it turns out there's some kind of loop, is this meant for the gray line, and why would you guys make a connection from the Red Line to the Gray Line? I saw a code for that in the Red Line Junction XML
That track layout in the picture reminds me of the Northern Line Kennington Loop which is situated right after Kennington station (Charing Cross Branch). However there is a new branch off the Kennington Loop that now goes down to Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station but it's only accessible from the Charing Cross branch.

Re: Question of the Gray Line

Posted: 11 Jan 2024, 20:00
by NJTFAN1235!
RomfordTransport296 wrote: 11 Jan 2024, 17:27 That track layout in the picture reminds me of the Northern Line Kennington Loop which is situated right after Kennington station (Charing Cross Branch). However there is a new branch off the Kennington Loop that now goes down to Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station but it's only accessible from the Charing Cross branch.
That's because Sjeord said in the private message that the route will be a circle and will end with 2 branches with one being the Jubilee Line styled branch.

Re: Question of the Gray Line

Posted: 12 Jan 2024, 19:30
by NJTFAN1235!
trainfanlook1007 wrote: 12 Jan 2024, 18:52 also what will the grey line platforms at queens cross will look like will they be like bond street on the jubilee line?
Since it's the Gray Line, i actually don't know, may have a gray line colored.