Talk:London Underground S7 and S8 Stock/Archive 1

Archive 1

Use on East London Line

it mentions in the article that the S-stock train will run on the east london line, it has already ben anounced that there will be a new type of train running on the east london line which isn't the s-stcok! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.40.131.65 (talk) 14:16, 5 September 2006

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BetacommandBot 02:23, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

1) If a different image is preferred then I can supply this.

2) The timetable under 'entry to service' shows the trains as running between Wembley Park and Croxley. Is this correct? I ask because when I travelled on the trains in the summer the train was in passenger service between Wembley Park and Watford. Spsmiler (talk) 20:25, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

(2) You are correct. Fixed, with ref. -- Alarics (talk) 19:01, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was Move Mdann52 (talk) 18:21, 8 July 2012 (UTC)(non-admin)

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London Underground S Stock → London Underground S7 and S8 Stock – Previous subsurface stock articles have referred to the types of each stock for example London Underground D78 Stock and London Underground A60 and A62 Stock. Simply south...... always punctual, no matter how late for just 6 years 17:54, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

No objections from me. Cloudbound (talk) 16:08, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

But are they really different types? Are they not just different lengths? Nearly everything that can be said about the train applies to both "types" so if there are 2 separate articles they will duplicate each other enormously. -- Alarics (talk) 19:39, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

I don't think they're just different lengths; I believe that the seating layout varies: S8 primarily has transverse seats, because of the long distances on the Met; and S7 is mostly (entirely?) longitudinal, because of the high level of standing passengers on the H&C/Circle. --Redrose64 (talk) 22:21, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

OK, but that fact can be stated in one sentence, as indeed you just have. -- Alarics (talk) 05:43, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

I misunderstood the above. I thought it meant a proposal to make two separate articles. Please disregard my comments. -- Alarics (talk) 18:32, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Underground Tunnel

@The Mirror Cracked: Maybe I will learn something new. What is the valid distinction you are referring to? And what would an above ground tunnel look like? Leitmotiv (talk) 06:37, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

@Leitmotiv: he London Underground has two types of tunnel. Sub-surface tunnels, also called cut-and-cover tunnels, are built just below the surface by digging trenches, then building a "roof" over them, which often carries a road. The deep tunnels, also known as the tube tunnels, are created using more traditional tunnel-boring techniques. The two types are at different depths, constructed with different techniques and have different loading gauges, so they need different types of rolling stock. Thus the need to distinguish the two in articles about the London Underground.

By the way, the term "underground tunnel" is not always a redundancy (though it often is) - sometimes it is used to distinguish from undersea tunnels. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 06:43, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

@The Mirror Cracked: Yeah I knew there were exceptions, such as a simple facade tunnel like say at a Super Bowl event where the players are travelling through it to the field, usually made of plastic. And I imagine there are tunnels in buildings that aren't below the ground. So far, most tunnels I've seen on Wikipedia are underground making them redundant. In your case, it seems you should use a base line, in this case, just "tunnel" (for the sub-surface type). Everything that is that is not sub-surface could be further defined. But I'm certainly no expert in this field. Seems like this area has been fleshed out fairly well before my arrival. Leitmotiv (talk) 06:50, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

@Leitmotiv: I think you have slightly missed the point. All London Underground tunnels are under the ground. "Sub-surface" in this context means more than merely "under the ground": it means *just* below the surface, as distinct from the "deep tube" lines, which run in bored tunnels a long way down from the surface. -- Alarics (talk) 08:52, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

Indeed. The two kinds are even embedded in the names of the lines and company structures. The Sub-Surface Lines are the old ones (District Line, Circle Line...) in hand-dug shallow cut-and-cover tunnels, just below or indeed often at the surface. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:21, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

I may indeed miss the point, but it seems there is enough nomenclature that it warrants a pass on my part. Thanks for informing me everyone. Leitmotiv (talk) 17:12, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

@Leitmotiv: Sub-surface tunnels are typically wide enough for two tracks, and high enough to allow smoke from steam locomotives to be carried away. Usually, they have vertical sides and an arched crown; this view of the Circle/District platforms at Paddington not only shows the entrance to the tunnel but also shows the position of true ground level: it's the light blue girder two-thirds of the way up in the centre. Deep-level tunnels, often known as tube tunnels because of their circular shape, are only large enough for a single track and have only a few inches clearance around a train, as seen in this picture that shows where one of the deep tunnels reaches the surface. Paddington also has deep tunnels, on the Bakerloo line. Trains used in the deep tunnels are naturally much smaller than normal, as shown in this picture: sub-surface train on the left, deep tube train on the right. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 18:34, 11 October 2019 (UTC)