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22nd July 2008, 03:04 PM

On Jul 22, 7:59 pm, Phil Reynolds <phil-n...@tinsleyviaduct.com>
wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:24:00 +0100, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
> > In article <g6273d$hv8$2$8302b...@news.>,
> > phil-n...@tinsleyviaduct.com (Phil Reynolds) wrote:
>
> >> The C stocks can serve virtually all of the District Line - not just
> >> Wimbleware - but if you saw a Circle at Aldgate East, it was
> >> probably being turned.
>
> > They only have the Wimbleware part of the District on their line
> > diagrams.
>
> Yes, as that is normally the only part of the District Line they serve
> (technically C77s rather than C69s).

C77s were introduced to allow C stock to cover that bit of the
District, but there was never any separation of fleets. The first C
stock on the District was C69, and the first C77 stock went into
service on the Hammersmith.

22nd July 2008, 03:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
MIG Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Escaped Circle Line train at Aldgate East On Jul 22, 7:59 pm, Phil Reynolds <phil-n...@tinsleyviaduct.com> wrote: > On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:24:00 +0100, Colin Rosenstiel wrote: > > In article <g6273d$hv8$2$8302b...@news.>, > > phil-n...@tinsleyviaduct.com (Phil Reynolds) wrote: > > >> The C stocks can serve virtually all of the District Line - not just > >> Wimbleware - but if you saw a Circle at Aldgate East, it was > >> probably being turned. > > > They only have the Wimbleware part of the District on their line > > diagrams. > > Yes, as that is normally the only part of the District Line they serve > (technically C77s rather than C69s). C77s were introduced to allow C stock to cover that bit of the District, but there was never any separation of fleets. The first C stock on the District was C69, and the first C77 stock went into service on the Hammersmith.