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            So, having looked at where the depots are and what they do, where 
            the crews report and where the trains are controlled from, what 
            service should all this combine to offer?
            All the facts and figures are taken from our current Working Time 
            Table - WTT130 - which came into effect on the 28 September 2003 and 
            remains valid at the time I compile this.
            Ill start with probably the simplest of details - how many trains 
            should there be in service at given times of the day on given days 
            of the week.

            Scheduled Trains in Service Snapshot

                   0600090012001500180021002400
                  Mon - Fri43776161776350
                  Saturday41616161616150
                  Sunday-5858585858-


            So far so good - thats the number of trains that make up the 
            service at certain times of the day, but to achieve that, theyve 
            got to be brought into service. Ive previously outlined the 
            functions of the depots and mentioned the other stabling points - 
            the following is from where the trains are provided each day.
            Maximum Stock Required for Passenger Service

                  DepotMon - FriSaturdaysSundays
                   No of TrainsNo of CarsNo of TrainsNo of CarsNo of TrainsNo of 
                  Cars
                  Upminster2917422*13221126
                  Ealing Common3118624*14422132
                  Richmond161616
                  Barking161616
                  Parsons Green Sidings5 + 3C30 + 18C5 + 3C30 + 18C5 + 3C30 + 
18C
                  Triangle Sidings3C@18C@2C@12C@5C30C
                  Hammersmith4C24C2C12C--
                  TOTAL67 + 10C402 + 60C53 + 8C318 + 48C50 + 8C300 + 48C


            Notes to table
              C Denotes C stock Trains - all other trains composed of 6 cars 
              D stock 
              * Does not include spare trains 
              @ Plus 2 C stock (12 cars) for Hammersmith & City Line service. 
            So, that summarises the number of trains in service and who provides 
            what to achieve that.
            I include too the Numbering of Trains as currently provided by 
            WTT130. This is a question that often seems to be raised, so Im 
            glad to be able to give the definitive picture as it stands at the 
            present time

            Numbering of Trains

                  1 - 24Upminster - Richmond
                  26 - 51Upminster - Wimbledon (SuX)
                  26 - 46Barking - Wimbledon (SuO)
                  53 - 65Tower Hill - Ealing Broadway
                  70 - 77Edgware Road - Wimbledon
                  101 - 107Upminster Depot Interpeak Stablers
                  110Richmond overnight stabler
                  111 and 112Upminster Depot spare trains (Saturdays only)
                  121 - 127Ealing Common Depot Interpeak Stablers
                  141 and 142Ealing Common Depot spare trains (Saturdays only)
                  151 and 152High Street Kensington - Kensington (Olympia)
                  161 and 162Hammersmith Depot midday stablers


            Trains numbered 70 - 77, 161 and 162 are composed of 6 Cars of C 
            stock. The composition of all other trains is 6 cars D stock.
            There is also an allocation of empty stock transfer paths as 
follows.

            Empty Stock Transfer Paths

                  750Ealing Common depot to Upminster Depot
                  751Upminster Depot to Ealing Common Depot
                  752Upminster Depot to Barking Sidings and return (Mondays to 
                  Fridays)
                  753Ealing Common Depot to Ruislip Siding and return (Mondays 
                  to Fridays)
                  754Ealing Common Depot to Neasden Depot
                  755Neasden Depot to Ealing Common Depot


            So, thats covered the number of trains in service, where they are 
            provided from and the numbering of the trains.
            I think the final relevant statistic is the distances the schedule 
            provides that the service provided will travel each day.
            Scheduled Passenger Kilometres

                  Mondays to Fridays29,900 km per day
                  Saturdays26,835 km
                  Sundays22,206 km


            I hope that all presents an idea of the service that the line 
            provides, and that those statistics give an indication of how the 
            service comes together to put the appropriate trains on the railway.





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