Earls Court Triangle Sidings

As set the train is being routed to earls court this is what a district line driver would expect to see.

Earls court triangle sidings.

11 057 earl s court signalling sim. For those familiar with the line c stocks no longer routinely go to olympia these timetabled moves came to an end with the introduction of the timetable in september 2002. They are easily viewable from a train as it travels between earls court and high street kensington. Triangle sidings these are located in the area formed by the three stations of earls court gloucester road and high street kensington which forms a rough triangle hence the name.

I had feared this thread may be like triangle sidings plenty passing by but no one stopping any more. Triangle sidings is one of those strange places. The complexity of this section is largely down to earls court being the chief hub of the district line. This does happen quite frequently and happens when the trains are either out of turn or arrive late at earl s court and the signaller puts them back in turn to arrive at barking and upminster in the right order as this can cause issues when trains arrive one after the other going into sidings depot.

However again in times of disruption circle line trains do occasionally stable in triangle sidings. I have used the quail track diagrams map book but certain junctions have been simplified especially the triangle sidings and the throat of high street kensington station. There was no signal failure at earls court or around the surrounding area this morning. Jan 4 2011.

Earls court by keith hazelton. If you look out of the window between earls court and high street kensington you ll be able to see how the track suddenly splays out and the tunnel seems to widen. The saxon thegn edwin held the lordship of the area prior to the norman conquest for over 500 years the land part of the ancient manor of kensington was under the lordship of the de vere family the earls of oxford descendants of aubrey de vere i who held the manor of geoffrey de montbray bishop of. Look closer and you ll see the complex points that give access to multiple tracks laid out in the darkness.

Triangle sidings these are located in the area formed by the three stations of earls court gloucester road and high street kensington which forms a rough triangle hence the name. C stock trains coming into service from triangle sidings also reverse here to go back via earls court to wimbledon. The positions of the signals are pure guesswork as i have no diagrams of the actual layout. I m not sure waterloo city would really feel quite like earl s court but thanks all the same.

These days the land above triangle sidings is occupied by a sainsbury s supermarket. Earl s court was once a rural area covered in orchards green fields and market gardens.