Content deleted Content added
Matthewross (talk | contribs) |
Reversed Polarity operation added. |
||
Line 29:
The line celebrated its centenary on [[March 10]] [[2006]], when various events were organised on the line to publicise the event [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4790322.stm]. Over the next few years the northern section of the line may again see changes following the decision in February 2006 to transfer responsibility for Euston-Watford suburban services (the DC lines) from the Department for Transport to Transport for London.
One oddity in the lines history is that almost from its opening until [[1917]], it was operated with the polarity of the conductor rails reversed (i.e. the outside rail negative and the centre rail positive). This came about because the Bakerloo shared a power source with the District Railway. On the Bakerloo, the outside conductor rail tended to leak to the tunnel wall, whereas on the District Railway, the centre rail shared a similar problem. The solution was to reverse the polarity on the Bakerloo line, so that the negative rail leaked on both systems. In 1917, the two systems were isolated when the LNWR commenced its 'New Line' service between Euston and Watford Junction, which the Bakerloo would share north of Queens Park. Asa result, normal operation was restored.
== Former rolling stock ==
| |||