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Alan White wrote: ↑04 May 2023, 14:29 Congratulations, Laurence & Adam. What a great achievement, seemingly with not as much preparation as there might have been

The northbound DMIs at Preston Road and Northwick Park are always one train off: the train at the top of the list is the one which has just left! That's why your Uxbridge train was "second". In fact, the section between Wembley Park and Harrow is often incorrect: trains randomly appear, disappear, and are duplicated. Annoying, as one never knows whether running from Kenton is necessary.

The northbound DMI at North Harrow doesn't show anything useful until the train is just a few minutes away. Apps are more useful to know how quickly one needs to run.

I also learned during my recent successful attempts that "Check front of train" north of North Harrow usually means a Chiltern train (which of course is valid to use north of Rickmansworth).

I'm hoping on my next attempt to get closer to your time than my previous. I'm waiting until the timetable changes on 21st May to see how that affects things. And for my left foot to recover from the injury it received on my last attempt

Good luck on your next...

hopeful traveller wrote: ↑03 May 2023, 23:39

hopeful traveller wrote: ↑03 May 2023, 02:46 As someone who lives and works in Harrow I can confirm the Northbound Met is hopeless these days. The indicator boards at Northwick Park and West Harrow (Westbound) are never correct, there is ALWAYS a red signal for an Uxbridge train at Harrow on the Hill, and there’s almost always cancellations. According to TfL data only 85% of Met trains run at all these days, which is an appalling set of numbers.

Just to prove my own point, this is my current Met Line journey compared to timetable:

I boarded train 474 (Chesham, All Stations) at Finchley Road, which is 1 minute late, at 23:26.

402 (Uxbridge All Stations, ex Aldgate 2308) appears to have been cancelled.
432 (Watford All Stations, ex Baker St 2327) appears to have been cancelled.

The next train on the indicator board is Uxbridge (All Stations)… 11 minutes behind it! That’s 406 ex Baker St 2331.

Behind it it’s “Amersham 15 mins, Uxbridge 18 mins”, so the Watford’s missing again!

cycysputnik wrote: ↑06 Jun 2023, 09:05 How's the video for this coming?

hopeful traveller wrote: ↑03 May 2023, 23:39

hopeful traveller wrote: ↑03 May 2023, 02:46 As someone who lives and works in Harrow I can confirm the Northbound Met is hopeless these days. The indicator boards at Northwick Park and West Harrow (Westbound) are never correct, there is ALWAYS a red signal for an Uxbridge train at Harrow on the Hill, and there’s almost always cancellations. According to TfL data only 85% of Met trains run at all these days, which is an appalling set of numbers.

Just to prove my own point, this is my current Met Line journey compared to timetable:

I boarded train 474 (Chesham, All Stations) at Finchley Road, which is 1 minute late, at 23:26.

402 (Uxbridge All Stations, ex Aldgate 2308) appears to have been cancelled.
432 (Watford All Stations, ex Baker St 2327) appears to have been cancelled.

The next train on the indicator board is Uxbridge (All Stations)… 11 minutes behind it! That’s 406 ex Baker St 2331.

Behind it it’s “Amersham 15 mins, Uxbridge 18 mins”, so the Watford’s missing again!

cycysputnik wrote: ↑08 Aug 2023, 13:53 Did you get your video edited together?